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Anatomy of a Photo: Things That Are Hard To Come By

Museeuw rockin’ the bands riding with Cipo decked out in yellow as he twists one up. There are only two things cooler than this and both of them are impossible to get. One is Led Zeppelin playing at your shitty graduation party in the late 70’s and the other is one of those awesome Coca Cola bidons. Fuck yeah!

Marko

Marko lives and rides in the upper midwest of the States, Minnesota specifically. "Cycling territory" and "the midwest" don't usually end up in the same sentence unless the conversation turns to the roots of LeMond, Hampsten, Heiden and Ochowitz. While the pavé and bergs of Flanders are his preferred places to ride, you can usually find him harvesting gravel along forest and farm roads. He owes a lot to Cycling and his greatest contribution to cycling may forever be coining the term Rainbow Turd.

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Ron says:

Apr 24 2012 at 5:02 am

I wonder how much Briko sales have tumbled in the years since that lead photo was taken. Always thought those were super cool shades growing up.
sthilzy says:

Apr 24 2012 at 5:11 am

@scaler911

And I'd venture a guess not too many folks have seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE4h9KSm9Sg

Spoiler alert: At one point The Lion King is sprinting without a jersey. Now I'm going to wait for @Minions response.

It all comes together at 1:06
smithers says:

Apr 24 2012 at 6:03 am

@scaler911

@Frank

@frank

@Sauterelle You should not feel at all bashful about posting up pics of dudes like that. With all the semi-nude women that get chucked up here at a nearly constant clip, its about time these blokes got a taste of their own medicine!

See what I mean?

Focus people. This violates even Newton's Laws. But it's very pro no? No one else ever could rock a totally horrible kit like him. And we'd all trade places to be him. Even @gaswepass I'd bet.

christ-on-a-bike, he makes grown men weep and women fall about in confusion...

but you wont look so fucking happy with yourself IN A PINK CARBON WHEELCHAIR FEEDING THROUGH A TUBE NOW, WILL YOU if you don't put a helmet on

you great big italian tool
scaler911 says:

Apr 24 2012 at 7:39 am

@Ron

I wonder how much Briko sales have tumbled in the years since that lead photo was taken. Always thought those were super cool shades growing up.

I still have a pair or two lying around. I still use them when mountaineering on sunny days. No glacier glasses compare, even now. My climbing buddies give me a ton of shit for my green ones that make me look like a fly. I'll try and find em and post up a photo later today, since I'm home taking care of a sick rug rat.
wiscot says:

Apr 24 2012 at 7:55 am

@sthilzy

@scaler911

And I'd venture a guess not too many folks have seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE4h9KSm9Sg

Spoiler alert: At one point The Lion King is sprinting without a jersey. Now I'm going to wait for @Minions response.

It all comes together at 1:06

Worth watching. Mind you, if it had been a few minutes longer I'm sure he'd have been riding naked! One other thing that occurred to me: in his deepest, darkest fantasies, David Beckham wants to be Super Mario.
brianc says:

Apr 24 2012 at 8:26 am

@frank

@Trobs

@Chris

Still can't get over the fact that you've posted a picture of a game of soccer.

I don't know what soccer is, but football is a cool sport. Great shot of The Prophet showing his versatility. Interesting point is that his son Axl was also an elite footballer; he was trying hard to decide between a career in Cycling vs. le Foot. He chose wisely, of course, but nevertheless football is a cool sport.

Inferior, but cool.

Look, I know he's the Prophet and all but Rules are Rules. Tights are perhaps an even more egregious violation on the pitch.
frank says:

Apr 24 2012 at 8:30 am

@sthilzy

@scaler911

And I'd venture a guess not too many folks have seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE4h9KSm9Sg

Spoiler alert: At one point The Lion King is sprinting without a jersey. Now I'm going to wait for @Minions response.

It all comes together at 1:06

You mean 1:07.
Vin'cenza says:

Apr 24 2012 at 8:39 am

@brianc

@frank

@Trobs

@Chris

Still can't get over the fact that you've posted a picture of a game of soccer.

I don't know what soccer is, but football is a cool sport. Great shot of The Prophet showing his versatility. Interesting point is that his son Axl was also an elite footballer; he was trying hard to decide between a career in Cycling vs. le Foot. He chose wisely, of course, but nevertheless football is a cool sport.

Inferior, but cool.

Look, I know he's The Prophet and all but Rules are Rules. Tights are perhaps an even more egregious violation on the pitch.

His own Rules ignore any other Rules. And he loves his Rules more.
Vin'cenza says:

Apr 24 2012 at 8:40 am

@smithers

@scaler911

@Frank

@frank

@Sauterelle You should not feel at all bashful about posting up pics of dudes like that. With all the semi-nude women that get chucked up here at a nearly constant clip, its about time these blokes got a taste of their own medicine!

See what I mean?

Focus people. This violates even Newton's Laws. But it's very pro no? No one else ever could rock a totally horrible kit like him. And we'd all trade places to be him. Even @gaswepass I'd bet.

christ-on-a-bike, he makes grown men weep and women fall about in confusion...

but you wont look so fucking happy with yourself IN A PINK CARBON WHEELCHAIR FEEDING THROUGH A TUBE NOW, WILL YOU if you don't put a helmet on

you great big italian tool

Same here. His own Rules ignore any other Rules. And he loves his Rules more.
packfiller says:

Apr 24 2012 at 9:55 am

Am I too late in noticing the short lived bar extensions on Musseuw's bars. I still have a set of those. Pretty sure they were mass start legal for somewhere around 43 seconds.