The Slow Bicycle Movement

[Kalidurga]

Here's something for the non-speedsters out there: The Slow Bicycle Movement blog. As described by urbanvelo.org:

The Slow Bicycle Movement was inspired by The Slow Food Movement—an organization that seeks to counteract fast food and fast life. Similarly, the Slow Bicycle Movement prizes style over speed. Members of the club advocate a limited number of gears (though nobody seems to be enforcing any rules) and prefer not to ride faster than 15mph.

I've been working on increasing my own speed, but gotta admit-- that sounds kinda cool

[BethG]

Well I've got the SLOW down - not so sure about the "stylish" LOL!

[sfa]

Now THERE'S a movement I can get behind. Probably waaaayyyy behind, given how slow I am. And I need all my many gears to keep up my slow pace, thank you very much!

It's an interesting idea, though. I suspect the reason so many kids ride bikes and so many adults don't is that somewhere in there the adults forget that you can just ride a bike because it's fun to do--you don't have to compete or perform or improve all the time. OTOH, it's kind of funny that there has to be a movement with a name and rules to get the "just have fun and stop making it more complicated than it needs to be!" message out.

Sarah

[Pax]

"not to ride faster than 15mph."

Not a problem...who knew I was so hip.

[wackyjacky1]

And I need all my many gears to keep up my slow pace, thank you very much!

+1, LOL!

[SouthernBelle]

Darn. All that work for naught!

[Zen]

I'm more than qualified for this

[Pax]

We need a new TE team...Amici Lenti!!

[salsabike]

We need a new TE team...Amici Lenti!!

Oh, I LIKE that. Good one!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

We need a new TE team...Amici Lenti!!

I'm in.

[pardes]

We'd have to schedule meetings days ahead so we could get there in time.

[SlowButSteady]

Needless to say, I love the concept!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Only problem is if they insist on single speed bikes.
I'm already painfully slow. On the hills where I live here, if I had to give up my mountain gearing I'd be going down the hill backwards when I was supposed to be going UP it.

[redranger]

Slow pride!

[pardes]

Molasses would be our club food.