How does the "online source for Chicago biking" have very little to do with the Late Ride?

Are you hipsters too good to participate in such an event?

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 11, 2011 at 3:55am
Good alter ego ed! ;-) Will i be seein ya this weekend for the FBC/Marauders? Where we will ride around the city at night ;-) Bringing your purple pants?
Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on July 11, 2011 at 4:38am

47 here and yes I used copacetic all the time.

Herpyderpy, not so much; but I like it.



James Baum said:

Thank you for the plaudit.  

 

You must not have been around in the 80's because that word was so over-used back then that I didn't realize there were people who hadn't heard it.   I forget how old I am sometimes.

Duppie said:

New word of the day: copacetic

I had to look that one up. Nice!

James Baum said:

Every night is late ride.  Why would I spend money doing what I do any night for free?

 

After this outburst/troll post I'm even less copacetic about this Late Ride thing.  What more do these guys want?  It was listed on the calender and in posts.  Sounds like herpyderpy to me. 

notoriousDUG said:

Please explain to me why I should support a paid event that bills itself as a cyclists only chance to ride the city after midnight when I do just that every week?

 

the Late Ride is yet another cycling 'event; that works hard to make a larger gap between cyclists and those who don't ride.

Permalink Reply by Craig S. on July 11, 2011 at 4:48am
You got the fixie, now you need to grow the ironic beard!

Ed said:

 

"Are you hipsters too good to participate in such an event?"

 

Does this mean I am a hipster now?  Cool....but I am probably the oldest one!

Permalink Reply by Dr. Doom on July 11, 2011 at 4:50am
Yeah, I'm not claiming I need a hand-engraved invitation, just responding to the OP. Why wasn't there much talk about the ride here? Because no one involved with the ride talked it up. I don't think anyone's really bashing it, in fact it seems like people who personally don't care for the ride would have been happy to have volunteered if the organizers had posted a quick note here asking for help and sent out an email to past volunteers asking if they'd be up to help again, which is pretty basic stuff (though of course maybe they already had lots of volunteers and didn't need more). This is almost in the line of constructive criticism...
Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 11, 2011 at 5:50am

A few things I learned from from this thread:

1. The Late Ride attracts a different kind of rider than the average chainlink member.

2. Chainlink members love their community and are quick to defend it.

3. James Baum likes to use obscure words. He deserves eclat for that.

Permalink Reply by Davo on July 11, 2011 at 5:59am

Isn't this the ride that had several cases of dehydration last year and McDonalds had some kind of crappy energy drink (that probably didn't help the situation)?  If so I hope the organizers did a better job of educating participants on what to expect on the ride and how much water to bring.

 

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 11, 2011 at 9:23am
That's a change.  Usually I'm being castigated. 

Duppie said:

A few things I learned from from this thread:

1. The Late Ride attracts a different kind of rider than the average chainlink member.

2. Chainlink members love their community and are quick to defend it.

3. James Baum likes to use obscure words. He deserves eclat for that.

Permalink Reply by Davo on July 11, 2011 at 10:13am
is that how uniks are made?

James Baum said:
That's a change.  Usually I'm being castigated. 

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 11, 2011 at 10:30am
Uniks are made similar to bicycles, except they only use one wheel.
Permalink Reply by Laura on July 11, 2011 at 12:38pm
So you like bike rides that support, bikes and bike things? Sweet! Because the Racketeers are having a bike ride, fundraiser on October 1st!! Details soon.
Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 12, 2011 at 2:49am
I don't always stick to the script that you have written in your mind ;)

James BlackHeron said:
That's a change.  Usually I'm being castigated. 

Duppie said:

A few things I learned from from this thread:

1. The Late Ride attracts a different kind of rider than the average chainlink member.

2. Chainlink members love their community and are quick to defend it.

3. James Baum likes to use obscure words. He deserves eclat for that.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 12, 2011 at 2:57am
Bad figment!  :-P

Duppie said:
I don't always stick to the script that you have written in your mind ;)


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