70s/80s shitty mopeds: The new fixie bike?

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I've been noticing these things since last summer. They're usually being piloted by beardo skinny hip dudes, often in packs with a big cloud of burnt oil right behind them. Did all these guys trade in their fancy Pistas for an old 50cc 2-stroke? Are they the segment of the crew that was too lazy to take part in the last trend? Or is this totally new? One thing's for sure, the next time I encounter one in the bike lane I might try to kick him over.

dan m, Monday, 14 July 2008 20:49 (seventeen years ago)

wow ive seen two of these in the past coupla and was thinking it was weird. i think its all the dudes who wanna be cooler than the 8 million ppls who now drive scooters. evrybodys granny gotta have a scooter right now.

granted, i guess denver is a good place for a scooter as the weather is pretty nice.

Hunt3r, Monday, 14 July 2008 20:55 (seventeen years ago)

in SF it was mopeds a couple summers ago.

Steve Shasta, Monday, 14 July 2008 21:00 (seventeen years ago)

whats it doing outside right now? i wanna know what to expect in two years.

Hunt3r, Monday, 14 July 2008 21:03 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.squidoo.com/gas_scooters

El Tomboto, Monday, 14 July 2008 21:05 (seventeen years ago)

everybody's windskating. like windsurfing but on skateboards.

Steve Shasta, Monday, 14 July 2008 21:19 (seventeen years ago)

Also, scooters are freaking expensive if you want a new one (that is, if you use it as your primary form of transportation). I kind of like those 90s/80s looking boxy scooters - less "Look @ me I'm so vintage" than the mopeds in SF, and I'm sure not too expensive.

The mopeds, in my opinion, are beardo skinny dudes who don't really give a fuck about the environment or being in good shape and just want to look cool in the Mission. The Pistas, on the other hand, are beardo skinny dudes who either may care about the environment and being in good shape and also want to look cool in the Mission. SF sucks sometimes.

skygreenleopard, Saturday, 19 July 2008 00:23 (seventeen years ago)

Also, scooters aren't noisy as hell. Even if I was a beardo skinny shit and drove a moped for the "look at me factor" like a sports car, I'd eventually get tired of or embarassed by the endless barrage of noise they make. Scooters are somewhat quieter.

skygreenleopard, Saturday, 19 July 2008 00:25 (seventeen years ago)


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