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mynchiboy":2sf0setn said:
but...but it's a Hawk Trackatak!
As an aside, why do the worstest bikes have such macho names, usually with some kind of animal reference? I'm thinking things like 'Rhino Hillstomper' or 'Rabid Dragon dirt slayer'
Giving bikes macho names is a marketing strategy. Marketers do that in order to sell bikes, and in the case of the crappy bikes, they do that in order to compensate (or, more correctly, overcompensate) for the fact that it's a crappy bike.
Whether or not they were the most capable, most advanced, winningest race machines ever built, how many bikes would marketers be able sell if those bikes were given names like "Doodleberry Muffin", "Butterfly Wings", or "Baby Giggles".
In my macho voice: "Yeah, I just bought the latest, top of the line, downhill shredding, rock-crushing, full susser from Tippy-Toe Unicorn bikes. It's called the 'Pretty Pink Poodle'. I was thinking of spending the extra money for the 'Petunia Petals for Nice Boys' performance upgrade package, which of course includes the 'Bunny's Breath' drivetrain and the 'Pouting Puppy' racing handlebars, but that's pro-level stuff, and it sounds intimidating. Meanwhile, I wanted to get something much more tame and sensible and for my 5-year-old daughter, so I got her the Hawk Trackatak from Sadistic Goat Slayer bikes."
