Instant Identity: Just Add Money [Bike Snob NYC] - Great post!
Further to yesterday's post, a reader left the following comment:
Anonymous said...
Mandatory helmet laws weed out the people who don't LOVE riding their bikes. Fight it, but ride not matter what!
June 27, 2012 8:56 PM
This is exactly the problem. I don't want to "weed out the people who don't LOVE riding their bikes." People who love riding bikes are obsessive-compulsive freaks, and I say this as one of those people. For the most part, America is a crappy place to ride a bike, which is why the people who actually ride bikes anyway are such weirdos. I don't wantto be surrounded by other weirdos like me. American cycling badly need an infusion of people who aren't especially excited about riding bikes but do it anyway. This is the only way we can water down our extreme dorkitude. Otherwise, cycling in America is going to continue to look like this:
Before you complain that this image is not safe for work, please explain to your boss and colleagues that I am using it in a sociological and anthropological context, and therefore it is no more offensive than anything you're likely come across in "National Geographic" while waiting for your dental appointment. It's also a valid cultural exploration, since the guy on the right is no doubt an authentic Rastafarian, albeit by way of Lake Forest. And now, thanks to the miracle of Kickstarter, you can sponsor this image and others like it by giving money to "Positive Bodies: A World Naked Bike Ride Supporters Art Show:"
[Keep reading at Bike Snob NYC]
Anonymous said...
Mandatory helmet laws weed out the people who don't LOVE riding their bikes. Fight it, but ride not matter what!
June 27, 2012 8:56 PM
This is exactly the problem. I don't want to "weed out the people who don't LOVE riding their bikes." People who love riding bikes are obsessive-compulsive freaks, and I say this as one of those people. For the most part, America is a crappy place to ride a bike, which is why the people who actually ride bikes anyway are such weirdos. I don't wantto be surrounded by other weirdos like me. American cycling badly need an infusion of people who aren't especially excited about riding bikes but do it anyway. This is the only way we can water down our extreme dorkitude. Otherwise, cycling in America is going to continue to look like this:
Before you complain that this image is not safe for work, please explain to your boss and colleagues that I am using it in a sociological and anthropological context, and therefore it is no more offensive than anything you're likely come across in "National Geographic" while waiting for your dental appointment. It's also a valid cultural exploration, since the guy on the right is no doubt an authentic Rastafarian, albeit by way of Lake Forest. And now, thanks to the miracle of Kickstarter, you can sponsor this image and others like it by giving money to "Positive Bodies: A World Naked Bike Ride Supporters Art Show:"
[Keep reading at Bike Snob NYC]
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