I think that the “ying and yang” refers to their attitudes about cycling and not their bikes directly. Certainly there are racing bents and cruiser bents and all types in between!
Blue’s right maybe we need some new characters: a recumbent conspiracy theorist who will tell you why the UCI’s decision to exclude recumbents hurt their popularity, a fixie rider with monstrously oversized legs, and an internal hub advocate who can’t understand why anyone would use those disraeli gears.
Thistle’s “Dutch Tank” alrready has hub gear, so that sub-set is already covered…
Hmmm… No chainstays. Don’t tell anybody, but that’s Joe’s secret weapon for catching “The Grail”…
Choose your own adventure? Thistle was the new shop hand since before she walked into the shop. It just took long enough for the story arc to develop that everyone had it figured.
I was trying to describe yehuda and joe to a kayaking friend. the same dynamic exists in paddling between the traditionalist seal hunter types, and the more modern carbon fiber racing kayak types. Yin and Yang works!!!
@Nuke: Different strokes for different folks I guess; I PREFER the “story arcs.” Of course, I’ve ALWAYS been a fan of story arcs in general in ANY “serial” fiction; some of the best stories on the Star Trek series (particularly Voyager and Enterprise) were multi-episode story arcs.
R/E: The frame without the chainstays. If you’re pedalling hard enough, you don’t need chainstays – the high chain tension keeps that wheel where it should be, right against the seat tube. *whip crack* Pedal faster, peasant!
I personally might prefer a little less story line and a little more one-off’s, but I understand the need for balance. I’m sure it’s difficult to come up with original one-off’s day after day. (Eventually you’d risk the Garfield syndrome: endless variations on the same 5 jokes!)
But I have to say it’s easier to recommend the comic to someone on a day that’s it’s a more general theme that anyone can get, than a day when you have to know the backstory to know what the heck’s going on. (Especially with Fred’s recent appearances.) But I know a good comic needs both, and the unfolding of a theme over time makes you appreciate it more in the long run.
You guys are the ones who can read the comic everyday, the story line makes sense to you and is interesting. For those of us who can’t get to it everyday and aren’t able to sit and scroll through the last several days, the story line seems choppy and unsignificant. When the Kickstand started it was more about the stand alone scenes and ideas – things that would make you stop and think a little more. It’s gotten away from that lately.
Now maybe we’ll see joe soften up a bit more, and Yehuda possible toughen up a little, so they’re each walking in the other’s shoes. *Who knows, maybe they’ll each start finding love’s possibilities too.
@ John If you don’t have the time to go through a few days worth of Yehuda, it seems to me you choose less-than-ideal time segments for Yehuda viewing, or you need to take a deep breath, relax a bit, simplify your life just an infitesimal bit, and take the time to enjoy your brief visit on this planet, OR… instead of taking the time to post hate in the comments section, read the comic starting from where you left off. This is not a newspaper. You don’t have to file previous issues and go leafing through them. a mere few clicks is all that is required.
Also, I enjoy both the single-strip comics, where I can relate to the ins and outs of riding, and bike shop customers, as well as the richness of a story. In this world of instant gratification, a bit of story evolution is a good thing. We all need to learn to take the time to smell the roses, so to speak.
I also meant to second more bike shop customers. I want to see more of Capt. Dashboard. What if Capt. Dashboard got a second bike and had to transfer all his gadgets back and forth between them constantly? Would he buy two of everything? Enquiring minds…
I have to agree with Nuke and the others. I DO read the strip daily (or, at least, I have read all of them) and I think that the story is getting in the way of the potential of the graphic quality and plethora of potential cycling one-liners that could be related through the strip.
At first the strip was more like “Non Sequiter” but it has begun to evolve into “Prince Valiant” unfortunately.
Is it just me or is this turning into choose your own adventure?
“The Yin and Yang of bicycling.” I’ve never heard Joe and Yehuda described better.
I guess that means that recumbent riders do not fit into the cycling world’s options or community?
Recumbents are in another universe, where you can have everything you want.
The Shakers got a little wild with the frame Yehuda is holding. It doesn’t have any chainstays.
I think that the “ying and yang” refers to their attitudes about cycling and not their bikes directly. Certainly there are racing bents and cruiser bents and all types in between!
Blue’s right maybe we need some new characters: a recumbent conspiracy theorist who will tell you why the UCI’s decision to exclude recumbents hurt their popularity, a fixie rider with monstrously oversized legs, and an internal hub advocate who can’t understand why anyone would use those disraeli gears.
