Cheap Bike Rentals The Newest Fashion In Paris

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New York Times   |  STEVEN ERLANGER   |   July 13, 2008 12:53 PM

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They're clunky, heavy and ugly, but they have become modish -- and they are not this season's platform shoes.

A year after the introduction of the sturdy gray bicycles known as Vélib's, they are being used all over Paris. The bikes are cheap to rent because they are subsidized by advertising, and other major cities, including American ones, are exploring similar projects.

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what about doing that with Segway's?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:47 PM on 07/13/2008
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nice
i wish i lived in europe
they're so much smarter then we are
we believe in the freedom of cars
bigger cars are better
we believe in urban sprawl using cars that run on a finite liquid
we love long commutes
we believe in using depletion as a political weapon
we also believe in gimmicks to try to kid ourselves that we can violate the laws of thermodynamics
we believe human beings trump nature
we believe the impossible is possible
and as a result, we have farther to fall when the PEAK OIL sh*t hits the fan

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:58 PM on 07/13/2008
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