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11-26-09, 11:40 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,591
Posted By o-dog

vests like that are practically mandatory for...

vests like that are practically mandatory for night riding as far as I'm concerned.

now get a rolling disco light show of lights on your bike if you don't have one already.
Forum: Commuting
10-10-09, 01:10 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,957
Posted By o-dog

I hope I can get a job I can bike to. but...

I hope I can get a job I can bike to.

but beggars can't be choosers...
Forum: Commuting
10-10-09, 12:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 900
Posted By o-dog

yeah the woman was taking up two seats. I hate...

yeah the woman was taking up two seats. I hate when people do that on Metro.
Forum: Commuting
10-10-09, 12:15 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 14,634
Posted By o-dog

PROS: exercise fun saves money CONS: ...

PROS:
exercise
fun
saves money

CONS:
takes longer (I live in the suburbs, no time advantage with biking here)
inconvenient in some ways (can't carry as much stuff)
somewhat of an element of...
Forum: Commuting
07-12-09, 08:19 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 5,911
Posted By o-dog

hence why I said he should stay under his...

hence why I said he should stay under his bedsheets. no home accidents will happen there.
07-12-09, 03:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,230
Posted By o-dog

well I'm 27 so I'm not sure which generation...

well I'm 27 so I'm not sure which generation you're talking about but thanks nonetheless.

and you're 100% right on the 2nd point. you don't even have to take a road test to get a license here,...
Forum: Commuting
07-11-09, 10:46 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 5,911
Posted By o-dog

he should think of his family, and not leave his...

he should think of his family, and not leave his house. it's dangerous out there. you could fall and break your skull walking out your door. he should stay inside under his bedsheets cowering and...
07-11-09, 10:43 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,230
Posted By o-dog

people texting and driving make me fear for my...

people texting and driving make me fear for my life. not just when I'm on a bike either.

HOW HOW HOW can anyone possibly get it into their head that it's safe to try and drive a car, a moving...
07-11-09, 10:40 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,738
Posted By o-dog

all the traffic circles in my town are the kind...

all the traffic circles in my town are the kind you're talking about, single lane. drivers here are too stupid to even use those.

o-dog, your problem is that you live around here.

Hate to say...
07-11-09, 12:33 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,738
Posted By o-dog

traffic circles

I wish our government would finally acknowledge that most American drivers are too stupid to use traffic circles and get rid of them. all of them.

probably 90% of the near-accidents I have had in...
Forum: Commuting
07-11-09, 12:26 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,479
Posted By o-dog

the biking part is 15-25 minutes. the metro...

the biking part is 15-25 minutes.

the metro part is another 30-40 minutes.
06-23-09, 02:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 765
Posted By o-dog

war on cars. LOL. make me laugh some more. ...

war on cars. LOL. make me laugh some more.

every country in the western world ridiculously favors cars over ANY other form of transportation (including buses and trains) and they want us to...
Forum: Commuting
05-29-09, 09:38 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 5,757
Posted By o-dog

gas and parking prices initially, then the fact...

gas and parking prices initially, then the fact that the extra weight I had put on seemed to just melt off.
05-17-09, 05:48 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,349
Posted By o-dog

I have night classes two days a week so night...

I have night classes two days a week so night riding happens regularly even post-Daylight Savings Time for me now. it's no more dangerous than daylight riding as long as you're well lit and take...
Forum: Commuting
05-15-09, 11:16 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,378
Posted By o-dog

hell yeah I was in that group, that was a fun...

hell yeah I was in that group, that was a fun ride. ARRRRRRR Street!

you fixed that flat fast, that was very surprising, if I had flatted I would have been done, would have taken me 10-15 minutes...
Forum: Commuting
05-15-09, 02:23 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,378
Posted By o-dog

decent turnout at Hyattsville today, about 15-20...

decent turnout at Hyattsville today, about 15-20 people when I was there. fun convoy into the city too.
05-14-09, 08:32 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 9,196
Posted By o-dog

fixed. OP, glad your wife is okay dude.

fixed.

