Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - low down words from the mouth of a grandma!

So I was on my bike headed down B'way tonight - just going home after work - it was about 8:00. I had to wait to cross 23rd street b/c there was a lot of traffic. Finally, right before the light was about to change it was clear, so I jumped forward and went through the intersection.

There was an old lady half way across Broadway who I saw waaay in advance...she saw me too and stopped walking. She shook her cane (no kidding!) at me and said "HA HA!!! You co*k$ucker"

man.

I ******** hate that intersection. Too many damn buses, and then a parking lot bike lane till union square.

silly blindrobert, she wasn't spitting low down words! she was just calling you a **********!

nothin wrong with that title :)

hmm, sounds like something to paint on my bike...

...and then a parking lot bike lane till union square.

That's the truth. I think I get honked at nearly every day on that section between 23/U. Sq. by cars who want me out of the traffic lanes. Did you notice the FedEx truck that is EVERY DAY parked in the bike lane around 15th/16th. I wish I could tip that thing over.

That place is F*cktacularly annoying. I used to ride it every day to get home (27th&6th to 2nd&d). If you're heading east just head to park and then take irving down below 20th

Maybe she had been watching Deadwood! :D

I ******** hate that intersection. Too many damn buses, and then a parking lot bike lane till union square.


ya know those stickers they slap on car windows if they arent moved in time for the street sweepers?
they oughta make ones for ppl who double-park in the bike lane

http://www.uploadhouse.com/images/836749664bikesign1.jpg (http://www.uploadhouse.com/)

Maybe she had been watching Deadwood! :D

she doesn't need to watch it, she probably lived through it the first go around

I find it way nicer to take 5th at that point, wider, don't have to deal with the union square bs and if you want to cruise down as far as grand via laguardia/west bway which are beautiful to ride. Probably a minute or two slower, but way less stress.

Oh NYC, what an amazing place you are.

She might've called you a "cork soaker" or possibly "crack smoker" :)

http://www.uploadhouse.com/images/836749664bikesign1.jpg

That's awesome. I like this one.

Hahahah....the two cars with slashes through them flanking the main image is pretty funny to me for some reason.

the best i have was some old guy in boston who told us we were only heros in our own minds, because we messer'd/rode bikes. he basically was telling us we were trash