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ti_boi
06-12-2009, 04:50 PM
NY Times today. I know a lot of Times readers are here, but this dude is kind of interesting:

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html#


I found the photographs to be some of the finest I have seen. The story was intense...a little redemption through cycling. Kind of tosses the whole spandex thing into a new perspective.
Dekonick
06-12-2009, 06:05 PM
Fom barfighting to cycling. Cool!
BumbleBeeDave
06-12-2009, 07:27 PM
. . . That's the exact opposite of how most of my group rides go. :eek:

BBD
ti_boi
06-12-2009, 07:38 PM
I liked it a lot, because of the honest discussion of 'rage' and how riding helped this man handle his. :beer:
Keith A
06-12-2009, 08:10 PM
Great story...thanks for sharing!
Steve in SLO
06-12-2009, 08:15 PM
. . . That's the exact opposite of how most of my group rides go. :eek:

BBD
BBD,
Classic. Thanks for the laugh. :beer:

Great story.
Makes you wonder how things would be different if at-risk kids were given mentoring in athletics rather than lectures and detentions.
Climb01742
06-12-2009, 08:21 PM
great story. and those photos are a testament to a the power of a good eye and black+white. b+w images are so evocative, particularly of a city.

that's a great series in the times online. if you haven't yet, look at others.
bironi
06-13-2009, 12:47 AM
Thanks for the link. Great story.
raygunner
06-13-2009, 12:59 AM
Cool photos!

I need to renew my NY Times subscription!
gemship
06-13-2009, 09:34 AM
BBD,
Classic. Thanks for the laugh. :beer:

Great story.
Makes you wonder how things would be different if at-risk kids were given mentoring in athletics rather than lectures and detentions.


the cycling world may posses a few more of Chad Gerlach type...
roguedog
06-13-2009, 10:21 AM
Wow. Thanks for the link. I'm addicted!

Maybe I should get a NY Times subscription just to support content like this.
Elefantino
06-13-2009, 10:34 AM
By all means, all of you, support your local newspaper.

Because even your local newspaperman has to buy new Contis every once in a while.
LegendRider
06-13-2009, 10:42 AM
That guy would make Abdu shake in his boots...
dd74
06-13-2009, 09:45 PM
Very cool. He looks like some of the fixie riders in Downtown L.A.
soulspinner
06-14-2009, 07:36 AM
People get into cycling for many reasons, but some common positives shine through. It feels good during and after physically and mentally. :beer:
toaster
06-14-2009, 07:59 AM
Nothing like getting stabbed in the eye with a broken beer bottle to change how you look at things.
William
06-14-2009, 03:03 PM
His story sounds very familiar. Thanks for the link! :cool:




William