tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post1875286179485517959..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: The Original FixieCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-85320317683830564622010-05-26T12:30:17.897-04:002010-05-26T12:30:17.897-04:00Picture of the fence, or it didn't happen!Picture of the fence, or it didn't happen!Herzognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-40541270088349888492010-05-25T12:23:13.936-04:002010-05-25T12:23:13.936-04:00a quick google shows me I JUST missed this in my o...a quick google shows me I JUST missed this in my own backyard. <br /><br />http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/waltham/2010/04/waltham_museum_holds_steampunk.htmlMamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-36307178484434739052010-05-25T12:21:36.224-04:002010-05-25T12:21:36.224-04:00I too am a Neal Stehephson fan. I loved the diamon...I too am a Neal Stehephson fan. I loved the diamond age and often wish I could jump in the book and join the Vickies. In fact I being out of the loop did not know the steampunk term til recently- in my own head I always called anything steampunk that I saw "vicky" like from the diamond age.<br /><br />Another ref you'll like- B and I long to have the thing Y.T. had in snow crash to fling onto car rear windows that say " Smooth move ex-lax" or the like when people drive like assholes.MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-20275882688955987162010-05-25T07:53:51.750-04:002010-05-25T07:53:51.750-04:00It was a pleasure to be there. If anyone wants to...It was a pleasure to be there. If anyone wants to learn more www.thewheelmen.org and I have some mounting, dismounting videos here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/user/pelletman65<br /><br /> I see lots of confusion above. You don't need anyone to hold you or help you.Davehttp://www.youtube.com/user/pelletman65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-53598770551543199352010-05-24T18:36:54.696-04:002010-05-24T18:36:54.696-04:00How neat! And I've never seen one with the li...How neat! And I've never seen one with the little wheel in the front.<br /><br />Interesting: both Victorian men with their Penny Farthings and hipsters with their fixies seem to be fond of breeches and caps. Coincidence??margonautehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344154551030656676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-15490767231141224992010-05-24T16:55:55.749-04:002010-05-24T16:55:55.749-04:00Sox,
There's a little peg on the curving tube ...Sox,<br />There's a little peg on the curving tube that goes down to the small wheel. You step up on that (I would think you would need someone to hold it upright). <br /><br />Vee- yes, me too- have you read the Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson? A lesser book by one of my favorite authors, but lots of fun.<br /><br />Velouria- They weren't letting people ride unattended- they had a guy walking next to you to hold it steady.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-3751853640239445462010-05-24T13:16:19.485-04:002010-05-24T13:16:19.485-04:00Woooooow, I am so sad I missed that! The original...Woooooow, I am so sad I missed that! The original Penny Farthings look so intriguing, though I would have been too scared of falling off to ride them. Thanks for the pictures!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-2421278548486723392010-05-24T11:50:30.458-04:002010-05-24T11:50:30.458-04:00I'm a little freaked out just now... I had an ...I'm a little freaked out just now... I had an elaborate dream last night involving penny farthing bicycles (a first, trust me) and then just after waking I check your site to find this!<br /><br />Hmmmm... the universe is trying to tell me something. And it involves big-wheeled bikes.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825454524437359677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-7651295346031501142010-05-24T10:00:11.771-04:002010-05-24T10:00:11.771-04:00OMG a victorian festival? Plotz!
So sad to have m...OMG a victorian festival? Plotz!<br /><br />So sad to have missed that. boy do I love myself some victorian era stuff. If I were in my early 20's I'd be so steampunk it wouldn't even be funny.MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-22391284184935289962010-05-24T09:40:56.380-04:002010-05-24T09:40:56.380-04:00I'm so glad you made it to that! My community ...I'm so glad you made it to that! My community garden plot is in that space and I was sad that I had to attend a wedding shower instead of the new fence party (the old fence was just awful chain link). Did you stick around for the 50 piece orchestra playing waltzes for everyone to dance? <br />The bikes are pretty cool too, I didn't know they were going to have bikes. I so wish I could have been there, thank you for the photos.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036691849337099909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-4878608559706304042010-05-24T08:40:53.318-04:002010-05-24T08:40:53.318-04:00We've been puzzled for awhile about how one mo...We've been puzzled for awhile about how one mounts such bikes. This is the first time I have seen a picture of one without a rider. Does one put a foot on the pedal and swing your leg over the seat? Or is there kind of fence that one can lean against?<br />Very cool pictures and a fun idea for the people in that neighbourhood.Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264864517875161020noreply@blogger.com