Pirate earring

[stlhenrys]

I will admit "pirate earrings" are not among the must-have accessories for today's fashionable cyclist, and certainly not among the items that I could pull off without looking like a twat. If you are willing to offer recommendations for top-quality hoop rings, though, I'm all ears.

But the small gold ring does seem to crop up rather conspicuously in photos of particularly well-composed (dare I say "Euro") riders of the past, though. I noticed Phillippe Gilbert wearing one several years ago, and have noticed a number of other riders wearing them since.

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Perhaps I'm wrong, but this seems to be a strangely common look in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Is there any particular reason why so many riders wore them? I must know the reasoning behind this massive tactical advantage.

If you want to post photos or enthuse about this particularly awesome item, feel free.

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[seanile]

I will admit "pirate earrings" are not among the must-have accessories for today's fashionable cyclist, and certainly not among the items that I could pull off without looking like a twat. If you are willing to offer recommendations for top-quality hoop rings, though, I'm all ears.

But the small gold ring does seem to crop up rather conspicuously in photos of particularly well-composed (dare I say "Euro") riders of the past, though. I noticed Phillippe Gilbert wearing one several years ago, and have noticed a number of other riders wearing them since.

paging mr. sachs

[davids]

paging mr. sachs

Shhh. Those guys are going to want their hoops back.

[sk_tle]

Perhaps I'm wrong, but this seems to be a strangely common look in the late 90s and early 2000s

Just because it used to be cool in europe in the 1980's and pro-cyclists usually have a very bad taste and suffer from a huge lag in term of fashion.

[chasea]

Earrings can be taken out too easily.

For true fans of the era:

[rowdyhillrambler]

I had my right ear pierced in 1992 by a real, "bro." Totally, "left is right, and right is wrong." Type shit.

I did not care.... I partied.

My six year old gal will occsionally ask. "Dad you have you ear pierced.?"

I always say, "Lucy, he'll yes I did........."

No questions, and no regrets.

[rowdyhillrambler]

Whooeeeeewww, that was some fucked up English.


PM for translation.

[xjoex]

As a 90s hardcore kid, I had hoops in both ears. Then I started gauging them out (not near anything like todays plugs). I got one caught on a branch mountain biking. It hurt.

I took them out that painful day in 1998 and never put them back in.

-Joe

This hair made sense 20 years ago if you like Earth Crisis.

[e-RICHIE]

I got stapled while working the 1979 Red Zinger for Shimano
and have added 14 hoops to a single hole ever since atmo.

[Nierman]

Some could say a $7000 wristwatch looks stupider than a $50 hoop earring. Who cares what others think.

[ron l edmiston]

--- "creativity takes courage.."
or "earth without art is just 'eh'.."

henri matisse & ronnie

[rowdyhillrambler]

Karl Crisis would be so proud of that photo... I lSt saw them in Charlotte, NC with Madball and Blood for Blood.

I have a picture of me wearing chokers just like that.. 1 for every yeAr I was vegetarian/vegan. That was a total of 22 years. Bit, only 1 hoop.

Thos fuckers smelled like a dead possum when I finally cut them off.!.!

As a 90s hardcore kid, I had hoops in both ears. Then I started gauging them out (not near anything like todays plugs). I got one caught on a branch mountain biking. It hurt.

I took them out that painful day in 1998 and never put them back in.

-Joe

This hair made sense 20 years ago if you like Earth Crisis.

[rowdyhillrambler]

Xjoex. Headband, choker, courier bag, pseudo jock core??? 1997????

[GRAVELBIKE]

"... an effective revolutionary through the clarity of mind that i've attained."

[xjoex]

Xjoex. Headband, choker, courier bag, pseudo jock core??? 1997????

I was totally Krishna Core! I listened to a little of the chugga chugga. But I was more into stuff like split lip, into another , endpoint, 108, lifetime. I'm still veg and don't drink. I think I am in the running for oldest straightedge person with the dudes in H20.

Back to earrings, get one if you want one. But watch out for branches!

-Joe

[rowdyhillrambler]

Nothing says, "let's party!" Like Shelter.

[SlowPokePete]

Two holes in the left ear, used to wear them, now find it too big of a pain in the ass to take 'em in and out.

Tattoos, on the other hand, require much less effort...

SPP

[Matthew Strongin]

I had big ol' stretched earlobes until my job got too corporate to keep them in. Pretty much shrunk down to normal size, though I can still get a decent size ring in if I wanted to. The first time I rode without jewelry in, it was strange to not hear the whooshing from the holes. I don't even think of the holes until my niece (or wife, or friends) want me to put in earrings as some sort of party trick. This was probably TMI.

[defspace]

Where's the jerk when we need him?

[Gattonero]

When I was 17-18 I took a safety pin and some ice. Zik! Both ears done.
It took ages to heal 'cause the holes weren't straight, but it's ok.
Why should I regret such a simple thing?