Video: Rap Battle - Mountain Biker Vs. Road Biker
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to get the correct value, you need to learn how to calculate T.M.I
Now that that's out of the way though, I'm pretty sure we're all aware that XC riders are all secretly roadies in disguise (I would know)
Maybe the roadies could argue that they've got Ashton, but no, he's ours too.
Maybe they could say that we have Brian Lopes, but then we'd just tell them that they've got Armstrong.
So we win.
Never said he sucks because there is no way I could do that. The music I mean... you know, without bier...
i m not sure what " you won ' . Road Cycling is a much bigger industry, with talents and legendary cyclists, and they deserve just as much respect.
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This happend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk5KlUGTzuo
Then this: images.spox.com/userfiles/T/j/M/o/J/rVCAeLOrm9fh5TY7CLlbT1.jpg
And he still finished the entire 3 week tour, basically looking like this www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Johnny+Hoogerland+Le+Tour+de+France+2011+Stage+pcbBAtwox4El.jpg
There's actually many stories of roadies finishing races with 39ºC fevers, a broken hip, a broken femur, a broken wrist/fingers, or looking like this a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0719/pg2_a_tendam_576.jpg. Nobody "wins" in these kinds of situations.
Still: Rap vid funniest thing I've seen this week. The audience wins!
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Don't forget those Ghey Tards in the UFC that shave their legs and wear lycra. Why don't you jump in the ring and tell them what you think some time.
Sports specific clothing is worn for a competitive edge.
Great edit!!
Sorry you must have missed that
(It's a rhyme
worth watching
2nd: Scooter Guy
3rd: Road Loser
And any roadie who DOESN'T ride in the middle of his lane in rush hour is asking for an accident to happen. As someone who has bike commuted for years I can tell you that getting honked at in the middle of a lane is far safer than staying to the side where jackass motorists think they can squeeze around you. I've been run off the road a couple times, it's scary as f*ck. Seriously. Always take the lane, unless there's a clearly designated bike lane free of obstructions.
That said, mtb is way more fun. I agree about the technical skill part, but then again I don't think most mtb riders have enough pedaling technique or bike control to REALLY hold a straight paceline or ride in a tight peloton, not to mention the insane amount of strategy and intelligence it takes to win in a road race. Different skills entirely.
As a roadie, commuter, and mountain biker, I'd just suggest you stop stereotyping a certain group based on that one time you encountered an a*shole who happened to be in one of those groups. Turns out there are just a*shole people out there. But I've seen a*shole mountain bikers, a*shole roadies, and seriously suicidal a*shole commuters. Two of those three disciplines are sports, and in both cases, they are beautiful. Full of skill, passion, and excitement. Unfortunately for us misunderstood roadies, there's been a lot of bullshit in the sport over the years, the UCI is pretty useless, and its not a very accessible sport for viewers.
TL;DR - don't knock it until you've tried it, right?
Pure and simple, and I'll get a lot of flack for this but; ROAD IS KING. 90km/hr on a descent? Try 100 to 120km/hr. If your still not convinced, run a belt-sander down your leg. 3-4 seconds of sliding on the road is far more cringe-worthy than an endo. Lastly, as far as global support, it's estimated that 1 million people were at the single TDF stage up Alpe d'Huez last year, mountain biking events might have had a that many in one year.
Of course the balance would sway in favour of mountain biking, what do you think the "MB" in NSMB stands for.
BTW "enduro your mom" was the death blow, the rest was catch up on the mountain biker's part. He was beat and he didn't even know it.
Hell, I have done almost 100km/h on my road bike downhill, but I have never ever gotten the balls to get close to a 70 foot canyon gap on my mountain bike.
Not trying to take away the incredible athletic ability of mountain bikers. I've injured myself seriously doing both in the 15+ years I've been involved in this industry. Not to mention the 40+ years I've been riding a bike.
Don't misunderstand me, these athletes, whether road or mountain, are amazing their own right. In fact many stars of the road came from mountain biking (Cadel Evans, Ryder Hesjedal, and yes even Lance, to name a few) What really grinds my gears is that mountain seems to think it's the centre of it all, when in fact it's not.
All I'm saying is "lift your vision up a bit, and look around at the bigger picture" and you'll have a healthy respect for both.
That being said, this is still pretty funny, I loved it.
If the question was, who is the better athlete, that is much more open to debate.