Thoreau - I'm in good company. Thanks for that.
I think that the whole trend is subtle - wool, silly, but people rode casually
in loose shorts and shirts happily for decades until recently. I suspect that
the whole trend is down to that word 'enthusiast' where you wear Lycra motley,
emblazoned with the logos of sponsors who don't even exist in your own country,
to make a public announcement that, "I'm doing this as a voluntary recreational
activity, a lifestyle choice and not because I'm so poor that I have no
choice." Oh, and. "doesn't my bum look good in this?!"
It signals a shift in culture from the cycle as a means of transport to a
public posture.
Andrew Fildes
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On 15/01/2014, at 2:04 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>
>> Beware of all enterprises that require new
>> clothes.<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/511.html>
>>
>
> Indeed. I have to laugh whenever I see a solitary cyclist out on a
> casual ride wearing all sorts of tight-fitting brightly coloured clothing.
> Makes me think that the circus is in town.
>
> When you go to the sporting goods stores like REI, Bass Pro Shop,
> Cabela's, etc. most of what you see is trendy clothing that you are told you
> need to wear so that you are openly identified as an outdoors enthusiast.
> Most of the people in these stores would be terrified to ever be away from a
> paved surface or more than a mike from a Starbuck's, and they arrive in
> spotelessly clean SUVs that will probably never see a dirt road.
>
> Fortunately, Levis and flannel shirts will always be around, as will
> people with dirt under their fingernails. Just not as many as before.
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