Ask Ping!
Friday, July 1, 2011 | 9:30 AM
ODI dates back to the 1980’s as the leader in grip manufacturing. Focusing primarily on the bmx and mountain bike industries through the 90’s and early 2000’s, ODI re-entered the motocross scene when they developed the patented lock-on grip system that eliminates wire and glue. Continuing to advance the way riders hold on to their bikes, ODI has worked closely with the teams they support such as Troy Lee Designs to create the product that is now being used by some of the top teams in the industry.
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Ping,
I am an amateur Civil War history buff as well as moto buff. I recently read a book by an author named Howard Coffin. The title of the book is called Full Duty. It’s about Vermonters who fought in the civil war. Stay with me. In the book is mentioned a soldier by the name of Lt. Col. Samuel Pingree from Hartford. Cool looking dude, huh? Let me know what you find out. It would be awesome to have him be your relative.
Could he be a relative? Have you ever researched your ancestors?
This Pingree has some kick ass sideburns, right?
Samuel Pingree was my great grandfathers cousin. They grew up together in a small, wooden cottage in New Hampshire and spent most of their time hunting and fishing as kids. They educated themselves by reading various literary works and spent their free time fashioning mechanical devices out of scrap metal they would steal from a nearby junkyard. They once fashioned a motorized cart out of an old washbasin, a sewing machine engine and wheels from old bicycles. They summered in Rangoon and spent their time practicing luge and making helmets out of meat. It was a typical boys life, really. When Samuel joined the army my great grandfather moved to Montana and began a small business selling beaver traps and bacon to the Canadians to the north. He would retire wealthy while Samuel would earn a medal of honor and become a prominent republican and governor. Fifty years later I was born. Over time I would develop a sarcastic wit and eventually I made this story up and set it at your front door like a steaming bag of dog crap. Ding-dong.
PING
Ping,
You’re funny and fast. Have you always had chubby cheeks? Is this from too many double scoop waffle cones of gold medal ribbon or do you and MC share some freakish genetic disorder that make your cheeks swell up like a chipmunk gathering nuts before the first snow? Is this something that happens to some of the fastest motocrossers after retirement? Are you able to run cheek pads in your helmet? I hope so because that would suck if you had to rely on cheek flesh. Do you think Nick Wey’s chiseled, eyebrow-plucked melon will ever swell to the standard that you and MC have established after retirement?
Cheers,
CHILL
I didn’t always have chubby cheeks. I think it was about the time I got married that I started carrying a little extra ‘winter weight’ on both sides of my face. My wife bakes like Betty Crocker and it was only a matter of time until all that buttery goodness caught up with me. Jeremy is just fighting genetics. His pops is a stocky guy and unless you stay on a supermodel diet after your career as an athlete is over, or learn how to re-write your DNA, you are going to look like your parents. Carmichael is getting a lesson in that these days, as evidence by his rotund appearance. As for Nick Wey, his problem will be an abundance of ear and back hair, not chubby cheeks. Well, that and the psychological issues he’ll face when he realizes he’s white.
PING
Ping,
The media has me, and I'm sure other old racers, confused about this Jon Huntsman guy. Can you research him out and enlighten us on the veracity of this weeks Newsweek statement that in addition to his skills in a garage band he also is a "motocross fanatic" and rides to relax. Every time I try to relax and be loose ala JMB my vintage Husky falls on me.
Thanks for any light you can throw on these politician claims.
B. Stone
AHRMA 14H
Mismatched gear, goggle strap down, plays the keyboard... Get me his publicist, ASAP.
Really sorry to hear about that Husky that keeps tackling you. Maybe you are more of a tightened-up, tense rider and that loosey-goosey stuff just doesn’t work for you. Forget JMB… think Mike Larocco or Ryno without his hips unlocked.
I’m not sure what to make of Jon Huntsman yet either. I actually met him at a Supermoto national at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. I was on the line about to start my heat race and he walks out, puts his hand on my shoulder and starts telling me that he really enjoys reading my column in Racer X. At the time I’m thinking, ‘Hey, that’s great and thanks a lot for reading, but if you’ll excuse me the gate is about to drop. Maybe I can drop by the governors mansion just as you are about to head into a staff meeting and we can chitty-chat about new bikes, Stewart’s latest antics and just where in the world Larry Books might be. Sound good?’
His timing was terrible but I thought it was pretty cool of him to say that.
