your pet peeves on cycling
07-30-11, 07:28 PM
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But for some reason, when I got off the bike, I was able to walk and felt no pain whatsoever. So I walked the last 3 miles home.
What doesn't make sense to you may make perfect sense when all the facts are in evidence.
07-30-11, 07:35 PM
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You do seem like the typical biker who thinks they have a right of way down the shoulder and would not move out to go around a runner. If you'd like to try, I run Millcreek canyon near SLC, UT 3-4 mornings per week. I usually start between 4:30 and 5am. I'll wear yellow and blue tomorrow. 
See you there?
There certainly are people who could "beat me up". I doubt you're one of them. Good luck.
See you there? There certainly are people who could "beat me up". I doubt you're one of them. Good luck.
07-30-11, 07:42 PM
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How do you know the bicycles are fully functional?
What if the person just wanted to get off the bicycle and have a bit of a stretch and change positions?
Perhaps the person is walking off a cramp.
Maybe the person is suffering digestive issues and it is easier to throw up in the ditch from a walking position than from the saddle of a bicycle.
And as I said, sometimes walking is the fastest and/or easiest and/or most convenient way to get where you're going. I've been in that situation many times.
You see ... I have walked my bicycle more times than I can count for a variety of reasons, and I suppose to someone who didn't have any idea what was going on, maybe that person might wonder why I was walking rather than riding. But there was always a good reason.
What if the person just wanted to get off the bicycle and have a bit of a stretch and change positions?
Perhaps the person is walking off a cramp.
Maybe the person is suffering digestive issues and it is easier to throw up in the ditch from a walking position than from the saddle of a bicycle.
And as I said, sometimes walking is the fastest and/or easiest and/or most convenient way to get where you're going. I've been in that situation many times.
You see ... I have walked my bicycle more times than I can count for a variety of reasons, and I suppose to someone who didn't have any idea what was going on, maybe that person might wonder why I was walking rather than riding. But there was always a good reason.
Last Monday when I was headed out to Bay Pines, I came across a person who was walking their bike. As I usually do I stopped and asked if they were okay or if they needed a hand. They were okay, just a little saddle sore and taking a break. We got to talking about shorts, and where he could get some. I'd recommended the bike shop just up the trail as a good place to go.
07-30-11, 07:49 PM
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And here I forgot why I clicked on this topic!
Salmon are a big pet peeve; most I've seen are my-age-or-older 'men of color' on cruisers, doing about 5-6mph, but DAMN.....
Militant pro-helmeteers. Just shut up.
Drivers who think FRAP means riding with one pedal above the curb.
Drunks and punks who think breaking bottles in the street (or sidewalk) is fun.
Cellphone talkers behind the wheel -- don't care about handsfree, it's the DISTRACTION OF THE CONVERSATION, proven to be equal to drunkenness.
Salmon are a big pet peeve; most I've seen are my-age-or-older 'men of color' on cruisers, doing about 5-6mph, but DAMN.....
Militant pro-helmeteers. Just shut up.
Drivers who think FRAP means riding with one pedal above the curb.
Drunks and punks who think breaking bottles in the street (or sidewalk) is fun.
Cellphone talkers behind the wheel -- don't care about handsfree, it's the DISTRACTION OF THE CONVERSATION, proven to be equal to drunkenness.
That includes cyclists who think that FRAP means either riding in the gutter/hugging the curb or riding with one pedal above the curve.
Drivers/cyclists who think that share the road means that as soon as a cyclist hears an engine that s/he has to get out of the motorists way.
07-30-11, 09:35 PM
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Joggers/pedestrians wearing an iPod and not aware of their surroundings.
Cyclists wearing an iPod and not aware of their surroundings.
Pedestrians pushing a stroller made for two or more on the bicycle side of the MUP.
People who let their dog(s) run free on the MUP/in the park.
Cyclists who ride through the park/on the MUP at speed instead of slowing down for pedestrians.
Cyclists riding two abreast on the MUP even when they see another cyclist coming at them forcing them to swerve into the pedestrian side of the MUP.
Cyclists wearing an iPod and not aware of their surroundings.
Pedestrians pushing a stroller made for two or more on the bicycle side of the MUP.
People who let their dog(s) run free on the MUP/in the park.
Cyclists who ride through the park/on the MUP at speed instead of slowing down for pedestrians.
Cyclists riding two abreast on the MUP even when they see another cyclist coming at them forcing them to swerve into the pedestrian side of the MUP.
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1. Discourteous road users (for whatever reason)
2. Discourteous others (i.e. pedestrians)
Edit:
3. Bicycle riders who do little or nothing to maintain their bike because "it's just a bike".
2. Discourteous others (i.e. pedestrians)
Edit:
3. Bicycle riders who do little or nothing to maintain their bike because "it's just a bike".
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