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[Closed] The fag and that GT Distortion video review on the front page

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Is it just me, or is it a bit disturbing that Jon appears to be holding a rolly or joint while discussing the bike?

Or am I just being petty?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 1:42 pm
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Does look pretty stupid.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 1:45 pm
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WGAS


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 1:53 pm
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Doesn't bother me.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:09 pm
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You've answered your own question. If it gives you a negative impression of the brand then it was pretty stupid.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:11 pm
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I really don't see what difference a cigarette makes to a review, would holding cup of tea be 'disturbing'?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:27 pm
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would holding cup of tea be 'disturbing'

err, drinking tea and smoking are not 'quite' the same, eh?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:42 pm
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Yeah, filthy tea drinkers going round ruining my air with their fetid herbal smells (like mint or chamomile).


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:44 pm
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ok, would holding a beer be 'disturbing'?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:44 pm
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Would holding anything actually be relevant to the review?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:48 pm
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I also found it weird that he was holding a cigarette.

Tobacco advertising is [i]so[/i] last millenium...


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:48 pm
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It just looks amateur doesn't it. The cigarette thing isn't really relevant, but what is relevant is that you're talking about the fact he was holding something rather than a quite interesting bike.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:49 pm
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Just looks a bit unprofessional is all - hardly 'disturbing' though.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 2:55 pm
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More disturbing is that anyone would think that was a good place to ride a bike.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 3:04 pm
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IMO very unprofessional. He looked like one of those kids you see outside schools with their fags on.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 3:07 pm
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oh the horror, the horror


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 3:59 pm
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"won't somebody please think of the children"

WGAS, get a life.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 4:01 pm
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Edit, beaten by z1ppy


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 4:02 pm
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Muuhhhhahaha! ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 4:04 pm
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o my god a man smoking, thats me finished with gt. ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 4:51 pm
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Don't really care about the cigarette, but it would be nice if they bothered recording the sound properly. AMATEURS


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 4:55 pm
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I agree about the sound it was rubbish.

It just looked a bit daft the ciggy.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 5:11 pm
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if anything the tab made the GT cooler by association


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 5:36 pm
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Unprofessional on one part, but its got you all talking about the video, so it did its job.

On another note, i quite like the look of the bike, short travel at the back, and nice amount up front, worth another look!


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 5:43 pm
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Its working kids, everyones talking about it ! ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 6:15 pm
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i'm gonna have to go watch the video now!


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 6:26 pm
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does looks a bit silly, maybe if he was riding a saracen and doing wheelies past the school gates.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 6:30 pm
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Did he inhale?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 6:36 pm
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nobody is talking about the bike.. therefore fail in my books.

They'll be cracking from pauls cycles with 800 quid off in about 18months.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 6:51 pm
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No worse for me than Gee Atherton (for example) swearing on MTBCut videos. THAT boils my piss, not because I care personally but kids watch these things and hence becomes the normal, even cool thing to so.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 7:01 pm
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And FWIW I didn't even notice the faaaaaaag


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 7:02 pm
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Crap video and sound, unprofessional. What was the singletrack team thinking? Unlikely to increase readership.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 7:03 pm
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Has it been pulled ? It's not loading for me ...


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 7:34 pm
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I wonder if some ASA type ruling had it pulled. IIRC, it's illegal to advertise using cigarettes and this could have been seen as some sort of product promotion.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 7:39 pm
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Don't really care about the cigarette, but it would be nice if they bothered recording the sound properly. AMATEURS

+1. The whole video is actually pretty badly put together to be honest, horrible colour filters and stuff!


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 7:42 pm