Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - ever been egged?

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cogsci
11-03-05, 01:47 AM
I was on my bike (standing still), by an intersection near Lincoln square in Chi.
Friday night and a lot of beer coarsing through (german neighborhood, sold by the liter).
Some **** threw an egg at me, I must concede, great aim. Hit my bullhorns and sprayed all over me.
Has this ever happened to you?
Around Lincoln Park people yell things like "get a car" but never an egg before.
What else do they yell at you, how do you respond (besideds U-lock to hood or winshield... you liar)


andiamo
11-03-05, 09:48 AM
Back in college in the mid 90's I was just cruising down , admittedly on the sidewalk at the time, but it was plenty wide, and as I passed some frat-lookin'-boy, he suddenly decided to violently shove me.

I immediately hit the dirt. New Brunswick, NJ was a pretty tough town back then, still is, but this came at the hands of your average college student...

So, I guess nothing was thrown at me, but it shocked the hell out of me. I looked back up the guy, and he was just walking away like nothing happened...I didn't retaliate at all. I figured my sharp and acerbic wit would have been lost on the jar-head.

I hadn't thought of that in a while till now. Thanks for bringing it up. I'm going to call my therapist now.

Ira in Chi
11-03-05, 09:50 AM
Apple. Milkshake. Both of which I like to eat.


curlybro
11-03-05, 10:13 AM
I got hit by an egg downtown minneapolis while I was locking up. Had my front wheel in my hand and I almost chucked it at the suv the egg came out of but I came to my senses and just let them have their childish fun.

benny
11-03-05, 10:27 AM
when i was a kid the jocks used to yell skate or die and throw beer cans at us. Hasn't happened on the bike yet.

nine
11-03-05, 10:40 AM
an suv threw an egg at me on halloween on my ride home from work. i wasn't too upset because i knew it was going to happen because of where i was riding. i figured it wasn't worth pursuing since i already had my one fight for the day with a driver who cut into the bike lane just to get to the red light a little faster. i kicked his liscense plate off and he was pissed. sometimes i hate riding a bike in nyc.

trackfanatic
11-03-05, 10:42 AM
hey being shot in the helmet tops it all (bb gun or pelet gun )

dpayne
11-03-05, 11:00 AM
Rocks, last night on my way home in the dark; thrown by laughing kids on the sidewalk (inner city Baltimore). Fortunately, they missed me, but hit an SUV I was passing at the time, which I found pretty funny.

clipped
11-04-05, 04:16 AM
it was about midnight on my long commute home from work on a friday night in LA not far from UCLA. a big pickup truck with three guys and a handfull of eggs applied directly to the back of the head, the force nearly knocking me off the bike while going probably 17-18 mph. had about ten more miles to home with the slimey stuff in my hair and running down my back. great fun.
had things thrown at me from school buses when i lived there and i'd chase the bus down and beat on the side and tell the driver. twice they stopped and threw the offenders off.