bless me forum for i have sinned
09-30-06, 02:30 PM
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bless me forum for i have sinned
. . . i rode my bike on the sidewalk for a couple of blocks last week.
confession time! who's next?
confession time! who's next?
09-30-06, 03:10 PM
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I don't have a rack or a backpack, fenders,or lights, and don't plan to get any.
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09-30-06, 03:14 PM
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I rode my girlfriend's exercise bike so I could stay home and watch a DVD while she was at work this morning.
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09-30-06, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by FlatFender
My bike has been on top of the car for a week, and I have been driving to campus/work.
You can leave your bike at home when you need to drive, there not like dogs, they dont enjoy riding in the car.
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09-30-06, 03:17 PM
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My commuter bike has a Sun downhill double-wide front rim and an XTR cassette.
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09-30-06, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by royalflash
My commuter bike has a Sun downhill double-wide front rim and an XTR cassette.
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09-30-06, 04:17 PM
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I rode with my shorts inside out one day this week. It wasn't that I was too lazy to change them right, I just didn't care. I figured with my shirt untucked, who's gonna see the lable. They seemed a little shinier than usual too. Anyways, I hope I can get to sleep tonight now that I relinquished all that guilt.
09-30-06, 05:04 PM
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I rode home from a team ride in the dark without my commuter lights because they'd be way too dorky on the road bike for this particular ride (I did stash my blinkies and put them on after!).
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09-30-06, 05:08 PM
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I don't have a helmet (it's in the mail right now being delivered).
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09-30-06, 07:02 PM
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I don't wear a helmet either. I have two, I just hate 'em.
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Cyclists fare best when they recognize that there are times when acting vehicularly is not the best practice, and are flexible enough to do what is necessary as the situation warrants.--Me
09-30-06, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by tokolosh
. . . i rode my bike on the sidewalk for a couple of blocks last week.
Oh, and I forgot to turn on a perfectly-good superblinkie before riding at sundown just now
09-30-06, 07:50 PM
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Hubris.
Well, wasn't commuting, but... I wiped out on my Volpe in cycling attire (well, baggies and a zoic joyride tee, not quite roadie gear) on the West Side Greenway 'cause I was trying to pass some peds right after I had just passed some a young couple on bikes, cut it too close and skimmed the asphalt/grass border with my tires (sidewalls OK, 1 inch dip to grass from asphalt)... Wiped out back on the path...
Well, wasn't commuting, but... I wiped out on my Volpe in cycling attire (well, baggies and a zoic joyride tee, not quite roadie gear) on the West Side Greenway 'cause I was trying to pass some peds right after I had just passed some a young couple on bikes, cut it too close and skimmed the asphalt/grass border with my tires (sidewalls OK, 1 inch dip to grass from asphalt)... Wiped out back on the path...
09-30-06, 08:34 PM
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I went for a ride on the MUP today and pedaled really slow.
Oh, and it was dark yesteray by the time I got home. No lights. Thought I could wait until the anti daylight savings time change.
Oh, and it was dark yesteray by the time I got home. No lights. Thought I could wait until the anti daylight savings time change.
09-30-06, 08:43 PM
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I got 11/12 of the way to work and realized I forgot my helmet and cell phone.
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09-30-06, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by tokolosh
LOL! you know the only possible answer to that image is 'bite me', right?
THIS'LL teach you to ride on the sidewalk!
09-30-06, 09:00 PM
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Last Monday, I got all the way to work, saw my reflection in the plate glass and realized that I didn't have my helmet on.
09-30-06, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mechBgon
Bah! I drool mercilessly on your hand!
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I ride on the sidewalk all the time. Hardly ever a pedestrian or bicyclist. Some of it's asphalt.