His political stance is a little more difficult to figure out. He’s fiscally conservative and notorious for running a tight ship in Utah, which will serve our country well as our debt soars into apocalyptic figures. He speaks Chinese so maybe he’ll be able to stave them off as they come after all the money that we owe them. That’s a good thing. But I haven’t heard enough from him to really make a decision about whether or not he’s the best GOP candidate. Frankly, I don’t think we’ve had a good president in office since Ronald Reagan.
It’s cool that Huntsman likes to ride and he’s putting motocross into some mainstream media that would otherwise never print the words motocross. But the seriousness of our economic situation as a country is a little more significant than whether or not Jon has a relaxed riding style when he takes his CRF450 out or how totally awesome he was as the keyboard player in his college band, The Wizards. Keyboard Jon, really?
PING
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Oh Yeah, REDBUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holeshaaaaat That!
it's getting to the point where i can't read "ask ping" while i eat my breakfast because i end up laughing so hard i almost choke......keep up the good work!
Meat helmets? Sweet.......
Did you use cured meat for the Canadian meat helmets?
The worst thing that can happen to this website , would be to start getting political, to late it allready has . What a shame ... Ronald Reagen ...What a joke ..Ping What a Joke , your humor is no better than Charlie Sheens , Moronic at best, I never think you are funny or Smart , Just a smart @ss.. Stop embarrassing yourself , by thinking you have Journalist skills.. Talk about Moto , Thats your job , Huntsman is a Joke .. looking for votes , Stop trying to create sides LIBS versus DEMS.. They are all Sheeple ... US of @holes
One thing for sure we NEED a new president ASAP!!
Hey ASSSANINE, Here's a solution to your problem. It's kinda technical so try to keep up...
Each Friday morning when you go to Racerx.com and you see the "Ask Ping" column, (ok, here's the tough part, try to stay with me on this). DON"T CLICK ON IT. IDIOT!
Keep up the good work Ping.
So true, Ronnie Rocked!!
Hey Ping I was watching a video this week from Mammoth , you looked to be right in the middle of the "wrastlin' match" . I was hoping you gave us a lil more in depth coverage.....so what happened when no cameras weren't rolling . While watching the video I thought it kind of made Ryno look like a D-Bag . I mean don't jump off your bike like ur gonna whip soma ass and then say "come on man whats ur problem" and "he threw the first punch" .
Lt. Col. Samuel Pingree was severely wounded at the Battle at Lee's Mills on April 16, 1862, when his horse snaped in two while leading his company across a wide creek, and driving the enemy from rifle pits on the opposite bank. He spent ten weeks recuperating in a Philadelphia hospital and was never the same..........
When Nick Wey realizes he's white, ahahahahahahahahahaha!
Unfortunately, it was revealed this week that the nifty Huntsman video ad was shot with a stunt double. Huntsman can ride, but the rider in the spot (riding through some breathtakingly beautiful Utah scenery) isn't him.
All you need to know about Jon Huntsman is that he believes in the global warming hoax and that he voted for obamas health care bill. Thats too bad because I like that he's not afraid to be fiscally responsible. One out of three just doesn't cut it.
I've often wondered if Nick new he was white!
Dear ass a 9.
Sense of humors are now half off at big lots, you should go try one on. How many bikes fit in the back of that Prius?
Great first comment, Ping. You had me until the "meat helmet" bit. As Johnny would say, "funny stuff, funny stuff."
Nick Wey top 5 at RED BUD!!! It's gonna be a mudder!!!
@ASSSANINE- HEY MORON.. IF YOU DONT LIKE THE ARTICLES .. THEN DON'T CLICK THE LINK .SIMPLE AS THAT !
Ping- Great work as usual , keep it up!
Nick Wey- Fight the power son !
I dont thik Big LOts , Has A sense of Humor for Adults in stock , at this time , but they doHave a boat load of Git Er Done Hats , better hurry , I smell a sell out
"and the psychological issues he’ll face when he realizes he’s white."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......ahhhhh thats so funny
ASSSANINE...i thinik your screen name just about sums up what the rest of us think about your comments.
@Assanine, first, you can't even spell your own name. Maybe you should vote against that jackass usurper you elected last time so that future American students aren't dumbed down in school like you were. When our highest level politician is ruining America, including our riding opportunities, politics is part of our lives. You elected him, you get rid of him!
@hasbeenracer - In what capacity did Huntsman vote for Obamacare, or any other federal bill? Last I knew, you had to be a LEGISLATOR to vote for a bill. Governors and ambassadors don't vote for these things. And ... "global warming hoax”? Keep telling yourself that. Just hope you don’t live too close to the shoreline. Probably still waiting for proof that Obama is American, too. Nice to know voters are so well informed. I'll stop here before the all the "experts" start attacking me.
Just curious, but if Nick Wey finds out he is white, who did he think he was all these years? Ghetto? Does that mean he will quit racing, start wearing a short sleeved white shirt with a tie and sell used cars? Will he trade his pimped out ride for a minivan with 3 kids and a 300lb fat woman. Maybe its better he doesn't find out. Shhhhhhhhhh!
Hey Ass 9 ur a douche! Ping keep up the smart assed sarcasm,some of us get it! Nick,or(NYK) seriously,ur like 30 something dude,this ain't Nick loves Nicole! ur a white dude from Stanton land, act like it!
Did someone piss in Asssanine corn flakes this morning? Ping, is there a hater out there?
Just THINK,what the Possibilities Are,If we took ALL the time,we Do,Blame-ing a President for these Wars,the cost of them,or the Bail outs that occured during the Last term Pres.. Put your Energy elsewhere..Invent something,Do some positive about where were at..The GAME,being played in DC,is where were losing..Other countries have Health care ,Why cant We? Oh yeah a trillion dollars a week,,overseas..God Bless( U.S.)
@Assanine - nice comment Jody Weisel!
Great stuff Ping!!
Hey Asinine (OMG SPELLING IS HARD), let me pass along some advice from Will Rogers to you: Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.
Hey Asssanene, SUCK IT! If you live in the US and feel that way, US of @holes, you can walk your happy ace to Mexico or Canada. Heck you can even try to swim for it and maybe shoot for Cuba or something. Suck it!
Sef needs to suck it too!
@Duece McSteamer, that was the best comment to follow up this great article. Had a hard time controlling my laughter at work reading the article, your comment sent me over the edge. You guys are great.
Great laughs today ,was all good till the comments started.
@ASSSANINE Yes Ping's job is to write about Motocross but in this particular column he's supposed to answer the questions that people have, yes, I wish the questions were about Motocross if that is what you were trying to say, but it's not Ping's fault that not all the questions are about Motocross.
Leave the political banter out of this. This post is not about OHV regulations or restrictions. Not the time or the place…
This post is however about Pings Cheeks! Chubby or not, many of us can’t put in a ten minute moto at Ping or MC’s pace. But it is funny to see MC and RC with more than a few extra lbs. Maybe they could bring Baskin Robins or Chipotle into MX as sponsors, haha!
@ sef...you're absolutely right, Huntsman did not (could not) vote for the obamacare bill, he only supported it. Thank you for the correction. As for the global warming hoax, I have complete confidence that my weekend home in Newport Beach is safe.....I'm more worried about the idiots who want to steal what I've worked for and give to other people ("spreading the wealth around").
I am with hasbeenracer, Leave what I bust my ass for alone!! Stop the handouts and people will work like they did years ago. Its way to easy to sit on your ass and make $600 a week for doing nothing.
@ Penguin ...Ping gets to pick the questions , he does not have to pick politically motivated questions , just to start trouble , Bah Bah Bah , little shepple , The USA is a beautiful country Overtaken by a bunch of Phoney Patriots
@2r's... We can't have GOV run healthcare because the GOV has never run anything right. It will be run into the ground like everything the GOV gets there hands on.
.IMO we need to clean out DC and Start over, Have term limits and they must obide by the SAME laws we do...... Ya know like the Constitution says!!
@ASSSANINE.......... Just so ya know... here in the USA PING can pick what ever question he wants and you can deside if you read this or not.... SO stop the beotchin!!
Wait........Nick Wey's white??
@honda rider 68 - Very eloquent.
@BillC (and others) - You might be interested to know that I'm reading some stuff by a guy named Porter Stansberry - who is clearly conservative and pro-business - that explains, quite succinctly, regarding the "wealth spreading" you refer to, that "It doesn't matter what you call it, the rules of the game are clear: The government (i.e. taxpayers) takes all of the risk while investors and executives keep all of the profits." While I'm not at all surprised by this, it DOES piss me off. The people YOU’RE thinking of aren’t the ones screwing the country; it’s the corrupt rich guys.
