Touring - Is it the new black?

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gemini
05-11-06, 11:28 PM
Is touring the new singlespeed? Or the new fixed? Is white the new black (again)? Definitive answers from Google Trends:

http://google.com/trends?q=bike+touring%2C+singlespeed&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all

It actually looks like singlespeed is the new touring and fixed never was much of anything.

kamoke
05-12-06, 03:20 AM
who cares
wxlidar
05-12-06, 06:03 AM
I see you have been playing around with one of Google's new toys. :)

-Dave

gemini
05-12-06, 09:59 AM
who cares

I don't, and I didn't mean to be serious. There was that 'is touring trendy' thread a while ago on this forum, so I gave it a try.

Entering 'bicycling' in Google Trends shows a nice yearly peak in the beginning of June. I guess that is the beginning of the season for a lot of people... there are not enough googling Australians to generate a English-language peak in the beginning of their summer.
edzo
05-12-06, 10:10 AM
is this thread the new

don't care kthxby ?
enduro
05-12-06, 06:20 PM
Alarming news! Bike touring and singlespeeds are nothing compared to ice cream! And I have a chart to prove it.

http://google.com/trends?q=bike+touring%2C+singlespeed%2C+ice+cream&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all
NoReg
05-12-06, 06:33 PM
How do we know thw Germans aren't just all riding at the same speed?
Bikepacker67
05-12-06, 07:18 PM
I sure hope not.

It would royally suck if bicycle touring became just another mainstream, "gotta be seen doing it", fad.

I mean... can you imagine the pink powderpuff bicycle of say a Paris Hilton? (of course she'd be CC touring, with wardrobe sag van)
mtnroads
05-12-06, 10:39 PM
Alarming news! Bike touring and singlespeeds are nothing compared to ice cream! And I have a chart to prove it.

http://google.com/trends?q=bike+touring%2C+singlespeed%2C+ice+cream&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all

LOL! :roflmao:

And consistent across all regions!
skin flute
05-13-06, 02:17 AM
I see on average 20 people on fixed-gear machines everyday in Toronto. These are generally "cool" looking 20 somethings. In comparison, I see maybe 5 true touring bikes every week, usually carrying a very "uncool" middle aged dad-like character. No, it's not a trend. Our sub-culture is safe... for now.