Green bling!

August 19, 2004 11:32 AM

Want to be ecologically responsible yet still blingin' like a superstar? Duece Bicycle Spinner Wheels has you all set. Hell, Jamie Foxx endorses them, they've got to be good. (flash site)
posted by Ufez Jones (18 comments total)

why not just wear a sign saying "I'm a desperate horny doofus with more money than brains!"?
posted by quonsar at 11:39 AM on August 19, 2004

THEY SPINNING, NIGGA, THEY SPINNING!!!!

/Chris Rock




Thanks Ufez, that gave me a chuckle. I will say that you are consistently one of the best posters. I always greatly like all of your posts. Just wanted to express my gratitude to you for your frequently interesting contributions.

GREAT POSTER: AAAAA+++++ WILL READ AGAIN
posted by Seth at 11:43 AM on August 19, 2004

seth, how do i sign up to receive your very interesting newsletter?
posted by quonsar at 11:46 AM on August 19, 2004

um, quonsar... how does that follow from my last comment?

But if you are interested in recieving stuff from me, just add me a contact through your MeFi contacts.
posted by Seth at 11:50 AM on August 19, 2004

Yo, I'm getting a set of these, a neon bottom bracket, and a big Type R sticker on my 'dale.
posted by eriko at 12:05 PM on August 19, 2004

Imma get a pair for my Huffy, and two pair for my Craftsman.

(Isn't there a Prince Paul song where he talks about someone putting 15" rims on a lawnmower?)
posted by dhoyt at 12:46 PM on August 19, 2004

A content free web site enhanced with Flash. How entrancing. It'd be nice to have some basic inkling of the price range.
posted by bz at 12:50 PM on August 19, 2004

I saw a BMW with hubcaps that spun and I felt like smacking the owner upside the head. Fucking annoying things--make it impossible to gauge the speed of an oncoming car. Is he going to stop at the stop sign? Dunno, the wheels are still spinning. Aargh!
posted by dobbs at 1:01 PM on August 19, 2004

They totally need to cross-promote these wheels with the re-issued Stingrays.
posted by mathowie at 1:03 PM on August 19, 2004

Speaking as a grown man, I'd be ashamed to be seen on one of those Stingrays...unless you're teaching a kid to ride or something, it's time to grow the fuck up. Why not get a set of training wheels to go along with the bike?

Yeah, I'm a grumpy old man...now get the hell off my lawn, dammit!
posted by The Card Cheat at 1:07 PM on August 19, 2004

I love Firefox, but one I hate is how when you try to open one of these data-rich flash/QT/etc pages, it freezes up every single copy of the program you have open.

IE didn't do that. Grrrr.
posted by gottabefunky at 1:18 PM on August 19, 2004

if you want to bling up your bike, see also: down-low-glow.
posted by jcruelty at 1:32 PM on August 19, 2004

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posted by quonsar at 1:36 PM on August 19, 2004

The site doesn't address the most important issue: are the rims playing-card compatible?
posted by bonehead at 1:39 PM on August 19, 2004

They totally need to cross-promote these wheels with the re-issued Stingrays.

I remember visiting my cousins in Salina when the custom there was to put a regular sized bike wheel in back to give your Stingray that dragster look.

There was an elderly black gentleman here in Seattle who used to ride a customized ten speed, metallic gray with beau coup chrome, with those chopper style handle bars, a windshield and a streamlined mini-luggage case with running lights in the back. I really liked seeing him riding around on that thing downtown on Sundays when the traffic was light.
posted by y2karl at 1:41 PM on August 19, 2004

Speaking as a grown man, I'd be ashamed to be seen on one of those Stingrays...unless you're teaching a kid to ride or something, it's time to grow the fuck up. Why not get a set of training wheels to go along with the bike?

You need to spend more time on a bike. I like the spinners, but this is real bling.
posted by rotifer at 4:10 PM on August 19, 2004

I dunno, those spinners might look good on a Bike Hot Rod (from Kona, whose frames I had to break to grab that link).
posted by Songdog at 7:35 PM on August 19, 2004

Someone tell these guys. These wheels would look perfect on this.
posted by bashos_frog at 11:11 PM on August 19, 2004