10 bicycling myths debunked [from grist.org]
10 bicycling myths debunked 28
1. Biking is for elitists.
Yeah, tell that to the good people of Detroit.
2. Bikes are just for young people.
Meet Lucette Gilbert, a New York bike commuter who admits to being in her “high 70s.”
3. It’s a hipster thing.
Hipster? What’s a hipster?
4. I’d have to wear Spandex.
Eat your heart out, hipsters.
5. Bikes are for terrorists!
6. Biking is bad for the economy.
Oh man. I can’t believe you’d even suggest that. If you’re not careful, Elly Blue is going to open a can of Bikenomics on your ass.
7. It’s all a Democratic plot.
Uh, no, says the Governator — and it’s not just the GOP’s left-coast fringe. Check out Ron Paul and his love-me-some-bike talk.
8. It’s just for the fellas.
9. It’ll make me unattractive to the ladies.
GM would like you to think so. Apparently no one told the good people at the nation’s largest carmaker that bikes are only, like, the hottest accessory right now.
10. I just can’t …
Oh yes you can. Come on, try it. Trust us. You’ll feel happy of yourself.
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