[Riley Casey]

Ad Hominem be damned. The best revenge is counting his chins as they go by. Car potatoes should beware of poking fun at man tights – not that I’d ever be caught dead in tights :rolleyes:

[Riley Casey]

Much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the semi-hiatus of the Wash Cycle but still the best blog for the transportational cyclist ( hmmm … spell check disapproves of transportational )

[Riley Casey]

Awesome video, fantastic scenic elements, great cinematography, well paced and edite – Uuuuffff !!!

( My grandson is gonna love this – if it gets past his mom )

[Riley Casey]

Yikes, eight pages on balky hikers. Guess everyone’s back at their desks. :rolleyes:

[Riley Casey]

Buying a used bike is creepier than I thought. Not one of the six people I’ve contacted from adverts on Craigslist has wanted me to come to a house or apartment. They ALL want to meet in parking lots or “near the metro”. I really wish Phoenix bikes answered their phone now.

[Riley Casey]

Now that this ride is moved to next weekend I can actually make it on Saturday. I’d like to bring my almost 12 year old grandson but I’m not sure where he’d fit in best. He’s an enthusiastic rider but with not a lot of off road experience. Do you think the 25 mile ride would be a good choice for a 12 year old or are the kids activities more appropriate? So many things about being 12 are on the edge :rolleyes: Any insights?

[Riley Casey]

So not the point about the spliff ehh?

@jrenaut 66355 wrote:

I think he has a good point – we get hung up on the parts of cycling that don’t really matter, …

[Riley Casey]

Everyone else on the forum needs a helmet light to illuminate their way. Only Ann needs one to show off her helmet properly after dark. That needs to be in some sort of bike accoutrement Hall of Fame. Spectacular!

[Riley Casey]

Shades of Ginger Rodgers.

[Riley Casey]

Way too much sturm und drang about this fellow and his article. He was writing for a general audience web newszine ( well a hipsterish one anyway ). I’m not a cyclist either if it’s a them or us choice. I ride practically everywhere I can, driving only when there is no reasonable alternative. I am vociferous about supporting WABA’s efforts to make safe and practical spaces for bikes to avoid the dangers of riding on roads designed for motor vehicles. I’ve been a key carrying member of CABI since it opened. I enjoy riding because it seems to me the most sensible way to get around in a densely packed urban environment – but I’m not a cyclist on just the terms he has described cyclists as being caricatured.

[Riley Casey]

Tried so hard NOT to reply to this post. Really did . :rolleyes:

@acc 65851 wrote:

I don’t like labels. I really don’t like being pushed into a category. If it comes to that I’ll become a naked cyclist just on principle.

[Riley Casey]

Another one for the glossary?

@NicDiesel 65836 wrote:

the needledicks…

[Riley Casey]

Of course the biggest returns on investment are the benefits you’ve incurred to your well being from the time spent getting all those physical effort points against alternative of sitting on your ass cursing the traffic. :rolleyes: The cash doesn’t hurt either.

One cautionary note. I took my car for service a few months ago ( sure its a 15 year old Subaru but getting to the antique tag stage is part of being a rider rather than a driver ) and got a bill of over $3000. Upon asking why it was so high the mechanic said it’s because I don’t drive it enough ! It seems some things like the brakes had started to rust together. I thought that driving it once every couple of months would suffice. Nope, apparently I need to take it out on the beltway every couple of weeks for short spin. Doh!!!

[Riley Casey]

Road rage comes to biketopia ? I suppose in a way we could be almost pleased that bike riding has become normalized to the point that the everyday frictions of life assert themselves. Even jerks ride bikes now, what a milestone. At 62 I can commiserate but not be surprised that people are rude. I can be surprised that a woman, even a young woman would hit a stranger. That falls outside my preconceived notions of the natural order of the universe. It says to me that there could be a cultural component to this that is disturbing. The whole chapter as regrettable as it was does at least have the merit of being so odd as to be remarkable. Being on a bike rather than in a car means we are not isolated from the rest of the world. 99.9% of the time thats a joy and a wonder. That other tenth of a percent, well ya just gotta be careful out there.

Ten days ago I was driving an elderly relative to a medical appointment thru Rock Creek Park and was being tailgated by an apparently Very Important Person with NY tags. Upon approaching a cyclist I slowed down to give the rider ample room and the VIP behind laid on the horn. I rather foolishly stopped my car at a stop sign, got out and went to talk to Mr VIP about how his time really wasn’t so valuable that he got to run the rest of us off the road. He opened his door and waved a can of Mace in my face. Clearly a bad idea on my part. Luckily I was able to point at the Park Police station 50 yards away and ask if perhaps we should take the discussion there. Note to self – road rage does not lend itself to calm intervention but rather to increasing the distance between the parties involved.

[Riley Casey]

Find out how long into the year he continues to ride. 😮

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