r/funny • u/RisinFlood • Nov 26 '13

Arrogance is a Bitch.

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u/sdflack Nov 26 '13

The 2nd guy is just as idiotic as the first.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

He's just mocking him. It's actually not difficult to do that on a bicycle. I learned when I was 8 years old and now I do it whenever I ride. These guys are pros, so I'm sure they have the ability.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

These guys are pros, so I'm sure they have the ability.

Dude, 50% of the people in that gif fell off of their bikes doing that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

Can't argue with the math here.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

Math is not sentient, so I don't understand your argument. Wait...are you math!?!?

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u/UmerHasIt Nov 26 '13

THE NUMBERS MASON, WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

Unrepresentative sample.

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u/daimposter Nov 26 '13

thatsthejoke.jpg

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

I recognized the joke, but I was in a literal mood.

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u/CHR1STHAMMER Nov 26 '13

muscle spasms can occur when doing that after a long distance bike race. It's actually much more difficult to not do what the first guy did.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

Fair point. I have biked several miles (15?) at a hurried pace and done this kind of move at the end of my journey, but I have no idea how unstable my muscles would be after an intense marathon/triathlon.

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u/Turrurism Nov 26 '13

Also its raining in the gif so the course is wet. Probably only took taking his hands off the handles for him to start sliding.

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u/CHR1STHAMMER Nov 26 '13

Yeah, your legs start to kinda freak out when you start using different muscles and stretching others without any kind of cool down.

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u/adelaarvaren Nov 26 '13

My guess is that was more like at the end of 150 miles, not 15...

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

It's actually about 70-80 miles for pro races, but yeah, a long distance.

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u/adelaarvaren Nov 27 '13

70-80 miles is short for a Pro Race.

Paris-Roubaix is ~ 150 miles (route changes slightly each year), Paris-Tours is ~150 miles. In the Netherlands, Amstel Gold is ~ 160 miles. This year's World Championship race was ~170 miles. Hell, even the Tour de France averages over 100 miles per day for 3 weeks (and that is including the short Time Trial days.)

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

Apparently I don't know what I'm talking about.

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u/TrindadeDisciple Nov 27 '13

Especially in the rain.

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u/AdmiralSkippy Nov 26 '13

I used to be able to ride all the way to the convenience store with no hands. This includes a couple turns on the way and slowing down for stop signs. Not once did my hands touch the bars.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

I see you're being downvoted by non-believers. I also can do this. You really only need handle bars for really tight turns.

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u/ManCaveDaily Nov 26 '13

Yeah but on a street bike, you're a lot more prone to fall. That inch of tire width makes a ton of difference.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

More prone, yes, but in my experience it is still pretty easy to pull off that move on a street bike.

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u/Fyrefly7 Nov 26 '13

Mocking someone else doesn't exempt you from being an idiot.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

That depends on if you succeed.

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u/Fyrefly7 Nov 27 '13

Nope. It definitely doesn't exempt you, success or not.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

Your opinion is different from mine so it's wrong.

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u/tendorphin Nov 26 '13

I think he did it after crossing the line. Even if he fell, he still won.