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I do a fair amount of cycling...I only own 2 short sleeve pearl izumi jerseys...one blue/black, one red/black.

I don't like to go on group rides bc half of the cyclists around here are cliquey tools.

I like to ride alone or with one friend, and I'm terrified of getting hit by a car.

Having said that, I am absolutely ready to throw down with some mouthbreather who wants to yell $hit at me when he drives by, or thinks it is funny to swerve or pretend to swerve at me. (mostly college students and townie losers). I don't care how many of them there are, or how much bigger than me they are.

I'm so sick of the xenophobic I-don't-understand-it-so-it-pisses-me-off-or-makes-me-uncomfortable crowd.

I make my lattes at home. Toodles.

PS - I don't know what the hell kind of pedals/shoes these guys are using, but I have shimano 105s - pretty standard and common clip in configuration, and popping one foot out for stops is very easy....

Yea, kick some ass Dan, [powerfist]

I like to drink lattes.

Sometimes when I'm stopped at a light at an intersection a bicyclist will pull up next to me then put his hand on my car for balance. I guess he doesn't want to unclip his tap shoes from the pedals. WTF? Get your damn hands OFF MY CAR!

That's just rude. As a car guy and a cyclist, I can't imagine doing that.

I have put my foot on someone's grill, but that was when he tried to run me over at an intersection.

Yeah, I'd never get away with that ***** here in The South. I try to keep interactions with motorists to an absolute minimum.

change starts with the individual. Unless you really don't want things to change...

But they will. One way or another.

Imagine all the people......


:D

I actually got "waved by" by a Tesla Rossa [sp?] in my 944 on my favorite twisty road once!

I love riding my bike but I am fortunate to have bike paths here in S.P. where I'm not putting my life in the hands of motorist so I don't feel the need for a bright jersey... and spandex? uh... my body isn't made for spandex (wouldn't be nice if more people used that little bit of common sense?) a set of sweats and a jock strap works fine for me.

Technically that is called "assault with deadly weapon"

I'm so sick of the xenophobic

Great... now I have to go look up xenophobic... :p

kumbaiya yall.

Honk your horn and watch him fall over if he's still clipped on. Dumba$$ cyclists ruin it for the rest of us.

I think you meant SPDs. Shimano 105s is a group set.

I agree that clipping on/off is very easy...with practice. The first time I rode with clipless pedals and cleats, I had forgotten to unclip at a stoplight, then panicked when I couldn't get off and fell over. Embarrassing as heck.

If you are wearing road shoes with those SPD's, good luck. You might have a chance if the cleats are recessed into mountain bike shoes; other wise you'll have to say "excuse me while I sit down to remove my shoes..."

You are VERY lucky...go to Portland, Oregon...you'll quickly learn why baby boomer asses of either sex should never be wrapped in spandex...:rolleyes: