LesterOfPuppets

Announcing a pass only helps sometimes. The rest of the times it causes the passee alarm and then they change their line as they turn around to see what the hell that bell is or to see who is yelling at them.

When approaching an average MUP user you really have to give them all the room in the world. Pay special attention to children and dogs.

SS_Giant

speaking of Thruster "fixie"s, am I the only person who has contemplated going out at night to one of the dozens of thrusties I see on college campuses, flipping the back wheel to fixed cog and making the bike live up to its name/baptizing the unknowing rider into fixed gear riding by fire?

Bat56

Fantastic idea.

pwebb

Genius idea.

And as someone who uses a MUP to commute most days (tourists in cars scare me WAY more than tourists on foot) I agree 100% with the fact that calling out on your left or using a bell often freaks people out and they jump in your way. I used to call out left all of the time, just too many people don't understand which way is left and would jump right in front of me forcing me off of the path to avoid a collision. Silent and stealthy has worked best for me so far, but the next crash is pretty much inevitable, just gotta hope people aren't ******** and that no one is seriously hurt.

Happy for the OP that it sounds like his thruster will leader to bigger and better things, i.e. kilo TT. Better start saving before all the Premium Rush kids beat ya too the batch whenever they come in.

bobdell

I get passed on the mup all the time with nary a word. I say the weaving dude should watch where he is going!