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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
Here's a nice bicycling article from the Washington Post. No
fearmongering, no terror - it's bicycling pretty much the way I like to do it. (Well, except for the dresses and high heels!) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080103246.html or http://tinyurl.com/5mej6o - Frank Krygowski |
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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
a pleasant read about real people and realistic riding
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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
Frank Krygowski wrote:
Here's a nice bicycling article from the Washington Post. No fearmongering, no terror - it's bicycling pretty much the way I like to do it. (Well, except for the dresses and high heels!) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080103246.html or http://tinyurl.com/5mej6o Nice for the most part. A litle heavy on the disdain for road bike riders/racers, but that's probably to be expected as part of the pendulum swing. -- Dane Buson - Most rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read. |
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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
Dane Buson wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote: Here's a nice bicycling article from the Washington Post. No fearmongering, no terror - it's bicycling pretty much the way I like to do it. (Well, except for the dresses and high heels!) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080103246.html or http://tinyurl.com/5mej6o Nice for the most part. A litle heavy on the disdain for road bike riders/racers, but that's probably to be expected as part of the pendulum swing. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt that way. And I like my tank-tread full suspension MTB, 'course I ride mine on real dirt. It seemed to me the writer felt that those of us who've been riding, commuting and generally living bikes for the last few decades before the current gas crunch just aren't sufficiently fashionable for his tastes, but the SUV refugees riding beaters in their high heels are tres chic. :-ppppp Great that these folks are riding, the more the better. But if they continue, the author better watch out, all these fashionable Freds will start turning into gauche cyclists riding drop-bar bikes in spandex (or at least a helmet!). :-) Shawn |
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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
On Aug 4, 2:53*pm, Dane Buson wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote: Here's a nice bicycling article from the Washington Post. *No fearmongering, no terror - it's *bicycling pretty much the way I like to do it. (Well, except for the dresses and high heels!) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...08/08/01/AR200... orhttp://tinyurl.com/5mej6o Nice for the most part. *A litle heavy on the disdain for road bike riders/racers, but that's probably to be expected as part of the pendulum swing. What's a "road" bike? http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2...ogy-folly.html ? |
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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
wrote [snip] What's a "road" bike? http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2...ogy-folly.html ? Once upon a time there were only two kinds of bike, the usual kind, and "racers". Then it became 3-speeds and 10-speeds, then it became mountain bikes and "road bikes" Road bikes have dropped handlebars, other bikes don't. Nowadays, to save money, there is a trend towards standardisation, with only three frame sizes, one crank length, and so on. Manufacturers want to extend this to types of bikes as well, no more distinctions between tourers, audax bikes, criterium bikes, and so on, which only confuse consumers. The quality of road bike can be deduced from the model name, which indicates the likely knowledge of the potential customer. If it's called something like "racer" it's for customers who know nothing about racing. If it's called "Tour de France", it's for people who have heard of the Tour de France, but not the Giro d'Italia. If it's called the Giro d'Italia, the quality is likely to be quite good, although the bike is likely not to be optimised for riding in anything else other than bright sunshine, nor optimised for carrying a stack of papers to or from work, nor groceries from the store.. Gears on a road bike are likely to be optimised for young riders, riding in terrain as flat as Copenhagen or Amsterdam. Here in London UK, Copenhagen/Amsterdam type bikes are fairly easy to obtain. About once every two years some retailer decides that those are the kind of bike that Londoners "ought" to ride, now normal people are starting to ride. He lays in a stock, and nobody buys them. A little while later you can buy one of the bikes at clearance prices. Jeremy Parker |
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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
On Aug 4, 10:05 pm, wrote:
On Aug 4, 2:53 pm, Dane Buson wrote: Frank Krygowski wrote: Here's a nice bicycling article from the Washington Post. No fearmongering, no terror - it's bicycling pretty much the way I like to do it. (Well, except for the dresses and high heels!) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...08/08/01/AR200... orhttp://tinyurl.com/5mej6o Nice for the most part. A litle heavy on the disdain for road bike riders/racers, but that's probably to be expected as part of the pendulum swing. What's a "road" bike?http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2...gy-folly.html? A terrific link. Bravo! |
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Nice bicycling article in Washington Post
Jeremy Parker wrote:
... If it's called "Tour de France", it's for people who have heard of the Tour de France, but not the Giro d'Italia.... As in http://www.gitaneusa.com/models_1.asp? Someone should make a Bob Roll signature edition "Tour day Frantz" bicycle. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia “Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken / She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.” |
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