@ASSSANINE,
Ping was correct with regards to Reagan. If you don't understand thats your problem. When when the politicians and done phuking up the economy and nobody can afford to race or attend races and the only alternative is ball sports, then you will understand why politics is always important. Do you think the motorcycle will escape the coming economic meltdown?
If you want to know why things are so bad just look at the clinton-bush-obongo triad of malice and incompetence. Just cannot imagine how things could get worse. Oh, or does America have a MILF president in its future?
It would be great if America could get past the Republotards-Dumbocrates debate. It is like two groups arguing over which side of a turd smells best. It the same phuking turd!
"I was born a poor black child"
JD
Keyboard - come on, Ping lighten up! Don't tell me you don't enjoy a little Journey or The Who now and then!
The sad thing is most of you think there is a difference between democrats and republicans. There isn't, they are all puppets for the elite. They pretend to be on opposite sides so you morons pick a side and think it will make a difference. Then everyone is distracted with all the infighting and arguing while the elite rape and pillage. Sheeple!
Sheeeple!! Whooo hoooo! Where's my tin foil hat! Idiots. Hey, As@inine and Miguel...The only thing more idiotic than voting one way or the other is sitting around and complaining about everything and then not voting at all. Get informed and make a decision. And if you just want to sit around and b!tch, move to another country. One less moron that will be sitting around collecting unemployment when they are capable of working a job. Ping's right on the money here and if you don't like his humor then simply don't click the link. Why is that so hard to get?
@BillC, they ALL need to go not just the Pres. The Congress is controlling everything, and they suck. They are the ones who were there from 2000 till 2006, and they suck, look at the years these guys have been in office, and look at the shape of the economy during thier tenure.. And you say just the Pres. needs to go, c'mon you dont like those guys in Congress do you??
You know whats wrong with this country ..... Everything !!! Love the land < Hate the people that try to run it . Phony wars against terrorists, phony war on drugs , Goverment controled farmers, Growing GMO corn , all used to make people fat , and sick from all the pesticides used to make corn syrup. Wake up US of @holes , take back your country , from the politicians. dont support any more wars , they are all fake , and we the people fell for it , stop paying taxes until they fix this crap . we have become a bunch of lazy fat sheep , all follow the herd now ...
Getting a little personal with Wey, aren't we?
And for the record, Reaganomics failed! Except for the rich, of course.
@@BILLC ...You must have missed my other post. I said DC needs to be cleaned out and we need term limits.
Hey guys, I guess I'm out of the loop. What's all the talk about Nick Wey for? Damn funny comment for Ping though.
Sorry, funny comment FROM Ping about Wey.
@sef154... I hope you dumbed that down a lot, Because it is not quite that clear cut IMO.
.What you said could be taken to mean out GOV is not over spending OUR money.
.PS. There are a LOT of corrupt rich guys in our GOV.
?? Sef154 what is your take on the action takin in Lybia?
Bill, there's no way I'm going into Libya here. As for "dumbing" anything down, I'm not about to post the entire story here. If you're interested, google Porter Stansberry and New American Socialism. But I will say that the corrupt rich are hurting this country more than any social program per se, and certainly more than all those “freeloaders" you love to deride. And I hate to say it, but there is a lot of truth in ASSININE's rant. His supposed "fix" is clearly too simplistic, though, and his name-calling puts him on the same level as some of the other knuckleheads out here. People need to learn how to talk TO each other, not AT each other … but I’m not holding my breath waiting for that to happen.
Nick Wey comment was a classic.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
Reagan? Seriously Ping? Dude Reagan installed more bullcrap social programs into the US system than the 10 previous presidents combined. He spent about a baa-Zillion dollars on a "war" on drugs that had no winners, and he pumped up the GOP into some quasi Democratic off-shoot that the GOP has still never recovered from... Yeah, he was great... ?!?1
I love how people re-write history all the time when it comes to Reagan. The guy's legend does not at all match his reality. If he's the best we can do it's no wonder America is lost so far from the trail of The Constitution that we will never get back to what a REAL conservative used to be...
A REAL conservative used to be about conserving and preserving The Constitution. Not about right-wing Christianity... we should all go get a copy if the big "C" and read it carefully... then come back and talk about what it means to be conservative.
If Nick Wey would realize he was white today, he could move to the front of the pack tomorrow.
Gunner stole the word from my mouth, By the way im glad I just visit the states and leave when I want! MESSED UP. Great stuff Ping, but honestly, Politics?
