And now an update on the greatest story ever told. Does everyone remember the spinning class brouhaha that took place last August at an Equinox gym on the Upper East Side? The answer should be a resounding “hell fuck yeah,” but for those of you who (shamefully) need a refresher, the deal is this: hedge fund manager Stuart Sugarman got himself thrown against a wall by fellow rider and Maxim Investments Group broker Christopher Carter, who’d taken issue with the fact that Sugarman was pumping himself up by “loudly” grunting, commenting, “Great song!” and yelling, “You go, girl,” throughout class. Carter apparently first asked Sugarman to “quiet down,” then told him to “shut the fuck up,” then threatened “If you don’t shut the fuck up I’m going to get off my bike,” and finally, after being told by Sugarman to “stop being a baby,” made good on the promise and took it one step further, dismounting and throwing Sugar and his Schwinn against the wall, leaving a hole in the sheetrock. Sugarman alleges that as a result, he suffered a concussion and a herniated disc, not to mention a sustained fear of group exercise.
Now the wild rumpus has made it to a courtroom, where your tax dollars are deciding whether or not it’s a crime to assault people who audibly work out. The prosecutor, Brigid Harrington, while conceding that Sugarman was being annoying as fuck, obviously says yes. Defense attorney Michael Farkas, charges that Sugarman’s “bellicose attitude caused the trouble,” and that the battering was warranted. We’ll keep you posted.
NYC broker on trial for spin class fracas [UPI]
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I cannot wait until this is decided and I can slap the shit out of the bitch who sings along to her iPod on the treadmill
@ KLW
same for the people who feel compelled to crank their ipod up to 11 so people across the gym (even with their own ipods on) can hear their techno/pop garbage!
“…whether or not it’s a crime to assault people who audibly work out.”
A resounding hell no, it is not a crime. However, walking nude in the locker room for more than the 30 seconds required between towel drop and putting on the skivvies is absolutely criminal.
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The real question is how much were his positions worth after the assault?
Pretty funny story.
honestly, i’d have probably beaten the shit out of him too for that behavior.
@ Anal_yst: you mean people can hear my corny workout music? quel horreur!
the man is a hero and deserves a medal.
nyc is full of asshats who love to run their mouths but lack the testicular fortitude to back it up – myself included. this bagodicks needed to be tought a lesson, hopefully he learned.
also analyst, watch yo mouth. eurotechno and pop (rihanna) are par for the course at ues gyms.
The gym had a piss poor policy. (1) Allowing a loudmouth client in a gym (as opposed to a stadium) was bound to cause a problem. Sounds like a sexual harrassment issue was developing too. The loser of the suit will sue the gym.
i doubt anyone who says “quel horreur” would actually beat the shit out of anyone.
@1:47, Considering it was “girl” who posted that comment, I’m guessing you’re probably right in that she wouldn’t actually beat the shit out of anyone.
there is carter wins this case, as much as we all may hope he will, the system is designed to protect toolboxes like this sugarman guy
We’ve seen the “throwee”….how about a pic of the thrower?
Carter’s only crime was not going all the way, and sodomizing that dipship with his own water bottle.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Who decided to get this numb nuts flowers? And is it just me or does the large bouncer looking nurse look like he wants to bitch slap this moron too?
Anyway, if throwee views the comments, well played sir. Chuck norris approved this message.
“Sugarman alleges that as a result, he suffered a concussion and a herniated disc, not to mention a sustained fear of group exercise.”
Good riddance. Who shouts out “You go, girl!” in a spinning class? He deserved it.
@MGR – yeah, a herniated disk (and I believe the NYP article said he also needed extensive back surgery) yet he was able to FINISH THE CLASS after this? Last time I had a concussion (playing rugby) I could barely hold up my beer, let alone finish the game. Since this guy wasn’t exactly a macho man (except perhaps in aVillage People sense, GAyNalyst this would be your call) – Case Closed.
That being said, agree with above that the system is designed to protect the idiots, so I’m not holding my breath, but if the court rules in the favor of Carter the gyms are going to get a lot quieter…
you all need to get a job!!!!!!!
I’m thinking the flowers are from his mom.
If the court says it is okay to assault loud NY asshats …… i am getting on the next train.
Not sure what an asshat is but NY is full of loud ones and i am looking forward to throwing a couple against a wall.
Ha! Thanks for the reference.
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Does Charlie Gasp0 read this and live in fear of being beat down for his own bench press huzzahs?
any suggestions on great, obscure workout music with driving beats?
I’ve worn Kraftwerk, Art of Noise, Sisters of Mercy out.
This thread has some potential to get up there with “You Know It’s A Slow Day When…”.
We had sex; now let’s have some violence. Rock on.
If Carter wins will that make it legal to beat people for all types of annoying behavior, or just being an ass in the gym? I hope so, because there are a lot of hipsters, socialists, and generally subprime (home”owners” or otherwise) people that I’d like to throw into a wall.
@3:34,
For the reason you just gave, the judge in the case will award damages to that sugarland dude.
Although Carter’s argument is compelling, the court will not allow “taking the law into one’s own hands” to become justified.
@3:51 thanks for wandering over from abovethelaw to grace us with that brilliant analysis
Why all the hate against Sugarman? Carter seems like a girly man — he is taking a spinning class. If he’s so tough why doesn’t he take a boxing class or a martial arts class.
They are both assholes!!
That person at 3:51 is right. Yes indeed. I’m going to win that case.
Youse brutes can’t go around beating people just because we happen to be doing our own thing. So there!
The Sugarland Fairy
*snap snap snap snap*
If Carter wins, there’ll be a melee on the 559pm Metro North train to Grand Central every Friday – the annoying beer-guzzling Yale undergrads versus the working class.
If Carter wins, it’s war against annoying Yale undergrads on the 559pm train to Grand Central every Friday!
I hope Carter wins….
~Fake Bernhard Goetz
That guy’s picture fits in more with the “my wife caught me with my sister so she threw me into my confederate flag pick up” story than anything else
Not enough attention is being paid to the fact that we are talking about a fight at a spin class
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