Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - FG Riders and Purdue.............COMED ON, NOW! (RANT WARNING)

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.




Tom Stormcrowe
09-10-10, 07:57 PM
I had a heck of a day yesterday on Purdue Campus.......2 incidents

First, I got rear ended by a FG rider who wasn't watching what he was doing in my truck. He wasn't hurt, first priority, and neither my truck or his bike was damaged, also fortunate.........but come on now. :rolleyes: I ride fixed myself, and I watch traffic.

Second incident, 2 hrs later. I think this was a member here, but I'm not sure. If you are a young lady that rides a pink framed FG, who blew a stop sign yesterday and heard the tires of a Ford Explorer lock up to avoid hitting you, that was me. I don't want to run anyone over because they blew a sign, much less a member here. :(

Now, I know it can get to be a time crunch between classes, I know it well, I'm in the same boat, myself, seeing as I'm a student.......

Ride safe, please.


rustybrown
09-10-10, 08:11 PM
One of them odd days. Good that no one was hurt. Except maybe the first guy's ego.

Leukybear
09-10-10, 08:14 PM
Yea it happens... especially in the city where I commute to daily; when I'm not on my bike, let's just say my subaru has had numerous potential run ins with bikers who do not obey traffic rules. I even had to deal with some dude who decided it was a good idea to hitch a ride with my STI's oversized spoiler. Luckily my menacing subaru has yet to have tasted cyclist blood and bicycle paint.


Squirrelli
09-10-10, 08:34 PM
I wonder who blew the stop sign...

jtgotsjets
09-10-10, 08:43 PM
Probably the same poster that was bragging about how much more aware you are on a bike than in a car and that's why they never stop for stop signs.

xkillemallx16
09-10-10, 08:46 PM
he was probably listening to the newest gaga album

waanfiride
09-10-10, 09:00 PM
I thought some hipster ejaculated on you from the title...

xkillemallx16
09-10-10, 09:03 PM
I thought simularly.

Tom Stormcrowe
09-10-10, 09:08 PM
I thought some hipster ejaculated on you from the title...

OK................:p

Nope, that didn't happen at least. :p

LupinIII
09-10-10, 09:14 PM
i feel bad for all of the sexually assaulted fg riders in purdue

fuji86
09-10-10, 10:48 PM
I had a ride that recently started out that way too. The first 3 1/2 miles, 2 car drivers failed to yield right of way. Then there was the pedestrian that wasn't paying attention either. I got past that part of the ride and kept going. Glad I did, but there was a point where I felt maybe I should've walked until it wasn't as crazy, for my own sake. Rest of the day worked out, but we all coincided in that area of the ride and somehow survived it.