October 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6
7
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31

2008 Culture Archives

October September August July June May April March February January

2007 Culture Archives

December November





About This Archive

This page is a Daily Archive of entries for Wednesday, July 2, 2008 listed from newest to oldest.



Subscribe to Culture


Baker's Bikes Sell Like Hot Cakes

-1.jpg

If you’re thinking about getting a bike, absolutely do it. I can’t think of very many excuses for not owning a bike in this town. I know I waited entirely too long to finally get a bike. It was part laziness, part intimidation and part ignorance. Where do I get a bike? What kind of bike? Can I even ride one? Before I took the plunge, I hadn’t been on a bike in years. Growing up in Chicago, I took the "L" everywhere, or just walked. My bicycle knowledge was limited to the fuchsia Huffy I rode as child. My quest for a bicycle was full of anguish that I would be chastised for my complete and utter ignorance in the field of cycling.

Continue Reading | Comments (2) | |