Nov 30, 2011

cute.

Some would argue L5-fluff pieces and gossip could have truly blown this blog up. Well for all those folks, see this little story in the IDS....It DOES have a bike in the picture #slownewstime By the way if anyone new wants to contribute to this blog please let me know. All welcome and fresh ideas needed!

54 comments:

Anonymous said...

I just threw up. Though the uncut steerer tube sticking out of the stem is a nice piece of symbolism.

Anonymous said...

6-8 hours a week of training? Hey, slow down there buddy...

ES said...

OK,

The bike is in the front seat and she's in the back?

The bike has its seat belt on, but he doesn't?

Seriously, there should be a caption contest for this photo.

ES said...

I forgot to point out the "cool" wood bead seat cushion!

Anonymous said...

six to eight hours a week? what are the cutters doing again? twenty-five hours a week? who wins every year?

Anonymous said...

great to see L5 getting some press in the Fall!

Anonymous said...

As long as its about Little 500, eh?!

lll5 said...

L5 is the real cycling in town

zachary said...

fluff indeed! it's kinda a silly article but come on it's the ids...

nice thomson setback seatpost though.

RJ said...

Good for Theta Chi! (and Chuck Taylor) Looking forward to seeing how the team is in the spring

Anonymous said...

typical little 5 bike. saddle pushed all the way forward and bars rotated down too much. why bother with the setback seatpost?

Anonymous said...

At 6-8 hours a week of training, it is apparent already.

Todd said...

I liked the article and agree with Ren Jay. As usual, you guys don't get it. Where else in the world can a dude get a chic by being an "average" cyclist? I know I sound like the old guy (partly because I'm getting there), but enjoy the experience of Little 5 because there's nothing like it!

College is crazy!

Anonymous said...

Justin Beiber hair doesn't win races.

Anonymous said...

neither does pubic like facial hair

Todd said...

Neither does knowing what Justin Beiber hair is.

There are only 4-5 teams a year that have the ability to win Little 5, there are another 4-5 teams who believe they can win and there are 20+ who know they have no real shot. If Little 5 was just about winning, it would not have the participation level or the viewership. So again, you are missing the point to this article.

Anonymous said...

this year only 1-2 teams have a chance at winning. cutters and sigma chi

Anonymous said...

Todd-This article has nothing to do w/ L5 and everything to do w/ gender roles in relationships. It's about this dude "still being able to make time for his girl" despite his other commitments, whatever those may be. It's about a frat guy and sorority girl. It sucks.

Todd said...

7:22- I agree completely the gender roles are very disturbing in this article and in the picture. Also says a lot about the Greek system as you point out, but this blog is about Bloomington cycling so I addressed that. Unless you're a hipster, saying, "I ride a single speed," isn't getting you a girl any place but at IU.

Anonymous said...

why are the gender roles disturbing? I always put my bike in the front seat and my girlfriend on the bike rack.

Anonymous said...

please, this article was about how FRATs are going to re-establish dominance in Little 500

Anonymous said...

so if any FRAT wins it's a victory? is this what it's come too? are the sigma chi bros going to cheer if pdt or delts win? that would be plain silly

Anonymous said...

10:17pm cutters??

Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEnzg4GQRGc

I would much rather be a Cutter. (Skip to 4:07) Maybe if the Cutters continue with this social movement other teams will have a chance to finally win.

Anonymous said...

I can assure you that teams like DTD, Sigma Chi, and PDT do not consider it a victory if a frat wins the race. For the teams that put in the time and passion a second place finish might as well have been a 10th place finish. For those teams there is no happiness at other's loss - only disappointment at their own.

Anonymous said...

delts has a history of celebrating 2nd place actually. watch 2009 race

Anonymous said...

If you spent the 50 years being an average at best bike team, coming in 2nd is a huge step in the right direction.

Anonymous said...

delts has been better than average in the past

Anonymous said...

last three years have been 2nd, 4th 4th, beyond that one 3rd and 5th in '75 and '76 and they have never been on the map. Check your facts.

howdywilcox2.0 said...

average place in the little 500 would be 17th so obviously only results in the top 5 are above average...

