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Saw someone keep their bike standing at a red light

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Old 07-19-16, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
****, although I'm not sure why. Good thread.
Age, booby photo, and boyfriend comment are probably enough. Good thread though. Diverse, esp now with Doge's kid.
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Originally Posted by Doge
For the 1% that have not seen my kid bragging videos - with hands, this can go on forever.
https://vimeo.com/117544395
That's fantastic. He makes it look so easy.
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Old 07-20-16, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Doge
For the 1% that have not seen my kid bragging videos - with hands, this can go on forever.
https://vimeo.com/117544395
Is this with junior gearing? That's even more impressive.
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Old 07-20-16, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rmfnla
Two months to respond?

Hardly a snappy comeback...
Yeah. Low hanging fruit. Should I report him?
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Old 07-20-16, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Yeah. Low hanging fruit. Should I report him?
Yes. I've reported you for dithering.
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
Yes. I've reported you for dithering.

I've reported you for reporting me for dithering.
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
Is this with junior gearing? That's even more impressive.
No. Rental bike
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Originally Posted by Doge
No. Rental bike
Oh, then that's not really anything to write home about.
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Old 07-20-16, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
Oh, then that's not really anything to write home about.
But it is an Italian apartment in San Gimignano
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
Is this with junior gearing? That's even more impressive.
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Old 07-28-16, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by rmfnla
Two months to respond?

Hardly a snappy comeback...
I'll be sure to appease you next time, sire.















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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
Age, booby photo, and boyfriend comment are probably enough. Good thread though. Diverse, esp now with Doge's kid.
Everyone around here gets triggered super easily, huh?
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Yeah. Low hanging fruit. Should I report him?
You were bullied in school, right?
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Old 07-28-16, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
I knew a professional ballet dancer who rode all over the city on a unicycle. He probably could have balanced a bike at a red light. Not many other folks.

Having ridden a unicycle a fair bit, I can say that doesn't guarantee track-standing abilities- obviously, any kind of practice helps, and maybe the person in question could do it easily- but generally, on a unicycle, you're still using forward motion and steering to keep the thing under you, same as on a bike.
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Originally Posted by Cathartic Fart
Everyone around here gets triggered super easily, huh?
So you're just showing up to pick fights? There are plenty of places on the internet for that. A youtube comments section, perhaps.
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Originally Posted by Doge
But it is an Italian apartment in San Gimignano
I've been there. Tuscany bike trip. My kid needs to get older and we'll go again.
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Originally Posted by Cathartic Fart
Saw someone keep their bike standing at a red light
That was me.
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Old 07-28-16, 09:58 PM
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The hardest thing I've seen is doing a no hand track stand on the rollers in a moving train.
Almost had it a few sec then when pic snapped - lost it. Need more train rides.
Capture.JPG

The whole video...
https://vimeo.com/109371142
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Old 07-28-16, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by znomit
Cyclists stop at red lights?
That was my thought too. But the OP did say he was drinking heavily.
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Originally Posted by Cathartic Fart
Parole? You have me confused with your boyfriend.
Just been looking at the 10 posts you have made and that Closed thread you started. I would guess you've got about another 15 posts before you are banned. I won't see it though, and that's because I just put you on the ignore list
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Originally Posted by coominya
Just been looking at the 10 posts you have made and that Closed thread you started. I would guess you've got about another 15 posts before you are banned. I won't see it though, and that's because I just put you on the ignore list
Hey, thanks for bumping this guys dead thread from a year ago in order to tell him you're not paying him any attention. Really stuck it to 'em.
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Old 08-09-17, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by RPK79
Hey, thanks for bumping this guys dead thread from a year ago in order to tell him you're not paying him any attention. Really stuck it to 'em.

Was totally worth it to be reminded of Son of Doge's no-hands rollers on a moving train video.

I noticed he was practicing his Sagan elbow technique.

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Originally Posted by Cathartic Fart
Not doing a track stand. I was in a left turn lane in my car and a cyclist was behind me, in my rearview mirror I saw him come to a complete stop but not clip out. His front wheel was completely straight too, and he was just sitting there.

Before this happened I saw him very quickly pedal backwards a lot before coming to a stop. Not sure if some crazy voodoo device is on his bike that allows him to do this?




I had been drinking heavily so maybe I was seeing things.
j/k
That wasn't me. Fell again leaving a bike path . Cars were coming so I let them pass by slowing down to a crawl to avoid unclipping but since the path was going up a bit, I slowed down faster than expected and fell. Bloodied elbow again... Unclipping would have taken me less than a second. Now my elbow will hurt for a few days...
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Old 08-10-17, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Doge
No. Rental bike
I could swear there's a Bike Hand back there on the rear wheel..
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Old 08-11-17, 04:48 AM
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What's a red light?
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