tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post8324679876362539695..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: The Gathering Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-71914430157417172642016-01-30T01:27:40.654-05:002016-01-30T01:27:40.654-05:00Sorry for the slow response. I drive a blue Toyot...Sorry for the slow response. I drive a blue Toyota indeed. The funny thing is I started calling this the blue Toyota effect years earlier, when I had a white Toyota or a green Oldsmobile. Maybe I was expressing a subconscious desire for a blue Toyota. Luckily I am a better bike mechanic than psychologist.Jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56963615066132716082016-01-29T14:05:47.166-05:002016-01-29T14:05:47.166-05:00I misread you the first time.
No, I meant "ex...I misread you the first time.<br />No, I meant "exemplar"Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-91847947495331326092016-01-29T14:00:14.862-05:002016-01-29T14:00:14.862-05:00I know, right?I know, right?Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-91428600663754937242016-01-29T13:30:19.651-05:002016-01-29T13:30:19.651-05:00Birds of a feather flock together.
A fine point: ...Birds of a feather flock together.<br /><br />A fine point: "exemplar" (archetype) or "example" (instance)?djmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-10751213545314582712016-01-29T13:06:18.863-05:002016-01-29T13:06:18.863-05:00So you join one militant left-wing radical group i...So you join one militant left-wing radical group in the 60's and suddenly you see them everywhere? Weird.MaxUtilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-60576134242058390452016-01-29T12:11:29.981-05:002016-01-29T12:11:29.981-05:00I didn't think it was possible until I did so....I didn't think it was possible until I did so. Not only unlock the doors, but actually start the vehicle! Boggled ma haid.<br /><br />Mind you, this is before current "smart" keys and RFID keyless entry; the car in question was made 2002-2004.<br /><br /><br /><br />Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-87739598479159797602016-01-29T06:13:47.035-05:002016-01-29T06:13:47.035-05:00I believe I was wearing somebody else's trouse...I believe I was wearing somebody else's trousers that day. Long (back)story. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-22297911482210235022016-01-29T06:13:00.707-05:002016-01-29T06:13:00.707-05:00nope, not any of those... trying to find the BSNYC...nope, not any of those... trying to find the BSNYC post buy my googling skills are letting me down today.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-33609638311918338792016-01-29T06:08:51.453-05:002016-01-29T06:08:51.453-05:00Yes! I think in Boston (and maybe places like Port...Yes! I think in Boston (and maybe places like Portland OR and San Francisco) bikey people re especially enthusiastic about this game. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-76100817010648819102016-01-29T05:35:41.032-05:002016-01-29T05:35:41.032-05:00Wait, you can unlock a car that isn't yours wi...Wait, you can unlock a car that isn't yours with a key of the same brand/model?..Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19094567619418317532016-01-29T02:54:30.153-05:002016-01-29T02:54:30.153-05:00I have never been aware of this as an intentional ...I have never been aware of this as an intentional act, here bikes are found together simply because there are designated bike racks in town - so the assembly of bikes by cyclists not known to one another, is one of convenience, not design. I couldn't imagine leaving a note to a stranger or finding one on my bike - seems rather odd actually. I do however enjoy seeing a 'huddle' of bikes, as is often the case in a nearby park where a group of friends, or perhaps a family, often pile their bikes together while they have a meal or whatever at the lake side cafe. Passing by a barber's shop in town I noticed a similar huddle of bmx bikes just inside the shop against the window. Bikes grouped together just look good - at least to those of us who appreciate our bikes so much and yes, bikes together in a green space are delightful to see.spokeswomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003029599627697118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-38081749524230956082016-01-28T16:14:03.750-05:002016-01-28T16:14:03.750-05:00Blue Toyota Effect, eh? I knew it was a problem wh...Blue Toyota Effect, eh? I knew it was a problem when I returned to a huge parking lot in Seattle and every fourth car looked like my blue Subaru wagon. I even unlocked one and started it before realizing that it in fact belonged to someone else...unnerving.<br /><br />The last time I locked up the Raleigh Competition, I came back and there was a 70s Paramount (tutti Campi, of course) and a Bridgestone XO-1 locked next to it. Might have been any one of the conditions you described, or all of them, but it was also cool.<br /><br />I love the image of all the rental bikes frolicking in the meadow.Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73131377187069623072016-01-28T16:13:10.997-05:002016-01-28T16:13:10.997-05:00Reminiscent of this:
http://lovelybike.blogspot.co...Reminiscent of this:<br />http://lovelybike.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/bostonians-random-meeting-of-cousins.html<br />Cousins, the world over - you, me and the rest of the crowd...kylecyclernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-39443828410371529282016-01-28T14:36:37.358-05:002016-01-28T14:36:37.358-05:00Off topic, but I like the picture at the top of th...Off topic, but I like the picture at the top of this post, from your ebike adventure. I'm missing green grass and trees something fierce (currently surrounded by greys/whites and ice), and that is quite the idyllic setting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wolf.N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-11425829702061109702016-01-28T13:21:09.474-05:002016-01-28T13:21:09.474-05:00I love seeing bikes like mine, as well of bikes I ...I love seeing bikes like mine, as well of bikes I like. I'm currently fixing up a 1958 Phillips step thur. I hope I'll be able to fit in my tweed sport coat by Spring. I've never intentionally parked next to a particular bike, but a have a collection of photos I take of them, which at times feels a little voyeurAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148524249540094118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42026132874753076002016-01-28T12:24:33.648-05:002016-01-28T12:24:33.648-05:00A "hub" of bicycles?
