Originally Posted by
Roody
I take a lock on a long road ride if there's any chance that I'll be stopping for anything (even to take a leak). I guess my background in transit cycling makes me aware that a lock weighing a pound or two isn't going to make or break my trip. And it's not like I've shaved every ounce of fat off my body anyway.
Lucky me to have the 1-in-1000 road biker who uses a U-lock make a comment.
As mentioned in my earlier comments, sometimes you can't predict you are going to need to stop. I rarely need to go into a store ... maybe if I'm bonking, or have a medical need.
Originally Posted by
Roody
As for your little rant: Lighten up. Try to remember that Internet forums do get rough at times. This one is gentle and tame compared to many, but a lively discussion is to be expected. If somebody called you a name or treated you disrespectfully, you should report it to a moderator.
Hey, I thought that was a tame rant for BF??
Originally Posted by
Roody
As for "Fred", this is a common cycling term that seems to be declining in popularity. I don't like it much either, but it definitely wasn't invented or popularized on BF. I remember people using it long before Al Gore invented the internet.
I didn't say BF invented "Fred" ... when I first saw the term here, I went to wikipedia to get the history. But certainly BFers love to use it.