tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post4175466993033947032..comments2023-10-19T03:02:33.233-07:00Comments on no one line: Hipster Trickster IdiocyNo One Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902282734965802244noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-80081811525835176362009-01-26T10:14:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:14:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment. Yes, the title was meant i...Thanks for the comment. Yes, the title was meant in jest.<BR/><BR/>I resist riser bars, not because they're not useful on all-purpose bikes, but because I see too many riser bars paired with drop stems, and that's just silly.<BR/><BR/>John Prolly's approach is very utilitarian, which is why I admire it. Too many tangents of these emerging bike scenes are anything but.No One Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902282734965802244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-21692315679348635442009-01-25T09:25:00.000-08:002009-01-25T09:25:00.000-08:00Its nice to see an open mind. Although the topic t...Its nice to see an open mind. Although the topic title sort of plants what you really think unless it was meant in jest. I fought risers for a long time just strictly for an aesthetic reason. I now use them and have realized that for everyday brakeless street riding it is for me a much more comfortable and controlled position. Still no cool tricks from me though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-7787808723757696432009-01-13T11:23:00.000-08:002009-01-13T11:23:00.000-08:00Lived in Cambridge, MA, environs for a number of y...Lived in Cambridge, MA, environs for a number of years, got a little tired of seeing the fixie wanna-bes, but overall, I appreciate that esthetic -- it looks cool and smooth, and, after all, most of them are commuting on bikes instead of combustion engines.<BR/><BR/>I've got nothing against the 'CMXers, just like I have nothing against the BMXers. I don't pay attention to their sport, and they Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731815508918636273noreply@blogger.com