You think it is bad going strait head on into a wrong way cyclist? Twice I came close to running into wrong way cyclists on blind turns. Once in the city...
I agree that people ride the wrong way out of ignorance, but lets not limit it to immigrants. More people of all races, ages, and shapes here in Columbus,...
An interesting addendum to this coversation. I was riding to work this morning down the Hudson River Greenway in NYC and they had part of it closed off (some...
I must admit that the statement below is incredibly racist. Perhaps I misunderstood. Please explain. You can not possibly mean that the immigrant population...
True, immigrants are not the only ones who do this. I was simply trying to explain the larger amount of wrong way cyclists observed in Texas. ... not limit it...
Whew! I must admit that I was a bit concerned. As a new member to this group, I certainly was surprised at the comment. I can understood how we might make...
Greetings, I just arrived home from one of the greatest commutes that I have experienced in a long time!!! The commute was not long or even difficult. You...
True, immigrants are not the only ones who do this. I was simply trying to explain the larger amount of wrong way cyclists observed in Texas. In Portland...
Hmm, interesting comment, ... for ... I lived and biked in Portland Oregon for 15+ years. (Moved 2/03) As an African-American woman, I often fought the...
well i'll say i do ride with traffic as i'm more predictable and get less of a reaction from drivers. but i don't feel the need for riding with lights as i...
Back here in Columbus, that's not the way it is where I ride. Most of the "hobby" riders (helmets, special cycling clothes, etc.) are white. Kids of every...
... I wouldn't dream of riding at night without at least an LED light, which is a "be seen" light. Even with a full moon, I need a halogen at night because my...
Malaika, I'm a white male, and I elicit the same wonder from others as to why I'd ride a bike anywhere I can. And the same grudging acceptance from friends....
Jim Getaz
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Sep 3, 2004 12:51 am
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Jim, Ya' know, I know that the bicycling lifestyle, particularly bike commuting, brings us together in ways diversity trainings, etc. probably never will. It...
Today I picked up a staple, had to patch (even with the Slime tubes - does that stuff ever actually work?). Got me thinking about tires and winter. I live in...
Perusing the message archives, I found a link to this excellent discussion of studded tires: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp I think it's time...
Slime works for me, the first month I rode, I needed to change my route, because there was so much glass. i got 4 flats in 4 days. Yuck. and slime, liners and...
I regards to studded tires , I ride on the roads here in the state of maine and they are a little pricey but after the initial shock are worth every penny....
From: "Jess Munoz" > ... occasionally, most of the time we have this slush crud, which will probably be frozen in the morning. ... studded tires. I don't know...
... Those are the tires I've decided to buy. Putting money aside now. I have a 10.6 mile each way commute, so the tires will be nice. My bike is a hybrid, so...
Dunno how many of you saw this news item today, but I wanted to call it to everyone's attention. Here's the link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news? ...
Analysing the figures it doesn't look so bad. Taking the LA figure of 93 hours/year and, given that you guys get only two weeks of vacation, works 5...
Mike - As I started reading what you quoted my first reaction was "Not here in Los Angeles!" and then noted that here the wasted hours are twice the national...
I used the nokians on my hybrid all last winter and found them really great. In connecticut we had a really harsh winter with lots of snow, hail and especially...
Once again, this article points-out that we have the World's most expensive and least functional mass transit system made-up of individual cars stuck-in ...
