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RESEARCH PAPER ON BIKES!
Thread started by Tarmonster. at 01.26.10 - 9:19 am

I'm writing my English Research paper on The bicycle community through the lens of sociology.

Yeah.......

Reasearching as we speak....

Anyone have any tips. Pointers.

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Good luck as there isn't much data available on this community. You can always do the anthropologist move and hang out with cyclists, writing about their group structure, etc.



ubrayj02
01.26.10 - 9:37 am

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I am not sure what kind of information you are looking for but I would start by reading Pedaling Revolution by Jeff Mapes.



Good book with lots of good information.



Foldie
01.26.10 - 9:43 am

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people who ride bikes tend to interact with people that live and work a shorter distance from their house. (westside, eastside, valley)

bike shops, co-ops and coffee shops form a social hub for cyclists based on socioeconomic status, class and age. (think smashed up sundays at palms cycles, westside mosey and cubcamp at bikerowave, and the roadies who hang out at tanners every sunday in the marina.)

cycling breaks down social barriers and allows low-income people and children greater mobility.



tortuga_veloce
01.26.10 - 9:44 am

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ask your professor about using interviews as a part of your research.



tortuga_veloce
01.26.10 - 9:46 am

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If you need an actual published book to reference in terms of bike culture history check out this amazing read: BIKE CULT its out of print, but i borrowed a copy from the LAPL (main/dtla branch).

Also ... just in terms of looking getting an overview the MR wikipedia page is pretty awesome. wikipedia isnt really suitable as a primary reference, but the MR page has tons of great to other publications.






trickmilla
01.26.10 - 9:58 am

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tons of great LINKS to other publications.





trickmilla
01.26.10 - 10:01 am

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that should be interesting!!



shotgunBOOMBOOM
01.26.10 - 11:05 am

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Tarsis,

What's going on with the bike community worldwide is the most important political, youth, alternative movement since Punk Rock.

Grass roots, DIY, non hierarchical.
Anyone can lead, anytime.
Self propagating.
Bypasses authority, government stuctures.
It doesn't confront authority in a combative way, it simply makes things happen without anybody's permission.

It doesn't strive for a utopian society in a distant future. It changes things here and now. The minute you stop driving a car and you start riding a bike, you are the utopian future right now.





marino
01.26.10 - 12:05 pm

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This really helps. Thanks guys. Now, to write my proposal.

Does anyone know of any academic books/journals I can use for my works cited page?



Tarmonster.
01.28.10 - 9:11 am

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Midnight Ridazz Bicycle Ride. Ed. Rhode Bloch. Marino. Web. 28 Jan. 2010. .



tortuga_veloce
responding to a comment by Tarmonster.
01.28.10 - 10:51 am

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Just write Live to Ride, Ride to Live all over your paper with Pabst Blue Ribbon. Then smoke a Doob-a-Loo and blow the smoke onto it. That pretty sums the bicycle community.



Get Charged
02.5.10 - 5:11 pm

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its garbage like this that gives the cycling community a bad rap. you werent here six months ago and you wont be here in another six months.



ruinedbyidiots
responding to a comment by Get Charged
02.5.10 - 5:15 pm

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I made a fucking joke. Jesus Christ.



Get Charged
02.5.10 - 5:21 pm

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RBI has no relation to the Jesus.



Joe Borfo
responding to a comment by Get Charged
02.5.10 - 5:30 pm

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loser.



larsenf
responding to a comment by Get Charged
02.5.10 - 9:17 pm

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Tip: be more specific

Broad: "The bicycle community"
Narrow: Midnight Ridazz
Narrower: Wolfpack Hustle
Narrowerer: Joe Borfo

It will make your research much easier.

I think sociology is a pseudo-science.... sort of like psychology... Instead I would look at the research paper through the lens of Rush Limbaugh.



md2
02.5.10 - 9:29 pm

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WITH THAT LONG HIPPY HAIR, AND THE "NO HANDS" WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE, ARE YOU SURE BORFO?

HE SURE ACTS LIKE HE'S JESUS.



eddieboyinla
02.5.10 - 9:30 pm

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