[Closed] Is this the most pointless bike accessory ever?

I got some but can't be arsed to put them on.

Who has time to read one of those when riding along?

Soon to have pride of place aboard every boardman in the land.

[url= http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669235/portlandia-is-real-these-mini-flowerpots-attach-to-your-bike ]Bicycle frame flower pot[/url] anyone ?

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Rogan Josh - Member

Who has time to read one of those when riding along?

Soon to have pride of place aboard every boardman in the land.

Ohhh, an early bid for 'Snob of the day'. 🙂

Those stick on sag-o-meter things have got to be up there

Could be worse. Could be one of those top tube strava stickers.

I quite like that flower pot!

My Niner has that Peddle Damn It on it, I only notice it when washing the bike..

I'd do the flower pot though, look good on my Dahon that.

Peal the stickers off your bike and [url= http://dangerousminds.net/comments/motivational_fitness_mottos_paired_with_images_of_alcoholism ]stick them on your drinks cabinet[/url]

Here's another contender....

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-mt55-29er-mtb-wheelset/rp-prod92361

Nice find Maccruiskeen, can I have this one for my singlespeed?

crawling is acceptable
puking is acceptable
tears are acceptable
pain is acceptable
Quitting is unacceptable

[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/is-this-the-new-strava? ]http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/is-this-the-new-strava?[/url]

Here's another contender....

what's wrong with them?

They're not 650b, trails don't come alive.

those frecking stupid handlebar mounted coffee cup holders. who the freck has ever used one of those.

who the freck has ever used one of those...

Soppy soft southern hipsters who have more froth on their coffee than their ale 🙄

They seem a bit wordy. Which would supply plenty of riding-into-the-back-of-a-car potential.

I'm sorry officer. I was reading the motivational sticker on my top tube. It was so inspiring that I sort of got lost in the moment and drifted off, then BAAAANG! Will the ambulance be long? Its really starting to hurt now.

You'd have to be a right punter to have something like that.
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my stemcaptains pretty pointless....

its a thermometer - but it at least confirms that if i have cold hands - its probably actually cold.

Great find Muke. Being fanciful, tending your bike planters could be a new form of tamigochi (sp?). I can envisage hardcore niche rules where you're only allowed to give them sunlight and water by riding. Leave your bike unridden too long inside and they die, too long outside and your bike gets overgrown. I'm only joking ok, but they're a rather wonderful idea. Installation art?

Edit: Oh, and of course they bring your bike alive 😉

Rogan Josh - Member
Who has time to read one of those when riding along?

Soon to have pride of place aboard every boardman in the land.

Well, they may be utterly pointless and nobody has time to read them, but a few people seem to like them, and they don't even ride boardmans.... Maybe there is something in them?

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so Froome lookin at stems is actually him trying to finish reading the top tube sticker...

http://chrisfroomelookingatstems.tumblr.com/

I've got a Charlie The Bikemonger "Toughen Up Princess" motivational sticker on my road bike.

I like the 'Pedal Damn It' ones. I considered getting something like that for my bike along the lines of 'Pedal Faster, Fattty'

Those in the OP are too wordy, but aren't as pointless as that stupid curved sag ruler thing that keeps popping up in the ads.

tinybits - Member

Rogan Josh - Member
Who has time to read one of those when riding along?

Soon to have pride of place aboard every boardman in the land.

Well, they may be utterly pointless and nobody has time to read them, but a few people seem to like them, and they don't even ride boardmans....

Worse. They've gone for a Sky replica Pinarello.

(Second bid for snob of the day!)

What do people think of these?
https://www.pegatin.com/index_m.php
Just for "pro riders"/ roadies or are they acceptable on mtb's?!

For my first century I had a "WWJVD" sticker on my bars "what would Jens Voight Do?"

I could do with "don't look here" on my stem, for those remembering to keep the chin up moments.

I'd like a Mint Sauce sticker on my top tube. Does anyone have a key ring I can borrow so I could copy it?

A sticker? Bit posh )

I did write 'Well then..' on my bars with marker pen once for MTFU motivation, reminded me of a good friends' attitude to sorting your sht out when needed.

