Men's Health, that print clearing house for ripped abs and 'lasting longer' techniques, has done it again. Another exciting poll based on 35 criteria to declare the Best and Worst Cities for Men in 2010. Led by researchers who are Female. What a brilliant concept. To sell magazines. I guess they were bored with Orlando and San Diego always winning the competition when Men do the voting. I looked hard but couldn't come up with the 35 criteria, despite the opening alluding to such categories as education, income, mortality rates and, always a favorite, ratio of men to women.
Let it be known that the RCVman migrated North from the greater Los Angeles area in 1974, for reasons that included mostly quality of life issues. He traded cars, freeways, air and water pollution, and a lifestyle that was centered on hedonistic laziness for the outdoors, the adventurous challenge of a northern climate, in progressive city on the cultural rise. And he ended up in Seattle.
The winner of this year's Mens Health Best City award. If you browse some of the comments from readers about the MH selection it goes for an entertaining read.
Here are the Top Ten and my additional comments:
1) Seattle. Was Paradise thirty years ago. Now just another big city with big problems and a great view.
2) Madison, WI. I got no issues with Mad City, except they should take a bigger percentage of parking fines and apply them towards filling some of the potholes.
3) San Jose, CA. You can't buy beer after ten at night? Are you kidding me?
4) Fargo, ND. I am not going to debate you, Jerry. No thanks.
5) Burlington, VT. Got a taste this summer. Nice, especially the Phish part.
6) Manchester, NH, See above.
7) Minneapolis, MN, Beautiful and clean downtown core with cheap and easy bike rentals.
8) Salt Lake City, UT. No issues here, although I like Park City and St. George better.
9) Lincoln, NE. I will change my tune about Lincoln if the Huskies whip their cornhusking butts on Dec. 30, until then, just fly over.
10) Austin, TX. Got close in October at the Woodlands, but until summer all I have to go by is what my roadie buddies and shit kicking PBR drinkin' guitar pickers call HOE. Heaven on Earth.
Speaking of cool places, I will have the annual CompuTrainer Real Course Video sampler done by COB today (or tomorrow). Where you will see the bike courses that have made these cities the Meccas of Triathlon, ONE criteria overlooked I am sure by the MH authors.
Tempe, AZ
Port Macquarie, Australia
St. Croix, USVI
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Lake Placid, NY
Louisville, KY
Madison, WI
Kailua-Kona, HI
Pentiction, BC, CA
Dorset, UK
St. George, UT
New York City, NY
Tuscaloosa, AL
Lake San Antonio. CA
San Francisco, CA
Branson, MO
The Woodlands, TX
Oceanside, CA
Los Angeles, CA
The Dalles, OR
Calgary, AL, CA
Wimbleball, UK
Pix: Ole demos a soon-to-be RCV at the Birkebeiner Expo in Lillihammer, Norway. Or you could go ride in Fargo.
7 comments:
Fargo is HOT! check this out for example: http://www.gncycles.com/
OK, that's a good start. But what about the male/female ratio? Plus, it must be 600 below zero there right now. I can name you 100 cities off the top of my head where you can get a pizza delivered by someone not using chains on a jeep. But the 2.50* a spin is tempting. Especially if it is with Steve Buscemi or William H. Macy.
The females are fine in Fargo and somewhat desperate.
We could start another list: American cities you could get in the most trouble.
I'd put Fargo right up there with Las Vegas.
1. Fargo.
2. Las Vegas
3758. BI.
fwiw, I actually tried to get into trouble in #3758 once. No luck.
That's right. No luck.
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