The Maloofs Enjoy a Good Pedicab Ride

by Tom Ziller on Sep 4, 2007 10:49 AM PDT in Links

I'd never heard of 'pedicabs' before today. Apparently, it's like a carriage ride but powered by people instead of horses, and possibly slightly less romantic. A Western rickshaw, if you will. A photographic example, from Flickr user Big Mike NYC, below.

Anyways, a slice-of-life story by Kery Murakami in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer informs us one of the Maloof brothers appreciates riding in these contraptions.

One time, she picked up one of the Maloof brothers, who own the Sacramento Kings basketball team, though she doesn't remember which brother. He had just left a Mariners game when he saw the pedicab and told his entourage he'd meet them at his hotel.

"He wanted to help pedal and he said, 'This is better than the gym. I'll give you $200 for the ride.' His face was getting all red, and he said, 'I'm going to give you $250.' "

Wilvang said he gave her $300, more than she or Johnson each make on a game day.

You know, we could really use these out in the West parking lot at ARCO, no?

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Re: The Maloofs Enjoy a Good Pedicab Ride

For some reason, I can see Gavin(I must cut back on Carbs!)doing the pedaling. His daily connection with the hoi polloi....;-).

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by Rhondda Nunes on Sep 4, 2007 2:12 PM PDT reply actions

Re: The Maloofs Enjoy a Good Pedicab Ride

I wouldn't describe them as "Western" rickshaws since they are actually commonplace (and maybe even originated?) in Asia.

by henryclemente on Sep 5, 2007 3:38 AM PDT reply actions

Re: The Maloofs Enjoy a Good Pedicab Ride

Err, I meant 'rickshaws' are popular in the East... so these would be the Western interpretation of such. Does that make any sense? I really hadn't heard of a pedicab before now.

by Tom Ziller on Sep 5, 2007 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Re: The Maloofs Enjoy a Good Pedicab Ride

They are fairly common here in Houston, but I've never seen them in Cali before. They are used for Texan games, the rodeo, Astros, etc... to move the sheeple to their parked cars (NO public transit in the 4th largest city, brilliant planning guys!)

by Mityt on Sep 5, 2007 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Re: The Maloofs Enjoy a Good Pedicab Ride

If you used them to get to the symphony would they be an "opus-shaw?" Sorry. Just got done helping my daughter with her 8th grade homework and I'm a little loopy.

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by section214 on Sep 5, 2007 8:18 AM PDT reply actions

Section 214, I've got your back...

One could only consider it a "opus shaw" if it was a "muscial work" of some kind(don't tell the 'composer' John cage though, he once 'wrote' a work for piano that had no notes in it; only the audiences hisses and boos...).

by Rhondda Nunes on Sep 6, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions