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02-15-08, 04:50 AM
And any other Texan who's interested... :)
One of the things that really surprised me was how many Texans came up here to attend the show. As a whole, you are so enthusiastic about bikes and riding and so full of skill and knowledge. The show's Texan attendees just confirmed this for me. Everyone I met seemed to really appreciate Portland's bike culture, especially the normalcy of just getting around by bike and doing what one needs to do in the regular course of one's day. Personally, this is just how I live my life, plain and simple. What struck me was this this collective belief I picked up on that with the exception of certain parts of Austin, such a life is nearly impossible to lead in your otherwise lovely state. There seems to be so many of you, you strike me as so passionate, and yet there was this sense of bikey nihilism, as well. It was kind of sad. :(
So then I see this article on our local bike news blog that one of your more illustrious cycling Texans seems to have caught the Portland bike bug and wishes to thoroughly infect Austin with it (http://bikeportland.org/2008/02/13/lance-wants-his-hometown-to-evolve-into-a-place-like-portland/). Seems hopeful to me, but then I don't live in Texas. You all do. :) What do you think? Can it be done?
One of the things that really surprised me was how many Texans came up here to attend the show. As a whole, you are so enthusiastic about bikes and riding and so full of skill and knowledge. The show's Texan attendees just confirmed this for me. Everyone I met seemed to really appreciate Portland's bike culture, especially the normalcy of just getting around by bike and doing what one needs to do in the regular course of one's day. Personally, this is just how I live my life, plain and simple. What struck me was this this collective belief I picked up on that with the exception of certain parts of Austin, such a life is nearly impossible to lead in your otherwise lovely state. There seems to be so many of you, you strike me as so passionate, and yet there was this sense of bikey nihilism, as well. It was kind of sad. :(
So then I see this article on our local bike news blog that one of your more illustrious cycling Texans seems to have caught the Portland bike bug and wishes to thoroughly infect Austin with it (http://bikeportland.org/2008/02/13/lance-wants-his-hometown-to-evolve-into-a-place-like-portland/). Seems hopeful to me, but then I don't live in Texas. You all do. :) What do you think? Can it be done?