Hipster or not?

Also Rapha (or any technical bike wear) is distinctly not hipster.

Odd post.

Waffa = twendy <<<< I think that was the point.

Odd pedantry.

This is pretty much all it comes down to with me too, but it seems quite impossible to explain this to people without them thinking I'm an arse. Maybe I need new friends...

Why not start insisting upon the things they should be doing to their girlfriends when they're having sex, the next time they tell you how your bike should look?

"No... you need to get her to do anal! It's all about the anal these days. Oh god, and bj's are SO last decade. What do you mean it's none of my fucking business?"

Waffa = twendy <<<< I think that was the point.

Odd pedantry.

Not really...I don't really thing Rapha is "trendy" either - it's an elite brand.

Being a hiptster is not about being trendy either. "Trendy" generally means what is in style/popular look you'll find up and down the high street. Fo' shure some of the hipster look can be found in Topshop et al atm (Topshop even have hipster triangles in their window displays atm!)

The point I'm labouring is that hipsters spend their money on skinny jeans, deck shoes, single speed bike with no back brake. They don't spend their hard earned on a £90 jersey from Rapha!

OK I'll rise to this. What Lynchman seems to be complaining about is 'buying a lifestyle'. And yes I agree with him (although probably for different reasons). I don't know about the old days, but now it's completely acceptable and super easy to simply purchase a lifestyle. Name virtually anything you want to become and there is a guide with all the things you need to buy to become that thing.

And that's what most people do now - or are at least encouraged to do. Instead of integrating some activity into their life and then sort of unconsciously find that they and a lot of possessions have been deeply affected by it, they buy all the shit as an indicator that this activity has been integrated in without it have actually done so. And it's transparent and bullshit and people call you on it - and of course I've done this myself. It's part of the reason why LFGSS hate on fat dudes on Cervelos in Richmond, urban bombproof fixeis for £200, fakengers, etc etc. But this extends way beyond bikes and it's basically inescapable in modern life no matter the activity.

So the answer to your problem is this: find a good bike you like, ride the fuck out of it and stop giving a shit what people think. You'll find that all the other shit drops away almost instantly. I rode with 20 other dudes to Oxford on the weekend all either fixed or SS (just about). Do you think any of us were racked with self-doubt about whether or not we were buying into a consumer-culture accessory? No. We were just riding our bikes and it was awesome. Do the same and you'll find you won't have to justify what you've bought to yourself or anyone else .

TL;DR

Get on your bike and enjoy it. Not giving a fuck will make everything much clearer to you.

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So the answer to your problem is this: find a good bike you like, ride the fuck out of it and stop giving a shit what people think. You'll find that all the other shit drops away almost instantly. I rode with 20 other dudes to Oxford on the weekend all either fixed or SS (just about). Do you think any of us were racked with self-doubt about whether or not we were buying into a consumer-culture accessory? No. We were just riding our bikes and it was awesome. Do the same and you'll find you won't have to justify what you've bought to yourself or anyone else .

Get on your bike and enjoy it. Not giving a fuck will make everything much clearer to you."

Sound advice youramericanlover.

Basically I haven’t been riding for nearly 10 years, and getting back in the game I just find it a little frustrating how my sport seems to have been “hijacked” in lack of a better word.

Fuck me, I’m just old. Still I’ve had a little moan about it, and I feel better already. Actually, while the scene might have changed, I should just learn to embrace the fact that cycling is more popular now, than it has been in a very long time.

Thanks for reassuring me.

The point I'm labouring

Yes, you are rather, aren't you.

The point of the thread (as a whole) is "buying into a lifestyle". And you're arguing at great length about the exact definition of a hipster, and missing the wider point that hipsters are people who are accused of buying into a lifestyle (which is the point of the thread). They are just an example of SOME people who might do this thing. SOME people might buy Waffa because they feel it makes a statement about them. Like some people would choose a BMW over another car. Etc. etc.

WE. KNOW. HIPSTERS. DON'T. WEAR. WAFFA. OK.

Hey, maybe we should make a "Hipsters don't wear Raffa" design for the LFGSS t-shirt competition.

Or maybe would that be buying into a lifestyle..? Hmmm...

Hey, maybe we should make a "Hipsters don't wear Raffa" design for the LFGSS t-shirt competition.

Or maybe would that be buying into a lifestyle..? Hmmm...

Yes, you are rather, aren't you.

The point of the thread (as a whole) is "buying into a lifestyle". And you're arguing at great length about the exact definition of a hipster, and missing the wider point that hipsters are people who are accused of buying into a lifestyle (which is the point of the thread). They are just an example of SOME people who might do this thing. SOME people might buy Waffa because they feel it makes a statement about them. Like some people would choose a BMW over another car. Etc. etc.

WE. KNOW. HIPSTERS. DON'T. WEAR. WAFFA. OK.

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What an incredible internet meltdown. Horrific posting.

"Horrific"..? You should try getting out more.