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Front page of NY Times? Time to give up your fixies!
They're too popular!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/ny...=1&oref=slogin I don't think you need a login for that -- at least, I don't remember logging in. Nice article. Someone want to send it into the Shun? -- TimC My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. Thats almost $7.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein in ARK |
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Front page of NY Times? Time to give up your fixies!
TimC Wrote: They're too popular! http://tinyurl.com/2a26ea I don't think you need a login for that -- at least, I don't remember logging in. Nice article. Someone want to send it into the Shun? -- TimC My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. Thats almost $7.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein in ARK I like these quotes... pretty much sums up fixies and bike riding:- - there are more bikes than cars in the world, and bikes have a longer popular history, not to mention the fact that fixed-gear bikes predate “regular” bikes - “When you’re on a fixed gear,” said Ms. Germanotta, who works in the garment district, “it gives you a higher skill level. You have to be constantly aware, always watching the road. You don’t just ride, and it feels a little crazy.” - “You take the blame if you get hit,” he said. “It’s self-reliance, being responsible for yourself. It might sound kind of corny, but it’s a Zen thing, being one with the bike.” - “I had a couple of friends who made fun of me for riding one because it was trendy,” Ms. Escamilla said. “But the problem with looking at bike riding as a trend is that you lose sight of everything that is positive about bikes. You know, the renewable energy source, exercise, convenience, saving money, saving time, community, seeing the city in a whole new way, blah blah blah.” Besides, she added: “Track bikes are fun. And they’re beautiful.” -- rooman |
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Front page of NY Times? Time to give up your fixies!
rooman Wrote: I like these quotes... pretty much sums up fixies and bike riding:- - there are more bikes than cars in the world, and bikes have a longer popular history, not to mention the fact that fixed-gear bikes predate “regular” bikes - “When you’re on a fixed gear,” said Ms. Germanotta, who works in the garment district, “it gives you a higher skill level. You have to be constantly aware, always watching the road. You don’t just ride, and it feels a little crazy.” - “You take the blame if you get hit,” he said. “It’s self-reliance, being responsible for yourself. It might sound kind of corny, but it’s a Zen thing, being one with the bike.” - “I had a couple of friends who made fun of me for riding one because it was trendy,” Ms. Escamilla said. “But the problem with looking at bike riding as a trend is that you lose sight of everything that is positive about bikes. You know, the renewable energy source, exercise, convenience, saving money, saving time, community, seeing the city in a whole new way, blah blah blah.” Besides, she added: “Track bikes are fun. And they’re beautiful.” "track bikes are fun. And they're beautiful" that says it all - no other words needed -- warrwych |
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Front page of NY Times? Time to give up your fixies!
warrwych Wrote: "track bikes are fun. And they're beautiful" that says it all - no other words needed I s'pose my fixie isn't really a track bike. I s'pose it isn't really beautiful either. But it's fixed and it works. Ritch -- ritcho |
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