Comment of the Week: 10-11-06
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on October 11th, 2006 at 7:42 am
"Most people around here who choose not to wear a helmet do it to look fashionable."
Author: "mike bene"
Post: Passing cyclist saves man's life, makes plea for helmet use
"For centuries people have done some pretty silly things in the name of fashion, and right now in portland there is a prevalant bikie/“fakenger” fashion.
The fact of the matter is that most people around here who choose not to wear a helmet do it to look fashionable. every day I see the anti-fashionistas riding around on their faux fixies checking their style in the reflection of storefront windows.Keep up the good work. You guys look cool and your style is validated weekly in numerous photos right here on this site.
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