For the cause of cycling and bicycle commuting to take root globally, cyclists of the world need to band together and help a certain Pennsylvania bike rider find a date.
While forward-looking cities such as San Francisco may have bicycle-themed dating scenes, other parts of the country can be matchmaking wastelands, suggests Brybot, a poster on a Pittsburg, PA bike-commuting bulletin board.
Brybot's lifestyle choices might make him a hipster hottie in Berkeley or Brooklyn:
After a year here, and using my car so infrequently, I decided I might as well sell it. That way I could have the cash, not have to pay for insurance and yearly fees, and I wouldn't have to worry about the car falling apart in disuse on the side of the road. In the roughly four months since I sold the car, I've used Zipcar once to go to Greensburg for a concert. Otherwise, I've been able to do everything on the bike, save busing to the airport when necessary. Anyway, I consider this to be a huge financial gain on my part.
In Pittsburgh, however, some women view a man who gets around by bike as a loser.
The downside, which I recognized but may not have understood the true extent, is that girls (generally speaking) do not want to date a guy without a car! As sexy as I think I am on my bikes, it just doesn't cut it for some women. Tonight, I was talking to a girl, who as soon as she found out I didn't have a car decided it was a deal-breaker. I'm certain this is not the only case either. I already feel like a misfit in this town. I don't know what a Steeler or Penguin is, and I don't know how to say Yinz. Add the biking and not having a car, and I'm a total weirdo! =(
Has anyone else experienced anything similar, or am I the only one?
A social movement that interferes with its participants love lives is bound to fail. Witness the Shakers, a Christian sect that reportedly attracted 20,000 converts during the 19th century. They banned sex, however. Unable to reproduce, the faith disappeared.
Despite its rapidly growing popularity, Bicycle commuting lives a tenuous historical moment. Even in burgeoning San Francisco, around one-thirtieth of commuters go by bike. If the movement is to survive, it must reproduce. To reproduce, it needs to shed the capital "L" that seems to have attached to cyclists in the minds of certain Pittsburgh women. Obviously, Brybot should make the first move and purchase several jaunty Gobha hats in colors that coordinate with various outfits.
The rest of us, however, need to help Brybot find someone to love. Women of Pittsburgh, we assign you to recognize the fitness, global-mindedness, practicality, economy and health of your city's cyclists. Date them. And watch the dream of a better world unfold.
While forward-looking cities such as San Francisco may have bicycle-themed dating scenes, other parts of the country can be matchmaking wastelands, suggests Brybot, a poster on a Pittsburg, PA bike-commuting bulletin board.
Brybot's lifestyle choices might make him a hipster hottie in Berkeley or Brooklyn:
After a year here, and using my car so infrequently, I decided I might as well sell it. That way I could have the cash, not have to pay for insurance and yearly fees, and I wouldn't have to worry about the car falling apart in disuse on the side of the road. In the roughly four months since I sold the car, I've used Zipcar once to go to Greensburg for a concert. Otherwise, I've been able to do everything on the bike, save busing to the airport when necessary. Anyway, I consider this to be a huge financial gain on my part.
In Pittsburgh, however, some women view a man who gets around by bike as a loser.
The downside, which I recognized but may not have understood the true extent, is that girls (generally speaking) do not want to date a guy without a car! As sexy as I think I am on my bikes, it just doesn't cut it for some women. Tonight, I was talking to a girl, who as soon as she found out I didn't have a car decided it was a deal-breaker. I'm certain this is not the only case either. I already feel like a misfit in this town. I don't know what a Steeler or Penguin is, and I don't know how to say Yinz. Add the biking and not having a car, and I'm a total weirdo! =(
Has anyone else experienced anything similar, or am I the only one?
A social movement that interferes with its participants love lives is bound to fail. Witness the Shakers, a Christian sect that reportedly attracted 20,000 converts during the 19th century. They banned sex, however. Unable to reproduce, the faith disappeared.
Despite its rapidly growing popularity, Bicycle commuting lives a tenuous historical moment. Even in burgeoning San Francisco, around one-thirtieth of commuters go by bike. If the movement is to survive, it must reproduce. To reproduce, it needs to shed the capital "L" that seems to have attached to cyclists in the minds of certain Pittsburgh women. Obviously, Brybot should make the first move and purchase several jaunty Gobha hats in colors that coordinate with various outfits.
The rest of us, however, need to help Brybot find someone to love. Women of Pittsburgh, we assign you to recognize the fitness, global-mindedness, practicality, economy and health of your city's cyclists. Date them. And watch the dream of a better world unfold.
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