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Monday, October 13, 2008

By Yokota Fritz

A cute slide show at the New York Times covers

The Noble Rider, who looks suspiciously like Pee Wee Herman;
The Fixed Gear Rider, who looks suspiciously like he sings the Lumberjack song;
The Vintage Bike Fashion Gal, who paid more for her clothes than she did for her bike; and
The Weekend Warrior, whose bike (a $13,000 Pinarello) costs more than my entire wardrobe.

They totally left out:

The Mexican Dishwasher,
The 40 Year Old Virgin Bike Dork,
The One Legged Messenger, and
The Faux Nudists; I suppose because these aren't quite stylish enough.

What other categories of cyclists are missing?

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Comments:

the ultimate creep bike thief by day, tweeker by nite-wait tweeker all day.

# posted by

m e l i g r o s a : 10/13/2008 05:58:00 PM

Don't forget the Bearde- Pipe Smoking- Recumbent Geek.

# posted by

Tom : 10/13/2008 05:58:00 PM

The Environmental Crusader
The Scrap-Metal Trader
The Remorseful DUI Convict
The Weekend Warrior Lite (the middle-aged couple riding around the forest preserve on their new hybrids)
The Idealistic College Student
The Impoverished Grad Student
The Evangelical Recumbent Geek
The Evangelical Folding Bike Geek
The BMX Hooligan

# posted by

Jennifer : 10/13/2008 09:09:00 PM

The weekend warrior was on the Tour de Pink, I drove a sag wagon. She was riding her 'other' bike, a Seven. It must be nice to have money.

It's a very NYC thing, though, 'no one else has this bike.'

We're 'matchy tandem couple who goes to bike rallies.'

# posted by

fixedgear : 10/14/2008 11:56:00 AM

Heh, I like your additions. Good ones there!

I can't believe I forgot to list Biker Fox: He's a category until himself.

# posted by

Yokota Fritz : 10/14/2008 12:32:00 PM