Ha! Looks like Urban Outfitters is just a channel through which Republic is selling bikes: http://www.republicbike.com/build.asp?product_category_id=1&product_id=1
(I have been seeing advertizements in my email for Republic for a long time.)
Sincerely, Weston Edwards Director University of Utah Bicycle Collective www.ubike.org
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Message: 1 Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:39:36 +0200 From: Wendy Monroe wendy.monroe@usermail.com To: The Think Tank thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] Please Explain Fixie Fixation! Message-ID: 3AFA156B-E277-4662-84C0-4A5BCED8E1A8@usermail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
This reminds me to ask something I've been wondering for awhile: why is riding with a fixed cog relatively fashionable, compared to riding with a. a one-speed coaster brake hub, or b. an internally-geared rear hub?
Please educate me!
Wendy Monroe ( 'no official name for project yet', Amsterdam)
On 10 Sep 2009, at 19:04, N.O.Bike Project wrote:
Hey y'all,
This isn't vital or on topic, unless you dig deep and start thinking about the commodification of bike culture, and the way that capitalism always seems to persevere. Just thought y'all would like to see what's cool these days.
I don't know why, but this just made me puke a little.
Enjoy.
http://bikes.urbanoutfitters.com/
Victor
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Message: 2 Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:57:27 -0500 From: "N.O.Bike Project" nolabikeproject@gmail.com To: The Think Tank thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Gross. Message-ID: 4AA94C17.90003@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Jonathan,
No, that's not it at all.
I have a bit more of a problem with popularizing flip-flop hubs without conscientious effort to explain the inherent risk in operation in the interest of (huge)profit.
But thanks for the generalization.
Best, Victor
Jonathan Morrison wrote:
I agree. I don't want everyone riding bikes, they are just for me and my cool friends! Now I have to drive a car because it is the "alternative" thing to do.
In all seriousness, this will just end up with more butts on bikes. Hopefully you don't care if they bought a bike from a collective, a local bike shop, department store, urban outfitters, or the other places that will soon jump on the bandwagon -- as long as they riding a bike.
If capitalism makes it cool to ride a bike, cool to be vegetarian, cool to shop local, or whatever initiaitive that would kill to be in the position cycling is right now -- then I say bleed the beast. Nothing, big or small, is perfect and there is bloodshed in every revolution, so pick your battles wisely.
BTW, This is the 5th time it has been sent to me via various parts of the cycling community email lists. That is the kind of advertising that Urban Outfitters must dream of.
Sincerely,
Jonathan "I am bitter because I knew the band before they were popular" Morrison
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:04 AM, N.O.Bike Project <nolabikeproject@gmail.com mailto:nolabikeproject@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey y'all, This isn't vital or on topic, unless you dig deep and start thinking about the commodification of bike culture, and the way that capitalism always seems to persevere. Just thought y'all would like to see what's cool these days. I don't know why, but this just made me puke a little. Enjoy. http://bikes.urbanoutfitters.com/ Victor Plan B _______________________________________________ Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org <mailto:Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollectives.org <mailto:TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollectives.org> To manage your subscription, plase visit:http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...
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Message: 3 Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:06:21 -0400 From: Boson Au instructions@gmail.com To: The Think Tank thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Please Explain Fixie Fixation! Message-ID: 27f849560909101206q657d626em32b37a1ada6c3e08@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
there's defintely a romanticism of riding with fixed cogs. It is a more mechanically simpler design and therefore, conjures up the connotations of 'purity' that is really fashionable.
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Wendy Monroe <wendy.monroe@usermail.com
wrote:
This reminds me to ask something I've been wondering for awhile: why is riding with a fixed cog relatively fashionable, compared to riding with a. a one-speed coaster brake hub, or b. an internally-geared rear hub?
Please educate me!
Wendy Monroe ( 'no official name for project yet', Amsterdam)
On 10 Sep 2009, at 19:04, N.O.Bike Project wrote:
Hey y'all,
This isn't vital or on topic, unless you dig deep and start thinking
about
the commodification of bike culture, and the way that capitalism always seems to persevere. Just thought y'all would like to see what's cool
these
days.
I don't know why, but this just made me puke a little.
Enjoy.
http://bikes.urbanoutfitters.com/
Victor
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