George Bush Rides His $3100 Bicycle >>>

[Stephanie]

Does he like how he looks in lycra?


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[Lord_StarFyre]

1. Where are...

...The training wheels...?

[Randi_Listener]

2. Concentrate on Iraq

and get off the fucking trike, El Douchebag.

[stevedeshazer]

3. Pasty

He should get out more.

His bike is worth way more than my car!

[soleft]

4. Are those training wheels?

[billybob537]

5. I like the part

where he falls on his face, like in the debate!

[Stephanie]

6. He looks so awkward on that bike -

it's easy to see how he took a dive over the handlebars. If he did.

[RebelYell]

7. He looks like a retard

Stop with the bike helmets already. He's an ADULT. If you can't ride a bike by the time your his age, hang it up already.

[Randi_Listener]

8. He looks like...

...a fucking nimrod. Par for the course.

[BiggJawn]

25. I wear one.

Most the fixed-gear sandwich delivery gods in town do, too.

Of course, they play in traffic and I consider any downhill less than 35 MPH slacking...

[RebelYell]

26. I'm from Ohio

No motorcycle helmet law either.

[BiggJawn]

33. Well, I'm from Indiana...

Whatever that's supposed to prove. We have no helmet law either, but when I rode motorcycles, I wore a lid. I got knocked-over at a stoplight once by a drunk. I was bare-headed, and got my bell rung pretty good.Got my helmet off the shelf and started wearing it again after that.

You don't wanna wear one, fine, that's your right. What I would appreciate is you laying-off the comments about the maturity or riding ability of those of us who choose to wear helmets.

[Dem2theMax]

35. Hey, you're smart to wear one. Had a friend who was a

transplant coordinator for a local hospital. The running 'joke' there - 'what do you call a person who rides a motorcycle and doesn't wear a helmet?' 'A donor.' Sure you've probably heard the joke, but in her case, it wasn't a joke. Turned out to be true way too many times. I used to ride myself, off road only, and always wore a helmet. Did a nice head plant once. Probably wouldn't be here today if I didn't have that thing on my head. :)

[RebelYell]

42. I guess I grew up in a dangerous time for children

No seat belts, no car seats, no child proof caps. You know, back when spanking kids for punishment was still socially acceptable.

I can't help snickering at the 6 year old kid at the corner house riding his bike with a helmet, knee pads and elbow pads. He might be safer than I was at that age riding a bike, but I learned that life is full of hard knocks.

[SidDithers]

40. Two words...

Gary Busey.

Sid

[Sputnik]

43. Great bumpersticker....it made me think

By that logic, Bush's mouth needs some duct tape.

His brain needs some WD40.

[SidDithers]

44. Heheh, never made that connection before...

but it's certainly appropriate! :toast:

Sid

[bobbieinok]

51. disagree....a bright college student of my ex had a bike accident and is

now permanently mentally disabled

[Infomaniac]

9. Uh, which pair of pasty white legs are Shrub's?

He took a day off today too. Isn't that interesting? Seems like Chimpy needs a vacation. I say let's give him a nice, long one.

[July]

34. And there's that spandex again!

I thought Republicans made fun of men who wear spandex?

[Chelsea Patriot]

37. The ones with the puny, scrawny calves.

[Kukesa]

10. And that's a lot of HARD WORK! n/t

[madrchsod]

11. he`s the one in the front?

i don`t think he has the right size frame. i just read decline magazine`s new issue if that bike cost 3100 he got ripped off

[Stephanie]

12. Someone in another thread posted that - do you think it's correct?

Do you know what kind of bike it is?

[BiggJawn]

13. Mountain bikes run small

Looks like the right size to me.
Also looks like one of those carbon-fiber Treks.

Chimpy obviously does not understand the Enigma of Steel...

531 and 4130 rules!

[Stephanie]

14. Trek Fuel 98

He's crashed twice this summer - that we know of.

His bike is one of the best: a Trek Fuel 98 made of space-age carbon fiber with rear suspension that soaks up big bumps.

List price: about $3,100. He had it specially fitted by a Washington bicycle retailer.

<snip> On May 22, he lost traction on a dirt road, scraping his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees. The next day, a Secret Service agent riding behind him slammed onto the ground at high speed on a paved section, breaking his collarbone and three ribs.

Bush approaches steep downhills warily.

In the moments before Monday's crash, he warns his riding party of a sharp drop and a hard left turn ahead.

"I'm gonna show you a hill that would choke a mule," he says.

He hits the brakes and is steadily advancing downhill when his front tire loses its grip amid the loose rocks. His foot gets stuck in a strap that keeps it on the pedal.

- In the blink of an eye, his rear wheel is in the air, and Bush is flying high over the handlebars, landing on his back with the bike on top of him.

He lies motionless for a few moments. The reporter hoists the bike off him just as his medics arrive to attend to him.

