In the Bikesnobnyc written by Eben Weiss, he gave his point of view on the types of bikers, attaching along a type of personality, their motives, and relations to other bikers. He wrote this novel in such a comedic manner, where it was quite captivating to read. The gist of his writing is that, he makes fun of the types of bikers, from hardcore cyclist to just the causal urban riders.

I would like to say I identified as most of the characteristics he named out, but I would have to say I’ve become an Urban Cyclist. As Weiss wrote this particular section, I couldn’t help notice that is sounded awfully like what I would do. Specifically he states they are ” [roughly] in their twenties, [have a] respect for track racing,  [ride unnecessarily expensive] bikes.” A lot of these I was able to relate to, especially the part about riding to seek authenticity; basically meaning fondness of riding vintage bicycle frames.