Have the child laborers who made this shoe been punished yet?
Thatâs probably only true of places where a bicycle is a luxury exercise item, and not a critical mode of personal transport. And by âplacesâ, I mean a kind of metaphorical cultural âplaceâ, not necessarily a geographical location.
This thing is a work-horse of all the people who cycle to work everyday in the fields in rural India. It used to cost about 2500 rupees last I checked ($40?) and last approximately until your grandkids had grandkids. It doesnât even have a page on the web, 'cause itâs marketed to people who think a web is something to be dusted away. And the ride is actually pretty comfortable, given that itâs designed for rural Indian âroadsââŚ
This thing on the other hand is from the same company, marketed at urban tweens. With the obligatory â21 speed Shimano gearsâ. If you tried to cycle it home from the store, youâd probably end up with the handlebars coming off.
Vimesâ Boots is true upto a point. But we also need to be aware of the opposite - just because something is expensive, doesnât mean itâs actually good.
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These guys would endorse that choice.
Is a âserious runnerâ someone whoâs not allowed to look like theyâre enjoying it? I do see a lot of those.
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Ironically, it costs almost nothing these days to make a quality timepiece thanks to quartz technology, and $5-$10 quartz watches probably will tell better time than $1000 mechanical ones.
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What comes to me as weird is that one of the least important functions of the $1000 ones is timekeeping.
Can we put some trigger warnings on these kind of posts?
I have bad knees and a genetic condition which means Iâm unable to exercise. Seeing how this new fitness fad is really taking off on Instagram and the like really bothers me, it promotes an unhealthy body image and I actually find all these âfitnessâ posts quite triggering.
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