kiwiduncan
Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: Andre Kim Joins the Bicycle Ride... |
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An interesting article about how fashionable and trendy bikes are becoming in Korea.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2904618
Kind of have my misgivings to be honest. it's great to hear about Koreans really getting into road cycling and mountain biking for fun, or accepting bike commuting as a healthy, eco-friendly and practical way to get around, but the following makes me cringe.
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Luxury brands are getting involved, too. Armani has brought out a range of black bicycles with an iPod holder and Gucci has one in red to mark the Beijing Olympics last year. In Korea, actress Bae Doo-na was seen with her black Chanel model, a costly $12,600 with jeweled pant clips. |
wow, he's going to design mountain bikes too. Neat.
I think the reporter (or Mr. kim) needs to check their facts though. I lived in Oxford on and off for about 3 years and though there are loads of bikes there, and a lot of students get around on bikes, I don't think there's any kind of blanket ban on cars. |
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