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Forum: Road Cycling
08-13-09, 03:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,004
Posted By parademaker

Just take your bike to patriots point and head...

Just take your bike to patriots point and head out from there. The bridge is fun to go over and once you get to town you can either turn around or face the tight roads crawling with tourists in town.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-13-09, 01:37 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 13,338
Posted By parademaker

[/COLOR] Did you ever ride through...

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Did you ever ride through "Havahd Yahd"
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-12-09, 12:48 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

If I avoided where the morons were, I would never...

If I avoided where the morons were, I would never leave my home...and sometimes never go there:p. Asheville is a beautiful area and anybody given the chance SHOULD go.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-11-09, 09:50 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

Point taken, I'll never stop riding until I...

Point taken, I'll never stop riding until I physically can't.

As a matter of fact, I'll go ahead and ride through Asheville...but I'll go on a quadruple tandem with my three children, right by the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-11-09, 09:40 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

I only say that because of all the negative...

I only say that because of all the negative statements towards cylcists that I've heard in response to this event. I always imagined that the Asheville community was more friendly to us roadies but...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-10-09, 06:31 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

All this to say, I'm sure as hell not riding my...

All this to say, I'm sure as hell not riding my bike through Asheville any time soon.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-07-09, 08:12 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

Do you think he intentionally meant to shoot him...

Do you think he intentionally meant to shoot him in the helmet and not the HEAD. He must be one hell of a marksman to take a shot like that and know that he wasn't going to kill (a) the cyclist or...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-05-09, 09:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,097
Posted By parademaker

Somebody did the same thing to me 3 months ago...

Somebody did the same thing to me 3 months ago with a Dodge Durango. I didn't break anything but busted up my shoulder pretty bad. I got an attorney, and the driver's insurance has replaced the bike...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-05-09, 09:07 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

I'm right there with you on that one. I was born...

I'm right there with you on that one. I was born with the need to speed and I enjoy the occasional rush of driving a sports car or motorcycle. As long as its done at the proper place at the proper...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-31-09, 01:29 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

I've considered joining the online newspaper with...

I've considered joining the online newspaper with the article just so I could retort. I try not to look at it now. I thought before this event that Asheville was more of a bike community, its now...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-31-09, 11:59 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

I try my hardest to avoid reading the road...

I try my hardest to avoid reading the road advocacy thread but I can't resist. I am a fairly new road cyclist, for about a year now, but heaviest in the last 3 months. I rode with experienced...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-28-09, 10:06 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,465
Posted By parademaker

Apparently all you have to do is work as a...

Apparently all you have to do is work as a firefighter in a small town, I bet he was friends with the judge and that they have a mutual hatred for having to slow down for bicycles. I have a huge...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-24-09, 08:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,987
Posted By parademaker

Chances are pretty good that it will happen again...

Chances are pretty good that it will happen again simply because the majority of drivers are idiots and consider us roadies as inconveniences on their fast paced route to the drive-thru for dinner....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-16-09, 12:23 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,030
Posted By parademaker

Trust me, it was pure sarcasm:D

Trust me, it was pure sarcasm:D
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-16-09, 11:53 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,030
Posted By parademaker

Don't forget driver's that come after us with...

Don't forget driver's that come after us with malicious intent because we look better in lycra pants than they do
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-16-09, 08:49 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 985
Posted By parademaker

This is why I hunt in the winter... riders should...

This is why I hunt in the winter... riders should make it a point to know when their local rut season so they can be more aware while they ride. Deer are careless during their mating season and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-16-09, 08:20 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,030
Posted By parademaker

When I got hit by a left turning SUV over my...

When I got hit by a left turning SUV over my lane, they had the nerve to tell me that I should be riding against traffic and on the sidewalk! People just don't get it, whoever mentioned it earlier is...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-12-09, 07:25 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,283
Posted By parademaker

I'm 6'-0" and 240 lbs with super quads from...

I'm 6'-0" and 240 lbs with super quads from carrying around extra weight my whole life ( and going to the gym through college ). I've been road cycling for two months now and I have found a new...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-11-09, 05:27 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 9,219
Posted By parademaker

If you're going to consult a lawyer, don't let...

If you're going to consult a lawyer, don't let your wife give a recorded statement to the driver's insurance company until you do. It's really easy to say something that they will use against you...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-05-09, 02:55 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 6,218
Posted By parademaker

I got hit a week ago by a little old lady in a...

I got hit a week ago by a little old lady in a Durango coming from the eye doctor. She said she didn't see me which doesn't surprise me since she was wearing BLACK OUT GLASSES due to her DILATED...
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