Anyone sporting a Kate Spade bag on their bike?
05-18-11, 10:28 PM
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05-19-11, 01:09 AM
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Wait - I need to buy all that crap to commute with? Even at $4 gas; it's cheaper to drive!
05-19-11, 06:56 AM
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That designer stuff is classy and good for the city executive that commutes a few blocks, I think. Someone who also takes their bike inside - try leaving a $400 bag on a bike sitting outside in the city!
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If it gets people on the bike...why not?
05-19-11, 07:40 AM
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It's a commute, not a tweed ride. Note that this was published under fashion which means it is utter BS.
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There is no way I would ride to work wearing a pair of khakis and leather cycling shoes. It's about a 10 mile ride to my office through some heavy traffic areas and in the summer, it's 85 or 90 degrees at 9 a.m. I'd be soaked wearing that kind of stuff.
This seems fine if you're riding a few blocks, but not a legitimate commute.
Besides, my office building has showers and lockers so I can ride in my normal team kit.
This seems fine if you're riding a few blocks, but not a legitimate commute.
Besides, my office building has showers and lockers so I can ride in my normal team kit.
05-19-11, 08:32 AM
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No Kate Spade, but I do have a pair of Philosophy Bags on my commuter.
Are they overly expensive for their intended purpose (commuting, shopping)? Yes. But I spent a bunch of time & money so my commuter/city bike would function and look the way I wanted, so I got a pair of hand-made in the US of A bags to match. I figure that since I had the $$$ in the bank, and these perfectly match my Brooks honey saddle and bar tape, and perform exceptionally well, so why not ride in style?
Are they overly expensive for their intended purpose (commuting, shopping)? Yes. But I spent a bunch of time & money so my commuter/city bike would function and look the way I wanted, so I got a pair of hand-made in the US of A bags to match. I figure that since I had the $$$ in the bank, and these perfectly match my Brooks honey saddle and bar tape, and perform exceptionally well, so why not ride in style?
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05-19-11, 10:18 AM
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Yeah, I don't see much of a difference between spending a lot of money on a bike bag and a handbag.
I might add that plenty of roadies spend money on things that commuters would regard as superfluous, and run around wearing spandex -- often with team insignias to match pot bellies
-- to boot. "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones..."
I might add that plenty of roadies spend money on things that commuters would regard as superfluous, and run around wearing spandex -- often with team insignias to match pot bellies
-- to boot. "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones..."
05-19-11, 10:41 AM
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I have two of these
They happen to be exactly what I need AND they look great.
Dont tell me BF doesnt worry about how things look
They happen to be exactly what I need AND they look great.
Dont tell me BF doesnt worry about how things look
05-19-11, 11:16 AM
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There is no way I would ride to work wearing a pair of khakis and leather cycling shoes. It's about a 10 mile ride to my office through some heavy traffic areas and in the summer, it's 85 or 90 degrees at 9 a.m. I'd be soaked wearing that kind of stuff.
This seems fine if you're riding a few blocks, but not a legitimate commute.
Besides, my office building has showers and lockers so I can ride in my normal team kit.
This seems fine if you're riding a few blocks, but not a legitimate commute.
Besides, my office building has showers and lockers so I can ride in my normal team kit.
No Kate Spade, but I do have a pair of Philosophy Bags on my commuter.
Are they overly expensive for their intended purpose (commuting, shopping)? Yes. But I spent a bunch of time & money so my commuter/city bike would function and look the way I wanted, so I got a pair of hand-made in the US of A bags to match. I figure that since I had the $$$ in the bank, and these perfectly match my Brooks honey saddle and bar tape, and perform exceptionally well, so why not ride in style?
Are they overly expensive for their intended purpose (commuting, shopping)? Yes. But I spent a bunch of time & money so my commuter/city bike would function and look the way I wanted, so I got a pair of hand-made in the US of A bags to match. I figure that since I had the $$$ in the bank, and these perfectly match my Brooks honey saddle and bar tape, and perform exceptionally well, so why not ride in style?
For the record, I am far from a style maven; I found the article interesting from a marketing (and cycling, of course) perspective.
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