On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:52 PM, tarik saleh tariksa...@gmail.com wrote:
Ah,
I bet that is a raleigh Sprite. Elena found a women's version in an
arroyo here in NM and I spent innumerable hours trying to get the
simplex plus stem shifter to actually shift. I finally threw the whole
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
Please...
If NYT ever wants to claim that Californians are superficial ever again, then
they can refer back to this ridiculous article. Honestly, if these photos
portray ANYONE'S reality or relationship with a bicycle, then I want no part of
it.
Redding (CA) Dave, riding his Noodle-wielding
I'm not sure if their relationship with their bicycle is much different than
mine if they ride it.
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:43 AM, David Faller dfal...@charter.net wrote:
Please...
If NYT ever wants to claim that Californians are superficial ever again,
then they can refer back to this
Just be grateful there was no mention nor -- even more so!! -- any photo of
Gary Fisher.
Patrick who has been asked, while wearing his wholly innocent winter
cycling garb of James hat, iBob jersey, elegant wool knickers, knee socks,
and old Rivats or Sidis, Are you going to a costume party or
Personally, I was really happy about this article. Sure it was a bit
superficial at times, even trite - but this is mainstream coverage of
bicycles, and USEFUL ones at that! With all the work that NYC has
been doing on their bicycle infrastructure of late, it's nice to see
some work done on the
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM, William Henderson
william.c.hender...@gmail.com wrote:
Personally, I was really happy about this article. Sure it was a bit
superficial at times, even trite - but this is mainstream coverage of
bicycles, and USEFUL ones at that! With all the work that NYC
I liked the article because part of it was about riding bikes as a
normal person. Of course, the logic was the Style section, which is
high-end, superficial, if at sometimes interesting.
Any city bike will do for what they're writing about. There's $250
Raleigh 3-speed in one of the photos in
Ah,
I bet that is a raleigh Sprite. Elena found a women's version in an
arroyo here in NM and I spent innumerable hours trying to get the
simplex plus stem shifter to actually shift. I finally threw the whole
drivetrain and original wheels away and built up some 27 aluminum
rims with a SA three
