Happy Good Lucky

Brunswick Ave., Atwater Village

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Atwater Village, Yelle, Walking, Driving, Riding.

Pick Your Part

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South on the 710 freeway

I Love A Little Pussy, Ride A Cock Horse

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I am not so mature that I don’t enjoy a little Mother Goose.

Tofu Pho Fantasy

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Tofu not content just being Tofu, takes on many forms, most delicious.

Fixed Gear

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Well, there you have it. The wheel of my bike with a fixed gear attached.

It all seems so inevitable now. The stages of adoption of any trend are as follows.

1. Awareness: In this stage the subject becomes aware that a trend exists. I was aware of fixed gear bikes in the 90s due to Sheldon Brown’s website but I never knew it was a trend until I returned to researching bikes online in the last few years. At that point I felt surrounded by the fixed gear trend in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles.

2. Fascination: “Whoa! Just What Is It that Makes Today’s Bikes So Different, So Appealing, So Chic and Unique?”

3. Distain: “This has nothing to do with me. Hi, I’m a narcissist.”

4. Mockery: Fear sets in (see 3 above) and the resulting urge to ridicule. “Check out that hipster with no breaks on his bike! Gimmie a break! HA HA! Get it?”

5. Adoption: Fascination wins out over fear. Wisdom over narcissism. “This vehicle has a compelling feature set which pairs nicely with MY lifestyle and personality.”

6. Promotion: The trends continues to expand. “I am blogging about my bicycle.”

Are sometimes doodles.

I suppose it was just a matter of time. After mocking anyone riding a fixed gear bike for some time now, my curiosity verging on obsession has me in the process of building my own.