tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post7098198374275070244..comments2024-02-28T18:31:09.088-08:00Comments on George the Cyclist: A Ride with the Bike Snob of New YorkJeff Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03790219160140511776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-87013136231044652142012-04-03T09:23:40.102-07:002012-04-03T09:23:40.102-07:00The Snob isn't as sardonic in person as he is ...The Snob isn't as sardonic in person as he is in his writing. It is an act of a sort, though he knows he has an image to uphold and seemed to force his crankiness and outspokenness at times. In his latest book he makes a series of derisive remarks about Critical Mass calling it "essentially a big circle-jerk." During the Q&A at his book signing someone asked him what he thought about Critical Mass. He didn't wish to be so harsh or inflammatory among a group that all looked as if they participated in it, so simply said he didn't think it was so necessary in cities like Chicago and New York where there was a strong bike presence. He did snarl at the woman who asked him about there being so few women in attendance for not paying attention to him as he answered her. She apologized, saying she was just responding to someone who started talking to her after she asked the question. He has no doubt mellowed over the years. Friends who knew Edward Abbey said he was nothing like his writing personality. They referred to him as "Edward Drabbey."george christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205532562020160107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-46424088681811805792012-04-02T18:46:53.954-07:002012-04-02T18:46:53.954-07:00Well, my two favorite bicycle bloggers finally mee...Well, my two favorite bicycle bloggers finally meet! The tone of your blogs is very different. The Snob is a sarcastic and cynical New Yorker. You have the kindness of a Midwesterner. I guess we can call the Snob an urban biker whereas you are perhaps the greatest bicycle tourer who ever lived. The only two bicycle blogs I read. I wish you wrote as often as the Snob does!Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304815781816862252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-51384101286186395392012-04-02T06:44:36.692-07:002012-04-02T06:44:36.692-07:00I've always wondered what the snob would be li...I've always wondered what the snob would be like in person...when I travel though, I take my <a href="http://www.montaguebikes.com" title="Montague Folding Bikes" rel="nofollow">folding bike</a> along - I find it to be easier than coupler systems.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180322956429047153noreply@blogger.com