tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post7822996003780901220..comments2023-04-22T06:54:41.021-07:00Comments on The World Awheel: On Bike LoveThomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554401529238642573noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-19710790220864192152009-05-21T09:21:16.407-07:002009-05-21T09:21:16.407-07:00Huh? Bikes ARE sexy,guys!
SteveHuh? Bikes ARE sexy,guys!<br />SteveSmall Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861901906750176510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-42606086235736827592009-04-29T12:27:00.000-07:002009-04-29T12:27:00.000-07:00I'll be satisfied with that, then!I'll be satisfied with that, then!Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554401529238642573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-3098701621076249422009-04-29T12:25:00.000-07:002009-04-29T12:25:00.000-07:00Thom: It isn't as dirty as it sounds. I don't know...Thom: It isn't as dirty as it sounds. I don't know how better to describe it.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-11209280185272039472009-04-29T11:41:00.000-07:002009-04-29T11:41:00.000-07:00@ Beany: You're quite right about cars, and we can...@ Beany: You're quite right about cars, and we can add motorcycles to that, too. So when humans like something an awful lot, we sexualize it, I guess. Can it be that simple?<br /><br />I'm almost afraid to ask, but how do you mean "sliding my leg in between the bars"? I'm not sure I want to know the answer... :)Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554401529238642573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-79112481593903948962009-04-29T11:23:00.000-07:002009-04-29T11:23:00.000-07:00This is probably *highly* inappropriate but...it m...This is probably *highly* inappropriate but...it makes for a interesting story.<br /><br />I've often joked that I lost my virginity (per traditional belief system) to a bike. I landed very hard on a diamond frame when I was in my early teens. I still remember the pain. For years afterward, I rode diamond frames by sliding my leg in between the bars. <br /><br />Although to your main point, I think the auto has been more sexualized than a bicycle, complete with mood music and close ups of body curves...at least in the U.S.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-42579280046679192242009-04-29T09:12:00.000-07:002009-04-29T09:12:00.000-07:00Right, that's what I was trying to get at with the...Right, that's what I was trying to get at with the second paragraph. I also think that we tend to like to juxtapose our human anatomy with other sorts of objects, which leads to the "nudes on bikes" phenomenon. Like with the first image above, organic vs. mechanical seems to be an attractive combination for humans. Perhaps the sexual connotations are almost secondary?Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554401529238642573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832005298602588275.post-80338354176714885692009-04-29T07:41:00.000-07:002009-04-29T07:41:00.000-07:00Not sure that our "particular desire to combine hu...Not sure that our "particular desire to combine human sexuality with the inanimate and inorganic mechanisms of the bicycle." is any greater for the bicycle than a million other objects in American (world?) culture. I would have to see empirical evidence to suggest that we do this to a greater degree with bicycles than other items, esp. in advertising. <br /><br />I think the question might be why do we combine human sexuality with inanimate and inorganic mechanisms in general?Ian Chow-Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658553746616890650noreply@blogger.com