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  • March 15, 2013 at 2:41 pm #964831
    Drewdane
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    Me: grunting up the last few feet of the TR Bridge/KenCenter detour path.

    You: walking up the path like an *intelligent* person, giving me a quick push on the back to help get me onto the path proper.

    Thanks! I needed that!

    March 15, 2013 at 3:03 pm #964836
    mstone
    Participant

    @Drewdane 46475 wrote:

    Me: grunting up the last few feet of the TR Bridge/KenCenter detour path.

    You: walking up the path like an *intelligent* person, giving me a quick push on the back to help get me onto the path proper.

    Thanks! I needed that!

    I think I would freak out if that happened.

    March 15, 2013 at 3:36 pm #964855
    Drewdane
    Participant

    @mstone 46480 wrote:

    I think I would freak out if that happened.

    Normally, yes, but I was on the cusp of stalling – he timed it perfectly!

    March 16, 2013 at 9:28 am #964948
    txgoonie
    Participant

    Me: Doing a nice recovery ride on my beater at Hains Point

    You: the golfer driving the white dually

    When you speed up next to a cyclist and shout at her to “share the road,” it makes me think you might misunderstand the meaning and spirit of that phrase.

    And as to your belief that I cannot, as you so aptly put it, “take up the whole road”: when it’s not safe for your d-bag-mobile and me to occupy the same space, uh, actually…yeah, I can.

    If you hadn’t sped off (and you missed that stop sign back there, by the way), I would have happily apologized to the rest of your foursome for the [liberally calculated] 10 seconds that I delayed your arrival.

    March 16, 2013 at 5:19 pm #964959
    TwoWheelsDC
    Participant

    Ohmygawdwhyareallthesekidsonthecustis!!1!11!

    March 16, 2013 at 6:44 pm #964965
    consularrider
    Participant

    @TwoWheelsDC 46607 wrote:

    Ohmygawdwhyareallthesekidsonthecustis!!1!11!

    Glad they weren’t there at 6 am and were gone by the time I rolled by on my way home, I was too pooped at that point to take evasive action. I did see one Barrett Elementary School t-shirt.

    March 17, 2013 at 11:15 pm #964990
    Dirt
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    It was good to see that Fernando Alonzo respects bike lanes even during the Australian Grand Prix.
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    March 18, 2013 at 12:34 pm #965016
    ebubar
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    Me: riding the shuttle to work because its snowy and just generally disgusting out.

    You: dressed entirely in black with headphones in both ears, weaving through the bike lane and going the opposite direction to traffic.

    While I admire your riding in the cold weather, do you have a death wish? If the cars don’t run you over, I sadly see a collision with a cyclist following the rules in our future!

    March 18, 2013 at 1:48 pm #965035
    UrbanEngineer
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    Me: Riding in the lane passing slower bike lane traffic.

    You: Driver yelling at me to get off the road.

    As much as I generally love having SUV’s speed up behind me while laying on the horn in a residential 25 mph zone, I just wasn’t in the mood for it today. When you rolled down your window to tell me “I’m not stupid. I know you’re supposed to be in the bike lane. why you trying to cause controversy?” What I should’ve said was “Yes, you’re right. I enjoy causing controversy with things that can squash me like a bug. My apologies.” but I only had enough time to say “You’re an f’ng idiot”. I hope you didn’t misunderstand

    March 18, 2013 at 3:17 pm #965054
    DCAKen
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    Me: Fleet footed vigilante

    You: First time fixie thief

    Next time you attempt to steal a bike, make sure it’s not a fixie. I’ll bet you didn’t expect me to react so quickly when I heard you break the lock on my upstairs neighbor’s bike out in front of our building. You were just mounting the bike when I ran out of the building (without any shoes on, no less) and started chasing you. You just didn’t have the muscle power to accelerate before I caught up to you and grabbed onto the seat, making you lose your balance and fall. And you certainly were drawing attention to yourself as you kept cursing me as you ran off.

    Finally, only try to steal one bike at a time. You left the other bike behind with its broken lock as you tried to ride off. The police have added it to their collection of recovered bikes.

    March 18, 2013 at 4:10 pm #965060
    mstone
    Participant
    dcaken;46707 wrote:
    you just didn’t have the muscle power to accelerate before i caught up to you

    lol.

    March 18, 2013 at 4:22 pm #965064
    Steve
    Participant

    @DCAKen 46707 wrote:

    Me: Fleet footed vigilante

    You: First time fixie thief

    Next time you attempt to steal a bike, make sure it’s not a fixie. I’ll bet you didn’t expect me to react so quickly when I heard you break the lock on my upstairs neighbor’s bike out in front of our building. You were just mounting the bike when I ran out of the building (without any shoes on, no less) and started chasing you. You just didn’t have the muscle power to accelerate before I caught up to you and grabbed onto the seat, making you lose your balance and fall. And you certainly were drawing attention to yourself as you kept cursing me as you ran off.

    Finally, only try to steal one bike at a time. You left the other bike behind with its broken lock as you tried to ride off. The police have added it to their collection of recovered bikes.

    I believe we found the first person that should be awarded a pink bike forum zipper tag. Well, the second at least…

    March 18, 2013 at 4:50 pm #965066
    eminva
    Participant

    @DCAKen 46707 wrote:

    Me: Fleet footed vigilante

    You: First time fixie thief

    Next time you attempt to steal a bike, make sure it’s not a fixie. I’ll bet you didn’t expect me to react so quickly when I heard you break the lock on my upstairs neighbor’s bike out in front of our building. You were just mounting the bike when I ran out of the building (without any shoes on, no less) and started chasing you. You just didn’t have the muscle power to accelerate before I caught up to you and grabbed onto the seat, making you lose your balance and fall. And you certainly were drawing attention to yourself as you kept cursing me as you ran off.

    Finally, only try to steal one bike at a time. You left the other bike behind with its broken lock as you tried to ride off. The police have added it to their collection of recovered bikes.

    Is DCAKen participating in Freezing Saddles? If so, I nominate him for the Dirty Moustache award. Paging Dickie!

    Liz

    March 19, 2013 at 3:24 am #965110
    Dickie
    Participant

    @eminva 46719 wrote:

    Is DCAKen participating in Freezing Saddles? If so, I nominate him for the Dirty Moustache award. Paging Dickie!

    Liz

    Got it… thanks Liz!

    March 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm #965116
    dbb
    Participant

    To the folks at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on 15th between Maine and Independence. I love money and support your mission to print it so I can spend it.

    That said, if you kill me as I ride up 15th by running the red light at the entrance to your parking garage, I won’t be around to spend that money and you will have less work. Come on guys! The mid-block stop light was probably installed to help you get out of the lot. Just pausing and then pulling out on 15th without regard to the folks who thought they had the right of way on 15th is just selfish. Two of you tried to kill me this morning!

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