Comments on: Rain City Fix http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Chris http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-3081 Chris Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:50:12 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-3081 I think BRANDING cycling like this is exactly what turns people away from the simplicity of cycling. Working in the cycling and retaling industry opens all types of conversation for debate. I find that people who come in and want to buy bicycles and build their own get turned off when they see and hear about things that glorify a wastefull lifestyle. It no longer is about riding a bicycle, rather it becomes what bicycle do you have and how expensive is it. Based on the components and choices of companies the cyclists in that video have, I can assure you that they're upwards of $1,000 and steadily increase in price exponentially. Now spending money towards a local economy, or supporting a buyers market like the internet is great from any sellers stand point, however I can say from experiece with years in the industry of cycling that producing a lifestyle that is over the top in any logical sense is outright silly and will harm most concious cyclists view towards the overall purpose of cycling. The choice is simple, do as you want to and spend your money as you wish. I just wish people thought about how to make cycling better for their communty than how to make cycling hip up their life. I think BRANDING cycling like this is exactly what turns people away from the simplicity of cycling. Working in the cycling and retaling industry opens all types of conversation for debate. I find that people who come in and want to buy bicycles and build their own get turned off when they see and hear about things that glorify a wastefull lifestyle. It no longer is about riding a bicycle, rather it becomes what bicycle do you have and how expensive is it. Based on the components and choices of companies the cyclists in that video have, I can assure you that they’re upwards of $1,000 and steadily increase in price exponentially. Now spending money towards a local economy, or supporting a buyers market like the internet is great from any sellers stand point, however I can say from experiece with years in the industry of cycling that producing a lifestyle that is over the top in any logical sense is outright silly and will harm most concious cyclists view towards the overall purpose of cycling.

The choice is simple, do as you want to and spend your money as you wish. I just wish people thought about how to make cycling better for their communty than how to make cycling hip up their life.

]]> By: PissedOffSeattleite http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-3015 PissedOffSeattleite Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:55:05 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-3015 What a bunch of douchecunts. What a bunch of douchecunts.

]]> By: ttam http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-3005 ttam Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:05:18 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-3005 no really i wanna watch riders posse with there bikes... now i'm pumped to go out and ride.... maybe i'll work on backwards circles in front of a window so i can gaze into my own eyes, becasue this fixed gear makes me so indy & cool VOMIT vomit. fixie videos with no riding are dumb & don't add to the "culture" they besmirch it. why wouldn't they take the photos of people riding, isn't the act more important than the look? no really i wanna watch riders posse with there bikes…
now i’m pumped to go out and ride….

maybe i’ll work on backwards circles in front of a window so i can gaze into my own eyes, becasue this fixed gear makes me so indy & cool

VOMIT vomit.

fixie videos with no riding are dumb & don’t add to the “culture” they besmirch it.
why wouldn’t they take the photos of people riding, isn’t the act more important than the look?

]]> By: Yay4me http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-2999 Yay4me Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:20:40 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-2999 Everyone jump on the consumer train, and make some money while its hot. Just another step in the wrong direction. Everyone jump on the consumer train, and make some money while its hot. Just another step in the wrong direction.

]]> By: Snailboy http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-2985 Snailboy Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:06:13 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-2985 Please tell me that there is some irony in that video, Please. Please tell me that there is some irony in that video, Please.

]]> By: slowloris http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-2982 slowloris Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:43:34 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-2982 amen cheekymonkey sounds like some pacific northwest riders are in love with themselves amen cheekymonkey
sounds like some pacific northwest riders are in love with themselves

]]> By: Cheekymonkey http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 Cheekymonkey Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:47:54 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-2981 Barf. Mental Onanism. Barf. Mental Onanism.

]]> By: Aqua Dublavee http://urbanvelo.org/rain-city-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-2979 Aqua Dublavee Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:02:20 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1392#comment-2979 great video! the book looks like it's good as well. looks like this "fad" turned its self into a mini lifestyle of its own. great video! the book looks like it’s good as well. looks like this “fad” turned its self into a mini lifestyle of its own.

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