LouisvilleGreg Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Bicycle "gangs" are a pretty hip trend here. Loads of tanked up hipsters cruising from Hamtramck to Detroit or around Ferndale. They name themselves, and at least a couple have jackets. They bemoan the loss of Polaroid, drink lots of PBR and generally annoy this shit out of me. That shit is huge here as well and I just fucking hate it. They even have a yearly holiday here called:SlaughteramaCheck out the flickr link to see some of these bike gangs in action:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloboz/271811...in/photostream/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 That shit is huge here as well and I just fucking hate it. They even have a yearly holiday here called:SlaughteramaCheck out the flickr link to see some of these bike gangs in action:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloboz/271811...in/photostream/ I use to be in a bike gang. Here is some Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 I use to be in a bike gang. Here is some As I recall, that movie was made by a hipster. (And that scene with the roaches behind the picture still freaks me out) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 That shit is huge here as well and I just fucking hate it. They even have a yearly holiday here called:SlaughteramaCheck out the flickr link to see some of these bike gangs in action:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloboz/271811...in/photostream/Wow. That's weird. You'd think that since they're NOT a motorcycle gang, they wouldn't dress like one... I want to start a penny-farthing gang - we would all wear bowler hats and big moustaches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Here's the Hamtramck Lizards Myspace PageHamtramck Lizards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I want to start a penny-farthing gang - we would all wear bowler hats and big moustaches.Hipster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hipster.Dammit. Time to doff my merkin and grow a retrobush. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm going to write the great merkin novel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 That shit is huge here as well and I just fucking hate it. They even have a yearly holiday here called:SlaughteramaCheck out the flickr link to see some of these bike gangs in action:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloboz/271811...in/photostream/ Same in Atlanta, or used to be anyway. They called themselves "NOB". A bunch of white yahoos. You can probably guess what the N stands for (the OB stands for "On Bikes"). So clever and ironic. These dicks used to go around beating up cyclists who wear helmets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 These dicks used to go around beating up cyclists who wear helmets.Do they wear "1%er" patches too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I use to be in a bike gang. Here is some Oh man, just the thought of Gummo bothers me. Heebie jeebies all over that movie...yum, cats.Also, that Sleep song is one of my favorite things in the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Oh man, just the thought of Gummo bothers me. Heebie jeebies all over that movie...yum, cats.Also, that Sleep song is one of my favorite things in the world. It's on the free Pay Per View channel here where I live. I find that hilarious. I think the description reads "two boys ride around on bikes and sniff glue" or something like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Do they wear "1%er" patches too? What's "1%er"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 What's "1%er"?It's a patch that the real deal badass biker mofos wear, which I think is a tribute to a quote from a news story in the 40s out of California, saying something that 99% of motorcycle enthusiasts are law-abiding. My cousin is in a motorcycle club (as opposed to gang), and used to work for a Harley shop. There were a couple 1%ers at his wedding. I almost knocked their bikes down ala PeeWee Herman. Here's a better explanation of it (about 1/2 way down). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 What are we gonna do about these hipsters!?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 If society backlashed at the hipsters and started eliminating them, could you call it genocide? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 What are we gonna do about these hipsters!?!I say we let the 1%ers know that the flipsters are operating bike gangs without their consent or pay-ups. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm fascinated that your response is that they're not in true biker gangs...who cares. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm fascinated that your response is that they're not in true biker gangs...who cares.That's not my response. My response is if they are bad-ass enough to beat other bicyclers up (who don't wear helmets), they should have the balls to up the ante. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Fair enough. For the record, my plan is to resent them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Planning is always smart, especially for the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DawgSong Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 http://lookatthisfuckinghipster.tumblr.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 http://lookatthisfuckinghipster.tumblr.com/ Helps to read the thread More taking hipsters to school http://lookatthisfuckinghipster.tumblr.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I was in Colonial Williamsburg last week. I assumed I would see hipsters in tri-cornered trucker hats riding their fixie carriages around. Needless to say, I was disappointed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fineartoflife Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Here's a parody of Monty Python's classic Twit of the Year sketch that provides a humorous introduction to the hipster character and here's something potentially controversial, a hipster themed video that labels Sonic Youth, The Velvet Underground, and our very own Wilco as all being pretentious and that people only pretend to like them. It's still sort of funny nonetheless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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