One of the main candidates for the presidency is a motocross fanatic and yet I can't speak about it because it involves politics??? Ha! piss off. Religion and illegal immigration could be up next so buckle up if you intend to keep clicking this link.
PING
snowman! Swallow obama and all the leftists and environmentalists whole!!
Thats the path they want to take us down 100%.....
holeshot!!!!!!! not! And Nick Way is Sicillian.
You just had to throw Wey under the back seat of the bus, didn't you?
Give me a F'n break @Kiwimxer your government is so friggin corrupt, just the sheep in your country are too busy looking outward bashing other nations. Your government rapes you...................... fool if you think otherwise.
with you pizzacorner....I'm an ex kiwi living here and NO WAY do I slag off at the US of A...if you dont love it leave it!!
The whole "Wigger" show is a tad long in the tooth these days (as well as being completely lame). Mark Wahlberg used to claim that he talked like that because he was "from the streets". Well, as predicted, he spoke that way until it was no longer profitable. Now he is all about being from Boston and white. Nick Wey is fast and has made a good career for himself, however, what is so bad with being caucation? How about actually playing an instrument before branding oneself a so-called musician? No one is guilty of anything anymore, everyone is a victim.
That was the funniest sh$%%t i have heard in a long time about Nick Wanna Be Way. You are one funny dude Ping -- keep it up. As far as assinine -- get a grip you idiot -- don't read it if you dont like it
ASSanine and Snowman can go suck a fat baby's weiner,were you even old enough to understand Reaganomics and what he did for the free world.He is almost personally responsible for the Collapse of the soviet union,so star wars program was B.S. but they were convinced we had protection which left us a 1st strike capability and they fell on that,now the problem is we have a bunch of limp weiner(p.c. so it doesnt get deleted)mo'fo's runnin'n this circus.Sometimes in the real world war's or intervention aren't b.s.,its for a long term plan,not just in the moment so pull you're head outta you're ass and look at the big picture,and F*&K Obama he's trying to destroy this country
You sound stupid
nick can take it its just joking around - he does it often bet he thinks its funny
To the extent that is is true that "Reagan installed more bullcrap social programs ...", this is likely a result of Reagan needing to work with Democrats to get is economic and defense initiatives through Congress. It is highly unlikely that Reagan initiate any of the "bullcrap social programs".
To give Reagan credit for "almost personally responsible for the Collapse of the soviet union" is a bit if stretch. Communism is a system that will fail on it own. Just like it failed in China and like it will fail in America.
On the big ideas Reagan was correct and he did not stupid little ideas like the last three "presidents".
Sef154... You say "and his name-calling puts him on the same level as some of the other knuckleheads out here"... So where do u stand?? You just called some of us Knuckleheads!! WTF
Keep the good stuff comin Ping!! Maybe the cry babys will stay away!!
@sef154... You say ", there's no way I'm going into Libya here"... Well I bet if it was some "other" pres u would have something to say.
You freakin' hypocrites kill me. You cannot mix religion and politics. Have you ever heard-"Separation of church and state"?? If thats the case, you cannot make same-sex marriage illegal on relifious ground. And if you are goingt o have a free country, then make it "really free" And the Republicans are liars and crooked money-bought thieves, and they say they are Christian, what a bunch of hypocriticle liars. The REpubs. jump on the "no war" bandwagon" all the sudden when we have a DEm. President. Were was that mentality with Bush/Cheney on Iraq?? Bunch of hypocrites, all you so-called conservatives are if you supported that giant lie and wont support Lybia. You are all hypocrites.
BillC, I consider "knucklehead" a fairly innocuous word and not anything that should cause anybody great alarm – especially compared to some of the nastiness out here. And as for Libya, this is NOT "some 'other' pres (sic)." Since you zone in on my posts you maybe haven't noticed that I don't do much posting. I sure as hell am not going to get too deep into politics with a large majority of less-than-knowledgeable conservative dirt bike people. (Reagan brought down communism? HA!) Nice try, though. (And don’t assume every one of my replies is about you.) Buying me a beer at Unadilla?
Deuce McSteamer now thats funny right there! Snapped his horse clean in two right at the head and fore legs! Ha Ha! Ping, lest we ever forget your "I missed it by that much". Ping is it just me or have there been more DNF's due to "mechanicals"?
dear A$$ a nine.
Its america, love it or leave it.
please GTFO