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Beto O’Rourke Spotted Riding a Singlespeed
Bicycling ^ | 28 Feb 19 | Riley Missel

Posted on 03/01/2019 8:53:56 AM PST by real saxophonist

THE FORMER CONGRESSMAN AND LIKELY 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER RODE A SURLY STEAMROLLER WITH ONE BRAKE AND PINK GRIPS.

BY RILEY MISSEL

Feb 28, 2019

Beto O’Rourke was spotted riding a singlespeed bike home from a political meeting in Texas on Wednesday.

O’Rourke is a known cyclist and runner.

The former congressman and Senate candidate is expected to launch a primary campaign for the 2020 presidential election.

Former Democratic congressman, U.S. Senate candidate, and likely 2020 presidential contender Beto O’Rourke made a grand exit from a political meeting in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday: He rode his bike home.

Amid a flurry of press attention, O’Rourke mounted his Surly Steamroller, a classic black singlespeed, and cruised off down the street, waving cordially to a pair of potential constituents. CNN reporter Eric Bradner caught the moment on video:

Just caught up with @BetoORourke at a Moms Demand Action event in El Paso. He said an announcement is coming “soon” but wouldn’t say more.

“I want to make the announcement to everyone at the same time. I want to do it the right way,” he told me and @leylasantiago.

This was undoubtedly a purposeful exit, so we can speculate that O’Rourke wants to reinforce his image as a cyclist. Last July, he held a “biking town hall” in Dallas, in which more than 100 people rode with the then-congressman around White Rock Lake Trail to talk about community issues. This grew from a popular event he previously held in his hometown district of El Paso, called “Biking with Beto Town Hall.”

It appears he’s a longtime bike commuter as well, having been photographed in 2013 returning from a congressional baseball practice via bicycle.

O’Rourke publicly lives an active lifestyle. He regularly held running events during his campaign for U.S. Senate last year, traveling through Texas and going for runs with community members. He lost that race to incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, and a week later wrote a reflective post on Medium about running through a Washington, D.C., snowstorm to manage his feelings.

There was some speculation that O’Rourke would run for Texas’s other Senate seat this year, but he decided against it and, according to the Associated Press, “has made up his mind about a 2020 presidential run and will announce his intentions ‘soon.’”

“I want to make the announcement to everyone at the same time,” O’Rourke told CNN, teasing a primary run before hopping on his bike. “I want to do it the right way.”

His setup on Wednesday was simple: A no-frills black frame made from 4130 Chromoly steel, no front brake (just a rear brake), and touch of flair with pink grips.

O’Rourke lost his father, El Paso County commissioner and judge Pat O’Rourke, in 2001 when a driver struck the older man as he rode a recumbent bicycle.

RILEY MISSEL

Riley is an assistant editor who researches, writes, and edits feature stories.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: betomale; betoorourke; texas
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Pics and video at link. This was hell to edit, with all the twitter links. Hope I didn't mess anything up.
1 posted on 03/01/2019 8:53:56 AM PST by real saxophonist
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To: real saxophonist

Hope he rides better than john kerry


2 posted on 03/01/2019 8:55:45 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: real saxophonist

Would that be ROBERT O’Rourke?


3 posted on 03/01/2019 8:55:55 AM PST by A strike (I DEMAND my responsibilities!)
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To: real saxophonist

He probably looks like that photo of Obama riding a bike with his helmet looking like a big dork.


4 posted on 03/01/2019 8:56:09 AM PST by caver
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5 posted on 03/01/2019 8:58:06 AM PST by real saxophonist (One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
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To: real saxophonist

He looks about as Hispanic as James Coburn.


6 posted on 03/01/2019 8:58:33 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: A strike
Would that be ROBERT O’Rourke?

I call him Francis.

7 posted on 03/01/2019 8:58:47 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Nobody looks that goofy..........except john kerry in that bunny rabbit clean suit.


8 posted on 03/01/2019 8:58:52 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: real saxophonist

Pink grips? Gender fluid.


9 posted on 03/01/2019 8:59:36 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: V_TWIN

“Beto O’Rourke Spotted Riding a Singlespeed”

Spotted?? his handlers prolly put out a public relations package on it a month ago.


10 posted on 03/01/2019 9:02:02 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: Steely Tom

Bobby Kennedy’s ugliest grandson. He claims punk rock cred but I see no ink. - fag


11 posted on 03/01/2019 9:05:44 AM PST by atc23
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To: real saxophonist
Wuss! Real Men ride track bikes. Single speed. No brakes, no freewheel. Much more fun in city traffic.

12 posted on 03/01/2019 9:06:04 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: A strike

Bobby Frank “Swerve ‘n’ Crash” O’Rourke.


13 posted on 03/01/2019 9:08:55 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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“I call him Francis.”

Yep, Hispanic fur’ sure.


14 posted on 03/01/2019 9:09:04 AM PST by A strike (I DEMAND my responsibilities!)
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To: real saxophonist

VETO BETO !


15 posted on 03/01/2019 9:09:18 AM PST by GoldenPup
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fake Mexican on a bike.

he’s running for VP.


16 posted on 03/01/2019 9:10:24 AM PST by sheehan (DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS.)
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To: real saxophonist

Now we can be sure that he is a douche.


17 posted on 03/01/2019 9:13:05 AM PST by glorgau
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He’s not Beto….he is BETA.....what a Girlie guy!


18 posted on 03/01/2019 9:16:56 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Nobody looks that goofy..........except john kerry in that bunny rabbit clean suit.


19 posted on 03/01/2019 9:16:56 AM PST by al_c (https://conventionofstates.com)
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To: real saxophonist

Looks like a doofus. Needs to raise the saddle.


20 posted on 03/01/2019 9:18:57 AM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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