tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284948328098185947.post5006151377655169416..comments2023-04-09T04:26:16.605-05:00Comments on Susan Sink: Tall BikesSusan Sinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589676724693684830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284948328098185947.post-76250610792897434692009-02-23T18:29:00.000-06:002009-02-23T18:29:00.000-06:00You got it. The movie made a lot out of this giant...You got it. The movie made a lot out of this giant protest in NYC each year, but that was about bikes and seemed only very tangentially to include the tall bike folks. They clearly could not have organized any major "action" if their lives depended on it. But hey, cool bikes!Susan Sinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589676724693684830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284948328098185947.post-14266752052795068722009-02-22T17:26:00.000-06:002009-02-22T17:26:00.000-06:00I saw some of this culture in Portland in 2004. Th...I saw some of this culture in Portland in 2004. There's this whole alternative-art-scene that happens in some obscure neighborhood that I'd be hard pressed to remember even if I was standing right there. My friend had wanted me to sell my paintings on the street, thereby completely participating in the madness. I politely declined as we walked past a house with tall bike jousting... I believe there were male and female jousters in a very small front yard going right for each other. I was confused and mesmorized at the same time. Who are these tall bike jousters? I thought to myself... and 5 years later I remember my question as the answer presents itself. <BR/><BR/>In Santa Cruz there was a tall bike gang that would go riding by the Sacred Grove occasionally.. again, I just thought it was a hip trend in bicycle creation.<BR/><BR/>And lastly back in 1999, in Fullerton, at the train station, I distinctly remember this gang of tall bike deviants making noise and raising a ruckous!! Again, I didn't think to look into the phenomenon but rather assumed and concluded a 'hip' subculture of tattooed men. <BR/><BR/>I suppose it says a little something about the movement, and their ideals, that unless you see the movie or are part of the group, you may never even wonder if there is a purpose, meaning, or protest involved in tall-biking.WolfsGotYourTonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947786926891929359noreply@blogger.com