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[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 154 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (22 children)

We had some winners in my city a few years ago.

Here's my favorite quote from that article:

“The money is in the car,” Comrie insists. “Who’s the spender? Does a bicyclist go and buy sporting goods, or furniture, or clothing? Or are they just out for a ride?”

Does this guy think cyclists are sitting naked in empty apartments wishing they had clothes and furniture? Luckily he did not win the election.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, "serious" cycling


a sport where a $1k bike barely qualifies as a bike, $5k gets you something rideable, and $10k gets you a pretty decent bike


is so anti-consumer!

(I love cycling, and I'll defend spending more on my power meter pedels than I would spend on a decent used bike. More bike lanes everywhere please!)

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