Watching the stumble bums ride their bikes is an exercise in disorientation. Interspersed among the touristing nuclear families, they stand out with their “grizzly adams” and leather boots.
My first impression of the Northwest was marveling that everyone seemed to ride a bike until certain logics took hold: Astoria is a lousy place to bike unless you live next to the water, otherwise it’s a constant up and down some steep hils; biking in the rain is worse than walking in it, and railroad tracks are always a threat to the uncautious.
Soon I learned that bicycling was synonymous with DUI, a Scarlet letter for all to see. Ever since, it’s downright creepy to watch these leathery men with thousand yard stares ride by; it reminds me of old timey punishments, like publick stocks last used in 1872.
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I think Astoria could use a bike funicular like this: http://www.trampe.no/english/photogallery.php
Now that is either a very new idea or very old. I can’t decide which.
Thanks for comment.
Hey, I resemble that remark (not the DUI, but the biking).
While that may be very true, I also thought it was a novel way to get in shape.
Could be I’m wrong?
I will agree there are clear cut cases when someone is biking because they want to, but whenever I see a cigarette dangling out of a biker’s mouth, I have to wonder.
you can also get a DUI while riding your bike