Most squiden'ist squid

[wheelsucker]

wheelsucker, perhaps the controversy here is in the terminology and not the intent.

I would maybe call this guy a poser (or poseur for the quasi-french among us) instead of a squid.  Here in the flat, straight corner of America that I live in, a guy dressed like that would seem over dressed (in the wrong set of protective gear?) unless he was coming back from a road trip to somewhere that has more real corners than off ramps.

If he was sitting on his bike at the Dariy Queen down at Virginia Beach with that gear on and 2 inch chicken strips, he might be a poser.  And you would be able to differentiate the posers from the squids because the squids would be wearing the mandatory t-shirt, khaki's, skull cap helmet, and sneakers.

What do you think?

Vivid is definitely not a squid, but if she was on the Cherohala just hanging out at a scenic overlook and puttering around with all that gear on, she MIGHT be called a poser (just an example....)

I almost think a poser with ATGATT might be the safer of the two at least to himself.

As always IMHO.

Thanks for the clarification, there were some well thought posts to my hasty generalization.  I believe you are right though that this guy was a poser.  This guys and the guys he was riding with were parked on the fast side shoulder of 695 just talking when I initially saw them, they then passed me in a full tuck at about 75mph.  Don't know if that qualifies for whatever category, but as another poster suggested, it looked funny too because I had never seen it before.  The riders in my office also thought it was pretty funny/odd.  

Also, women bikers are hot  Doesn't matter what tey're wearing.

[dr dralion]

women bikers are hot  Doesn't matter what tey're wearing.

+1

Most definitely.

[TheRedOnesAreFaster]

Also, women bikers are hot  Doesn't matter what they're wearing.

Please rethink that.



'Nuff said.

[scott-sts]

I'm glad we talked.
It is important to get our insults straight so we can all be on the same page.
The important thing to remember is :
WE ARE BETTER THAN EVERYONE.  Hump or no hump.

[Dcnblues]

...I believe you are right though that this guy was a poser.  This guys and the guys he was riding with were parked on the fast side shoulder of 695 just talking when I initially saw them, they then passed me in a full tuck at about 75mph...

Aaargh.  I hate that.  DEFINITELY a poser.  However, to me, SQUID means Squirrely Kid, and many, many posers are kids who don't know any better and think one thing is cool when it isn't (full tuck at freeway speed).  So if you'd mentioned the tuck in your first post, you'd be all right in my book.

Got to disagree on the hump, however.  All the safety testing, physics theory, helmet magazine articles are coming to the same conclusion: a big cushy foam layer on top is a good idea for reducing deceleration.  There was a 49r offensive lineman in the nineties who got permission from the league to wear a foam 'mushroom' cap over his regulation helmet to protect a concusion.  The bike magazine test from a few years ago (Motorcyclist?) came to the same conclusion about helmet design: soft on the outside is better.

My spine is important to me, and while my Gericke / first gear / whatever jacket had more padding / foam in the back than older models, I still wouldn't mind having a hump full of foam on top of my cervical spine.  I actually think we're going to see a revolution in bike gear.  Much more 'Michelin Man' in appearance, and I think it could be done in a good way.  So more padding, higher performance in protection.  Higher performance is cool.  What's uncool is making lower performance fashionable (tiny tires on cars / skateboards, harleys, etc...)

[TheRedOnesAreFaster]

The full tuck at freeway speed is like the waaaaaaay reclined front seats in cars that you see the kids driving these days.  Just some douche bags trying to be cool whilst looking ridiculous.

I'll agree that the guy may have been a poser.  There just isn't enough information given to know.

[JTM]

I saw a squid with a leather upgade this morning.

Instead of flipflops he had leather sandals, slacks, and a helmet for protection.

didn't feel like starting a new thread

[chornbe]

Coming back from my triathlon yesterday I was driving around 695 in Md, saw a guy on what appeared to be a R1 without the bottom fairing.  So as I look closer I see he's wearing a full on moto-gp suit.  Complete with all the sliders and the mound on the back of the suit.  Thought it was pretty funny, if I had my camera I would have written a note that said, "smile squid" and taken a picture  I may have to go buy a cheapo digital camera just so I can start taking pictures of all the funny things I see on the highway.

Maybe he's a budget track day guy. If so, that might be the only way he can afford the gear; have one set that does track & street.

Dude, I'll take *any* squid of your definition over the gear-less, stuntin' bad ass wannabes who can't turn a bike in any corner to save their own lives that seem to be flourishing in my area. All day long. I twist these guys in the corners on my Burgman, only to have then fly by me on a wheelie at about 80, then plunk it back down to 20 to take the turns, rinse, repeat.

[davop]

Too big for the bike, but not too big for me!

Please rethink that.



'Nuff said.

[Bad Dad]

   Great, now I'm bald, old, grey and a Squid? At least I'm still ruggedly handsome