Have you noticed the huge, and seemingly sudden, rise in scooters and mopeds? Wow. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who thought bikes were finally making it into the mainstream. Now it seems like the fad has passed and everyone is riding around on this loud, cartoon motorcycles.
bob, July 23rd, 2010 at 9:52 am:
best observation EVER!
I personally think it’s just hipsters,
with the short attention span,
need something new.
Add to that,
it sucks riding your color coordinated fixed gear more than a couple miles.
So when you need to run errands all day?
Buy a moped, I guess?
“Hey! It’s got pedals, right?”
NOPE!
Doesn’t count,
and get the hell out of the bike lane!
I have more respect (and lust) for a vintage Vespa.
Or just step up and get an actual motorcyle.
Which will be the next trend in a year or so:
buying cheap motorcycles, and stripping them down to cafe racers. Sorry hipsters, it’s already been done again and again.
But I guess that means we’ll be seeing alot of cheap track bikes on Craigslist – since they need money for the next “thing”.
Thanks for hanging out for a while guys!
ethan, July 23rd, 2010 at 11:49 am:
You said, “Sorry hipsters, it’s already been done again and again.”
I thought that’s what hipsters were all about. Taking things that are old and pretending it’s new and cool.
I don’t think they’d move on to motorcycles next. That’s too serious. It would have to be some awkward and goofy. Like pogo sticks. Or converted school busses.
Bri, July 26th, 2010 at 8:12 am:
All valid points! I have been riding cafe motorcycles for the last 10 years and think it may be time to retire as all the “cool” kids have now discovered them…. Around here it is already on the hipster radar. I get questioned by their uniformed army where ever I go. Oh well get ready for an influx of barely ridden high quality bikes and parts to hit craiglist, we can all stock up on aerospokes and Brooks saddles for the next go around in 10 years!
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