What I find most compelling about the article is the paragraph where it suggests the 'hip' segment of the New York bike scene has become so besotted with their ideology they are either unable or unwilling to accept those who want to make bikes their primary transit but do not necessarily want to ride fixed, fenderless and brakeless.
There is a happy medium between a raw componentless bike and an arguably over built Dutch bike. Riv has been riding that medium for more than a decade. Others are following. Maybe soon we will all just find a way to get along. On Apr 17, 2:11 am, aaronweis <aaronw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Funny lil bit about dutch bicycles as a new accessory in > fashion.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/fashion/16CODES.html?em > > Fashion show with absurdly expensive outfits, and an equally absurdly > priced vintage Raleigh 3 speed at > $275!http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/04/15/fashion/20090416-codes-sl... > > Someone talking about the pleasures of upright bicycles. I especially > liked the line, "for men, there's been a little bit of a stigma > associated with things like fenders and a chainguard." Ha!! I guess > it depends on what biking circles you run in. No stigma in this group > that I'm aware > of.http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/15/style/20090416-dutchbik... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