This one seemed to work for a certain rider with nail-like constitution
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mcnultycop - Member
I could do with "don't look here" on my stem, for those remembering to keep the chin up moments

Sycnros used to have "Look up!" on their stem top cap 🙂

I have a nice Ridgeback top cap that just says 'Go Further'. It's been on a lot of my bikes.

Lets be honest about this: Say you were stood chatting in the pub and someone started to vocalise any of the cobblers in those ****y stickers, you'd make your excuses and move yourself away from them pretty sharpish. And if they then tried to follow you, still engaging you in flowery nob-wofflery, you'd punch them and make a run for it

I saw one that said 'Motivational message here'... 😉

I'm now getting this on my top tube..

"Slacker"

Apt me thinks. 😆

bikebouy - Member

I'm now getting this on my top tube..

"Slacker"

Apt me thinks.

Shouldn't it be on the headtube? 😕

All motivational slogans are a bit ****y TBH, or at the very least not particularly "British"... Leave that sort of things to colonial types

I would consider applying Harsh, Demotivational stickers to my bikes with something like this on them:

[I]"Everyone Hates You!"[/I]

[I]"Everyone can see the outline of your genitals!"[/I]

[I]"Pedal as fast as you like, you'll never outrun THE SHAME!"[/I]

[I]"This Bike makes you look even Fatter!"[/I]

[I]" I'm going to punch you in the scrotum!"[/I]

As it is my kids keep wanting to put Peppa Pig stickers on all my bikes, I think the contrast of unpleasant personal threats and children's TV characters would set any bike off nicely, and give any potential thieves real pause for thought...

Talking off motivational tools, I think these are the best ever....

http://www.despair.com/demotivators.html

Idle john, excellent.
And I can't imagine ANYbody on sky appreciates that sticker, or feels it has any value to their performance. They probably just think it's a bit gay.

As it is my kids keep wanting to put Peppa Pig stickers on all my bikes

All my bikes sport Daddy Pig stickers...

ones that make me laugh are the ones with the flag and then their name on the top tube.

must get confused in the shed unable to find their bike amongst all the identical ones.

boxfish - Member

As it is my kids keep wanting to put Peppa Pig stickers on all my bikes

All my bikes sport Daddy Pig stickers...

My 2 yr old thinks I've got Daddy Pig's belly...

For my first century I had a "WWJVD" sticker on my bars

What would Jon Voight do?

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I rather like the Pegatin name stickers.

I'm considering the Icelandic flag followed by the name eyjafjallajökull, (which is the name of that Volcano that erupted and knackered air travel in 2010) or the Vatican City followed by Keith Moon.

I'd say that [url= http://www.siliconetidds.com/ ]Silicone Tidds[/url] are more pointless.

Singletrack even did a writeup on a Fresh Goods Friday [url= http://singletrackmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fresh-goods-friday-164-2/ ]here.[/url]

I marker penned a smiley face on my bikes when I found myself taking it seriously once.

Sycnros used to have "Look up!" on their stem top cap

It's 'Look up, eh!' actually, I still use that top cap.

I put a compass N on a sticker on my stem on my LeJog. It may or may not have worked, but I still finished it.

rOcKeTdOg - Member
For my first century I had a "WWJVD" sticker on my bars "what would Jens Voight Do?"

for commuting how about a "WWCGD" "what would CyclingGaz do"

and for shared trails a "WWSOTAD" "what would Scott of the Antarctic Do?" - to which the answer is always "eat the dog"

AlasdairMc - Member

I put a compass N on a sticker on my stem on my LeJog. It may or may not have worked, but I still finished it.

i'd like to think you did start at Lands End?

What is wrong with old fashioned route profile and location/cut off times for checkpoints and feed stations as per miketually's famous k100 sticker.

I often have notes on there for long races but nothing else.

So if You get motivated when riding a Hand Job is arrest imminent ?

AlasdairMc - Member
I put a compass N on a sticker on my stem on my LeJog. It may or may not have worked, but I still finished it.
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i'd like to think you did start at Lands End?

If not it would have been a "JogLe" not a "LeJog" 😉

tthew - Member

I rather like the Pegatin name stickers.

I'm considering the Icelandic flag followed by the name eyjafjallajökull, (which is the name of that Volcano that erupted and knackered air travel in 2010) or the Vatican City followed by Keith Moon.

I love it!