Comments on: Mission Bicycle unveils new eight-speed named after famous local transmission tower

By: beek

beek — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:42:37 +0000

Actually, if you look at the rewards, it’s a way to pre-order the bike and save money vs. when it is released to the public. I just reserved mine.

Not all KS campaigns are “hand outs.” It’s a way for plenty of small businesses to bring a great idea to market without being fully VC funded.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:38:39 +0000

or after the amazing baths out at the ocean. That guys legacy is way more than just a tower. Thats like saying the movie Milk is named after the school.

By: el jeffe

el jeffe — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:56:17 +0000

Sports Basement on 15th and Bryant has lots of good commuter bikes in that price range.

By: Helen Tseng

Helen Tseng — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:30 +0000

And feet!

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:43:10 +0000

EXACTLY! Thank you!

By: Vic Wong

Vic Wong — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:28:35 +0000

What ‘s the world coming to when you can’t determine whether or not you’re supposed to laugh at someone/something.

By: Burrito Justice

Burrito Justice — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:07:12 +0000

Then again, maybe everyone will want aviation orange. In which case, I will get international orange.

By: Burrito Justice

Burrito Justice — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:02:22 +0000

I demand AVIATION ORANGE.

By: truth

truth — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:46:29 +0000

Yes, it is fucking lame that kickstarter has been turned into a way to ask for hand outs by for-profit businesses with no ROI.

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:34:37 +0000

Don’t forget Penny-Farthings!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Yup, they do. But good luck finding a shop that actually charges a decent price.

There are plenty of good, used road bikes on CL that’ll outlive this bike for half the price.

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:16:53 +0000

That makes me laugh even harder.

By: commuter

commuter — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:32:52 +0000

Not everyone is a skinny young hipster. Geared bikes will help a wide range of people people commute to and from the hilly parts of the city. More bikes and less cars on the streets is good for everyone. The $1200 price on this thing is kind of high, though. Commuter bikes really need to be half that much.

By: timbo

timbo — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:58:53 +0000

Is it kind of strange to anyone else that there is a Kickstarter campaign for this?

By: scum

scum — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:31:03 +0000

Some people ride bikes that look like fixies, and just when you get ready to laugh, you realize that the are coasting.