General Cycling Discussion - Coolest Thing You've Seen on a Bike

My top three

1) A black bear in Harnett County, NC
2) The SC low country on my first century
3) My wife doing a metric after not riding for a month

A motorist being pulled over just after he tried to run me off the road.....

I once rode through what seemed to be an endless flock of redwinged blackbirds that was taking off as I rode through. It really was one huge flock, flying in all directions, calling and screeching. I guess it doesn't sound too exciting but it was cool.

Originally posted by D*Alex
A motorist being pulled over just after he tried to run me off the road.....
That is a good one, I just hope the cops confiscated his/her license...

Originally posted by Moose
I once rode through what seemed to be an endless flock of redwinged blackbirds that was taking off as I rode through. It really was one huge flock, flying in all directions, calling and screeching. I guess it doesn't sound too exciting but it was cool.

Rode through one of those, too. It was cool.

A really good looking blond kicking ass as she passed all the hot shot road guys decked out in the best advertizing jerseys.

The sunrise

Originally posted by bostnstreet
The sunrise

it's a tie between the above, and after hitting mile ~65 or so, seeing the view of lake mead during the Las Vegas Century.

:D

(I like D*alex's too)

That moment you see the road as your friend, and not ur enemy.

Blood-red sunrises

A massive blue/green Lyrebird, but the most amazing thing...

Riding in the floods of Feb 2001 and seeing about 30 or 40 waterfalls on the O'Reilly's ride that aren't normally there.

A beaver swam toward me in it's pond. I stopped and watched the beaver cut a small tree underwater just about 8 feet from where I was standing. I could hear the beaver cutting thru the small tree underwater. I had never really thought about beaver cutting trees under water until that time. That sure put a smile on my face for the rest of the ride.

One balmy evening a while ago I was riding alone on my usual route toward home along the local coastal bike path when I stopped to soak in the spectacle of blood-orange clouds set afire by a glorious sun as it descended behind the Monterey Peninsula, a sparkling mound of jewel-like city lights mirrored on glassy bay waters. Behind me was a mammoth yellow-pink moon rising majestically over Fremont Peak...

Didn't really bother me that I had no camera, it was the moment that mattered... I felt like it was all meant just for me...

I ride so fast that I can't see ANYTHING because my eyes are watering so much


:D

I'm usually flying down a 45 degree incline... hence I don't take in many of my surroundings. But I once saw some guy land a 5-6 meter jump down from one trail to the one below... that was damn impressive. I tried copying and wiped out - hey, worth a try right?

I watched a friend of mine bunny-hop over two guys who fell in front of him during a Cat IV crit. I couldn't believe that he cleared them like that. He said later that it was pure adrenalin. All that and he didn't even break a spoke.:eek:

seeing a cute fellow cyclist riding the other way on the other side of the road, and having him wave at me. it also helps if he has beautifully shaven legs too.:p :p :p :p

While I was touring in Vermont, I was passed by a rally of 32... (yes 32!) Ferrari automobiles within 2 hours. They were all different kinds: 308s, 328s, Tesstarossas, etc. After I saw the 2nd or 3rd one, I was like... "damn, I riding a mt. bike at 13mph, but I'm still getting better gas milage!"

1) a 7.1 on the Richter scale! I was on my Rockhopper Comp back in '89...

2) my Dad run a marathon over the summer in San Diego. I rode along side him for 26.2 miles!

3) Myself, in the eyes of someone else...

Mike

Renting a tandem bike in Central Park, riding it with my wife into Times Square, (and living to tell about it).

my drive way after a 12hr night shift & overestimating my stamina & wind direction/speed when chosing my route home:(