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Tom Keats
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In article <[email protected]>,
Matt O'Toole <[email protected]> writes:
> Wired has a nice article about how non-sport bikes are hot sellers again:
>
> http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2007/09/interbike_urbanbikers
I've empirically observed a growing trend in
more practical uses of bicycles than sports
equipment, myself.
I like it.
But I also like that bicycles /can/ be sports
equipment. Or recreational equipment. Or
work vehicles.
Bicycles are so versatile, it blows my mind.
It's all too easy to get locked into a mindset
about one's own style of cycling, and dismiss
all the others. But I must admit I enjoy a
certain pleasure in seeing sprouts of acceptance
of cycling as a serious, true mode of transportation.
I hope it thrives.
Some people have taken issue with the nomenclature:
"city bike", and I kinda feel the same way. I'm rather
taken with the description of bicycling as "Folk
Transportation". I suppose if one wants to be fancily
Euro about it, they can get on their VolksFahrrad.
cheers,
Tom
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Matt O'Toole <[email protected]> writes:
> Wired has a nice article about how non-sport bikes are hot sellers again:
>
> http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2007/09/interbike_urbanbikers
I've empirically observed a growing trend in
more practical uses of bicycles than sports
equipment, myself.
I like it.
But I also like that bicycles /can/ be sports
equipment. Or recreational equipment. Or
work vehicles.
Bicycles are so versatile, it blows my mind.
It's all too easy to get locked into a mindset
about one's own style of cycling, and dismiss
all the others. But I must admit I enjoy a
certain pleasure in seeing sprouts of acceptance
of cycling as a serious, true mode of transportation.
I hope it thrives.
Some people have taken issue with the nomenclature:
"city bike", and I kinda feel the same way. I'm rather
taken with the description of bicycling as "Folk
Transportation". I suppose if one wants to be fancily
Euro about it, they can get on their VolksFahrrad.
cheers,
Tom
--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca