tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post3126495583885668918..comments2023-04-22T06:54:41.021-07:00Comments on The World Awheel: On Keeping Bicycle Advocacy PositiveThomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554401529238642573noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-37521226189010542782009-05-21T09:18:10.206-07:002009-05-21T09:18:10.206-07:00I feel ya,Thom,and agree with your message 100%!
...I feel ya,Thom,and agree with your message 100%!<br /><br />I have "friends" that carpool with me when we ride one certain park's trails (too far to ride to),and this time of year,we commonly pass bike tourers from as far away as the left coast (I'm told). It thrills me to see them,and I toot the horn,thumbs-up and/or wave at each one (and stop to talk if feasable).<br /><br />My oldest friend always gets this disgusted look on his face and says something like "What are you doing??? They're not like us! We're hardcore mtn bikers,they're not!" (he says just minutes before he's struggling to keep pace up every technical climb there =/). I've explained to him till blue in the face,that we're all brothers and sisters of the spoke,we're all cyclists,and that...sigh...some people just aren't capable of getting it,they need they sarcasm and distaste to make them feel better,I suppose.<br /><br />SteveSmall Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861901906750176510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-54057362943221968822009-04-27T15:52:00.000-07:002009-04-27T15:52:00.000-07:00To me, "it" is "vintage". Part of the reason is t...To me, "it" is "vintage". Part of the reason is that I'm a gadget curmudgeon. I like old, mechanical, useful things, and bicycles are old and mechanical as they get. A <A HREF="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Doohickie/09Cycling/100_3776c.jpg" REL="nofollow">family portrait</A> of my regular riders represents four decades- the 1960s, 70s 80s & 90s. Fiddling with them is half the fun.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-85299279695120951872009-04-19T19:17:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:17:00.000-07:00Cycling has been a fringe element for a long time,...Cycling has been a fringe element for a long time, especially in NYC. The model that has been used for over a decade is that of the hard, edgy, urban punk that lives on the gritty edge. There has never been a desire from them for the mainstream to be a part of 'it'. There is going to be a lot of kicking and complaining from those who find identity in exclusion. <br /><br />While those growing pains get loud and silly, the rest of us should just get on with it. It does not matter if there are those that ridicule how cycling is evolving, it only matters that it does.Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-14847634889078622762009-04-19T08:06:00.000-07:002009-04-19T08:06:00.000-07:00I agree with you! Is the bike pretty? Well, that...I agree with you! Is the bike pretty? Well, that's about as subjective as you can get? It's like asking if a band is good.. or if you like a particular food. <br /><br />It's very unintelligent for people to argue against a bike as a whole when it encourages more cycling. More cycling is a win.<br /><br />And until the US Bike Industrials come up with something more practical and more desirable, the market will seek out what is available.<br /><br />It doesn't matter what bike you ride as long as you ride the bike you like.<br /><br />BTW, the Schwinn and the crate are pretty cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-14661426609783521812009-04-18T22:44:00.000-07:002009-04-18T22:44:00.000-07:00I hope Dutch bikes are the next big thing because ...I hope Dutch bikes are the next big thing because people are finally in the market for practical bikes (for purely selfish reasons). But even if they're not, I agree with you; if more people are riding bicycles, that's great. I figured out awhile ago that those in charge of allocating funding for cycling infrastructure don't look at the kinds of bicycles people riding, just the number of bicycles being used. Around here, if current infrastructure isn't used, more won't be built.The Jolly Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413710628789759348noreply@blogger.com