I love..., I hate...
03-17-14 | 04:22 AM
#51
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Southern CaliFORNIA.
Bikes: KHS Alite 500, Trek 7.2 FX , Masi Partenza, Masi Fixed Special, Masi Cran Criterium
On my commute,
I love...
...taking the greenway.
...being able to bike from door to work (couldn't before).
...the early morning fog over the parks and farmland.
I hate...
...runners wearing headphones.
...when bugs smack you in the forehead at 20mph, then fall between your glasses and your eyes, and then it freaks out and starts going all crazy and you're all like OMG WTF IS GOING ON.
What are your saving graces and pet peeves?
I love...
...taking the greenway.
...being able to bike from door to work (couldn't before).
...the early morning fog over the parks and farmland.
I hate...
...runners wearing headphones.
...when bugs smack you in the forehead at 20mph, then fall between your glasses and your eyes, and then it freaks out and starts going all crazy and you're all like OMG WTF IS GOING ON.
What are your saving graces and pet peeves?
03-17-14 | 12:07 PM
#52
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
I love
.... thinking your extra fast and that your ride was no big deal (and then realising the wind has been at your back the entire time)
.... getting up that big hill that seems impossible when your tired.
I hate
... couples holding hands and taking up both sides of a bike path, oblivious to everything around them.
.... cars that are severally confused by the presence of a bicycle.
.... thinking your extra fast and that your ride was no big deal (and then realising the wind has been at your back the entire time)
.... getting up that big hill that seems impossible when your tired.
I hate
... couples holding hands and taking up both sides of a bike path, oblivious to everything around them.
.... cars that are severally confused by the presence of a bicycle.
03-20-14 | 10:57 AM
#53
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 155
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From: SF Bay Area
Love:
-observing the ducks and birds in the marsh area on the first :15 minutes of my commute.
-"magic hour" lighting at the end of the day on my ride home. Sometimes I stop to take a photo.
-my work hours vary, but I'm starting to recognize some of the people I encounter on my commute and say hello or wave.
-passing cars when car traffic is bad
-tailwinds
-saving money on gas and not contributing to car exhaust in the air
-getting exercise while traveling rather than sitting and getting a stiff back
-more opportunity for interesting experiences & observations. I used to bike commute into San Francisco daily. As the sun was setting, while riding on the golden gate bridge, I passed a guy biking with goggles and a cape and he had a backpack with a small dog in it - and the dog also was wearing goggles and a cape. More recently, I took a trail shortcut through the marsh on my way home and encountered cops heading out to remove homeless people that were sleeping in the marsh. I definitely have more "interesting moments" when I cycle to and from work.
Dislike:
-any significant wind that is not a tailwind
-debris and broken glass in the bike lane, especially on my way to work when this makes me anxious about getting a flat and then being late for a meeting.
-stoplights that don't detect my bike. I recently contacted a city traffic department staffer about one particular light and he said this: "you just don't have enough ferrous metal on your bike to set off the light." Cyclists in my area get $500 fines for running stoplights and stop signs.
-Running late and having to get dressed really quickly when I get to work and then scrambling to my first meeting while still a bit sweaty and then realizing my sweater is inside-out in the middle of the meeting...
-professional dog walkers on the bike path walking five dogs at a time, all on retractable leashes...
-trying to pass pedestrians with loud headphones on
-observing the ducks and birds in the marsh area on the first :15 minutes of my commute.
-"magic hour" lighting at the end of the day on my ride home. Sometimes I stop to take a photo.
-my work hours vary, but I'm starting to recognize some of the people I encounter on my commute and say hello or wave.
-passing cars when car traffic is bad
-tailwinds
-saving money on gas and not contributing to car exhaust in the air
-getting exercise while traveling rather than sitting and getting a stiff back
-more opportunity for interesting experiences & observations. I used to bike commute into San Francisco daily. As the sun was setting, while riding on the golden gate bridge, I passed a guy biking with goggles and a cape and he had a backpack with a small dog in it - and the dog also was wearing goggles and a cape. More recently, I took a trail shortcut through the marsh on my way home and encountered cops heading out to remove homeless people that were sleeping in the marsh. I definitely have more "interesting moments" when I cycle to and from work.
Dislike:
-any significant wind that is not a tailwind
-debris and broken glass in the bike lane, especially on my way to work when this makes me anxious about getting a flat and then being late for a meeting.
-stoplights that don't detect my bike. I recently contacted a city traffic department staffer about one particular light and he said this: "you just don't have enough ferrous metal on your bike to set off the light." Cyclists in my area get $500 fines for running stoplights and stop signs.
-Running late and having to get dressed really quickly when I get to work and then scrambling to my first meeting while still a bit sweaty and then realizing my sweater is inside-out in the middle of the meeting...
-professional dog walkers on the bike path walking five dogs at a time, all on retractable leashes...
-trying to pass pedestrians with loud headphones on
03-23-14 | 07:49 PM
#55
Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Love-
Being on a bike.
Going downhill.
The smell of Lake Merritt.
Getting exercise.
My own personal transport. I don't own a car so its bus or Bart(train) for me.
Hate-
My current grips are hurting my hands.
Buses.
Horrible International Blvd. Potholes.
Not having a front brake on my bike, skidding to a stop sucks.
Being on a bike.
Going downhill.
The smell of Lake Merritt.
Getting exercise.
My own personal transport. I don't own a car so its bus or Bart(train) for me.
Hate-
My current grips are hurting my hands.
Buses.
Horrible International Blvd. Potholes.
Not having a front brake on my bike, skidding to a stop sucks.
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