I enjoyed that video, but again... why do road bikers come across to me as stoned? Look at this video and the Eyes of this dude. and am I absolutely dumb? I am a connoisseur of all things 2-wheeled, but I have never understood the draw in weaving into the sociologically dumb un-skilled world of the average road....with dumb F* drivers on a BIKE, other than on a motorcycle which is still REdicilous. I know.... and I have stated repeatedly that it's not every road.....obviously there are many roads that are completely safe "in a sense" that people find themselves on. In this video Lucas talks about Blind spots and vacant areas in an extreme way. Half of the video features road bikers grabbing the anatomy of CARS.. and TRUCKS....... for momentum..... Yes I would say that is extreme but that goes against everything people have said in this thread about road biking. Sure I see the draw if you are in NYC or LA and want to say F* traffic if you have the luxury of living in a downtown suite, but other than that... this type of thing is delusional. No sane person can argue otherwise.
-Evidently someone deleted this originally. I love open discussion
Originally Posted by
pablosnazzy
i understood you the first time, perhaps i wasn't clear and just being overly verbose. i shall answer your question succinctly.
because it's fun. you might not think it's fun, you might not understand why it's fun, but it is. watch some lucas brunellel vids.
http://www.digave.com/videos/ look at the one in mexico, on the highway.
that's why they are doing it.