OP, glad your wife is okay dude.
Forum: Commuting
05-14-09, 05:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 725
Posted By o-dog

welcome :) the hills will get easier the...

welcome :)

the hills will get easier the longer you ride as has been said.
Forum: Commuting
05-12-09, 09:24 PM
Replies: 7,649
Views: 298,886
Posted By o-dog

oh wow. old How Was Your Commute thread, you...

oh wow. old How Was Your Commute thread, you shall be missed.

anyway, my commute was good today. a little chilly in the morning but beautiful on the way back. my ride was as it usually is, a...
Forum: Commuting
05-12-09, 01:12 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,901
Posted By o-dog

one red light and one at-grade MUP crossing (with...

one red light and one at-grade MUP crossing (with traffic calming and a pedestrian island so it's not as bad as it used to be) on my new commute route.

two red lights on my old one, even though...
Forum: Commuting
05-11-09, 10:01 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,233
Posted By o-dog

I'm actually joining the convoy into DC on Friday...

I'm actually joining the convoy into DC on Friday this year, this is the first year I don't live and work in the same town and therefore the first year that doing so is practical.

other than that,...
Forum: Commuting
05-10-09, 08:43 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,503
Posted By o-dog

definitely more than both. around 2,000 miles a...

definitely more than both. around 2,000 miles a year.

*not counting last year when I stopped riding for a few months of course.
Forum: Commuting
04-25-09, 08:38 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,167
Posted By o-dog

Bike To Work Day is coming up - what are your plans?

I myself plan on not only stopping at one of the bike stations but doing the actual ride into the city this year, as this is the first year that it is practical for me to do so.

what are everyone...
Forum: Commuting
04-25-09, 11:48 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,552
Posted By o-dog

1. started sooner 2. learned on drop bars...

1. started sooner
2. learned on drop bars instead of flat bars
3. not stopped for 5 months

everything other than that I'll chalk up to learning and experience
Forum: Commuting
04-10-09, 11:09 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,302
Posted By o-dog

hey, at least the kid now has a record of his bad...

hey, at least the kid now has a record of his bad attitude toward other road users that will be used against him when he gets in a wreck with a cyclist or willfully tries to run one down.

no one...
04-07-09, 01:39 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 866
Posted By o-dog

I've noticed that too, it's always a "hurry the...

I've noticed that too, it's always a "hurry the **** up *******" kind of wave.

not to mention they're freaking waving me into traffic alot of the time (stopping and waving me across a 4 lane...
04-04-09, 03:16 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,451
Posted By o-dog

yeah cyclists around here do some dumb stuff. ...

yeah cyclists around here do some dumb stuff.

I have still seen way more unpredictable behavior from peds than from cyclists.
Forum: Commuting
04-03-09, 09:23 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 5,672
Posted By o-dog

BMWs/Benzes/Lexuses SUVs (any and all) pickup...

BMWs/Benzes/Lexuses
SUVs (any and all)
pickup trucks
any car with aftermarket accessories/mods
04-03-09, 11:09 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,451
Posted By o-dog

cyclists are usually way more predictable than...

cyclists are usually way more predictable than pedestrians.

cyclists operate according to traffic laws most of the time, pedestrians are just all over the place.

I use as little MUP as I can...
Forum: Commuting
04-03-09, 11:02 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,775
Posted By o-dog

I use a backpack now but all I have to carry is...

I use a backpack now but all I have to carry is my notebook (the paper kind not a laptop), an external hard drive, some DVDs for backup, and my regular emergency bike supplies (frame pump, spare...
Forum: Commuting
03-31-09, 11:13 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,685
Posted By o-dog

I've detoured as much as 3-4 miles to avoid a...

