Bike Forums - Today I (v2):

Today, I learned my mom likes watching cycling on tv. She's visiting from Michigan for a couple of weeks (which is actually pretty nice as I've only seen her about 3 times in the last 2.5 years) and tonight while cooking dinner I threw on the US Pro Challenge...she was glued to the tv. She doesn't understand it at all, but she gets riding a bike and she's just blown away by how fast they go and how close they are. I was amused.

I love this story.

Mumonkan

08-20-13 07:36 AM

**** roofing nails.

misskaz

08-20-13 08:07 AM

Today I learned that a good friend and wonderful person was harassed and injured by ******** in a car last night. She was riding her bike and an SUV pulled up alongside her, touching her, and a passenger reached out the window and grabbed her messenger bag, pulling her alongside the speeding car. They were yelling angrily and laughing. Her bike slams into a parked car and she goes down and they let go of her bag and speed off.

She went to the ER - no broken bones but very bruised up. Her front wheel and fork are ****ed.

She is the founder of Bike a Bee and does urban beekeeping by bicycle (in addition to being a talented illustrator), so this ****s with her livelihood and life's passion too. **** EVERYONE.

thermalattorney

08-20-13 08:13 AM

Small victory: I successfully tackled servicing a threaded headset for the first time last night. Repacked hubs and BBs before but this is my first frame with a threaded headset.

TMonk

08-20-13 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by misskaz (Post 15980231)

wow that's ****ed up.... i rarely hear stories this horrendous

SpeshulEd

08-20-13 08:46 AM

People are aholes! Hope your friend gets better quickly, Kaz.

Mumonkan

08-20-13 09:44 AM

****ing people man what the ****ing ****. there are so many people i just want to drag behind my car across a gravel road

jdgesus

08-20-13 09:53 AM

the ****e?!

their punishment is being them. they are miserable ppl and they know it.

prooftheory

08-20-13 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jdgesus (Post 15980649)

their punishment is being them. They are miserable ppl and they know it.

qft.

misskaz

08-20-13 10:26 AM

My friend is fielding calls now from every chicago news outlet (helps that a close friend is a HuffPo Chicago reporter). Hopefully the word gets out and these jerks get caught.

Mumonkan

08-20-13 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jdgesus (Post 15980649)

the ****e?!

their punishment is being them. they are miserable ppl and they know it.

can i still drag them behind my car tho?

Jandro

08-20-13 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 15980869)

can i still drag them behind my car tho?

Not until I'm done with them.

So sorry to hear about your friend, Kaz. I hope they catch the miserable bastards.

seau grateau

08-20-13 11:13 AM

Some people are truly disgusting.

sinikl

08-20-13 03:00 PM

People are awful.

bones_mcbones

08-20-13 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by misskaz (Post 15980791)

My friend is fielding calls now from every chicago news outlet (helps that a close friend is a HuffPo Chicago reporter). Hopefully the word gets out and these jerks get caught.

Most excellent.

johnnytheboy

08-20-13 05:31 PM

kaz...that sucks, man. hopefully they're found and charged.
in today's news, i have quite the headache.
despite her putting me in the er last night, i've got the best daughter ever.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/9...d70789a8_c.jpg

Dannihilator

08-20-13 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnytheboy (Post 15982242)

Glad you're ok.
kaz, hope your friend is ok and they catch those losers.

Today I went on a good walk. As for my situation, can't share it, but will say relief.

Jared.

08-20-13 07:59 PM

What I expected to read...

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Originally Posted by Dannihilator (Post 15982265)

Today I went on a quick 40 mile walk.

Dannihilator

08-20-13 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jared. (Post 15982683)

What I expected to read...

I'd still be walking.