Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Scum Dogs of the Universe

DISCLAIMER: To all Safety & Advocacy folk who may have stumbled across this thread, I realize that I may have set back the battle for the hearts and minds of the driving public by a few meters or so, today. For this, I apologize. I also know that despite this acknowledgment, some of you will still feel compelled to set me straight. I accept this. In fact, PM me and I will help drag over the soap box and high horses.

Riding to work today I had a gent in a shiny new Lincoln Navigator try to run me off the road. Lots of repeated accelerations to my rear wheel and rhythmical honking. Par for the course in these parts, so for this alone it was just another Wednesday. However, this fellow finally gets room to pass me and rather than continue letting his SUV do the talking, he rolls down the window and informs me that "Effin' messengers like you are the scum of the earth." I looked him in the eye, paused for dramatic effect, and said, "Yeah, but I'm a lawyer...we're much worse." I then chuckled at my own wit, gave the hood a couple taps for good measure, and cruised through a freshly red light whilst flying the bird at him the whole way through the intersection. Should be a good day.

This tale brings a giant smile to my face.

Nice!

Hats off to you sir!

perfect

Good for you. I've only been awake about 2 hours and already got flipped off by my first driver. I'm turning left into Mcdonalds and the woman in the driveway is ignoring me and turning into the street. I ride my bike right in front of her and yell, "Don't you ****ing see me?"

Then she starts yelling, flips me off and her boyfriend starts postering. I was on the street, and using hand signals, no way she could have missed me.

[QUOTE=Schiek] "Yeah, but I'm a lawyer...we're much worse." [QUOTE]

Can't argue that.

b-effing-utiful!
Well done Schiek

And then there is the touch of irony....notice the ad for deals on new Lincoln Navs in the adbot? Schiek, they're calling to youuuuuuu. Well done btw. Some people drink coffee, Schiek taps paint.

Dave

Nice...especially the couple of taps for good measure whilst you fly through the red.

it could have been better if you had stopped at the red and an oncoming semi gave him a good smashing..... ...... ... but dreams are dreams.. and your reality was pretty good :D

Yeah that's awesome, I think I have a new hero....

I will be emailing you a beer in celebration of this one. Well done!

any more compliments and he'll have to buy a new helmet.

Very well done. Props!

any more compliments and he'll have to buy a new helmet.
awww...we still like you too. Hell, you took one to the shoulder...and then sat down and gave us the finger. Don't sell yourself short.

awww...we still like you too.
On the other hand, The big head just makes Schiek a better lead out man.

The real problem is that all I've been able to do this week is terrorize a pro-kitted, tire sucking roadie wearing one earbud from the CD player in his back pocket of his Once jersey. I'm a little punchy.

Excellent!

On the other hand, The big head just makes Schiek a better lead out man.
That's the spirit! Everyone has a purpose. Draft the fatties.


The real problem is that all I've been able to do this week is terrorize a pro-kitted, tire sucking roadie wearing one earbud from the CD player in his back pocket of his Once jersey. I'm a little punchy.
Every little bit helps.

I think I like you...

Most excellent.

Whenever I hear about things like this, I think of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. You know the impossible-to-remove stickers that the courier stuck on the deliverator? We need **** like that for assh*le SUV-driving schmucks. Oh, want to drive me off the road, do you? How mature. Have a sticker.

Most excellent.

Whenever I hear about things like this, I think of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. You know the impossible-to-remove stickers that the courier stuck on the deliverator? We need **** like that for assh*le SUV-driving schmucks. Oh, want to drive me off the road, do you? How mature. Have a sticker.
Get a big sticker...

I dig it. Either that or a nice big sticker that says, "My car is huge because my penis is small."

I dig it. Either that or a nice big sticker that says, "My car is huge because my penis is small."
Uh-Oh, WK may not like that one... :rolleyes:

Well, I no longer have a car, so maybe that negates my penis altogether? The karma all works out.

I was reading when you ride alone you ride with bin ladin, by bill maher, at work, u know, at the library-- anyways, i liked it, good book. In the book it made the point that if everyone improved their mpg by like 3 mpg we could eliminate our dependance on mideast oil. So basically, when the SUV drives by with their twin american flags, make sure to tell them to go back to Iraq with the rest of the terrorists. Oh wait, they didn't find WMD's, ok, wherever the terrorists are hiding now.

You know, to spread the luv. See by riding fixed and singlespeed you support your country.

Well, I no longer have a car, so maybe that negates my penis altogether? The karma all works out.

Well, unless you get lucky and meet the right woman, you won't need that thing anyways, since most women don't go for guys without cars. At least in my experience.

Americans will never give up their pick-up trucks and SUV's. No matter how much blood gets spilled. We don't have the right attitude and we only see our side of everything. Imagine people choosing a bike as transportation! That would be tantamount to saying "I don't own a truck" how very unamerican! I stopped at a local grit bar the other night and drank a beer. I felt unconfortable the whole time I was there. In the time that I was there people were joking around about one of these ****kickers that had like 7 shots and he also left for a few to smoke something beides a cigarette. When I left, I heard someone inside exclaim "HA HA he rode a bike!". I don't really care what people say about me personally as I've become accustomed to being my own person, but the thing that I founf funny was that if I drove their and threw down 7 shots and a couple beers nobody would have batted an eye over that. Then i would have been "normal". I just thought it was funny.

Most excellent.

Whenever I hear about things like this, I think of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. You know the impossible-to-remove stickers that the courier stuck on the deliverator? We need **** like that for assh*le SUV-driving schmucks. Oh, want to drive me off the road, do you? How mature. Have a sticker.

I used to carry around little orange stickers that said "Caught in the Crosswalk" when I was a full-time pedestrian...

Well, unless you get lucky and meet the right woman, you won't need that thing anyways, since most women don't go for guys without cars. At least in my experience.

Which explains why fully 90% of Manhattan is single ;)

Well, I no longer have a car, so maybe that negates my penis altogether?
I'm living proof that THAT certainly isn't true.




Well, unless you get lucky and meet the right woman, you won't need that thing anyways, since most women don't go for guys without cars. At least in my experience.
I'm living proof that THAT certainly isn't true.

I'm living proof that THAT certainly isn't true.


sleeping with your pista doesn't count, and i don't care if it is chromed...

What if it's named Betty? Lucklust gives me hope...