things i see around town and hate....
10-07-06 | 10:13 AM
#76
Thread Starter
live free or die trying
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,999
Likes: 0
From: where i lay my head is home.
Bikes: bianchi pista workhorse, cannondale r1000, mountain bike fixed conversion
Originally Posted by Serendipper
....Airport nomenclature.
I hate elitist bikers on their sub-19 pound $3000 race bikes who are slower than me on my old beat up Raleigh 3-Speed that weighs 60 pounds.
No, wait...I love that *****. Carry on...
I hate elitist bikers on their sub-19 pound $3000 race bikes who are slower than me on my old beat up Raleigh 3-Speed that weighs 60 pounds.
No, wait...I love that *****. Carry on...
airport nomenclature, that, like LAX, comes from weather codes. old weather codes from before most airports were built. portland was "PD" and for the airport they slapped on an "X". why people call portland that, i dunno. quicker to type/write?
10-07-06 | 11:38 AM
#78
raodmaster shaman
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,431
Likes: 0
From: G-ville
Originally Posted by humancongereel
a) singlespeeds with no rear brake. sure, the front is the more important one, but come on...especially in the rainy season, you'll want that rear brake...oh, what's that? you say you've bought your bus pass already?
b)brakeless fixed with platform pedals. especially on bikes with big gear ratios.
and i've only seen this once, but a dude riding something like 50x16 with only one pedal riding circles in a lane in front of a budweiser truck.
come on, people...
b)brakeless fixed with platform pedals. especially on bikes with big gear ratios.
and i've only seen this once, but a dude riding something like 50x16 with only one pedal riding circles in a lane in front of a budweiser truck.
come on, people...
i couldnt agree more. im starting to see this a lot in gainesville too. i think its the dumbest thing ever to ride on the street without some form of braking on BOTH wheels. hopefully it wont take the ****** getting completely ****ed up in a big wreck to figure out they need another break.
ive even seen a few freewheel bikes with just a rear brake and no front!
10-07-06 | 05:05 PM
#79
All of you guys up in Toronto should start calling Toronto YYZ. Then at Critical Mass you could all ride along while singing the Rush song. "DUH-duh-DUH-DUH, DUH-duh-DUH-DUH, DUH-DUH-duh-duh..."
Or do you do that already?
Or do you do that already?
__________________
Simplistic Ideologies R Coffins
Simplistic Ideologies R Coffins
10-07-06 | 05:23 PM
#80
RIP Shiznaz.
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,603
Likes: 0
From: World
Bikes: 1983 Bianchi Eco Pista
I hate big trucks. Especially the ones that have douchbags that think it is tight to throw glass beer bottles at you.
I hate walking into my LBS where all these really cool guys work, but having that one older employee look at me like i'm a ****ing waste of life for riding my bike in it's current set-up.
I hate glass on the road.
I hate **** talking girls on the road that make me feel bad about riding.
I HATE, HATE, HATE spitters. When someone comes flying up and spits on you, it is the worst feeling.
I hate walking into my LBS where all these really cool guys work, but having that one older employee look at me like i'm a ****ing waste of life for riding my bike in it's current set-up.
I hate glass on the road.
I hate **** talking girls on the road that make me feel bad about riding.
I HATE, HATE, HATE spitters. When someone comes flying up and spits on you, it is the worst feeling.
10-08-06 | 12:47 AM
#82
Senior Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 299
Likes: 0
From: Boston
I hate when you are cruising down a hill and some guy decided to stop at a green light to let someone in a huge pickup truck pull across the street. When the pickup freezes when he sees you and continues to block to road and you going flying over a curb and your handlebars just to avoid smacking into him. Well thats what happened today and I am a bit sore, but glad my bike n brain didn't get damaged. The jerk drove off.
10-08-06 | 09:59 AM
#85
perspective distorts
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,345
Likes: 0
From: 25th and Girard
- i hate unmarked potholes.
- i hate when cars won't pass me on samll streets when they have 3 feet between me and them and another 3 feet on the other side of the car.
- hate how no one uses turn signals or respects right of way in philly.
- i hate when cars won't pass me on samll streets when they have 3 feet between me and them and another 3 feet on the other side of the car.
- hate how no one uses turn signals or respects right of way in philly.
