Favorite Blog

My favorite blog is also the only one I read. Bikesnobnyc.com was introduced to me by a friend and co-worker, and it is still as interesting and hilarious as it was to me a year ago. While people who don't understand or care about biking won't find it as funny, I work in a bike shop where I see people buying the most ridiculous items in attempts to keep up with the "cool" cycling culture. The author makes hilarious obervations about everything from the new fixed gear wave to the resurgence of "vintage" bikes. I see these people everyday during the summer, and it makes me glad to know other people find the ideas they hold absurd. I'm all for the increased use of bicycles, but not when they're used mainly as a fashion accessory. It frustrates me to no end when I'm approached at my job by people asking for items as silly as carbon fiber bar ends. It shouldn't be my business whether they want to spend 60 dollars in order to save three grams of weight, but somehow I can't help being annoyed.