After around 14 years on a fixie (the last 12 years on a track bike) I went back to a road bike this past spring. Other than being faster and more comfortable (but not quite as maneuverable) I also wanted to distance myself from the trendoids and hipsters riding their single-speeds and fixies around town.
As for the rest of the list, well, I don't dress in an eclectic fashion. Hell, my wife would say that the word "fashion" shouldn't be applied to anything I wear. ;-) cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> Sent: August 16, 2012 8/16/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT - Hipsters and Vintage Cameras On Aug 15, 2012, at 6:07 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I laughed so hard I almost... > > Well, I enjoyed it: > > http://www.hayibo.com/hipsters-stunned-as-vintage-cameras-fail-to-make-them-professional-photographers/ Hipster traits: Using archaic cameras. Considers creative photographs far more important than such trivialities as sharpness. Slender build. Eclectic clothing. Exotic imported cigarettes. Rides fixies. Unusual diet. Does this sound like anyone we know? -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
