Back in the dot-com boom, the young, hip and on-the-make talked about "getting in on the ground." That meant investing in a company or trend as it was about to become popular and highly profitable. Everyone, it seemed, spoke of wanting to be in on "the next new big thing."
Of course, some of those "next new big things" have become mainstays of today's world: Think of Google,as an example. On the other hand, some were comets that flared brightly and briefly before crashing. Do you remember Pet.com?
Well, I don't think very many of us are going to get rich, even for a moment (as so many of those former dot-com millionaires were), by finding the next hot new blog as it's starting its run. I missed the start of "Lovely Bicycle!" by about five months and "Bike Snob NYC," "DFW Point-to-Point," "Girls and Bicycles," "Urban Adventure League," "1410 OakWooD" and a few other great blogs by a couple of years. (Sorry to all of the ones I haven't mentioned: Simply listing them would be a post unto itself!)
However, I think I might have witnessed the birth (well, OK, I caught it on its second day) of an interesting new cycling blog. I'm talking about The Sophisticated Cycler.
In it, TSC is documenting the building--or, rather, making--of a bike that suits his particular needs and tastes. It's fascinating to follow his process, from his research and decision about what type of bike to buy to the ways he's customizing it.
He's only on his fourth post, so you can still be there for the "birth," as it were.
Of course, some of those "next new big things" have become mainstays of today's world: Think of Google,as an example. On the other hand, some were comets that flared brightly and briefly before crashing. Do you remember Pet.com?
Well, I don't think very many of us are going to get rich, even for a moment (as so many of those former dot-com millionaires were), by finding the next hot new blog as it's starting its run. I missed the start of "Lovely Bicycle!" by about five months and "Bike Snob NYC," "DFW Point-to-Point," "Girls and Bicycles," "Urban Adventure League," "1410 OakWooD" and a few other great blogs by a couple of years. (Sorry to all of the ones I haven't mentioned: Simply listing them would be a post unto itself!)
However, I think I might have witnessed the birth (well, OK, I caught it on its second day) of an interesting new cycling blog. I'm talking about The Sophisticated Cycler.
He's only on his fourth post, so you can still be there for the "birth," as it were.
