RogerB

Speak for yourself. I'm quite proud of my a*&, thank you.



Now if I could just get my gut to match.

m_yates

That reminds me of a similar thing that happened to me while driving. A group of high school girls drove up to be left and started saying hi. I was looking over smiling at them when I rear ended the car in front of me. They drove away laughing hysterically while I was getting out to exchange insurance information.

oboeguy

"You're on the wrong side"

- said to me from a woman whose toddler was on a scooter 30-40ft ahead of her, scooting directly into oncoming bike traffic on the Hudson Greenway (MUP), after I called out "Whose kid? BAD IDEA". Clearly she's never noticed the signs that point out that there's two way bike traffic there. That and no doubt she didn't like being called out for poor, err, stupid parenting.

n0tcarson

"That's what sidewalks are for queer. Get off the road."

KitN

"I've gotta get you a Metrocard*" -- said by my father when I saw him. I was dressed in a black business suit and high heels. I told him that I was going 3/4 of a mile down the road... Parents.

*Metrocard = used to pay for subway/bus fare

FredOak

Girls on a corner I'm about a half block away, one shouts "I really like your jacket!" Then as I get close enough, the other one ribs her friend and says "You idiot that's Arthur's (my one son) dad!"

atcfoody

"What kind of gas mileage do you get on that thing?", from two guys in a pickup that was next to me at a stop light. "I'm not sure, but its great; the top speed leaves a little to be desired though".

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somedood

A car with a couple of girls passed me slowly with one's head hanging out the window. She yelled : "Nice crack dude!!!!" They sped up with the yeller having a gigantic grin on her face.

I had to double check to make sure I really WAS saying no to crack. I'm pretty sure I wasn't, but it must not haven't been a pretty sight if I was.

Mr. Underbridge

"Watch where you're going!"
--idiot running in the road, straight at me, 10 ft from an asphalt-paved running path

"Nice legs!"
--dude who just got off the bus.

Sadly, to date the only person to check me out and indicate any appreciation is a guy. I'll take what I can get.

bkrownd

I get fake cat-calls from local teenage hoodlums out wasting their lives bingeing on Heineken and marijuana while parked along the edge of the roads. (small town) I shake my ass or leg at them to let 'em know I don't care. I can't imagine what humor there is in cat-calling another dude - I guess they're easily amused.

gholt

"Wanna Race . . . "
The things you can't hear as they go by at 55+
"Nice Legs"
"Get off the Road". From some teenage punks on a Friday night as I was riding home.
"How fast can you go on that thing"

Can't remember much else.

specq

"Hey, buddy! Get off the street! Don't you know that's where the cars go?" from a pedestrian on the sidewalk as I zoomed down a hill at slightly above the speedlimit.

I climbed back up and ran him over.

AaronAnderson

I was heading down Market Street St in Louisville, which is long, straight, and freshly paved with a bike lane that cars were parking in because the curbs were full of tree branches from a bad wind storm we had. It was the middle of the day with no traffic and some middle age dude starts telling me I'm supposed to be on the sidewalk. I was going with traffic from light to light for about 6 blocks. He said something after that (rude) and then I told him if he says one more thing that I'd get off my bike and put it through his windshield. I'm not a mean spirited person, but he was being mean just for the sake of it.

Some girls around here usually throw out a good comment or two when I'm tooling around on my fixed gear in non-cycle clothing.

bkrownd

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VeloBusDriver

I used to ride the bus occasionally with my Brompton folding bike. The homeless guys would always ask how much the bike cost me. I was never sure if they were just trying to make conversation or figuring out how much a fence would give them for the bike.

chephy

"Oh my God, you must be so cold!" said on a Toronto winter morning by a shivering woman at a bus stop as I rolled past with my jacket unzipped and literally steaming.

VeloBusDriver

How about, "Oh, about 741mpg*. But since I can't drink gasoline and don't want to drink Olive Oil, I get about 3.5 miles per bowl of oatmeal..."

* = Calculated based on my weight and commuting speed of around 10-12 mph. Your mileage may vary.

DataJunkie

I have never had a comment from a pedestrian. Poor little old me.

Nerdanel 

*tries to picture butt gut*

ItsJustMe

No kidding. Everyone thinks I must be freezing when I ride in the winter. They're always surprised when I tell them that my biggest error is overdressing, and that I'm always colder driving than cycling.

I also recently realized that I'd rather ride in the rain than drive in it. I don't even really notice the rain when riding, once I'm in it, but it makes me nervous to drive in it.

recumelectric

This woman has got Issues, Issues, Issues that began long before you ever crossed her path.

recumelectric

Ouch!

recumelectric

Beleive it or not, I'm also cooler when riding in the heat. After pedaling for a few days to work in warmer weather, I'll take the car and feel all hot and stuffy. It's like a gas oven in one of those things!

keiththesnake

"You're not a car. Get off the f'ing road!" from some guy in a car in slow-crawling traffic downtown.
"Hey, that [sic] my bike!" from some punk kid who's waiting for a bus as I ride by.
"Nice legs!" as I ride to work -- in my dress slacks.
Carry on.

I_bRAD

I bet you can get WAY more than 3.5 miles out of a bowl of oatmeal. Last summer I got 60kms from a slice of leftover pizza.