tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post6014844705586478228..comments2023-11-29T13:50:03.704+01:00Comments on Cycle Chic®: Straight-Talking, Straight-SittingColville-Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-87680942631257939622008-06-14T09:15:00.000+02:002008-06-14T09:15:00.000+02:00Thanks for all your comments.Thanks for all your comments.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-64835734734961619902008-06-12T16:01:00.000+02:002008-06-12T16:01:00.000+02:00Mr Mathes is my new hero. I hope I'm that cool in ...Mr Mathes is my new hero. I hope I'm that cool in half a century. <BR/><BR/>Viz:<BR/>“I’ll give you a motto. I think it’s important. Be truthful. Keep learning. Keep loving. That’s enough,” he said. “Those are the big headings. Everything else is frosting.”<BR/><BR/>Señor Mathes, un abrazo desde Suecia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-53466592200142706422008-06-11T18:18:00.000+02:002008-06-11T18:18:00.000+02:00Just read the whole article about Mr. Mathes, and ...Just read the whole article about Mr. Mathes, and boy is he ever a character. Sent it to my mom, whom I'm trying to convince to get on a bicycle again!Kristin Tiechehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847043996015177460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-40985526303500327352008-06-11T06:14:00.000+02:002008-06-11T06:14:00.000+02:00im glad you posted it.-.xo &bikes.meligrosaim glad you posted it.<BR/>-<BR/>.xo &bikes<BR/>.meligrosaMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-80933379805431158222008-06-10T19:24:00.000+02:002008-06-10T19:24:00.000+02:00I like both styles of riding - sit up and beg and ...I like both styles of riding - sit up and beg <I>and</I> head-down and go. On a long day ride I like my tourer with the dropped ("curly" as you call them) bars. The many different hand positions dropped bars allow for more comfort over a long day. On a faster ride the leaning forward stance is comfortable because your body is resting on a cushion of air and spreads the load of your weight over more points. Cycling specific clothing on long rides, too. Ordinary clothes get wet sticky and 'orrible due to effects of sun and rain.<BR/><BR/>Around the town - well, that's a completely different thing. Sit up and beg: Yes! Everyday clothing: Yes! Ride slow: Yes! - you don't want to get wet sticky and 'orrible in everyday clothes. You don't want to wander around the shops in anything other than everyday clothing.<BR/><BR/>So, for me it's "horses for courses".<BR/><BR/>I'm all for the "slow bike movement". T-shirt order on the way - when it appears in the "shop".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789287135028447242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-21600764712389198282008-06-10T17:49:00.000+02:002008-06-10T17:49:00.000+02:00Aww, Gramps! I definitely want to give a hug to Mr...Aww, Gramps! I definitely want to give a hug to Mr. Mathes. <3<BR/><BR/>I agree with your first post wholeheartedly, Ol of Swansea. :-)<BR/><BR/>Who doesn't love a good tailwind? I had one yesterday for the first time in what seemed like months and I barely had to switch from one gear. Ahhhh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-10633632310096024142008-06-10T15:26:00.000+02:002008-06-10T15:26:00.000+02:00That post didn't seem the least bit condescending ...That post didn't seem the least bit condescending to me!<BR/><BR/>I also live in a hilly area, in fact it's a lot hillier than Portland (where I've spent some very happy weeks enjoying the bike culture). Swansea <I>is</I> a hill. This post isn't, the way I read it at least, saying that gears or athletic postures are the enemy, merely that they aren't the only way to ride a bike - and that you shouldn't be forced to accept the bigger/faster/more is better logic when it comes to bikes.<BR/><BR/>Like the original post says, there is nothing wrong with wanting to ride fast (Swansea's hills are a blast the other way), but slow is good too no?<BR/><BR/>And who looks cooler, Fred Mathes or Alberto Contador? I think we all know the answer to that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-79853721903865945422008-06-10T15:20:00.000+02:002008-06-10T15:20:00.000+02:00I do agree with Anon @ 14:39. When it comes to th...I do agree with Anon @ 14:39. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to the bike wieht issue, I am aiming as light as possible. Other, more seasoned cyclists seem to have similar reasons, as well--http://drunkandincharge.blogspot.com/2008/06/not-that-it-matters.html, and also http://chiccyclist.blogspot.com/2008/06/our-staircase-to-fourth-floor.html. <BR/><BR/>Leaving my bike outside overnight in my quiet suburban neighbourhood is like putting out a free bike parts/ vent your aggression here booth.<BR/><BR/>I currently have a 3 speed bike in a moderately hilly area, and I can see why some people would opt for more gears. A lot more. Perhaps by summer's end I will have been converted to a fewer-gear mindset...<BR/><BR/>MillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-64406592057238480342008-06-10T15:12:00.000+02:002008-06-10T15:12:00.000+02:00Sorry you felt it was condescending. It's always w...Sorry you felt it was condescending. It's always with a pinch of irony.<BR/><BR/>Regarding hills, the point in teh post is taht people climbed them 90 years ago on clunky, heavy old bikes and survived. And respect to them.<BR/><BR/>And regarding the flat, simple cities - <A HREF="http://www.copenhagenize.com/2007/11/debunking-flat-countrybike-country-myth.html" REL="nofollow">we have debunked that myth</A> aaaages ago. :-)<BR/><BR/>There are many cities with hills and mountains in Europe where 20%+ of the population still ride their bikes. For the most part on the kind of bikes we show in this blog.<BR/><BR/>But sure, whenever we write "we ride in the snow!" someone will say "we get more snow than that". Or "We ride in the rain and wind!" - we'll hear "we get more rain and wind than that". Same with heat, hills, what have you. There will always be somebody who ride under different conditions.<BR/><BR/>Which is why we choose to highlight the very fortunate fact that the vast majority out there DON'T face adverse conditions.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-7519691994728151252008-06-10T14:39:00.000+02:002008-06-10T14:39:00.000+02:00Don't get me wrong, I love this blog - but this po...Don't get me wrong, I love this blog - but this post seems a bit condescending.<BR/><BR/>I ride purely for pleasure. I don't wear lycra, a helmet, or any gear whatsoever. It is simply a bike and myself.<BR/><BR/>But try riding up the hills of Portland on a bike that forces a straightback posture. (Here is a hint: you can't.) Gravity will flip that front tire right over your head and you'll flip back off the bike and onto the concrete. How's that for body language? ;)<BR/><BR/>I wish we could all live in scenic European cities where everything is flat and simple, but climbing the hills in Portland requires one to lean forward. It's not awkward or uncomfortable in the slightest - and it's certainly not anything the industry pushed onto America.<BR/><BR/><3<BR/><BR/>I'm all for a nice casual cruise on a 3 speed townie, but I'm also a big fan of putting my head down and pedaling out all of my energy for miles upon miles. It is one of the most therapeutic things I know of. Different strokes for different folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-58194662450602339982008-06-10T13:19:00.000+02:002008-06-10T13:19:00.000+02:00Cheers. Thanks for that lovely comment.Cheers. Thanks for that lovely comment.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-65333185439126378242008-06-10T13:03:00.000+02:002008-06-10T13:03:00.000+02:00Every day I read your blog in growing admiration. ...Every day I read your blog in growing admiration. You are only stating the (almost painfully) obvious, but using such sparse and beautiful photographs and comments, it makes this site utterly compelling.<BR/><BR/>What a great advert for bikes and Copenhagen.<BR/><BR/>Here's to less cars, more bikes and more chic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com