A "lug" o...A "hub" of bicycles?<br />A "lug" of bicycles?<br />A "peloton" of bicycles?MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-48108673365850022152016-01-28T10:27:38.654-05:002016-01-28T10:27:38.654-05:00Had you repositioned your six-pack in a more pose-...Had you repositioned your six-pack in a more pose-erly way, the pic would not have been nearly so Lovely. That gentle arc from head to toe in profile, along with the almost wistful grace of your posture-- it makes me think that you didn't really want that day to end. Most definitely a pic that invites the viewer to project a backstory onto it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601174875572694017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-92138985424427926912016-01-28T05:05:45.730-05:002016-01-28T05:05:45.730-05:00Right. Right. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-45021271790706876882016-01-28T05:05:30.517-05:002016-01-28T05:05:30.517-05:00I've read several blog posts (one by Bike Snob...I've read several blog posts (one by Bike Snob I am almost sure) where others have suggested collective nouns for bicycles. I almost think there might be an official one!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-47609796592352933752016-01-28T05:03:14.696-05:002016-01-28T05:03:14.696-05:00Funny, I was not posing in that one. Not even awar...Funny, I was not posing in that one. Not even aware I was being photographed (or else I would have sucked my gut in). <br /><br />There is no set relationship between my narrative and photo selection. One can influence the other, or vice versa. Other times still, they kind of develop simultaneously (I tend to think in images anyway, then "translate" that into words). Overall I try not to think about it too much, as that is the kind of thing that could make it take forever to publish a post. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-89667159604847792322016-01-28T04:58:28.661-05:002016-01-28T04:58:28.661-05:00It's called the selection bias, frequency illu...It's called the selection bias, frequency illusion, or the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (former psychologist /neuroscientist here). Although I like the "blue Toyota effect" better. <br /><br />...Is your car a blue Toyota? Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-58049691446893002352016-01-28T00:11:19.104-05:002016-01-28T00:11:19.104-05:00I have sometimes had patients comment to me that t...I have sometimes had patients comment to me that they never heard of a disease until they got diagnosed with it, and now they keep hearing of others with it. I tell them I call this the "blue Toyota effect." Have you noticed that if you buy a blue Toyota, all of a sudden you see lots of other blue Toyotas on the road that you never saw before? Of course, the road did not suddenly fill up with blue Toyotas, but it seems that way. I imagine psychologists have a term for this, though I don't know what it is.<br /><br />This may explain part of the flocking phenomenon, though perhaps not all. Perhaps if I see a car like mine, I tend to park near it. Might give me some sense of community, or validation, or something. Certainly if I see a bike like mine, I check it out, but with an '86 Fuji, that happens once a decade or so.<br /><br />You'll never guess what kind of car I drive. Sure are a lot of them around...Jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-90016255195009429302016-01-27T23:54:43.646-05:002016-01-27T23:54:43.646-05:00The picture you paint of the Coleraine Viking and ...The picture you paint of the Coleraine Viking and "friend" flushed out a vivid image in my brain of retired draft horses standing side by side in a pasture. Years after their last workday under harness, and still they stand side by side as if invisibly tethered. All of which makes me wonder if we subconsciously relate in some ways to our transportation bicycles as we once did to our trusty steeds. From the windblown hair and clothing to the prep time in getting the bikes (and us) ready for travel to the care that we take unpacking our saddle bags and putting our rides away for the evening-- much of it parallels the transportation rhythms of decades past. For those of us who no longer own a car, perhaps the disconnect and detachment of being sealed inside an automobile upended what had become ingrained in us as the natural order of things over many generations. Something to reflect on over a hearty pint, anyway. Now if you'll excuse me, my commute was cold and wet today and I need to oil my saddle and pick the grit out of my teeth.willetmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580179111540509803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-66722372022275981172016-01-27T18:54:12.387-05:002016-01-27T18:54:12.387-05:00I always find your choice of photographs interesti...I always find your choice of photographs interesting and wonder if you begin your narrative based on these photos or if you have your narrative and then search through the archives for ones which illustrate those thoughts? Mostly, as one who looks and draws a lot, the model's pose seems less natural than the idea of bikes gathering together…It's distracting. Whenever there is a model posing with a bike it's unusually unreal...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73330605072315582312016-01-27T16:29:34.977-05:002016-01-27T16:29:34.977-05:00The mental image of that flock of rental bikes is ...The mental image of that flock of rental bikes is adorable! You've inspired me to lock up next to my new bicycle's "friends" at work instead of the first available spot. There's a few that I admire every time I walk in, both for the bicycle itself and that they also rode on a snowy 20-degree day in Boston. When I've felt that kinship before, it was when only one or two other bicycles were on the rack that day due to some combination of wind, cold, rain, and snow.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186773166703979971noreply@blogger.com