BIKEPGH MESSAGE BOARD ARCHIVE

Chapstick?

Haha, yes. Planned Parenthood has their own chapstick. I think they are giving us cherry and plain.

I need to relate this to bicycles somehow.. you'll need that chapstick to protect your lips from the sun and wind, and to impress all the hot athletic dates you will collect at this event.

What does chapstick have to do with planned parent hood?

What does any mass-produced, cheaply-made product have to do with the organization or business that slaps their name on it? Nothing, aside from promotion/advertising.

Some companies are very good with promos - http://blog.epromos.com/

I thought I may have missed out on some new trend-- Nonoxynol 9 Chapstick....?

haha!

the chapstick says "kiss me i'm protected"

Dear Free Ride fund raiser peeps,

I like your mission, I do not like to dance. I also am not a fan of period dress from any period I have personal recollection of. I would like to hang with bike-y folks while being a part of a happening that raises money for a cause I support. Could I recommend an evening of drinks and mellow music to allow the bike dorks in Pittsburgh to meet and network with each other without yelling above warmed over dance hits from musical eras best left in the past?

Thank you!

Yours in centrifugal motion,

cranky old fart

PS

This is in no way is meant to dissuade anyone else from attending "My So Called Bike", getting your swerve on, dancing yourself in a sweaty mess and gathering the digits of other dancing fools you find pleasing to the eye. Dig?

Thanks!

Cranky old farts unite!

And you kids stay off my lawn!

This festivity definitely needs a dedicated Cranky Old Farts section.

The Cranky Old Farts section will be in inside the life-size Trapper Keeper.

Will there be butterscotch candies in there? And pipe tobacco?

mint juleps

Bagbalm

Will the trapper keeper be wrapped in hemp twine and finished with shellac?

I don't think it's a Rivendell Trapper-Keeper, but I may be mistaken.

i can see rivendell trying to bring back the trapper keeper and selling them for way too much money and marketing as a superior product to the laptop.

http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/odds_and_ends?a=1&page=2#product=31-372

If ya'll passed out these, or maybe one of these, at the door, I'd be there!

huh, i need a promo change purse

I'll be there, so there will definately be a "Cranky Old Fart" section. There will probably be a pipe there and butterscotch candy, although I would doubt there will be pipe tobacco.

Much as I like to support all this, I will refrain rrom wearing spandex. You can thank me later.

MIck

Mick, I'll thank you now.

Erok, Rivendell wouldn't use something so modern as a trapper-keeper. I'm thinking a branded wax tablet

the sad thing is that it's not that far of a stretch to see someone carrying that around as their cue sheet.

Weatherproof, except for 110-degree heat. Environmentally friendly, unless you're a bee. Reusable, and can even act as emergency grease for that headset you haven't serviced in a few years.

Hmmm...yeah, you're right. Not much of a stretch at all...

Better than a laptop! No power, no wifi? NO PROBLEM!

you can wax your brooks with it too

And your mustache.

I could see Grant being very into Trapper Keepers. I mean, c'mon they're pretty damn practical. It would just have to be leather bound, have a hemp twine closure instead of hook and loop, and have a separate rain cover for it.

man, way to take all of the fun out of this thread guys.

We live to serve.

Post party at Fort Cherry!

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=8613

i really like where this thread went. I was looking forward to it from the first mention of rivendells and old farts.

i like that i found a bunch of people that think rivendell jokes are actually funny. what a niche audience.

"How many Rivendell owners does it take to change a lightbulb?"

"None...oil lanterns have wicks, not bulbs."

My so called dance party

http://www.oddtodd.com/rave7.html

"How many Rivendell owners does it take to change a lightbulb?"

-none, they're all waiting for what grant peterson says about lightbulbs before changing anything

man, tough crowd

All us old farts are taking an afternoon nap.

oh, sorry to wake you

Turn that infernal racket down, you young punk.

Good job on that party!

Rachel, it was SO nice that you arranged for clear weather and a nice temerature.

Mick

haha thanks mick! most our party expenses went towards stopping that massive thunderstorm somewhere outside cleveland.

that was one of the most amazing parties in a while, i have to say. so much fun.