You guys take President's Day off too?!? Wow that's mighty nice of you. Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 1:51 PM, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> over here it seems to be part of the cool factor associated with bike style, >> at least among a certain crowd (not necessarily messengers). I often see >> them drifting along on their bikes around the Clerkenwell/Farringdon part of >> London, looking great, but smoking, which kind of kills the look for me >> (smoked for ~20 years). > <snip> > > As I understand it, over there they're called "Fakengers" (as in fake > messengers, but I'm sure you all cracked that code). Here they're > more often called Hipsters (although really they're just a sub-genre > of the true hipster, whoever they are). > > They ride single speed bikes, often with no brakes, wear the typical > messenger cotton work pant cut off just below the knees, a cycling cap > and a messenger bag. Their bike and bag are usually immaculate, as > are their clothes - that's how you tell them from a real messenger. > That and the fact that many fakengers really don't know how to > properly ride a fixed gear no-brake bike safely. > > I guess it's fun that some people try to copy us; the irony being > that I've never done the "messenger look", usually wearing roadie > stuff (spandex bike shorts with a proper racing jersey). It's just > more comfortable... > > Speaking of which, I've just got clearance from the doctor today. The > Achilles tendon is healed. Back on the bike on Tuesday (tomorrow > being a holiday around these parts). > > Woo Hoo! > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
