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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are actually four camps - </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Lycrazoids, who ride expensive, skinny-tired DF
road bikes, and whose riding position naturally predisposes them to look down
their noses; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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;
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Each camp disrespects the other three -
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Hey, do those pants come with a studded dog
collar?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Dude, that buzzing's your Psychos slapping
asphalt, not your nerves saying 'it's Miller Time'."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Hey, man, I thought wheelchairs had their wheels
side-by-side!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"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....)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and each camp thinks they're god's gift to the
world of transportation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Hammond</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=arthursc@rcn.com href="mailto:arthursc@rcn.com">Arthur</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=list@bostoncriticalmass.org
href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">Boston Critical Mass</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [*BCM*] Frufru?</DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-signature>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? <BR><BR>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).<BR><BR>--ac
<BR></DIV><BR>Seriously, though, are there really two camps? Are there
real issues between them?<BR><BR>turtle wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid23840.1090337266@zworg.com type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Boston Critical Mass <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org"><list@bostoncriticalmass.org></A> wrote:
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">frufru? What, a schism between recreational and transportational? Is
this like naderite progresives vs ABB progressives?
--ac
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""><!---->
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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