Reader: There are more pressing problems than bike fashion

Cruiser bikes have been all over Denver this summer, and so have critics of Josiah Hesse's "Cruiser bikes suck: They attract Philistines and ruin cycling for the rest of us." But as it turns out, those commenters were just getting rolling. Even as the USA Pro Challenge starts today, showing...

By Patricia Calhoun

August 20, 2012

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Cruiser bikes have been all over Denver this summer, and so have critics of Josiah Hesse's "Cruiser bikes suck: They attract Philistines and ruin cycling for the rest of us." But as it turns out, those commenters were just getting rolling.

Even as the USA Pro Challenge starts today, showing exactly what non-cruiser bikes and their riders can do, the critics who think Josiah is cruisin' for a bruisin' are taking another lap.

Says Qanda:

First world problem...ever think of writing about something with some depth...this is why i think you weed funded zine is absolute garbage...your editor should read your dribble before publishing...there are more pressing problems than bike fashion in the world...i think you write like a wimp and have no purpose...i hope this is not your only hobby...and yes writing for this rag is a hobby...i know what you hacks get paid...

Read Josiah's original "Cruiser bikes suck" here, and Britt Chester's counterpoint here.

And find out the best places to watch the USA Pro Challenge here.

Follow @WestwordCulture"Cruiser bikes rule" comeback here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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