cycling (and public transport that accommodates cyclists e.g. bike racks on buses, bike space on trains) is truly the transport of the proletariat but the bougie freaks in their lycra have appropriated it and turned it into a bullshit industry to sell shit that nobody needs for ridiculously inflated prices
bicycle co-ops where you can use the spare parts and tools are the best, they should be everywhere
Surly 40-year-old architect looking douchebags in tiny shorts on their ludicrously expensive Tour de France-looking bikes, zooming along at 35kmh, never stopping and scaring grandmas are a scourge on the planet
the bullshit that allows sporting matches to continue so huge corporations can keep buying ads, but can't subsidise a single guy, a clipboard and a spray bottle of sanitiser to keep people's bikes running
but riding centuries in street clothes is bad times, man. yeah, there's a lot of fucking MAMILs riding dentist bikes, but long rides are a great way to get exercise and fresh air (when the country is isn't on fire) and see the country (again, when it isn't on fire). it's pretty meditative. and you only have to compete against yourself.
cycling (and public transport that accommodates cyclists e.g. bike racks on buses, bike space on trains) is truly the transport of the proletariat but the bougie freaks in their lycra have appropriated it and turned it into a bullshit industry to sell shit that nobody needs for ridiculously inflated prices
bicycle co-ops where you can use the spare parts and tools are the best, they should be everywhere
Surly 40-year-old architect looking douchebags in tiny shorts on their ludicrously expensive Tour de France-looking bikes, zooming along at 35kmh, never stopping and scaring grandmas are a scourge on the planet
Bike coops are the shit, but the one near me has had their DIY stands closed since covid, which is understandable but frustrating.
the bullshit that allows sporting matches to continue so huge corporations can keep buying ads, but can't subsidise a single guy, a clipboard and a spray bottle of sanitiser to keep people's bikes running
but riding centuries in street clothes is bad times, man. yeah, there's a lot of fucking MAMILs riding dentist bikes, but long rides are a great way to get exercise and fresh air (when the country is isn't on fire) and see the country (again, when it isn't on fire). it's pretty meditative. and you only have to compete against yourself.
Alternatively, used bike, cheap lycra, good times man 😎