I have discovered that I have the habit of shamelessly eyeballing bicycles. Any time one rides past, my head instantly turns. If I’m driving and a car with bike on it passes, my eyes are no longer on the road. I check components, size, geometry, brand, frame, age etc. all in a few moments. I was recently on a casual bike ride into San Francisco, and we parked in and rode through Sausaltio. This is a town I have discovered that I am very fond of. First, there are TONS of bikes and bike stores. Second, there are no fixies to be seen. Third, it’s near SF, but not right next to it. Fourth, its small and has a lot of cool downtown shops right on the waterfront. The only big flaw I can spot is that it appears to be ultra-wealthy and snobby.There are a lot of art stores, and a lot of people on $10,000 bikes in full matching team discovery channel kits going 12 miles an hour down the road and going through brake pads on the slightest descent like its nobody’s business. These type of rich yuppies who suck at cycling but have way better stuff than me are one of my huge pet peeves (since I am particularly snobby and judgemental when it comes to bikes myself). So maybe I’ll just find someplace else to live.
PS. They are gonna build a velodrome in Santa Rosa!!! Now I can buy a track bike without having to be a dumb fixie hipster.
I am a fan of this one. Maybe because it used the phrase “dumb fixie hipster”…maybe because I too am a bikescoper…