[*BCM*] Frufru?

[Arthur]

Yikes. I'm staying out of it.  I don't even agree with myself a lot of 
the time.
--Arthur


David Hammond wrote:

> There are actually four camps -
>  
> The Lycrazoids, who ride expensive, skinny-tired DF road bikes, and 
> whose riding position naturally predisposes them to look down their 
> noses;
>  
> The Dirt Stoners, who careen down ski slopes on expensive, anorexic 
> motorcycles with pedals, with Long Island Ice Tea in their camelbacks, 
> and who worry about crashing, but not while on their bikes;
>  
> The Bents, who lean back, put their feet up, and ride a few miles to 
> their next pee stop on their beach-chairs-on-wheels.  The Bents 
> typically wear too-tight jeans and a tee-shirt signed by Brad Delp 
> from Boston's 1981 tour, and only get injured when their beards get 
> caught in the one of the bike's 5 or 6 chain tensioners. 
>  
> Then there's the Electric Assist crowd, the Lead-Acids (asses), 
> overweight retired electronics engineers with black tape on their 
> bifocals and turn signals mounted on the backs of their helmets. 
>  
> Each camp disrespects the other three -
>  
> "Hey, do those pants come with a studded dog collar?"
>  
> "Dude, that buzzing's your Psychos slapping asphalt, not your nerves 
> saying 'it's Miller Time'."
>  
> "Hey, man, I thought wheelchairs had their wheels side-by-side!"
>  
> "Yo, dude, THAT'S CHEATING!!"  (usually shouted by the passenger in a 
> Lincoln Navigator with a couple of +$3,000.00 bikes racked on the 
> back....)
>  
> and each camp thinks they're god's gift to the world of transportation.
>  
> Let's bring all four camps under one big strong tent before each camp 
> gets flooded out by the rain of corporate bull-puckey emanating from 
> Washington.
>  
> Dave Hammond
>  
>  
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Arthur <mailto:arthursc at rcn.com>
>     *To:* Boston Critical Mass <mailto:list at bostoncriticalmass.org>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:13 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [*BCM*] Frufru?
>
>
>     So I assume you're the Prius and I'm the SUV.  So much for my
>     bonafides. Harumph. What about those who are both transportational
>     and recreational riders?  Hybrid SUV's?  Protest Non-voters? 
>
>     Hey, the sun came out. I'm going to take my bike for a ride in my
>     Hummer  (it's a 2, so it's OK).
>
>     --ac
>
>     Seriously, though, are there really two camps?  Are there real
>     issues between them?
>
>     turtle wrote:
>
>>Boston Critical Mass <list at bostoncriticalmass.org> wrote: 
>>  
>>
>>>frufru?  What, a schism between recreational and transportational?  Is 
>>>this like naderite progresives vs ABB progressives? 
>>>--ac
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Yep!  :-)
>>
>>It's similar to the schism between the SUV types and the Toyota Prius
>>types...
>>
>>Turtle
>>what's an ABB progressive?  Oh, I think I get it, Anybody But Bush?
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