Additional to yesterday’s put up, and digitization laying waste to humanity, do you ever get the sensation that you simply’ll sooner or later be pedaling via a blighted hellscape of bricked Vanmoofs and inoperable Chook scooters?
Yea, the time shall come when all these cursed mobility firms shall go bankrupt. Severed from their deserted apps, these infernal contraptions shall not operate. In every single place, legions of the possessed shall fall face first upon the pavement as their conveyances fail:
And on this present day solely the true believers–those that journey human-powered bicycles–shall be spared. Smugly, we will survey the panorama with perverse satisfaction as we pedal in good circles anyplace we select. The clipless, the toe-clipped, and the flat-pedaled alike shall rejoice collectively and forged apart their meaningless variations. The Roadies shall dance with the Retrogrouches. The Bikepackers shall lie with the Stunning Godzillas. Metal and crabon shall not conflict; as a substitute it shall be cast collectively into frames of unparalleled power and a featherbed journey high quality, laterally stiff and eternally compliant. The Time-Touring Retro-Fred shall lastly return from the Planet Tridork, and a Nice Peace will reign for a thousand years:
Or one thing.
However sure, the times when you may hold a machine going simply so long as you had been in a position to battle off the rust are disappearing within the rearview mirror, as now they’re all “sensible” and as such must be linked to a central mind:
Fuck it, I’m shopping for a Plymouth:
Luckily for cyclists, there are nonetheless choices for these of us who refuse to relinquish the simplicity of yesteryear:
The Homer began life as an upright rambler:
But it surely’s since advanced right into a kind of be-fendered sport roadster and I have to say it excels in its present guise. It feels comfy but quick and lightweight on its ft, and between the lengthy wheelbase, the vast gear vary, and the drop bars, hitting the climbs really feels good–you simply roll over that crumbling street floor and hold downshifting seemingly eternally with that silky-smooth friction shifter such as you’re sinking right into a thick down mattress cowl.
It actually makes you surprise what all that fancy fashionable street bike tech is for, type of like while you drink a glass of cool, refreshing water and surprise what the hell the purpose of alkaline water is:
I admit I additionally didn’t know who Andrew Jackson was once I noticed this truck, and within the technique of discovering out I got here throughout this video of him driving inconsiderately in Tokyo:
He’s a powerful rider and I did my finest to take pleasure in it, however I saved anticipating him to collide with a pedestrian on these little facet streets, which made me nervous:
However not less than he was carrying a helmet.
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