Re: Interesting bikes at the Target website.
- From: landotter <landotter@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 23 May 2007 20:24:33 -0700
On May 23, 2:19 pm, tkeats2...@xxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Keats) wrote:
It seems so-called "city bikes" have been around
for decades; they've just been been overshadowed
in recent history by the clamour for fancier rides.
I guess the concept has long been with us, but
the demand had waned, and now is waxing again. I
suspect car advertising has much to do with it --
people have been conditioned to shop for "image",
and that effect has trickled down to other commodities.
Remember the Urban Assault Vehicle concept?
It sort of happened in northern Europe as well, but amusingly a lot of
mtb shaped bikes were still equipped with Sachs hubs, mudguards,
racks, and bells. He he.
I don't even really like the "city bike" meme all that much. In Sweden
they call them "standard" bikes. Which makes much more sense. Just
like you used to have standard motorcycles as the norm, a style that's
been on the comeback for years as well.
.
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