Originally Posted by
Cras108er
Greeti
1. Bike shorts make all the difference in the world. My butt was killing me - especially with the huge gel seat that came with my trek. I'd recommend them to anyone. I wear them under a pair of jogging pants.
Thanks! I never thought of biking shorts as underclothes. I need to try that.
5. ....I have learned to make direct eye contact with drivers to make sure they see me - especially those on cell phones.
I am probably a fool and this is dumb, but I stopped worrying about eye-contact years ago, when drivers would look me in the eye, and pull out. I don't know if they couldn't judge my speed, or if they that that, having eye contact meant that they could pull out with impunity or what. In any case, I stopped going for eye contact, and started watching their front wheels. You can judge what they are doing by how their tires are rotating. That has been a better judge for me than eye contact. Plus, I suspect it makes the driver more nervous about whether you are going to stop or not, and he stops. In any case, my close calls became much fewer and further between.
-Jon