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Count me in!

There's no bicycle infrastructure here. (One 'window dressing' bike path. Rarely goes my way. Doesn't get a lot of other use) There's very few bicyclists at all. Some come and...

Go ride your bike...

Who can argue with that?

Thanks for pointing us in that direction.

There you go...

Making your point is legitimate. But you just can't resist throwing in insulting terms like "whining".

Then you claim that it's not you who starts fights.

You didn't realize...

You bit the wrong guy's leg on this one; the one he was replying to starts fights for the sheer fun of it. I guess I don't really know the motivation. But I must be close to the truth.

But...

Strange....I was going to refer to noglider's post about well-meaning nonsense. It was well-put. And you beat me to that quote.

Then I was going to refer to I-Like-To-Bike's answer along the...

recumbenttoad; FWIW I noticed disappointment in your original post. And it's understandable. If you were feeling any other emotion, it didn't show. Strange how folks get all worked up over some...

Yes!

Alarm goes off at 5:00. But I usually don't get up until 5:30. I leave at 7:30. 6 mile ride takes 30 minutes with a tail wind, about 40 otherwise. Call it 50 minutes to get cleaned up and ready...

You need to be the rider, the road and the bicycle, Grasshopper.

Once you've accomplished this state of consciousness, then no weather of any kind will daunt you.

Though I will admit that rough...

You're a bit too green around here to be taking a tone like that with someone who's been around quite a bit and who has contributed quite a bit to this forum.

Still.... 'appeasing' a citizen is often exactly what the police should do. This cop really didn't have a lot to work with. But he did well with what he had. Good job.

I use mine for adverse weather conditions. Warm and heavy rains or 95 deg hot summer days come to mind.

When I bought it I was actually a bit apprehensive that I might ride it too much, neglect...

A small spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol makes a fine 'portable shower'.

You can spray your armpits and give yourself a light going-over. Also turn your bike clothes inside out and spray...

Welcome aboard. You've joined an elite group. We are the 1/10 of a percent who have figured out that life really is better if you're not forced into your car everyday.

You'll see. Yes, it takes...

Yes. Another advantage to bicycle commuting is that we always get the best parking space.

Though a strange twist on that came up and bit me last summer. I had a very, very good spot until my...

Sorry OP, but you're preaching to the wrong choir.

We are a group whose lives really are threatened regularly by drivers who are too selfish to simply avoid doing so.

You're going to find...

Welcome aboard, Elements.

This is a pretty friendly forum (although some sections can be kinda acrimonious) and you're bound to learn here. Also 'good on ya' for taking the punctuation criticism...

Sorry, there's not a lot that I can say since I'm not familiar with the bike.

Still, I'd urge you to keep at it. It'll be worth it. If panniers won't work, then try to find some way of...

Yes, I think you can make the 8 mile trip. A couple of conditions, though. I hope you can charge at work and the batteries will not have a long life time. Long-term, as opposed to each individual...

It would also be beneficial to us in that it would give us a societal 'thumbs up'. It would help to deflate the ignorant and selfish attitude that labels us as some sort of freeloaders.

It...

Wow! Is this thread veering off-topic or what?!!

I should quote the guy, but I'm too lazy to go back and look it up. Do you remember the post that mentioned the pedestrian's 'bubble' of personal...

Count me as one of the mirror fans.

I tried a glasses mounted mirror about 30 yrs ago. But I found it distracting. I also seemed to have a hard time interpreting what I saw when I was actually...

I'm no expert on this. Though my eyes are now 53 years old and they are not as good as they were 30, or maybe even 10, years ago. So maybe I'm not a complete newbie.

But I don't think you have...

I'll second that 'good for you!'. You'll love it.

My commute happens to be six miles, one way, too. It's a great distance; not too short and not too long.

I'm not familiar with your bike,...