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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 36 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I thought, I was confused by "mushroom grips", but his crotch being labeled "Special Purpose" definitely beats it...

[–] Mozingo@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lmao, I thought it was pointing at the seat, but no, it goes right past it lolol

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it's indicating the padded crossbar.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah, obviously it is pointing towards his genitals, there is no other way

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 3 points 10 months ago

I stand corrected.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

In the movie The Jerk, Steve Martin’s character writes a letter to his mother saying he learned what his “special purpose” was for after having sex for the first time. Presumably, that was the way she explained his penis to him. This must be a reference to that.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

...it went drip drip drip

[–] batdad90@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

I love when vintage finds are still relevant today.

[–] SpecialPurpose@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Finally, some proper representation.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Well this is mildly epic

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 8 points 10 months ago

Special Purpose is almost as rad as Mushroom grips.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 10 months ago

Special purpose.

Holy shit, that's old.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A bike with a stick shifter?

/edit; huh, til

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=stick+shift+bicycle&iax=images&ia=images

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

You won't catch me riding that thing. Here's my bike, no brakes, no gears, no reflectors, no context..

https://youtube.com/watch?v=sP2ZRLeRdR0

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Shut up, Brian

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just.. have an upvote 😂

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Nice bike for real tho bro

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

“Fixed gears; steel frame; no brakes. The bike can not coast. The pedals never stop turning. Can’t stop. Don’t want to either.”

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UMQwFhYMlqY&t=38s

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

LOL, that's a fixie. I have a freewheel. My shoes are my brakes.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago

Ahh, the movie that solidified my hatred of cyclists.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

no gears

I clearly see one gear at the hub there m8

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

No shiftable/selectable gears, single speed. You know what I meant LOL!

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So I guess you don't want to be awesome.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't need internet clout to tell me I'm awesome. Has anyone else done a footjam trick barefoot, no injuries?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gqoy1waIEyU

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

I wonder who here is old enough to get the reference...

[–] kelseybcool@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

That shifter is amazing.

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Now is definitely the time to share one of my least useful bits of random knowledge, which is that (this IS related) Nicole Kidman was in a movie in the early 80s called BMX BANDITS.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMX_Bandits_(film)

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

what would 10 speed mean here? 2x5?

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

Yep, 2x5 seems right. 3x3.33333... would be difficult to implement and 1x10 wasn't a thing back then at least with derailleur

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This looks like the late 80s (or maybe early 90s) and what looks like a freestyle BMX bike with the caption "how to be awesome" - but no mention of Haro or Diamondback? I call bullshit.

[–] n0clue@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Don't BMX bikes typically not have gears?

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Hell if I know. Were bikes with gears considered how to be awesome in the 80s or 90s?

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Where i live they didn’t have gears, yet they had a gear shifter, just for the cool factor, I guess

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

No gears, brakes in the middle of the rear triangle, low, sloped back seat and taller handlebars.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Pubes shirt?

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

How to be plagued by wedgies, judging by that seat angle.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Man, they're not kidding! That bike is awesome.

[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

If only a person's belongings were a true representation of their character.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

And the ball protector 3000