Boulder – The Town of Contradictions
Posted on 14. Feb, 2010 by Diesel in The Gear Movers
The Prius and the Bike, Ask Nick Ranno which "Green" path he travels by most
Boulder – the town of contradictions. Don’t get me wrong, this place rocks – there is a reason I haven’t moved back to Georgia. This blog is not aimed at anyone, just everyone in Boulder that inspired these thoughts. So I have to come up with a blog for work? The latest body art is out due to today’s Facebook – iPhone – hey lets email Ranno’s mom this photo – type of connections I tend to find myself at the loosing end of more times than I can care to remember. So what to blog about? Good question when I am not a blogger to begin with, but let’s see… I do ride my bike to work everyday = a commuter? Whatever the name, I am constantly getting passed by cars and staring at their bumpers – rain or shine. Lately, the oddest image continues to make its way through the brown snow-covered bumpers of countless Toyota Prius’s and alternative fuel vehicles alike that determine I am at fault for their mid-text near misses. But first, lets get back to the beacon of these bumpers. “Save the rainforest,” “Go Green,” “My other car is a bicycle,” “My other car is an airplane,” “My other car is a helicopter” – really?
What does it take to build a Prius, I think we are looking at it!
Anyway, when I am fortunate enough to get a visual of my verbal-assault target of such a vehicle with such a bumper tag, and they are rocking a tie die and dreads and blaming my presence in the intersection, which at this point has been granted by a green light, for their failure to notice that the light they are sitting under is now red – well they are getting the best I have to offer in 4 letter cocktails at happy hour. First off hommie, I know your vitamin cottage hourly wage didn’t pay for that Prius, and second, I’m practicing what YOUR CAR preaches – simply because I enjoy a good bike ride and saving some money, not because I care to tell the world about my beliefs on my seat post. I’m just doing my thing, going from point A to B, minding my own business, but you, well, by now you know what I think of you. Next time you pass the buck to a bike, take a look at your set up first.
I don't think many words are needed to describe this party with a Tesla, Prius, and Touareg
Editors Note: Nick Ranno is one of our longest standing employees at The Gear Movement. He has been working on a full body tattoo from our friends over at Bolder Ink, hence his references at the begining of this blog. Nick rides his one of the bikes in his wealthy stable to work everyday no matter what. We have seen him ride to and from work in blizzard conditions, are you as amazing as he is? Check out the World Commute website by CatEye to log your commuting miles!
Awww….. love it. Thanks to you all for getting out there, choosing to go by bike, and share the WorldCommute.com news! Have a great weekend! Ellen
Thanks Ellen, we will! Happy Valentines Day!
You rock Nick! For as many hippie, ‘earth lovers’ we have here in Boulder, there sure are a lot of automobile drivers with anger towards cyclist….Just keep on roll’n – see you on the streets!
Always 2 wheel’n,
~Joni
I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you’ve got an interesting point of view.
Nick,
Thank you for challenging the religious beliefs of Prius owners! And for riding to work whatever bike works for you.
You rock!
rob
Dear Nick,
As you may recall, I spent three months last fall riding my bike in Boulder, and you Boulderites have very little to complain about in terms of traffic and its rudeness. Riding around here (Washington, DC)with all the type-As, limos, diplomats, Lexuses, and taxi drivers from Caribbean and African countries in the snow & ice, in addition to all the Priuses (one of which I own) is a never-ending drama! Thank you for your post; I LOVED the “big-rig” Prius.
Alice