There are trees and a drop-off nearby, and the road is littered with rocks, but Bush, wearing a helmet and a mouth guard, is uninjured.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/07/26/ap_exclusive_bush_the_mountain_biker_rides_hard_shrugs_off_crash/

[SoCalDem]

15. He's no Lance Armstrong

[Stephanie]

16. where are the scab-face pictures?

I'm trying to find them. LOL!

[SoCalDem]

19. Here's one

[Stephanie]

52. Here's his scab-face from the bike wreck.

By the way, all you cyclists, ever done this to yourself? Right, didn't think so.

[BiggJawn]

20. How many does he have?

One's white, one's black....

Oh, well, I own 9....

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Damn

Sounds like a gnarly bike.

[pen dragon]

18. Another mishap

[Stephanie]

32. Welcome to DU, pen dragon!

LOL! Poor widdle baby.

[newyawker99]

49. Hi pen dragon!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[BiggJawn]

22. The Schutzstaffel guy must've touched wheels...

"...a Secret Service agent riding behind him slammed onto the ground at high speed on a paved section, breaking his collarbone and three ribs."

For some reason, if you're close behind someone, and you touch their rear wheel with your front, you goin' DOWN, Chief, and usually HARD, too. Saw that on the Century ride I was on. Groupa riders in a bunch, leader grabs the brakes, #2 bumps wheels, goes down, big road rash and possible popped colarbone...

Dumbyass probbaly grabbed the brakes without calling it and the SS guy had his nose up the boss's ass and probably hit his wheel.

[951]

31. Too bad it wasnt bush :(

I hope the "SS" agent gets better.

[elvisbear]

23. Last words of a Redneck.

"Hey, watch this!"

[pinniped]

21. Moran.

[pfitz59]

24. LMAO!

Lovely....

[SammyWinstonJack]

41. bush* has chicken legs

LOL!

[VOX]

48. Ha!!!! Good work, sfg25!!!

Great example of "downsizing."

Well done. :toast:

[frylock]

27. nice reflectors..

the first thing I did when I bought my Specialized FSR was remove the reflectors. That second pic must be one of those grueling uphill grinds we keep hearing about. Junior probably has it on the small chainring. :eyes:

[napi21]

28. Help me out here. What makes a bike worth $3,100?

I understand motorcycles and the differences there, but what can you possibly do to a bike to make it worth $3100????

[pinniped]

29. Some frames are made of carbon fibre.

But with stupid idiot * riding it matters not.

[VaYallaDawg]

36. A bike costs $3,100

when the taxpayers have to pay for it. Just like those $750 screwdrivers bought from Halliburton (without competitive bid, of course)!

[librechik]

38. That's average for a high end mountain bike

I saw a used one for sale in Telluride for $3000. Used! They cost that much I guess because there are a lot of bikers who will pay for the super light expensive materials and engineering. My husband, who buys a couple pairs of $1500 skis every year (and gives away last year's models) didn't think it was any big deal.

Maybe so. But I think testosterone has a tendency to cloud one's judgement sometimes.

[Gregorian]

47. Here's how....

I own motorcycles and bikes. Some of it you can see, and some you can't. And some of the price is just hype. But the real reason for the price is the weight. Weight in the parts, and the frame. The frame is designed to support the stress, and no more. It's a case where all extra material is omitted. Highly engineered. Considering there are no pistons, valves, and transmission shafts and gears, it doesn't look like much.
My latest mountain bike is about $5000. The frame is aluminum, and in some places about twice the thickness of a beer can. Just welding it took years of trial and error. The top tube is hydroformed at the head tube. You might be able to see that it's not totally cylindrical. Miniature disc brakes. Tubless tires. Aluminum spokes. It's all extremely special shit. It's expensive because it's cutting edge. In ten years, all bikes will have this stuff. And it'll be cheap. The cranks are hollow. And don't forget the suspension. And all sealed bearings.
My YZ250 is on Ebay this week. Riding this mountain bike is so much fun, who needs gas?

[ms.smiler]

30. No guarantee he won't fall again...

[Chelsea Patriot]

39. Lycra?!! Where's *'s Bulge?

What happened to that Air Fighter Basket, Chimpy had on display on the Lincoln?

That manly trade that got Princess Tiny-Meat Matthews all hot and hard and set the Baroness Von Bare-Back, Miss Mary Muscle-Glutes Sullivan's banged out hole a quivering....

Oh, Please don't tell me that's fake too!

[Paragon]

45. Hey, something has to stave off the anxiety attacks instead of beer

:D

[Gregorian]

46. WIMP! -----This is how us Democrats ride>>>>>

Fall on this, Chimpy!

[GingerSnaps]

50. If Bush is tall

Why is his feet barely touching the pedals of his bike.

[dean_dem]

53. I present the perfect DU Cyclist's Christmas Present:

Found it online today, the back says "Kick some Republican $*#@!" Just thought I would share.