(so get on a bike....)

Humans are fine tuned to remember shitty things and forget good things. That’s the bias you’re experiencing.

And taking the lane is 100% necessary with the sorry state of our roads. I’m on a 25mm wide tire, and the shit pavement near the white line has the ability to put an inexperienced cyclist on the pavement very quickly, putting the head directly in the path of oncoming traffic.

Pavement deteriorates on the edges first.

Pl…

I pay my taxes. I own 2 cars. I have every right to be on the road. You don’t see me on the freeways (where it’s illegal). Calm your tits and give cyclists space. Your peen will not grow because you murdered one of us.

We give the driver the finger because they’re all fucking idiots who are texting/driving in the bike lane/parking in the bike lane/actively trying to kill us.

The right hook is one of the deadliest things that a cyclist encounters. And it is illegal and dangerous to be on the sidewalk. It’s on you as the operator of the powered vehicle to avoid the unpowered vehicle.

Exactly like a power boat vs. kayak/sailboat.

You have the ability to avoid us, and if you choose not to,…

Pass when it’s safe to do so.

And the Idaho Stop is being debated in the legislature in CA. You’ll be hard pressed to find a LAPD officer who will ticket for rolling a stop sign.

You have a minimum of 100hp and no fatigue. I have a maximum of 1/2-1 horsepower in a dead sprint and I get fatigued.

 Calm your tits and realize that 15 seconds out of…

Like I said, Cyclists are not the same as people on bicycles.

If you see spandex, they’re going to mostly follow the rules of the road and will basically always be predictable.

The idiots you describe are not “cyclists”. Treat us spandex warriors with respect, as even we get annoyed with the fuckers on bicycles that…

I avoid group road rides because of some of the shit you detailed above. The dick swinging that comes with the pack mentality of road riders is not conducive to having a good relationship with drivers.

I also ate the $100 in repairs when I got clipped by a car 2 months ago, because I would rather have a hyper vigilant…

True, but if they’re well built a simple bunny hop won’t bother them.

I put 40-50,000 miles on my last set of wheels (rode them about 8 years longer than I should have, but that’s an issue with the user....) and they never went out of true.

You’re conflating casual people on bicycles that weave on and off sidewalks with cyclists. That’s a habit born out of fear of psychos in cars.

What you’re referring to is the “Idaho Stop”. It’s been shown to be both safer for cyclists and impede your precious traffic less, so what’s the issue? https://www.bikelaw.com…

Treat cyclists exactly how you would treat a sailboat or a kayak if you were in a powered boat. You have the ability to avoid us, so use it.

250 lumen front and 60 rear, both flash at all times.

And if you’re being a fucking idiot, the finger will fly. Exactly how I would act if I were in my car.

If your wheels go out of true from a little bunny hop you’re either goliath and landing hard or you have some shitty fucking wheels.

Yes, because my 250 pounds fully kitted can really give your 3000+ car the finger.

Imbecile.

To anyone making fun: Railroad tracks + bicycles is how my uncle became a quadriplegic.

Me reading your comment

There’s one behind ropes at the Lexus dealer on Ventura in Woodland Hills, CA. I’ll stop in and look at it next time I’m at the bike shop across the street.

53 is the “big ring”

11 is the smallest gear on the cassette.

53/11 is a hell of a gear to push on the flats, even for pros (outside of when the pure sprinters really get wound up with huge lead-outs). Damn impressive.