Comments on: Brompton Urban Challenge – Milano http://urbanvelo.org/brompton-urban-challenge-milano/ Bicycle culture on the skids. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ed http://urbanvelo.org/brompton-urban-challenge-milano/comment-page-1/#comment-152676 Ed Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:30:53 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=34300#comment-152676 And you can bet Spitz wouldn’t like stereotyping of what ever far more cool cycling micro-culture he’s into. Like the tired cliche fixed/messenger culture he refers to in his fluff bio – about as non-conformist nowadays as eating at McDonald’s…

Perhaps he hasn’t read the definition of “kidding “. Clue – it usually entails humor rather than a stab at fake a “lighten up it’s only a joke” sentiment after being snide. Typical provincial attitude of someone who only knows US bike culture and thinks it’s the center of the universe. Not sure where his hands have been, but his brain is certainly not well traveled!

]]> By: Michael McGettigan http://urbanvelo.org/brompton-urban-challenge-milano/comment-page-1/#comment-139523 Michael McGettigan Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:39:36 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=34300#comment-139523 Geez, Scott, your resume shows a wide variety of bike experience.
Your review of the Brompton Urban Challenge shows a truly narrow viewpoint:
“… aging hipsters on Bromptons”
“aged being so aged they now look like hipsters.”
“tweedtastic camaraderie”
“alleycat culture for the retired…”
“… if clown bikes are your thing…”

All this snark and negativity in just five sentences.
And not even accurate; a close viewing of the film shows little tweed and lots of young, stylish Italians.

Four Brompton dealers worked together to make a cool event that showcases city biking, put out a nice little video, and a magazine with the title Urban Velo lets a writer practice sarcasm … while adding less than zero to the conversation.

Sometimes the bike culture is its own worst enemy.

most sincerely,
Michael McGettigan / Trophy Bikes North,
Philadelphia

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