I like to think that cycling has acceptable risks.

And I also think that doing more research on stuff and things (like night riding or hill climbing) might give you a heads up in the right direction on things like equipment, etc.

I tend to "censor" some of my traffic stories to quell the religious sensitivities of some of my relatives. I related a story about scowling at a cab driver who had pulled a deliberately dangerous manoeuvre. My wife chirped up and said "That's not the version you told me. I seem to recall an upraised middle finger."

Yes, I agree with you on "censoring". It is key!

Dude, quit while your behind. You publicly admitted that you get in trouble with your wife if you ride one handed, SHE allows you to commute but only if it is in a safe manor, and that you and or your wife (your boss) thinks cycling is dangerous.
Better to keep your mouth shut and let everyone think your whipped then open it and remove all doubt.

Sigh. Still having trouble reading I see.

The college kid pretending he is smarter than everyone else again.

I am not the one that endoed over a rock in the road. Too many college kids these days do not seem to be smart enough to use a good headlight while riding at night. How did they ever get accepted into college?


Some other person must have used your login name for the post above. Or maybe you need to find a better professor for your writing composition.

So why was it cool when the girl did it, but not cool if you would do it. There seems to be a gap there. And yes I understand wives.

My ex was not cool with my bicycle commuting until, because of our routes, she was able to come up behind me, she driving and I cycling and see that even though I was not aware of being observed by her, I was cycling in a manner that she considered safe. Then I had her do the numbers on how much it would cost us for me to be driving and that sealed it.

I would also recommend a good trampoline class. It teaches you how to remain in control of your body while in the air, how to manuever and how to position yourself for a safe landing. Priceless. Every cyclist should learn how to avoid damage in a crash.

Heh. Never had a thread I started trolled before, by what looks like a couple of cyber bullies at that. Irritating iniially, now just entertaining

Shoot. I thought this was going to be a coffee thread.

No one trolled or bullied you.



Except maybe your wife. After all, it was cool riding one handed when the girl did it and a big no no when you do it. Set you up with the troll, and bully slammed you when you admitted you did it as well.

One day I was out for a mellow ride around the neighborhood with the wife and kids. My son was trying to ride no handed and I was trying to give him some encouragement. My wife was shocked: "I can't believe you're encouraging him! It's unsafe!"

I said "Nah. It's a useful bike handling skill. How's he going to put some newspaper down his jersey going over the Gavia Pass if he can't ride no handed?"

Like I said: quit while your behind.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)#_

I'm going to end my contribution to this now pointless thread with a DNFTT request.

^^ But they are so, so hungry!

And I think a college kid must've killed that one's parents, because he sure hates them college kids.

You haven't been married for long, have you...?

Your right, only 21 years. Give me a break! If my wife controlled me, or I her like the OP it would have only lasted about 1 week!

Linking anything in this thread to murder, speaks of a very disturbed mind.

That's incredible that you were able to figure out their entire relationship from a few sentences.

Personally, I take my spouse's opinion about my actions into consideration before I do something. I don't consider that to be controlling. Most people I know do that for people they care about.

Back on topic... Verbal blunders

My Mom would watch me ride off to school every day and wave, which was fine by me. It was our ritual. One particularly cold morning, I didn't notice the patch of black ice on the corner, and sure enough, I hit it while making my turn. Bike laid down, and so did I, and with the momentum I slid completely across the oncoming lane, coming to a rather inglorious halt in the gutter. My next utterance was that favorite fallback for teens to say when out of earshot of their parents. I picked myself up, and of course the bike was out of commission (twisted handlebar that I couldn't straighten myself). So, I limped back up the street home, dripping wet from the gutter, slightly scraped up from the road, past the kids who rode the bus to school.

I get back home to change clothes, ditch my ride, and try to catch the bus, but instead caught Hell from the 'rents, as sure enough, I wasn't out of earshot of Mom when I picked myself up.

Any ideas on why that bike got named "Dammit"?

One handed? I need both hands off the bar for air guitar. Bass. Van Halen.

Without thinking, I said: That isn't hard, I did it when I was carrying . . . her on my bike yesterday. At least she didn't let you finish the sentence.

Yesterday when discussing with my wife what road bike I might get, I mentioned the possibility of one day riding my bike to my parents' house, which is 50 miles away - a century ride round trip. Her first comment was "OMG isn't that dangerous???" Of course then I said century rides are typically done in groups and not alone. I probably wouldn't want to ride that far by myself anyway. But still her comments were a little humorous.

Did you recently take out a sizable life insurance policy?