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This happened a while ago, but hey, whaddya gonna do? Stationary bikes, meant to bring mankind together through the shared experience of pointless effort, have instead become instruments of violence and wanton destruction. Let the record show that the first recorded incident of "spin rage" occurred in New York City, and was levied against a certain Stuart Sugarman.
Christopher Carter, 44, a broker at Maxim Investments Group, was at Equinox gym taking a spin class, a high-impact workout using stationary bikes. He apparently became so fed up by member Stuart Sugarman's hooting and grunting during the workout that he picked up Sugarman and his bike and hurled them into a wall. "This is spin rage," said Samuel L. Davis, Sugarman's attorney.
Not since this has a piece of stationary exercise equipment been so amusing. (Sorry for the Spanish).
The incident took place last month at the Upper East Side gym, which is frequented by celebrities and wealthy business executives, Davis said. Sugarman, who weighs about 200 pounds, was enjoying the "euphoric experience" of cycling and was making noises to increase his high, according to Davis.
You do not want to step into the middle of a spin class turf war on the Upper East Side. Isn't that how Tupac got it?
Broker Accused Of 'Spin Rage' At Gym [Yahoo News]
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Tupac did Tae-Bo.
Billy Blanks is up in this bitch representin'!
Lucielle 2: "I'm going to my spin class"
Gob: "I thought you had vertigo..."
Despite all his rage, he's still just a broker in a spin class.
at least he didn't tase him, bro
There are far more enjoyable ways to increase your high than spin class.
Well, having the bike and rider thrown into a wall really is the only way spinning could be a "high-impact" exercise.
One can only hope thats the last we see of the hooting and grunting tag (easy a-rod joke?)
Threw him and his bike into a wall? God damn.
And here I thought all he did was catch touchdowns.
"When keepin' it real goes wrong."
Spinning is a "euphoric experience"? "Making noises to increase his high"? Remind me not to have sex with this guy.
Didn't Sugarman smell the Drakkar Noir that clearly marked Carter's turf?
Will's Woody Allen thing scares me....
I'm still waiting for the first reported incident of deadspin rage.
Maxim Investments Group suggests you move all assets to pictures of Kiera Knightly and sophomoric drivel.
Christopher Carter is showing the symptoms of a Tour de France entrant.
... meant to bring mankind together through the shared experience of pointless effort...
Also a fine description of going to Notre Dame football games.
@Jen P: Remind me not to have sex with this guy.
If you need reminders not to have sex, your boyfriend (girlfriend?) is one lucky individual.
Damn, is there any athletic activity that HGH hasn't infected?
having to listen to someone grunt and scream a lot at the gym is annoying. kind of like the guys that wear jeans and workboots to work out and only do upper body.
@Upstate Underdog: I just flagged your comment, what are you gonna do about it, huh? HUH?
I never would consider someone who weighs 200lbs to be a spinner.
RATM is allegedly considering a comeback. And that makes me feel wonderful.
The dog laughs at Mr. Carter's attack on a stationary bike. [www.youtube.com]
I heard a rumor that he yelled "When was the last time you closed something huh? You couldn't close a fuckin' window you moron!" shortly thereafter.
@Upstate Underdog: I prefer to go to the gym in jean shorts, a mesh tank top, and converse high tops.
Clone Wars>Spin Wars.
And (Sorry for the Spanish)? We never need excuses. Just wait till the Basque uprising...
Basque Uprising>Clone Wars
If you were tired of his grunting you should have just stabbed him in the shoulder.
-Günter Parche
Didn't Chris Farley do an SNL skit on this?
@GyroBallsDeep: There it is, deadspin rage. Still haven't thought what I'm going to do about it.
@Portugal_The_Man: what about a bandana tied around your head ?
@The Fan's Attic: Wow, the comments below that video make the Fanhouse look like the Algonquin Round Table.
@Upstate Underdog: You must've missed the day Will threw Pot Roast & Gravy and his comment right off the top of the interweb. There was gravy splattered everywhere. Oh the humanity.
I take it Carter has never gone to a women's tennis match, otherwise we would have already seen him on espn highlights by now.
Mr. Carter's rage grew as he tried unsuccessfully to pull along side Mr. Sugarman to politely explain his displeasure.
@Upstate Underdog: Just wait until the next time Gawker updates the site format.
@Sandy Magic Jackson: The ETA seems to think the Basque uprising has already begun.
Anyone who says spinning can't bring happiness, hasn't extreme spun before.
@bull47: Monica Seles disagrees.
"Bitch, this is spin rage," said Samuel L. Jackson, Sugarman's attorney.
Corrected.
Need a group judgment call here: I've got chronically bad ankles and knees (at the tender age of 24, I like to call it the "Belushi Plan") so, rather than using the treadmill and incurring joint swelling, I use the elliptical, with scores of housewives.
My question is, given my legitimate physical reasons for doing so, am I still less of a man for using the elliptical? Because damned if I don't feel that way sometimes, listening to Iron Maiden while surrounded by women reading this month's "Redbook" or "Woman's Day."
@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: Real men can pull off that kind of stuff. You, sir, are a real man.
Lance Armstrong 34, a for the US Postal Service, was at the Pyrenees riding hard uphill. He apparently became so fed up by fellow rider Ivan Basso taunting him with steroid allegations during the climb that he ripped up one of Basso's testicle and yelled, "ride with one nut bitch!!"
Im in ur class, frowing your spinners!
@PeteJäyhawk™: Sorry, I meant the Basque Uprising in Queens, the Bronx and certain parts of northern Brooklyn.
Sorry for the Spanish.
Lou Dobbs does not approve of your outsourcing of good, upstanding American humor.
@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: You're not less of a man. Now, if you watch "Newsies" while working out, then yes, maybe.
@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: The fact you are listening to Iron Maiden should never make you feel like less of a man, especially if it is "7th Son of a 7th Son" you are listening to. Use the eliptical, it is more exercise than my fat ass does.
@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: I've got chronic shin splints so I can't run. I see plenty of guys use the elliptical. I on the other hand listen to the Chemical Brothers and suffer watching the Mets on TV.
@Upstate Underdog: *nothing should make you feel like less of a man. Eddie Lives !
@Upstate Underdog: Actually it's usually anything off "Rock in Rio," Live Maiden is like musical steroids, especially those versions of "Fear of the Dark" or "The Clansman."
@tonguequinncheek: Just another case of Lance throwing up the Hook 'em Horns.
Deadspin rage: First reported case would have to be Iracane going through the Supermike flags.
@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: I feel your pain. I have all sorts of nasty knee problems that limit me on the treadmill too. So i have also taken to the elliptical.
It's not gay so long as you keep the metal (I prefer Amon Amarth and Pantera as workout music) and don't read any women's magazines. Stick to news magazines and maybe something sports related.
@Upstate Underdog: That really depends on how much of a sweat i'm working up. Otherwise the Bandana is just tacky.