Soooooo Funny
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That video is hilarious. I work in NYC and see this stuff all the time...the bike lanes are always filled with delivery trucks, cabs and everything...except bikers it seems sometimes! Unreal.
John it was good seeing you at Iron Hill Sunday, and Mark it was nice to finally meet you.
Brian
John it was good seeing you at Iron Hill Sunday, and Mark it was nice to finally meet you.
Brian
Keep-on-Rollin
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Very Very Funny! Nice post
Luv it!
Of course this is the classic response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jUk8q923c
I have had the opportunity to partake in such an event; it's even more adreneline pumping than it looks. But far from safe - we had one guy bounce off a bus that day.
Of course this is the classic response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jUk8q923c
I have had the opportunity to partake in such an event; it's even more adreneline pumping than it looks. But far from safe - we had one guy bounce off a bus that day.
RNG1
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Oh man that was fn great. I just freakin' laughed to the point of tears.
However 1 point I have to make is anytime I hear anyone saying "I'm doing the world a favor by riding a bike..." especially to a cop, I think it is automatically a red flag that discredits anything you say afterwards. Anyone who does not ride a bike will never understand that comment anyway. I hope I can remember to never to say that
However 1 point I have to make is anytime I hear anyone saying "I'm doing the world a favor by riding a bike..." especially to a cop, I think it is automatically a red flag that discredits anything you say afterwards. Anyone who does not ride a bike will never understand that comment anyway. I hope I can remember to never to say that
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GratefulRider
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the messenger race is awesome. They are either fearless, completely insane, or both. I wonder how many cyclists and peds got injured during that race.
Sea Bright is the worst. Unfortunately, I think its just a matter of time until someone gets seriously injured on Ocean Ave. The police often cause just as much chaos as the Benny's. An iced latte drinking, Escalade driving, huge-sunglass wearing, cell phone chatting, LAX mom almost took me out the other day pulling out of Dunkin. That's a dangerous spot.
JA-how'd you do?
Sea Bright is the worst. Unfortunately, I think its just a matter of time until someone gets seriously injured on Ocean Ave. The police often cause just as much chaos as the Benny's. An iced latte drinking, Escalade driving, huge-sunglass wearing, cell phone chatting, LAX mom almost took me out the other day pulling out of Dunkin. That's a dangerous spot.
JA-how'd you do?
The Kalmyk
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Thats it.... MTB only for the rest of the year.
Funny thing is my wife always says she would rather see me flying downhill at 35 mph between some trees or dropping off of rocks - she says its much safer than the roadways.
Funny thing is my wife always says she would rather see me flying downhill at 35 mph between some trees or dropping off of rocks - she says its much safer than the roadways.
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
Apparently, this video has gone viral. They were discussing it (with typically insufficient understanding) on slate.com's podcast.
Most people are idiots about this kind of thing. Two buddies and I were riding up in the Lehigh Valley a year ago and this lady went out of her way to try to cut my friend off. He's usually a really mellow guy, but he flipped out because she clearly tried to run him off the road. When he caught up to her at a light, I thought I was going to have to stop him from beating her up, but he just screamed, "What's your problem, lady?" and she answered "You should be riding on the bike lane." Since there was no bike lane, I asked her, "What are you talking about? What bike lane?" She said, "The f*cking bike lane!" And pointed at the sidewalk. I realized that arguing with her would be like trying to teach Differential Geometry to someone with cretinism, so I just said, "Thanks, lady,. You've shown me the way." And then told my buddy to just let it go.
Most people are idiots about this kind of thing. Two buddies and I were riding up in the Lehigh Valley a year ago and this lady went out of her way to try to cut my friend off. He's usually a really mellow guy, but he flipped out because she clearly tried to run him off the road. When he caught up to her at a light, I thought I was going to have to stop him from beating her up, but he just screamed, "What's your problem, lady?" and she answered "You should be riding on the bike lane." Since there was no bike lane, I asked her, "What are you talking about? What bike lane?" She said, "The f*cking bike lane!" And pointed at the sidewalk. I realized that arguing with her would be like trying to teach Differential Geometry to someone with cretinism, so I just said, "Thanks, lady,. You've shown me the way." And then told my buddy to just let it go.
