It was an example of his outfit, see the MADE lanyard in the photo also
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atmo this is about the best example of who peter verdone is as a person, especially considering he shared this screenshot, quoting himself, from 2017 in 2024, then linked the original blog post to hammer his point across. here’s a fun little FAQ he put together on that blog post, one that he’s proud of currently sharing again.
Q: Why do you always sound so arrogant when you say things online.
A: Simple, fuck you. That’s the tone that I put out when I’m talking with people that don’t know what the fuck they are talking about.
Q: Your bike designs suck. Why should I listen to you.
A: Show me yours and fuck you. If your designs existed or were worth talking about maybe you’d be listened to. But they don’t exist so we don’t listen to you.
Q: I work for #somefuckingbikeco so I know what I’m talking about. Fuck you.
A: No, fuck you. I love talking with real designers and engineers from real companies. I can learn a lot from them. You work in the shipping department or are some rep. Shut the fuck up.
Q: It’s not cool to bag on products.
A: Fuck you. Yes it is.
Q: I used to work at a bike shop, or I still do. My opinion is just as valid as yours.
A: Fuck you. You ‘earn’ $8 an hour to pump air in tires. Go fuck yourself.
Q: I’ve built a bike frame in the past. I’m an expert.
A: You fucking suck and go fuck yourself. Nobody cares if you’ve built a bike frame all by your little self. We only care if you built a good bike frame.
Q: I remember something about you not using the right length stem one time. Something about Toy Robot and gonads. You suck.
A: Fuck you. Where is Toy Robot now?
Q: I remember you. Fuck you.
A: Fuck you because you remember.
Q: I once rode a CT70 in the field behind my grandpa’s barn. I’m on another level.
A: Fuck you and your grandpa. Go collect your participation award and let daddy tell you what a brave little man you were.
Q: I rode with you once and you were slow or I beat you in some race somewhere.
**A: Who the fuck cares. Fuck you. **
Q: When I was young, someone once said ##### so that makes you wrong.
A: You’re a moron.
Q: Why don’t you help people instead of insult them?
A: Are you fucking dumb? Show me the information that you post online.
Q: I noticed a small spelling or punctuation mistake in something you wrote, so you’re wrong
A: You are actually stupid. Goddamit.
Q: I went to school to learn about bikes and stuff.
A: Go fuck yourself, I didn’t have to.
Q: I went to school to learn about engineering and stuff.
A: Fuck you. I actually engineer and stuff.
Q: I have an opinion about bike geometry.
A: You fucking ass. If I had a dollar for every knob that said this without ever having sat down and drawn a bike I’d be a millionaire. Take you’re long, low, slack horseshit and shove it up your ass.
Q: Just go out and ride, bro.
A: I get so tired of having to fix your shitty bike on the trail, you goddam sissy.
Q: Specialized Body Geometry.
A: You retarded troglodyte imbecile.
Q: What’s with the spandex.
A: Fuck fashion weak.
Q: The magazine/website said it was killa.
A: Follow the fucking money
Q: You were wrong once
A: Shut up. I’ve been wrong many times. At least I had the balls to try.
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I thought he had decided that carrying around old press passes would be a flex or something.
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As always, the PVD blog is a very tough read
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Jesus christ, I was exhausted by question number four. And it goes on.
What a ‘handful of DSM-5 things going on’ train wreck of a person.
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Watched the adaptive cyclists come through on the Boston Marathon today, not a single Rene Herse tire in sight.
Also fuck pvd but I would absolutely talk to him at a show just for the experience.
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Bike people are the worst
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The FAQ is missing “Didn’t you severely injured yourself when your homemade handlebar catastrophically failed because of an unnecessary aesthetic detail?”
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did he do that three times or four times?
I lost track
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Must resist: Road '25 Archives - Black Mountain Cycles
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that weighs more than fred’s whole bike
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Now that I am able to just go ride for an hour or so during my lunch break I am finally putting some miles on my old Black Mountain Road. I don’t have a huge frame of reference for road bikes but it is nice.
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We all have a little pvd inside us
Some folks just don’t let it out
I don’t know what is going on in this photo, other than the 69 number plate and it’s from the Cascade Super Gravel last weekend. But, it’s showed up like 12 times in my feed.
rest in peace Rocky Mountain Bikes
i heard they were dying but didnt know they were dead. link?
no link yet
just some words percolating from the depths of the bicycles internet
The court sale finally went through, and the buyer of my company is gutting it. Everyone laid off. RIP. It was a good ride
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They restructured back in December.
wonder who’s getting bikes.com now
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Fukk I love a Rocky Mountain