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I love the thrill of riding through the neighborhoods and avoiding the main roads. I skip all traffic lights and love riding under the trees to make my ride as enjoyable as possible. It took me a while to stop whining and wishing I would use a car, but my legs got stronger and my mindset changed. After visiting Portland, I just keep wishing every city would adapt cycling into their culture as much as they do.
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Originally Posted by spare_wheel
(Post 16884393)
speed.
pain. rain. climbing when it's cold outside. breaking the mandatory sidepath law. chasing down motorvehicles who threaten cyclists. weaving in and around slower moving motorvehicle traffic. irritating safety nannies and bike ambassadors in a safe manner. chasing down motorvehicles or bikes who threaten or buzz pedestrians. stopping or blocking motorist traffic to let pedestrians or cyclists cross. jumping a line, skidding to a stop, and track standing in front of a large suv or truck. occasionally taking the lane on the ross island (US 26), sellwood, or morrison bridges. a drive train that allows me to rapidly and smoothly click through the entire range as i accelerate from a stop. the exhilaration of splitting lanes at speeds that commuting forum posters believe are impossible (except for elite professionals who ride the TdF). PS: the above may rile but it's entirely genuine. |
Originally Posted by spare_wheel
(Post 16884393)
the exhilaration of splitting lanes at speeds that commuting forum posters believe are impossible (except for elite professionals who ride the TdF).
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Originally Posted by the sci guy
(Post 16884887)
enjoy your months in traction
i would also like to vehemently dispute the idea that crashing is necessarily dangerous. i've crashed at 20+ mph more than a dozen times (i've honestly lost count). in fact, i currently have a few broken ribs that are healing up nicely and have not caused me to miss a single day of bike commuting. even after almost 30 years of commuting primarily by bike i have yet to visit a doctor due to a commuting-associated bike crash. commuting by bike is a safe activity period. in fact, in many north american cities it's statistically safer than walking. |
Originally Posted by spare_wheel
(Post 16884393)
speed.…weaving in and around slower moving motorvehicle traffic.
irritating safety nannies and bike ambassadors in a safe manner. …the exhilaration of splitting lanes at speeds that commuting forum posters believe are impossible (except for elite professionals who ride the TdF). PS: the above may rile but it's entirely genuine.
Originally Posted by the sci guy
(Post 16884887)
enjoy your months in traction
Originally Posted by spare_wheel
(Post 16885169)
i've found that people who use a bike as their primary mode of transportation rarely wish ill on other cyclists…
(With apologies to the OP of this thread, “What do you like about commuting!?!?!?!?!?”.)
Originally Posted by Goldie Hawn
“You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.”
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Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 16886375)
I got hit from behind with six weeks in the hospital while riding leisurely, with flashing lights, on a wide, well lit, low low-speed and low-volume residential road.
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The chance to clear my head before and after work.
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