Comments on: Why Going on Tony Kornheiser’s Show is Wrong for Lance Armstrong

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:28:00 +0000

Mark, Mike and Bikers Suck are prime examples of why the local district attorney should be looking into bringing TK and ESPN up on charges for a hate crime. Let them think about it in jail.

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:48:46 +0000

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By: Chris Schaper

Chris Schaper — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:15:02 +0000

You couldn’t be any more wrong!
I just listened to the interview (the one in which Tony K admits his daughter rides to work) and it was the most high profile discussion of bicycle safety and advocacy I’ve ever heard. The rational, thoughtful discussion brought up ideas about bikes that are usually buried on bike forums and blogs. And Lance may have just taken a step towards becoming the biggest (and only mainstream) voice for bike advocacy/safety.

Rethink you’re rant ’cause you’re way off base. These are the kinds of discussions we need drivers to hear. And Lance may be the only person who they’ll listen to.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:04:20 +0000

I’d call it “The Tony Kornheiser Memorial Gridlock Ride.”

By: Bikers Suck

Bikers Suck — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:19:43 +0000

As an avid listener of his show, all of his diatribes and rants are taken with a scoop of salt. Maybe it’s the cynic in me, but I find him hilarious and I disagree with pretty much his entire worldview. I think Lance Armstrong comes off looking petty in this one, which stinks, because he is the exception to bikers sucking. And your idea of having a mass ride into DC would make my head explode. It’s already bad enough seeing a pack of 30 or 40 clogging up an entire lane of traffic on heavily congested roads during rush hour (that’s normal for around here).

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:09:35 +0000

Dude, if he clipped me I’d have taken pleasure as well (extreme pleasure). Can’t say I’d have had a different “awesome” comment either I stand by my thoughts on Kornheiser’s being deliberate and dangerous. I’d back you if someone hit you while running.

By: Bikers Suck

Bikers Suck — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:01:56 +0000

Really Mike? Picking up on dripping sarcasm must not be a strong suit. Mr. Tony’s and my comments were more hyperbole than anything else. But I did take extreme pleasure in seeing the jackass try to flip me the bird and hitting his handlebars after he clipped me and I told him how awesome he was since he was too busy to apologize.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:51:36 +0000

And Bikers Suck exemplifies exactly why Kornheiser’s comments were so dangerous. That said, I agree with him on the running part.

By: Bikers Suck

Bikers Suck — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:48:31 +0000

Agree with everything Tony said. Had the extreme pleasure of seeing one take a faceplant while raising his hand to flip me the bird and knocking himself sideways. Have had numerous ones clip me while running (all the way to the side of a trail) because they are going too fast to move over a foot or so. They can all get bent.

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:14:28 +0000

I think this is exactly the sort of thing that Lance should be doing. His profile will allow this issue to become an issue that rises above the noise. I think the man has the skills to win in an intellectual discussion — hell, the jackass radio host has already started to capitulate.

Putting this tool under public scrutiny and subjecting him to the ire of the cycling community is a good thing.

Go Lance!