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Ok boomer
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I'm looking forward to the 4th wave where the bike itself ceases to be important, only its trace has any relevance. A virtual remnant of the early 21st century. My thoughts are that there will be another divergence; between madeleine nostalgia and the future shock of implanted emotion.
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heehee. good work dude
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we are entering what philosophers will come to know as "3rd wave lufguss discourse"
if we perceive first wave to be pure bread bike stock, single speeds and fixed gears, threads about types of cycling. second wave to be an evolution into more diverse forms of cycling and bike aesthetics, as well as ethical and moral codes, the threads then about the types of bikes.
third wave, with this in mind, is the fetishization of such divergence, as we see defined bike categories being reimagined less so by their types of bike or types of cycling, but more so by the type of vibe they exude. for the riding, the rider and the tool is non important, for what is, to the third wave lufguss poster, is what that bike connotates to the world around them.
in this essay we will explore this theme, and contrast it against the changing, often aging demographic lufguss, combined with its change in economic profile and social status amongst the wider bike forums...