BICYCLE ON BOARD —- by Steve Nadis
While perusing the offerings in the produce department of my high-priced grocery store, I happened upon a young, fit woman in tight bicycle shorts (are there any other kind?) and a fancy, European-style bicycle shirt. Despite the garb, I suspected she had not bicycled to the store as I had that day and do every day. She just looked a bit too well put together, too done up. Most people who cavort around town on bike (“real commuters,” as a friend used to call it) tend to be messier looking, more rumpled–a bit grittier, you might say. She struck me more as the weekend cyclist–the worst kind, in my opinion–those who drive first in their polluting vehicles before getting on a bike.
After purchasing my items, I went outside to unlock my bike. She pulled out of the parking lot at the same time in her Urban Assault Vehicle, almost running me over, with her expensive bike safely secured to the roof.
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14:00:08
Ah yes–the roof-rack bicyclist. A dangerous breed. But always well dressed…
Well put, Gatemouth. They may not be more dangerous than other SUV drivers, except for the fact that they drive more.
Hey, Snake, give her SOME credit. It’s not that easy riding a bike onto an SUV roof.
Dr. Max, you silly boy, she bought the car with the bike already on the roof. It was an option, like the DVD player. And she bought the car that way to go with her new cycling outfit.
Now I know why I have a blog; there’s all kinds of stuff out there that I would be missing were it not for observers like you all.
I work with a real cyclist guy. He is a humongouos cycling fan; knows everything about it. And he’s gritty with skinned knees.
Sounds like the real item.
I know someone who is really into bicycling too. He might be gritty but I’ve never rubbed up against him so I’m not sure.
Sometimes I think you’re too literal. The point is this: the boutique cyclists are all done up; the commuting cyclists are slobs because riding around cities in all kinds of weather is a messy business.