Thistle’s “Dutch Tank” alrready has hub gear, so that sub-set is already covered…
Hmmm… No chainstays. Don’t tell anybody, but that’s Joe’s secret weapon for catching “The Grail”…
Choose your own adventure? Thistle was the new shop hand since before she walked into the shop. It just took long enough for the story arc to develop that everyone had it figured.
@ Seth: I just shot water out my nose… thanks! Thats a riot.
I’m surprised that Thistle didn’t describe them as the Click and Clack of the bike shop!
I was trying to describe yehuda and joe to a kayaking friend. the same dynamic exists in paddling between the traditionalist seal hunter types, and the more modern carbon fiber racing kayak types. Yin and Yang works!!!
The frame Yehuda’s holding not only is lacking chainstays, it appears to be sized for a five-year-old.
This comic has been slowly loosing the character that made it appealing to me in the first place. If you look back to January and February you
@ Nuke
Don’t let the door slam on the way out
@Nuke: Different strokes for different folks I guess; I PREFER the “story arcs.” Of course, I’ve ALWAYS been a fan of story arcs in general in ANY “serial” fiction; some of the best stories on the Star Trek series (particularly Voyager and Enterprise) were multi-episode story arcs.
I think there’s been a mix of the one off commentaries and the story arc. Balance, brother, balance.
R/E: The frame without the chainstays. If you’re pedalling hard enough, you don’t need chainstays – the high chain tension keeps that wheel where it should be, right against the seat tube. *whip crack* Pedal faster, peasant!
I personally might prefer a little less story line and a little more one-off’s, but I understand the need for balance. I’m sure it’s difficult to come up with original one-off’s day after day. (Eventually you’d risk the Garfield syndrome: endless variations on the same 5 jokes!)
But I have to say it’s easier to recommend the comic to someone on a day that’s it’s a more general theme that anyone can get, than a day when you have to know the backstory to know what the heck’s going on. (Especially with Fred’s recent appearances.) But I know a good comic needs both, and the unfolding of a theme over time makes you appreciate it more in the long run.
@nmanhipot
Sure, but what keeps the tire from actually rubbing the seat tube? *frame crack/metal grinding pavement*
@Nuke
I agree
@ all the NUke haters:
You guys are the ones who can read the comic everyday, the story line makes sense to you and is interesting. For those of us who can’t get to it everyday and aren’t able to sit and scroll through the last several days, the story line seems choppy and unsignificant. When the Kickstand started it was more about the stand alone scenes and ideas – things that would make you stop and think a little more. It’s gotten away from that lately.
OMG.
Thistle is Yoko.
Actually the first storyline started less than a month after the strip began.
The story lines are interesting. They’re all there for the reading, too. Take a half hour sometime and catch up. It’s worth the time.
Another team member to expand the team, great.
Now maybe we’ll see joe soften up a bit more, and Yehuda possible toughen up a little, so they’re each walking in the other’s shoes. *Who knows, maybe they’ll each start finding love’s possibilities too.
Yes..we shop people have family’s to go home to.
“Thistle is Yoko.”
BWA-HAH-HAH-HAH!!!
Crap! Now I have to clean coffee off my keyboard.
@ John If you don’t have the time to go through a few days worth of Yehuda, it seems to me you choose less-than-ideal time segments for Yehuda viewing, or you need to take a deep breath, relax a bit, simplify your life just an infitesimal bit, and take the time to enjoy your brief visit on this planet, OR… instead of taking the time to post hate in the comments section, read the comic starting from where you left off. This is not a newspaper. You don’t have to file previous issues and go leafing through them. a mere few clicks is all that is required.
Also, I enjoy both the single-strip comics, where I can relate to the ins and outs of riding, and bike shop customers, as well as the richness of a story. In this world of instant gratification, a bit of story evolution is a good thing. We all need to learn to take the time to smell the roses, so to speak.
I also meant to second more bike shop customers. I want to see more of Capt. Dashboard. What if Capt. Dashboard got a second bike and had to transfer all his gadgets back and forth between them constantly? Would he buy two of everything? Enquiring minds…
I have to agree with Nuke and the others. I DO read the strip daily (or, at least, I have read all of them) and I think that the story is getting in the way of the potential of the graphic quality and plethora of potential cycling one-liners that could be related through the strip.
At first the strip was more like “Non Sequiter” but it has begun to evolve into “Prince Valiant” unfortunately.
Nice touch, Rick. No arguments here.