2012-04-12 - Levi's Commuter Series launch @ LMNH

I have to say I was all "huh? that's fairly stupid" when I read this bit

so critiquing something you've never even seen in real life is a plus for you?

and then I read this

That is not a post about jeans, that post is a reaction to the hoards of bloggers that will suck a polar bear’s dick just to get something for free. Levi’s had been going around throwing their money about buying up bloggers left right and centre by giving them free product so seeing as they’re a huge multi national brand (not cyclists trying to make a living) and the products in the range are wack I decided to bash them.

They were going to send me a box of this shite, read my post and subsequently changed their mind. I simply don’t need a denim cycling jacket or seriously lame features on a pair of jeans (neither do you) and I will not be bought by a big brand muscling in on our passion and competing with rider owned companies like SWRVE.

The way blogging works is that one person gets to say whatever the hell they want, thousands of like minded people agree and become regular readers, some disagree and don’t come back and a very small minority (usually from London in my experience at least) bother to bitch and moan and talk shit on forums whilst letting their dog lick their balls because they can’t get a girlfriend.

The vast majority of fixed gear blogs exist simply to repost other peoples content, kiss ass and get freebies. I’m the opposite and a lot of people respect that, if you don’t then don’t read, thats how I like it and posts like the Levi’s one weeds out the people that think differently to me, it’s how the world works. Not everything is great and some people just don’t get on.

and thought that your response makes way more sense. Good work! Good to see people getting behind the smaller companies like swrve.

People have different opinions, waist sizes and priorities innit. Why can't we all just get along, man?