Bicycle Comics - Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery
03-17-08, 06:54 AM
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Just discovered this about a week or so ago. I really like it - keep up the good work. Now all I need is a flare to make my tool kit complete 
03-17-08, 08:42 AM
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I liked today's stip with all the stuff in the panniers. I tend to be overprepared myself (but on a group hike a few years ago I was able to help six people with my spare clothing and snacks when the weather turned...)
(but on a group hike a few years ago I was able to help six people with my spare clothing and snacks when the weather turned...)
03-17-08, 08:50 AM
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MY spare clothes, cycling t-shirt have come in handy with a collegue and her run in with a full cup of coffee. Sad thing was that the t-shirt looked better on her than me 
. My bulky tool kit is always out, although only about half the things are ever used. I could probabily reduce the weight of my pack by 5kgs but never will
Sorry Historian I'll stop off at my local flare shop on the way home
. My bulky tool kit is always out, although only about half the things are ever used. I could probabily reduce the weight of my pack by 5kgs but never willSorry Historian I'll stop off at my local flare shop on the way home
03-17-08, 09:00 AM
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Love the flare!
That said, I'm assuming that Rick Smith doesn't carry a flare. Not with the advent of cell phones. Right???
That said, I'm assuming that Rick Smith doesn't carry a flare. Not with the advent of cell phones. Right???
03-17-08, 09:21 AM
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I'm guessing it's not a signal flare, but rather it's a road flare to set up and fend traffic when you're at the curb fixing a flat.
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03-17-08, 10:01 AM
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03-17-08, 11:21 AM
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More than likely, yes. But still, I think it's a joke. In the past, many carried road flares or signal flares as a standard safety device when travelling by car. As such, many can relate to that and that makes it a good comic strip. But, I suspect flare sales have tanked in this age of cell phones. You can call for help. Sure, a flare would help for those who ride on country roads who are very independent. But he's in the city. He can get to the sidewalk and fix his flat.
03-18-08, 09:40 AM
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i really enjoy reading your comic
03-18-08, 10:15 AM
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Rick - the comic is GREAT! I look forward to reading each new one.
I suspect you are a bicycle commuter yourself?
I suspect you are a bicycle commuter yourself?
03-18-08, 03:42 PM
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The boy is using a slang term:
fred: n. a person who has a mishmash of old gear, does't care at all about technology or fashion, didn't race or follow racing, etc. Often identified by chainring marks on white calf socks. Used by "serious" roadies to disparage utility cyclists and touring riders, especially after these totally unfashionable "freds" drop the "serious" roadies on hills because the "serious" guys were really posers. This term is from road touring and, according to popular myth, "Fred" was a well-known grumpy old touring rider, who really was named Fred.
Definition from: https://www.bicyclesource.com/bicycling_glossary
To the kid, the basket represents what a 'fred' would have attached to his bicycle, though he doesn't mind it.
fred: n. a person who has a mishmash of old gear, does't care at all about technology or fashion, didn't race or follow racing, etc. Often identified by chainring marks on white calf socks. Used by "serious" roadies to disparage utility cyclists and touring riders, especially after these totally unfashionable "freds" drop the "serious" roadies on hills because the "serious" guys were really posers. This term is from road touring and, according to popular myth, "Fred" was a well-known grumpy old touring rider, who really was named Fred.
Definition from: https://www.bicyclesource.com/bicycling_glossary
To the kid, the basket represents what a 'fred' would have attached to his bicycle, though he doesn't mind it.
03-21-08, 07:05 AM
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Wonderful. The ghost bike/bike lane story is both entertaining and thought-provoking. How far should one take bike advocacy?
03-26-08, 05:46 PM
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Hey Rick,
When do we get a chance to buy a Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery T-shirt then?
the strip is fast becoming my daily little ray of happiness
make sure us from overseas can buy one though
When do we get a chance to buy a Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery T-shirt then?
the strip is fast becoming my daily little ray of happiness
make sure us from overseas can buy one though
03-26-08, 06:26 PM
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I'm trying to decide how to offer them. I don't know if I'm pleased or not with the CafePress quality... and don't have experience with other on-demand printed merchandise.
I'm also looking into book options now, seeing as there will be enough strips for a 60 page full-color book in late July. Or should I wait until there's a year's worth of strips? In either case, there will be a printed volume collecting all of the strips that appear on the site in color.
I'm also looking into book options now, seeing as there will be enough strips for a 60 page full-color book in late July. Or should I wait until there's a year's worth of strips? In either case, there will be a printed volume collecting all of the strips that appear on the site in color.
03-26-08, 06:40 PM
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I found the strip about 3 weeks in, and I'm hooked. I log on for my daily update either at work or home. I'm really liking the bike lane story line, and keep waiting to see what the repercussions are....
When you have either tee-shirt or book, I will buy. I enjoy the strip enough to support it that way.
BTW, one of the wrenches in my LBS could have been your model for Yehuda- cap and all.
When you have either tee-shirt or book, I will buy. I enjoy the strip enough to support it that way.
BTW, one of the wrenches in my LBS could have been your model for Yehuda- cap and all.
03-26-08, 07:10 PM
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I'll buy a tshirt or books!
And thanks for the glossary link! I did not know the obscure ones.
And ditto on the "daily little ray of happiness".
And thanks for the glossary link! I did not know the obscure ones.
And ditto on the "daily little ray of happiness".
03-26-08, 08:39 PM
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I really hope this strip, especially the parts which form a story, turns into a book in the future. Maybe in about two years when you've got enough to fill a 200 page book.
Even though I'll have already read them all, I'd probably still buy it.
Even though I'll have already read them all, I'd probably still buy it.
03-26-08, 09:33 PM
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Just read the lot of them. Wonderful stuff. The funny thing is that I know a shop guy that is almost like Yehuda. Also I found myself nodding in agreement with a lot of your strips.
Keep 'em up.
Keep 'em up.
03-26-08, 09:44 PM
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Hey, just listened to your interview on the Fredcast. It was really interesting to know your process. I'm hooked to your series!
