For me my initial foray into becoming a "Bike Person" was building up a fixed gear conversion at a local bike co-op and becoming involved in fixed-gear culture which led me to become more informed that there was such a thing as bike culture and that there were dozens of facets to it. The facets of bike culture I've subscribed to have radically changed since then but that was what made me "bikey"
On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 4:54 PM Steven Sweedler <[email protected]> wrote: > For me it was seeing road cyclists out training on Whitney Ave. in Hamden > and New Haven, Ct. Most or all were on the Yale cycling team, and they > would wave to me when I was riding my Humber Clipper Grand Prix that I got > in 1964. Steve > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 4:48 PM Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Will has an interesting post in the the recent Riv Newsletter about how >> he and some friends first noticed bikes and got into them. After your >> initial foray as a kid with a bike, what was the thing that made you notice >> them later and turn you into an adult-person-cyclist? >> >> Mine is similar to Will's as a young man in Los Angeles, except it was >> the flashy riders in "tight clothes" I picked up on. I vividly recall being >> stopped on Pacific Coast Highway somewhere south of Long Beach (probably on >> a motorcycle) and watching all the roadies go by, this would be early '80s. >> This one guy went by on a green (actually celeste blue, but I didn't know >> that at the time) Bianchi with matching bar tape and riding gear. That was >> the moment I - a car and motorcycle nut - realized bicycles were a thing, >> too. A very cool thing, and you got a workout in the process! >> >> I was hooked, what hooked you? >> >> Joe Bernard >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ba0d13a9-5d4d-456f-99a1-813bab06d4c2n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ba0d13a9-5d4d-456f-99a1-813bab06d4c2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Steven Sweedler > Plymouth, New Hampshire > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALimyfLnnwXkz0_G0LxY3XBpQV%2BVFxH-RQ3pqBWv2%2BUPR2E78Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALimyfLnnwXkz0_G0LxY3XBpQV%2BVFxH-RQ3pqBWv2%2BUPR2E78Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAMjV%2B7jk_D%3DqoR1qFRL4BJ-EfnYOtoJrhanguor3%3DzOo07ZHOA%40mail.gmail.com.
