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Snowdens Secret posted:I've almost acquiesced to the idea of just getting a white helmet and having it painted I got a black one and allowed rocks and bugs to ding it up all nicely.
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clutchpuck posted:I got a black one and allowed rocks and bugs to ding it up all nicely. The hipster version of this would be buying a brand new helmet and dragging it around the neighborhood a few times by a string tied to the car bumper, for that authentic gritty patina
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I think there's still most of a bee carcass in one of my top vents.
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I just use the city rental bikes for my commute in summer since it's like 10 minutes by bicycle, mostly downhill in the morning. Costs like $35 for unlimited rental all summer, pick up and leave at any automated station, and I have a station pretty close to where I live and one just outside work.
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Chicago needs to have (possibly electric) rental scooters attached to the Divvy stations. I would use the hell out of that rear end. E: I just realized, I don't mean like those mobility scooters or some like razor scooter with a battery. I meant like a 49cc Honda Metro or something, which you can rent and ride without an M endorsement, and possibly if they make an electric equivalent. captainOrbital fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Mar 7, 2014 |
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Snowdens Secret posted:I got a bicycle because my commute is short and I thought, hey, I'll pedalbike it and get some exercise I've thought about this many many times, especially since I rode my bicycle everywhere in college. Not too long ago though, I decided to take my bike to the grocery store down the street, and I felt so naked and vulnerable... it really sucked. The helmet is completely inadequate, cars lane split with you without giving a gently caress, and there's no organization or continuity to sidewalks, so that option is out. I wish America wasn't so car-centric--everything about cars is a source for perpetual unhappiness.
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Every few months I get the idea to go ride my bike the last time was with a friend for a quick 6 miles. In that time I had at least three people swerve by close enough to hit me with their mirror. I also go honked at twice. All of this despite the fact I was in a clearly marked bike lane for the whole ride. As much as I like riding it's not worth being uncomfortable, extremely nervous and almost run over the entire time. EDIT: vvv No! Actually, yes. I am pretty jealous. Bugdrvr fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Mar 8, 2014 |
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Jealous, much? 
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KARMA! posted:Jealous, much? On the other hand, the roads suck here for motorcycling.
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Fun trip with a fun passenger. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=960174 As a BMW owner  , my favorite part isquote:Outside were several motorcyclists, all clad in HD gear and all having a good time. Three more pullrf up, scowling at the world as they do their vest-clad Charles Bronson stern-and-forbidding routine. The tough guy thing is foreign to me. If not for my full-face helmet the whole world would notice that I grin and laugh as I ride. Not these three. One took a look at my protective gear and scowled even more. SUCK IT HARLEY
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Fun trip with a fun passenger. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=960174 and then the whole parking lot clapped and the bitches jumped off the backs of the HDs to give me blowies the end
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I don't understand p.o.'s , replaced the rotor to hopefully clear up some ignition problems . Well the woodruff key was non existent, how do you let that happen ?
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Fun trip with a fun passenger. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=960174 not bad for an on the spot witty retort, but the most appropriate response to a comment like that is to roll one's eyes and make the "wanker" gesture with one's hand. Try it some time, feels good.
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I have done that, while riding, at people driving tarted up rice rockets trying to look cool. It's like watching the anger of a toddler.
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Slavvy posted:I have done that, while riding, at people driving tarted up rice rockets trying to look cool. It's like watching the anger of a toddler. I have a question about that. Why does anyone put those rubber Mohawk things on their helmets?
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Sometimes looking like an enraged cockatiel is part of the allure of riding.
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Chichevache posted:I have a question about that. Why does anyone put those rubber Mohawk things on their helmets? Because my rubber pigtails had a lot of road grime and needed a bath.
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I've done jazz hands at an angry driver who honked at me. Dude was confused as gently caress.
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When someone does something stupid in front of me, I just like to give them the Elvis point and stare at them as I ride by.
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I just do the look, but most of the time I see a face profile staring at a screen.
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Chichevache posted:I have a question about that. Why does anyone put those rubber Mohawk things on their helmets? It's popular enough that we have a whole club dedicated to it here. http://www.mohawkryderz.com/
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I don't see the functional difference in visibility between 'hey look a guy on a bike' and 'hey look a fuckwit on a bike'.
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Slavvy posted:I don't see the functional difference in visibility between 'hey look a guy on a bike' and 'hey look a fuckwit on a bike'. A fuckwit on a bike with a mohawk prosthetic screams "AVOID ME IN TRAFFIC!"  http://www.mohawkryderz.com/?page_id=2
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nsaP posted:I just do the look, but most of the time I see a face profile staring at a screen.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:A fuckwit on a bike with a mohawk prosthetic screams "AVOID ME IN TRAFFIC!" Ryde it like you stole it…
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Slavvy posted:I don't see the functional difference in visibility between 'hey look a guy on a bike' and 'hey look a fuckwit on a bike'. Most of the helmet hawks I see are hi-viz colors, which is what I figured helped.
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 Also, red does not mean do circles in the intersection. Just stop and obey traffic signals like the rest of us.
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hot sauce posted:
AWWW YISSSSSSSSS Bring on the 90 page bicyclist rage derail.
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Been a while https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvV8ugiSeaM
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Unsurprisingly, this is from Top Gear. The video has him hearing "Cut the green one! The green one!" over the radio.
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That was such a fantastic segment. There were a few more videos they made as well.
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I'm massively pro cycle and it's incredibly rare I get annoyed (though I don't live in London), but god drat the red light thing does my fruit in. I just can't fathom the mentality that thinks it's okay.
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hermand posted:I'm massively pro cycle and it's incredibly rare I get annoyed (though I don't live in London), but god drat the red light thing does my fruit in. I just can't fathom the mentality that thinks it's okay. Same mentality that causes drivers to sail through reds.
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Chris Knight posted:Same mentality that causes drivers to sail through reds. Drivers don't typically run red lights in groups of 15-20 because they think they're Lance Armstrong. There's a try hard club around here that loves to dart through red lights like nervous migrating fowl.
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We have a large-ish student population where I live, and most of them doesn't have a drivers license. It shows. The train of thought seems to be: 1) I'm on a bicycle or walking and thus I have no engine, therefor 2) traffic laws do not apply to me and 3) I'M INVINCIBLE
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Chris Knight posted:Same mentality that causes drivers to sail through reds. what, "can't break my rhythm, I'm on a record pace here", or "starting from a stop wastes so much energy, I need to maximize my efficiency!"? Drivers sailing through reds is much more likely to be "The Kruger deal is paramount, do what you can to get them on board! Buy! Sell!" Or "Ooh mike just posted a new baby picture on facebook!" or "zzzzzzzz"
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It was more in the "rules don't apply to me" mentality than anything else.
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So which one of you dirty snitches told my Shiver I was seeing Triumphs behind it's back? Because it's developed an oil leak to try and emulate my bit on the side. Now instead of spending the second nice weekend of the year riding it I'll be crawling around trying to trace the source to make sure it's just "character" and not terminal. (I spent the *first* nice weekend of the year cleaning it, which may, I admit, be the real reason it developed an oil leak, to punish my hubris)
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