We are now officially a Microtrend

Lets not forget the nike ad campaign in Japan

Great for the riders involved but I do not have to respect their companies motivations.

You can diss the Puma sponsorship if you want, but don't knock the team and especially not Squid. He's one of the heroes of the messenger world and has won something like the last three monster tracks, so he's fast as fuck.

Sure he pronounce Puma as Poo-ma but that's not really unusual given that he's American.

READ the above posts people.

No-one has actually (ahem) 'dissed' Squid and Co for their riding or personalities.

Bully for them if they got a deal with Poo-ma, but I am sick of big-business co-branding things I believe in.

I personally thought that 101 was a piece of shit with nice pictures.

No more talk of (yo) 'dissing' please.

Read? READ? Are you mad!

I'm yet to read the article. Is it encouraging people to ride brakeless or not? If it is, then I will 'diss' the article, if not I'll leave it alone.
Reason: I don't want people buying Poomaz and then thinking "I'm going out on a brakeless track bike now..". How long until the first death and subsequent lawsuit?

on a somewhat related note, and to get us off this circular discussion, why can't i find any shoes in this country that fit me AND fit in my rat traps? i'm 13 US/12 UK/47 EU, anyone have any recommendations?

go barefoot

!

Cut off your toes.

I looked at the Puma Fixed 101 thing, I'd have been grateful of that a month ago. It's alot more straightforward than Sheldon Brown's ramblings(much as I think he's a deadly fellah).

Squid's too cool, too.

You could get some Poo-mas.

Momentum Sure he pronounce Puma as Poo-ma but that's not really unusual given that he's American.

It seems reasonable enough to me. Besides, Puma is a German company, and I'm sure they'd pronounce it 'poo-ma' too.

yeah, that's what i was thinking. gonna get some pumas. haven't watched the video, though.

How much do you have to weigh before you're a macrotrend?

keep dieting, you've a way to go yet

keep dieting, you've a way to go yet

i'll be a mega verging on uber trend then

RPM keep dieting, you've a way to go yet

Macro means large dude.. so I reckon I should up my intake of deep-fried, chocolate coated, cream-centred bacon pizzas?

I know what Macro means

Nah, I think you looked at your digicam and got all confuzzed..

come on, don't get all Australian on us now..

there's only one way to settle this macro debate... Ladeeeeeeez and Gentlemennnnn

and no, you cheeky f**ckers,

before you start, that is not me and hippy in our road cycling lycra

RPM come on, don't get all Australian on us now..

You gettin' jealous again? I'll get you some Vegemite.

i'm annoyed with the 101 thing not because of squid or anything, it's just the puma branding stuff and all that sketchy illustration that makes the whole thing almost a piss take. they even put out their own bikes (well, not really fixed ones) now, what's with that?

i just think being a graphic designer myself i'm qualified to comment on how the media is being used and that booklet really did my head in.

yess, i finaly get to hear people pronouncieng words right after a year listening to the english blather about.

hahaha take me with yooooououuuuuu! :D