I've detoured as much as 3-4 miles to avoid a Death Road. we have a lot of those here in PG County. we also have the highest pedestrian and bicycle fatality rate in the greater DC area.
Forum: Commuting
03-30-09, 12:30 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 6,458
Posted By o-dog

my last employer "provided" me with all the...

my last employer "provided" me with all the driving errands (bank deposits, office supply runs) and exasperated sighs when they sprung a driving errand on me on a day when I rode.
Forum: Commuting
03-26-09, 10:31 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,414
Posted By o-dog

wow I didn't see the date on the original post. ...

wow I didn't see the date on the original post.

this guy started bike commuting before I did (I started in September '05).
Forum: Commuting
03-26-09, 08:03 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,320
Posted By o-dog

anywhere from 75% to 100% depending on my route.

anywhere from 75% to 100% depending on my route.
Forum: Commuting
03-25-09, 07:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 613
Posted By o-dog

yeah pretty much. that's why I wasn't pissed...

yeah pretty much. that's why I wasn't pissed about it, right after the chain snapped I actually laughed and good-naturedly said "ahhhh ****... it finally happened". I'm surprised it lasted as long...
Forum: Commuting
03-25-09, 06:29 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,148
Posted By o-dog

ah another "OMG this completely chaotic anarchic...

ah another "OMG this completely chaotic anarchic traffic model works in (insert non-American country here), why shouldn't it work in America?" thread.

I'll give the same answer I give in all the...
Forum: Commuting
03-25-09, 06:14 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,414
Posted By o-dog

yeah that extra half hour on the bike commute is...

yeah that extra half hour on the bike commute is one less half hour in the gym --- or the cardiac unit.

from one busy harried mofo to another --- keep at it!
Forum: Commuting
03-25-09, 06:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 613
Posted By o-dog

RIP my chain 2006-2009

well after almost three years, almost 10,000 miles, and probably a lot less TLC than I should have given it, my chain snapped in half about a mile from home this evening, resulting in my second walk...
02-13-09, 05:35 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,063
Posted By o-dog

"my lane" MY lane MY lane MY MY MY...

"my lane"

MY lane

MY lane

MY MY MY MY MY lane

drivers think they own the damn road, this is solid proof.
Forum: Commuting
02-12-09, 03:57 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 5,983
Posted By o-dog

their pizza is so good. if I lived around that...

their pizza is so good. if I lived around that area I'd be there all the time.
02-12-09, 03:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,405
Posted By o-dog

tragedy of the commons, my friends, tragedy of...

tragedy of the commons, my friends, tragedy of the commons.
Forum: Commuting
02-08-09, 08:43 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,383
Posted By o-dog

pretty slow these days, I'm out of shape so I've...

pretty slow these days, I'm out of shape so I've been taking it easy.

tomorrow will be even slower since I'm fighting off a cold.
02-08-09, 07:40 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,362
Posted By o-dog

if I remember right, this stimulus bill was...

if I remember right, this stimulus bill was supposed to at least partially fund infrastructure and guess what, bicycle infrastructure is still infrastructure.
02-08-09, 07:38 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,538
Posted By o-dog

what happens when infrastructure is starved so...

what happens when infrastructure is starved so our tax dollars can be given to corporations and billionaires exhibit A.
Forum: Commuting
01-22-09, 03:25 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,045
Posted By o-dog

the only way I can see biking to work affecting...

the only way I can see biking to work affecting your career is if your employers attitude sucks or your company is obsessed with their suit-and-tie image to that extent.

hopefully it won't affect...
01-22-09, 03:19 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,798
Posted By o-dog

hopefully this witch hunting will stop now that...

hopefully this witch hunting will stop now that we have a smart president again
Forum: Commuting
01-09-09, 01:06 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,120
Posted By o-dog

Jamis Aurora would also be a good touring bike. ...

Jamis Aurora would also be a good touring bike.

http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebikes/road/aurora/images/09_aurora.jpg
Forum: Commuting
01-09-09, 01:00 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 4,361
Posted By o-dog

my commuting getup is mostly street clothes...

my commuting getup is mostly street clothes except for my jacket, helmet, and leg bands.

my commute is only 3.5 miles though.
Forum: Commuting
01-08-09, 12:39 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,213
Posted By o-dog

not enough... I spent the first 10 months of 2008...

not enough... I spent the first 10 months of 2008 working for people who actively tried to discourage me from riding.
Forum: Commuting
12-25-08, 12:38 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 4,914
Posted By o-dog

you're lucky, all they're doing is expressing...

you're lucky, all they're doing is expressing concern for your safety in inclement weather.

my old employer actively discouraged me from bike commuting, by piling driving errands on me, no matter...
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