Jens Voigt reveals Hour Record Trek Speed Concept

EBruner wrote:

All I know is Merckx didn't need that childish nonsense, Ritter didn't need that childish nonsense, and the list if true hard men goes on…... He may be a good cyclist, but DON'T call him a Hard Man.

Jens Voigt is a Hard Man.

Jens Voigt is a Hard Man.

Jens Voigt is a Hard Man.

Jens Voigt is a Hard Man.

There are some joyless, humourless, people on this thread.

EBruner wrote:

All I know is Merckx didn't need that childish nonsense, Ritter didn't need that childish nonsense, and the list if true hard men goes on…... He may be a good cyclist, but DON'T call him a Hard Man.

Merckx was renownedly "shy". Maybe Jens isn't?

You do know that professional sport is actually entertainment don't you?

EBruner wrote:

All I know is Merckx didn't need that childish nonsense, Ritter didn't need that childish nonsense, and the list if true hard men goes on…... He may be a good cyclist, but DON'T call him a Hard Man.

I take it from that, that you are utterly unaware of the mans career.

Hoester wrote:

I'd be amazed if Jens had anything to do with it. He doesn't come across as the kind of gentleman who would big himself up like a gangster rapper.

Obviously never seen the interview where the quote comes from then?
Jens said it himself after a stage of ToC

Obviously never seen the interview where the quote comes from then?
Jens said it himself after a stage of ToC[/quote]

Nope, not seen it. Was it tongue in cheek?

alotronic wrote:

I would think that the chance of any writing on a bike that is press-releases like this getting past the marketing dept at Trek are about nil, therefore Trek must have approved the words.

I don't object to the puerile (who cares really) but did anyone else scratch their head at “Jens Voigt can beat the 1 hour record in under 60 minutes.” What does that mean exactly? That Jens can make an hour LESS than sixty minutes? I thought an hour was 6o minutes... something lost in translation?

I think the original 'fact' (applied to Chuck Norris on other sites) says something like 'Jens can ride the hour in 57 minutes' - just silly stuff similar to the one about lapping himself, but I agree that this version kind of loses something.

notfastenough wrote:

alotronic wrote:

I would think that the chance of any writing on a bike that is press-releases like this getting past the marketing dept at Trek are about nil, therefore Trek must have approved the words.

I don't object to the puerile (who cares really) but did anyone else scratch their head at “Jens Voigt can beat the 1 hour record in under 60 minutes.” What does that mean exactly? That Jens can make an hour LESS than sixty minutes? I thought an hour was 6o minutes... something lost in translation?

I think the original 'fact' (applied to Chuck Norris on other sites) says something like 'Jens can ride the hour in 57 minutes' - just silly stuff similar to the one about lapping himself, but I agree that this version kind of loses something.

It's pretty obvious what it means!!!??
The current distance (distance covered within one hour = hour record)...
Jens will beat that distance. ie cycle at least the current recorded distance in less than one hour...its not a time record....it's not rocket science

And if it takes him more than an hour to ride the current distance record - he won't have beaten it.

Every previous record holder has beaten it in less than an hour

Oops am I being pedantic

Welsh boy wrote:

How pathetic, a grown man with stupid little comments on his bike, the sort of thing a child would write on his school books in the second year of high school thinking he was clever. He has gone down considerably in my opinion now.

When this grown man is battering himself for 60 minutes, subjecting himself to huge amounts of agony to better a record, I think he is allowed whatever motivation he wants. It may be considered purile in another setting, but is excusable, even understandable, in this one.

Welsh boy wrote:

How pathetic, a grown man with stupid little comments on his bike, the sort of thing a child would write on his school books in the second year of high school thinking he was clever. He has gone down considerably in my opinion now.

Welsh boy wrote:

How pathetic, a grown man with stupid little comments on his bike, the sort of thing a child would write on his school books in the second year of high school thinking he was clever. He has gone down considerably in my opinion now.

Ever heard of publicity? Promotion?

Remember this stuff from Muhammed Ali

“I'm the greatest, I'm a bad man, and I'm pretty!”

“I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.”

“I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.”

“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.”

"My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am."

and then.............

“The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature.”
— Muhammad Ali – The Soul of a Butterfly

Welsh boy wrote:

How pathetic, a grown man with stupid little comments on his bike, the sort of thing a child would write on his school books in the second year of high school thinking he was clever. He has gone down considerably in my opinion now.

Have you never seen or read an interview with Jens?
He uses some of those little mantra's to fire himself up in the breakaway attempts he has.
He's also got a renowned reputation for going on these attacks, making life hard for the peloton etc. hence some of the 'stupid little comments' as you call them.

Simon E wrote:

Inappropriate and pathetically immature.

...but also kiiiinda funny. Seems you left your sense of humour by the side of the road when you had a puncture or something.

Simon E wrote:

Quote:

It also says, “I am mother f*cking Jens Voigt”.

Inappropriate and pathetically immature.

Sad that you are so jealous of the most popular pro cyclist of the current era. With all of the bad press about cycling, Jens is one of the bright stars that everyone should feel good about. Maybe you are wearing your bibs a bit too small, but try not to take yourself so seriously.

TelemarkTumalo wrote:

Simon E wrote:

Quote:

It also says, “I am mother f*cking Jens Voigt”.

Inappropriate and pathetically immature.

Sad that you are so jealous of the most popular pro cyclist of the current era.

I don't see how you make this post out to be based on jealousy but I am surprised that Trek are happy about this, hardly likely to endear them to the women's market is it!

Welsh boy wrote:

TelemarkTumalo wrote:

Simon E wrote:

Quote:

It also says, “I am mother f*cking Jens Voigt”.

Inappropriate and pathetically immature.

Sad that you are so jealous of the most popular pro cyclist of the current era.

I don't see how you make this post out to be based on jealousy but I am surprised that Trek are happy about this, hardly likely to endear them to the women's market is it!

Yeah...we're too delicate for anything so sweary, we'll go sit back on our pink bikes instead and ride through some meadows and look at some flowers instead. Or something.