Is it the new black?
05-11-06, 11:28 PM
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Is it the new black?
Is touring the new singlespeed? Or the new fixed? Is white the new black (again)? Definitive answers from Google Trends:
https://google.com/trends?q=bike+tour...o=all&date=all
It actually looks like singlespeed is the new touring and fixed never was much of anything.
https://google.com/trends?q=bike+tour...o=all&date=all
It actually looks like singlespeed is the new touring and fixed never was much of anything.
05-12-06, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by kamoke
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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.
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Alarming news! Bike touring and singlespeeds are nothing compared to ice cream! And I have a chart to prove it.
https://google.com/trends?q=bike+tour...o=all&date=all
https://google.com/trends?q=bike+tour...o=all&date=all
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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)
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)
05-12-06, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by enduro
Alarming news! Bike touring and singlespeeds are nothing compared to ice cream! And I have a chart to prove it.
https://google.com/trends?q=bike+tour...o=all&date=all
https://google.com/trends?q=bike+tour...o=all&date=all
And consistent across all regions!
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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.
