Cycle Commuting has an "image problem"
03-10-08 | 02:23 PM
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Cycle Commuting has an "image problem"
There has been an underlying idea in a few posts that cycling has an "Image problem", well how would you feel about your image if you were riding this commuter bike....
look closely and you will see that it has an integrated seatpost....
look closely and you will see that it has an integrated seatpost....
03-10-08 | 02:28 PM
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Isn't the point of a seat post to be not integrated?
03-10-08 | 02:58 PM
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That picture makes my think of a new "bike commuter image".
The image of a commuter who actually thinks he can get away with looking
surprised when his $6000 bike gets stolen while he's in the office.
The image of a commuter who actually thinks he can get away with looking
surprised when his $6000 bike gets stolen while he's in the office.
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03-10-08 | 03:04 PM
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if i were riding that as my commuter bike, my image would that of somebody deeply insecure of his image, who drives when it rains, or is dark, or when a headwind mocks his aerodynamic seat fin, or when he needs to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home.
03-10-08 | 03:25 PM
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That bike would work fine for commuting for me. It wouldn't be top choice, but totally workable (with addition of pedals, lights and mirror)
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03-10-08 | 04:17 PM
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You're 3 weeks early. 
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03-10-08 | 05:50 PM
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If that's a commuter bike, then I'm obviously being environmentally conscious by leaving the Ferrari F51 at home.
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03-10-08 | 08:32 PM
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I might be a lone, but I see intergrated seatposts as a way to make bikes more disposable.
Don't get me wrong, I understand the theory behind it, but would hate to see them go mainstream. That would make the prospect of buying a used bike (the only kind I buy) quite difficult.
Don't get me wrong, I understand the theory behind it, but would hate to see them go mainstream. That would make the prospect of buying a used bike (the only kind I buy) quite difficult.
03-10-08 | 09:21 PM
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+1. And then there's the image of my bank statements after all the necessary chiropractor visits...
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03-11-08 | 04:27 AM
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03-11-08 | 06:24 AM
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) and I'd ride it... still would be a compromise compared to my LHT tho...
03-12-08 | 11:28 AM
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