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Re: Gas prices and an increase in cycling?

by Brian Huntley <brian_huntley@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 12, 2008 at 07:33 PM

On May 12, 8:53 pm, Bob <hunr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 1- I don't think there's any evidence that Americans are any more lazy
> than the citizens of any other country.
> 2- Horses, besides not being too welcome on city streets unless they
> are pulling a couple snuggling in a carriage or being ridden by a
> police officer, require a heck of a lot more work than does riding a
> bike. Ever mucked out a stable or unloaded a truckload of alfalfa? ;-)
> 3- I haven't noticed any increased bicycle usage.

1: Drive through funeral homes -
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/courses/geog100/CarMort.htm
- aren't exactly evidence to the contrary.
2: Agreed
3: I have, but it's spring here. And my LBS's biggest rival burned
down recently (*) so I can't verify that the apparent increase in
traffic there means anything.

Not conclusive by any means.

* Dukes, at Queen and Bathurst in Toronto. They've since reopened in a
tem****ary location on Richmond west of Spadina, which is frankly a
horrid location to ride a bike to.
 




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Gas prices and an increase in cycling?
"ccarter@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-12 18:05:50 
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jobst.brandt@[EMAIL PROTE  2008-05-13 01:45:56 
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SMS <scharf.steven@[EM  2008-05-12 23:15:42 
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jobst.brandt@[EMAIL PROTE  2008-05-13 06:58:09 
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Matt O'Toole <mattotoo  2008-05-14 15:31:50 
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jobst.brandt@[EMAIL PROTE  2008-05-14 21:40:23 
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"recycled" <  2008-05-14 18:47:40 
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Bob <hunrobe@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-12 18:53:12 
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Matt O'Toole <mattotoo  2008-05-14 15:06:02 
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jobst.brandt@[EMAIL PROTE  2008-05-14 21:35:56 
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JCrowe <bongofury@[EMA  2008-05-15 11:32:24 
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Peter Cole <peter_cole  2008-05-15 22:55:59 
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Andrew Price <ajprice@  2008-05-16 20:06:53 
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Matt O'Toole <mattotoo  2008-05-16 14:12:20 
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Peter Cole <peter_cole  2008-05-15 21:35:58 
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Brian Huntley <brian_h  2008-05-12 19:33:13 
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Frank Krygowski <frkry  2008-05-13 07:30:42 
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Stephen Harding <smhar  2008-05-13 17:44:36 
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max <betatron@[EMAIL P  2008-05-13 13:52:21 
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<josh@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-05-15 20:30:26 
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Matt O'Toole <mattotoo  2008-05-16 14:20:50 
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Andrew Price <ajprice@  2008-05-16 20:30:18 
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Stephen Harding <smhar  2008-05-13 17:41:49 
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Red Cloud <mmdir2005@[  2008-05-13 13:02:20 
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tkeats2005@[EMAIL PROTECT  2008-05-14 01:33:05 
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Matt O'Toole <mattotoo  2008-05-14 17:31:15 
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tkeats2005@[EMAIL PROTECT  2008-05-15 02:43:29 
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DennisTheBald <DennisT  2008-05-15 15:16:40 
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"victor.kan@[EMAIL P  2008-05-16 08:07:37 
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Frank Krygowski <frkry  2008-05-16 08:33:30 
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Bob <hunrobe@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-17 19:10:15 
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Bob <hunrobe@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-17 19:15:20 
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BrandyCycles@[EMAIL PROTE  2008-05-18 12:44:37 

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