Anonymous said...

Neibler took that house from only making the race due to another team's triple fault the year before he started riding to 2nd place his senior year. Built it from nothing, no alum support, no equipment and brought in coaches and riders that made them a team people talk about annually. So I don't see a problem in delts celebrating not just that race day but where they had come in 3 short years.

-Delts Alum

Anonymous said...

6-8 hours? Some teams ride that on weekends alone. Nice article about the couple but this kid isn't a rider he's a participant in little five. All frat teams do not resemble this mentality. In regards to dtd yes Neibler has built up a fine little program over there with the help of bending the rules and getting riders like coudright and Stuart who aren't even in the frat and pay no dues or anything. It's the same with phi delt. West doesn't do anything except ride. Not that this is an issue but don't go around praising a frat and it's morals and values when they picked you to solely ride. You're not a brother you're an independent wanna be that couldn't hack those other independent teams so just to jump on the good things we have going on.

Anonymous said...

5:36am:
You may have good points about frat stuff (or maybe not, I don't know and couldn't care less about that crap) but your are wrong here: "Nice article about the couple..." It's a terrible article.

Anonymous said...

that's the difference between the winners and the participants. some people don't care about anything other than first. just ask all those cutters alums on the fence with their 50+ rings

Anonymous said...

you are only if a frat if you got your balls hazed off.... if not, you're an independent or a 2nd rate social club.

Anonymous said...

ato will make its comeback this year

Anonymous said...

beta will win since dewart will be eligible this year

Anonymous said...

dunno about beta but the race should be more interesting this year without the best little 5 rider in history (young)

Anonymous said...

Interesting to whom? To those teams that "the best little 5 rider in history" beat over and over again, maybe.

The rest of us had a great time watching those races.

Anonymous said...

the rest of you were probably watching him ride away from you. for the spectators it was probably interesting for about 30 seconds until it became painfully obvious what the outcome was going to be. that's boring

Todd said...

"that's the difference between the winners and the participants. some people don't care about anything other than first. just ask all those cutters alums on the fence with their 50+ rings
December 2, 2011 10:08 AM"

Crazy talk!

Anonymous said...

@10:24

Unfortunately I am not eligible to ride in Little 5 while I attend IU. I guess I should have taken this frat bro's advice and only trained 6-8 hrs per week...

-Graham Dewart

Anonymous said...

who's dewart?

Miles said...

THE G-DEW. This kid, gotta love him!

Anonymous said...

Who will win womens team pursuit this year? wing it or teter? Kath might be able to be the new CvK.

Mens? Will Phi Delts pull it off since they have west back in full health? Cutters since they have a more balanced team? How about Delts...will stuart be able to step up and pull the entire thing?

Anonymous said...

Teter and Cutters win just last every year

Anonymous said...

Cutters didn't win last year you idiot. they weren't even in the finals.

Anonymous said...

PDT will definitely be strong, no doubt, and likely in the finals. I'm interested to see how Patch and Kevin to with the Cutters in TP. Otherwise Delts, Sigma Chi, and Acacia will be teams to watch out for.

Anonymous said...

Who is Kath? from Theta? Teter is too deep. There won't be another CVK for a long long time. Kath from Theta is built more like Kristi Hewitt, a 4 lap specialist.

Sigma Nu for the men.

Anonymous said...

Who cares about team pursuit. The race is all that matters

Anonymous said...

Sigma Nu can ride 1 ... maybe 2 laps fast, then they think its a crawling race.

Anonymous said...

Yes, that was a joke because they are the biggest joke in Little 500 history. They train a total of 4 hours a week and for 2.5 months a year. It sounds about right.

Todd said...

Calling Snus the biggest joke in Little 5 history is hard statement to support. Since 1990, only Cutters, Dodds and Phi Delts have more wins.

Anonymous said...

Had a decent team last year but concentrated on quals too much; exchanges were far too erratic to keep them near the front even if snu had the horsepower but definitely on the upswing again