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Bikes vs. The World: Round #6 - Dave Zabriskie vs. Zabriskie Point

Jan 24th 2006Fun Stuff & The Hits & Bikes vs. The World

It’s baaack! And you thought I had gotten sick of it. Today’s match-up: Utah’s own Dave Zabriskie vs. the 1970 counter-culture classic Zabriskie Point. Click here for a listing of the previous battles.

Category Bike Culture:
Dave Zabriskie		 Pop Culture:
Zabriskie Point (1970)		 Winner
Claim to Fame: Bicycle racer, ‘04 US TT Champ, Fastest TT in TdF History, won stages in three straight Grand Tours “Daring” Hollywood cinema attempt to cash in on popularity of 20-something angst and European directors Dave; Point is hardly as memorable as its packaging declares
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Bikes vs. The World: Round #5 - Jan Ullrich vs. Lars Ulrich

Dec 6th 2005Fun Stuff & Bikes vs. The World

Now we’re talking. The drummer of one of the all-time great metal bands versus the eternal challenger for the TdF title. Both German-born, both constantly disappointing me, both with the same last name. Oh, yeah, this is a gonna be a good one, folks. Far better than these other whimpy fights.

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Jan Ullrich		 Pop Culture:
Lars Ulrich		 Winner
Claim to Fame: Bicycle racer, 1997 TdF winner, 5-time runner-up Metal drummer, 7-time Grammy winner Lars; As crappy as Grammys are, he’s won a lot
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Bikes vs. The World: Round #4 - Steel 531 vs. Steel Reserve 211

Nov 28th 2005Fun Stuff & Bikes vs. The World

I really don’t know how these two combatants got tangled up. I mean, can you think of two things less related than a well-regarded vintage bike tubing and a smooth finishing, oddly glowing malt beverage? I guess it might be a make-up call for last week’s pathetically obvious battle. Rounds 1 and 2 can be found here and here, respectively. Now let’s get down to seeing which steel is more real.

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Steel 531		 Pop Culture:
Steel Reserve 211		 Winner
Claim to Fame: For over half a century, the standard for high-end bicycle tubing Premium “high gravity” malt liquor 531; based entirely on longevity
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Bikes vs. The World: Round #3 - Lance Armstrong vs. Neil Armstrong

Nov 21st 2005Fun Stuff & Bikes vs. The World

Yeah, I know, this one is obvious. If you gave a 7-year-old kid a cycling blog, this is probably the sort of crap he’d come up with. But come on, I can’t keep filling this page with arcane nonsense or no one will want to read it.

Category Bike Culture:
Lance Armstrong		 Pop Culture:
Neil Armstrong		 Winner
Claim to Fame: First man to win 7 Tours de France First man to walk on the moon Neil; More danger + fewer moonwalkers than TdF winers = more greatness
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