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PR Armageddon - Lopes and Ellsworth join forces

Jm_

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Well, normally I'd say I'd be a trainwreck, but after Trump, anything is possible.

Plus, the new Ellsworth's have "Active Energy". You can't even top that.
 
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FarkinRyan

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This is probably the best news in the history of athlete sponsorship. I can't think of two industry pillars who deserve each other than Ellsworth and Lopes. In my wildest dreams I could not imagine a more apt place for Lopes to see out the twilight of his career.
 
Jm_

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I'm thinking we should start calling up Ellsworth to determine exactly how much "Active Energy" this bike has...Remember, it's the first bike ever with it.
 
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aaronjb

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No, of course not. Didn't you read his twitter post? If there's no tiny dog on a pillow, then he's straight.

When I was 13 I went to the Mt. Snow NORBA national and got photos taken with some pros. Lopes was one of them. It was rainy and cold. I'll let you guess whether or not he had a shirt on in the photo.
 
jonKranked

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aaronjb said:
No, of course not. Didn't you read his twitter post? If there's no tiny dog on a pillow, then he's straight.

When I was 13 I went to the Mt. Snow NORBA national and got photos taken with some pros. Lopes was one of them. It was rainy and cold. I'll let you guess whether or not he had a shirt on in the photo.
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he's contractually obligated to wear a shirt no more than 2 hours and 10 minutes a day.
 
jonKranked

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also, this really makes me miss HBCCTin1990. they shit all over lopes. and ellesworth. they'd have a fucking field day with this.
 
Kanye West

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There's some compelling new theory of relativity occurring here, where old, useless and irrelevant things have attractive forces towards one another. Interesting..
 
AngryMetalsmith

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norbar said:
Jesus I thought his douchebaggery was a bit exagerated but now I don't feel bad with mocking him
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There was 90's/00 documentary on a group of DHrs in CA that put on an annual race on a famous trail called Telonics. Lopes was at the height of his career and entered the race, won and then proceeded to rub everyone's nose in it. Total dick about winning.

I've seen him race and the dude is freakin fast. But I liked watching him get beat more.
 
norbar

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AngryMetalsmith said:
There was 90's/00 documentary on a group of DHrs in CA that put on an annual race on a famous trail called Telonics. Lopes was at the height of his career and entered the race, won and then proceeded to rub everyone's nose in it. Total dick about winning.

I've seen him race and the dude is freakin fast. But I liked watching him get beat more.
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We have one local pro like him here (values people on how fast they are, is a dick to everyone slower, not riding all the time) too but it's easier to mock him since he is so slow (hovering around top10 on the nats) that he had to go masters as soon as he crossed 30. Love the pros that go masters ASAP.
 
norbar

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Jm_ said:
Dude, WTF? Why not 25 or 20? Are people older than 30 showing up with walkers?
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Well the UCI doesn't allow it but you can always forget to renew your license for the first race of the season that always has decent prize for the non pro cathegory and win it to boost your ego
 
jackalope

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slimshady said:
Have you seen many shirtless d-bags riding Ellsworths? Maybe they are trying to reach new demographics.
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FarkinRyan

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I think it's almost poetic in it's beauty; when Ellsworth were at their least unpopular they would have killed to have Lopes on the team but he was already too big a name. Now both brands are where they are and finally it all clicks, missed each other on the way up but caught each other on the way down.
 
slimshady

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
jackalope said:
You may be onto something here. Perhaps its the inevitable progression of Next Level Enduro Kit™ -
The 2018 TLD Enduro Specific Jersey:

  • Minimalist construction (i.e. its invisible)
  • Guaranteed custom fitment
  • Allows you to park in handicap spaces because people think you really are mentally disabled
  • Easy to wash and pack
  • Can change the color with use of spray-on tan products (or via melanoma inducing sun exposure)
  • Superb wicking performance
  • Made in the USA
  • Ships to you instantly upon purchase

ONLY $175.00

Also strongly endorsed by Randy!
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Wowza. For a second I thought you had stolen one of my pictures. Creepy moment.

On a related matter, where do I order this novelty product? Shall I page @stiksandstones?
 
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