Tag Archives: bike

P is for Prius, Prestige, and for Poseur

Be honest: you bought that Prius for the prestige, didn’t you?
“More than half of the Prius buyers surveyed this spring by CNW Marketing Research of Bandon, Ore., said the main reason they purchased their car was that ‘it makes a statement about me’,” according to Say ‘Hybrid’ and Many People Will Hear ‘Prius.’
If you are […]

To Pittsburgh With Love

I spontaneously sped towards Pittsburgh, PA, last Saturday afternoon. Hurtling Northwest on Interstate 70. Moving and passing right at 80-85. Sweet Suzi by my Side. Towards what I thought was an heroic act of being a Gentleman for Miss Sarah Connerley.
Alas, she had virtually nothing packed by the time I arrived, in less than 4 […]

Successful SNS’s Will Be Modeled on the College Campus

The future of Social Network Services (SNS) can be discovered on High School and College campuses. I believe that topic-specific “vertical” SNS’s are very important, but I also think that the model needs to be University-like – a modularized SNS. There needs to be a campus “brand” (or University) within which the topic-specific “clubs,” “houses,” […]

Gorgeous New Bianchi Pista is a Dedicated Fixie

My matte black Bianchi Pista track bike had a flippie rear wheel: one side fixed-cog, the other side free wheel. I use the freewheel side exclusively so she is, in fact, a single speed bike, not a fixie. The gorgeous new Bianchi Pista is a stunner but doesn’t have a freewheel option: all fixie […]