[Closed] The whole Lopes Kabush podium punch thing!!!

newrobdob - Member
People who don’t know who John Tomac is need to have a quiet word (and a google image/info search) with themselves.

But what has he ever done on grit?

Is it just me finding it ironic how many people are getting hot under the collar on this thread, given the subject matter?

McRoy died when i was 11.

joshvegas - Member
I think i see a problem gere.
McRoy died when i was 11.
You lot are old.

JMC died when I was 12 and I still remember him. Bloomin newbies 😉

Met his mom and dad too at the bike show. I've got a T Shirt with a pic of him at the Kamikaze signed by almost everyone from the mid-late 90's MTB scene.

I'm with Lopes, but it's not a big issue.

I really hate it when people assume because they're in a silly mood you HAVE to be too or you're a dick.

I'm fairly sure I would have done the same thing, a bit of wine on your head isn't going to kill you, but neither is a punch to the chest.

There will be some footage somewhere of lopes boosting a triple in a 4x final (fort bill?), He was an amazing rider, still good no doubt. Amazing riders can still be dicks, both of them.

But what has he ever done on grit?

😀

Ah now see...

I'm aware of a JMC and I've heard of dirt.

And i know Missy wears a skirt

edlong - Member
Is it really inconceivable that someone could have an enthusiasm and interest in riding mountain bikes without any particular enthusiasm for, or knowledge of, any form of bike racing / competition whatsoever?

Nope, but you know a thread is going full STW when folk make a point of chiming in just to point out that they have "no idea who that is". This applies to all sport/music/film/whatever threads

Reminds me of Edvald Boasson Hagen - he came from cross country skiiing and when he started winning time trials, sprints, classics and stage races at only 21 earned the nickname Eddie the Boss - he'd heard he name Eddy Merckx but didn't really know who he was. Never heard of Sean Kelly either.
Doesn't seem to have stopped him 🙂

Nope, but you know a thread is going full STW when folk make a point of chiming in just to point out that they have "no idea who that is". This applies to all sport/music/film/whatever threads

Exactly.

It's not all about you grumpy middle-aged gravel botherers.

To be fair to me I genuinely did say it to try and show i was judging the video on that video not on preconceptions of them.

After that however i was being a trolling pillock.

I think Froome was not unlike EBH in that regard.

Was i right about tomac and drop bars though?

John Tomac? Didn't he design some bikes for PX, so presumably he's a niche industry insider like Brant?

And i know Missy wears a [s]skirt[/s] [b]dried pirrana and prison uniform[/b]*

*may have been released now.

lunge - Member

I think Froome was not unlike EBH in that regard.

🙂

Exactly.

It's not all about you grumpy middle-aged gravel botherers.

Except its he middle-aged who appear to be representing the hip young thangs ****ting about on a staged podium as heros?

Is anyone getting hot under the collar? I thought it was all light-hearted.

joshvegas - Member

Was i right about tomac and drop bars though?

Miles off. It was Tioga disc wheels [u]and[/u] drop bars - noob 🙄

I thought it was all light-hearted.

You [s]speak[/s] write for yourself!

That bloke up there in Martin Hutch's post with the red face - dunno who he is but I look like him right now...

Except its he middle-aged who appear to be representing the hip young thangs ****ting about on a staged podium as heros?

Come again?

I'm not middle aged.

It appears to be mainly middle aged people defending the reputation of some other middle aged people.

I do have a gravel bike so I'll concede you're half right.

😀

If you call me middle aged again I'm going to punch you in the face (unlikely).

Chest. Christ you can't even get that right grandad

[quote=martinhutch ]

But what has he ever done on grit?

Thank you. I was afraid the reference might be misconstrued due to recent cycling trends!

Its a shame Lopes doesn't have any gnarly xc Strava rides up, more people would probably recognise him then

teasel - Member
I thought it was all light-hearted.
You speak write for yourself!

That bloke up there in Martin Hutch's post with the red face - dunno who he is but I look like him right now...

You don't kniw who Ronnie Pickering is? GTFO

🙂

I'm not middle aged.

It appears to be mainly middle aged people defending the reputation of some other middle aged people.

I do have a gravel bike so I'll concede you're half right.

Ah, gotcha. Fair point but I wasn't thinking of you so much.

Never mind Lopes, can't believe so few people have heard of Kabush.

It's almost like the first verse of Wuthering Heights was written about this legendary encounter.

mehr - Member
Its a shame Lopes doesn't have any gnarly xc Strava rides up, more people would probably recognise him then

Why is he good a drawing GPS cocks?

I grew up thinking Blopes was a mtb legend. That was until I met him...

Me and some mates helped out with track building at the first fort bill world cup, mostly with the 4X. After the 4X race, we were winding down in the hotel bar. And so was Brian and Wade Bootes and some other crew. It was pretty quiet as at that time, most of the other riders were also doing the DH on the Sunday. Brian and his buddies were playing poker but instead of money, they were gambling for press-ups. We all ended up chatting about the race etc and then Brian had to do some press-ups... We made the mistake of taking the micky out him barely bending his arms. "That's pathetic Brian, come on get your nose on the floor!", his mates join, all a bit of light hearted messing around. At this point, Brian decided to jump up and grab me by the neck and press my face into the carpet "why don't you get your nose on the floor!". Cue everyone telling Brian to calm down etc. We all go our separate ways, everyone a bit bummed out.

I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt at the time but every story that has followed has confirmed he's just not a very nice person

Oh right, so his MTB legend status has been revoked. No wonder people haven't heard of him.

Heard of who?

joshvegas - Member

Heard of who?

RONNIE PICKERING........!

To be fair, John tomac is now more famous for being Eli tomacs dad. 😀

And who pray tell is eli tomac?

I'm also one of those who considered myself a MTBer back in the day of Lopes/Missy?/Tomac/McRoy (maybe even before) but never heard of them until the last few years. Namely, I suspect, because I didn't buy mags back then, wasn't in any club and wasn't aware of any 'scene' which involved spending a weekend with like minded MTBers, mag editors, sponsors, manufacturers, parading around a big muddy field in an organised event somewhere.

We just got out on our bikes every weekend with a guidebook/map, mostly Yorkshire Dales or Lakes, MTB holidays in Scotland and, if travelling by car, took bikes on climbing trips in the alps as a bad weather plan B. We were blissfully unaware of anything MTB beyond our own little world.

It actually came as quite a shock learning since of quite a big racing scene that existed across the country, as I don't particularly recall seeing very many other MTBers around, back then.

[i]And who pray tell is eli tomac? [/i]

John Tomac's daughter. D'oh!

Google him joshvegas. Supercross and Motocross racer. One of the best.

chamley beat me to it,

I've met Lopes (Les Gets, more than few years ago) and can confirm that he was the very end of a bell.

mehr - Member
Its a shame Lopes doesn't have any gnarly xc Strava rides up, more people would probably recognise him then

A 10K downhill! Bet that's rubbish.

I'm starting to feel too old for this forum - I know all the names mentioned - I even owned a Grundig

A 10K downhill! Bet that's rubbish.

though there is a 10k climb to do first, unless you're shuttling