[lovebunny]

but im not sure how i feel about it
Bike 'Contrails' to Create DIY Bike Routes : TreeHugger

contrail is a tool for developing bicyle communities. As you ride, contrail leaves a fanit chalk line behind your bike. The goal is to encourge a new cycle of biking participation by allowing the biking community to leave a unique mark on the road and to reclaim this crucial shared space.

The old cycle: More cars on the road --> more percieved danger for bikers --> fewer bikers on road --> even more cars on the road.

The new cycle: A few bicyclists ride with contrail a couple times per week --> faint lines on the road inspire curiosity and remind bikers where it's safe to ride --> new bikers are encouraged to ride and use contrail --> contrail lines get brighter as community grows.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I just leave a faint trail of drool and sweat.

 

[gonefirefightin]

I think a universal spot/site to upload GPS tracks would be a better idea

 

[SkaredShtles]

I like the idea of bike *entrails* better.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Only a matter of time till the crowd is ranting about your bike leaving chemtrails.

 

[IH8Rice]

of course, hipsters are behind it

 

[DirtMcGirk]

I leave more than a "faint" trail of man funk behind me. Its like an olfactory snail trail lightly flavored with pork products.

 

[rockofullr]

Oh hells yeah!

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

The article is almost 3 years old.......I wouldn't worry about it catching on.

 

[SkaredShtles]

The article is almost 3 years old.......I wouldn't worry about it catching on.

That's what they said about 29'ers back in 1998.

 

[4130biker]

faint lines on the road inspire curiosity and remind bikers where it's safe to ride*
*You will know it's a safe spot to ride until you get to the mysteriously clean spot where some roadie's lycra wiped the contrails clean in one of the following ways:
1. a wicked, albeit self-inflicted crash
2. being tackled by a police officer
3. being tazed while riding, by a police officer
4. being hit by a teenager who is sexting
5.???
6. profit?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

That's what they said about 29'ers back in 1998.

Those are still a fad to me. Think long-term.

 

[syadasti]

That's what they said about 29'ers back in 1981.

Fixed. Geoff Apps made the first, not GF.

 

[MMike]

Only a matter of time till the crowd is ranting about your bike leaving chemtrails.

i sat beside a guy at Boeing for a while that believed in those

 

[Pesqueeb]

i sat beside a guy at Boeing for a while that believed in those

When I run into those people I love to tell them I actually specialize in maintaining the sprayer system. I am a pawn of the NWO!

 

[jdcamb]

I leave more than a "faint" trail of man funk behind me. Its like an olfactory snail trail lightly flavored with pork products.

I'm pretty sure you don't know what snail trail is??