The emerging question, that has already been tortured to opposite conclusions by at least two traffic judges of the pacific northwest, is whether or not such a rule would ban a brakeless track bike if the operator can skid the thing to a stop.
I suspect that the word "mechanical" will make its way into the sentence before too long.
And the only reason that's even an issue is because of those damn bike couriers who think showing off is acceptable behaviour at any and all times.
The Wikipedia entry also has a photo of a lamplighter bicycle, circa 1898. In the hi-res version, you can see the skip-tooth front cog, pneumatic 28" tires, and that this bike must be a fixie.
Also note the saddle, which looks to be a Brooks model still manufactured (albeit with a different undercarriage).
The emerging question, that has already been tortured to opposite conclusions by at least two traffic judges of the pacific northwest, is whether or not such a rule would ban a brakeless track bike if the operator can skid the thing to a stop.
I suspect that the word "mechanical" will make its way into the sentence before too long.
And the only reason that's even an issue is because of those damn bike couriers who think showing off is acceptable behaviour at any and all times.
Damn couriers have been riding track bikes for decades without anyone really noticing or caring much, so I think you need to be more careful with that harpoon of blame.
Can you distinguish the messengers from the non-messengers with track bikes and messenger bags? If so, how?
Can you distinguish the messengers from the non-messengers with track bikes and messenger bags? If so, how?
The latter group doesn't exist?
Actually the messenger look-alikes comprise a much larger group than the real messengers. And the fakenger population grows daily while the messenger population dwindles, currently about half what it was just ten years ago. Since most of the general public is probably like you in that they are unable to tell messengers from look-alikes, people must think the business is exploding.
