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Old 01-18-10 | 12:04 AM
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Tricks for Pedestrians

So, I rode home from school after dark this evening with my full light set up (P7 and flashing PB blaze 1W in front, 2 flashing superflashes in back). When I was on a long straight empty residential road, I heard a voice up ahead of me yell "OH MY GOD, WHAT IS THAT THING!?" And then, a second or two later, someone else quipped "IT'S AN ALIEN!"

When I got closer, I noticed that the voices were from two teenage girls walking down the middle of the street about 100ft ahead of me. When they saw I was a cyclist, they started egging me on, "Do a trick, do a trick!". I was a bit flustered, and since I didn't know any actual tricks, I just put my arms above my head and did jazz hands (which ended up looking more like jazz mittens).

They laughed and said "You rock!" as I rode past them.

Anybody have any better ideas for next time?

This thread is worthless with pics, etc...

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Old 01-18-10 | 02:49 AM
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bar spins and skidz
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Old 01-18-10 | 04:05 AM
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How strange and entertaining.
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Old 01-18-10 | 07:35 AM
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You could try leaning forward and locking your front brake. Something cool might happen.
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Old 01-18-10 | 07:47 AM
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Fail for not stopping and getting a date out of one (or both) of them. (That is, if you wouldn't be arrested for doing so.)
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Old 01-18-10 | 07:56 AM
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juggle two water bottles and a frame pump.
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Old 01-18-10 | 12:46 PM
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Fail for not stopping and getting a date out of one (or both) of them. (That is, if you wouldn't be arrested for doing so.)
Would have definitely been under arrest if the date went really well.
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Old 01-18-10 | 01:24 PM
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Had a similar experience one early pre-dawn mup ride. A group of HS kids took off running away. I passed them one at a time huffing and puffing on the side of the path, and they said, "Oh, it's a bike". Not sure if they were up to something, or just goofing around, or what... but they didn't want to be seen at first.
I didn't want to hurry up and "chase them down", but riding at the previous slow pace, I was almost just stalking them.
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Old 01-18-10 | 01:30 PM
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Stoppies, stand up with no hands, slides, bunny hops, wheelies. All pretty easy, and won't mess up your bike.
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Old 01-18-10 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Scheherezade
Would have definitely been under arrest if the date went really well.
LOL I was thinking the same thing. Can you say Dateline?
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Old 01-18-10 | 02:09 PM
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I've been known to pull out my juggling balls, and do some palm spinning/Butterfly (contact juggling moves ie David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King) moves with my left hand.

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Old 01-18-10 | 02:25 PM
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I just bought a harmonica and neck holder, I guess I could bring that along and blow some folk tunes for them as I pass.
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Old 01-19-10 | 07:37 AM
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Hahaha...evening entertainment for the ladies on two wheels.
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Old 01-19-10 | 08:46 AM
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Jazz hands? Is that anything like happy hands?

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