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The road didn't have a bike lane and he couldn't ride far enough over to allow cars to pass. He could have ridden on the sidewalk.
There must be some kind of stigma against riding a bike on the sidewalk. Maybe a "badge of honor" to not do it. Paul? In many locations sidewalk cycling is illegal. When it is not, it is rife with hazards. People aren't expecting to encounter a bicyclist traveling at 15 MPH. Bicycle safety experts will advise strongly against it. The closest I have ever come to hitting a cyclist was one that was on a sidewalk. When riding I have been known to hit a stretch of sidewalk just to get the hell out of the way. When I do, I slow to just above walking pace. makes sense. the speed difference is pretty appreciable.
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Enjoy riding but you asked for it, Re: Let Me Have It. I Am a Bicyclist. 
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I have not read the whole thing but he seems to be avoiding taking any criticism personally.
well played, I would say Paul
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jeez.......3 YO thread......... Once upon a time..early 90's...I was a die hard sprocket head Mountain biked all all CO & Utah...best physical condition of my life Chics were hawt for sprocket heads.........time goes on.....you get older get new hobbies.....still have the same ole Trek 8000....should & could still ride.....but do not The skinny tire street bikes never at all interested me......but still great exercise..traffic scares me...... pic..1991..me on the left...Manti Range Utah....31 mile loop through single track timber & forest roads @ 9000' ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Kk4hMWn.jpg) Cool pic Tikkanut. I started riding mtn bikes in 1986 on a Ritchey Montare and raced the local circuit for couple years in CO. before I moved to MT. in 90'. Bet that ride in the high Aspens was as good as it gets. Haven't been up in those mountains but some day....
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Clown show. 3-4 of them have been mowed over on the overcrowded roads here this year, but they still think they own the road. Do you guys seriously have to wear that gay looking gear just to ride a bike?
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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A true conservative would be on a Harley. A true conservative/constitutionalist rides whatever the Fugg they want.
“Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.”
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"Why can't men kill big game with the same cartridges women and kids use?"
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I have not read the whole thing but he seems to be avoiding taking any criticism personally.
well played, I would say Paul I knew what was coming, and I don't take it personally. People really do need to rant about cyclists, though I doubt as much as 5% of the membership here has lost more than a minute of their lives on account of cyclists. On very rare occasion, folks may read my explanation of why a cyclist may do something and understand.
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A true conservative would be on a Harley. A true conservative/constitutionalist rides whatever the Fugg they want. I have noticed too that the freedom lovers here tend to draw a line with certain freedoms.
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Clown show. 3-4 of them have been mowed over on the overcrowded roads here this year, but they still think they own the road. Do you guys seriously have to wear that gay looking gear just to ride a bike? This particular outfit is gayerd 'n schidt, but I'll be damned if it didn't net me much more respect on the roads than the usual garb. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/hGhRV3zn/13435339-10208352358681085-6532376021567251980-n.jpg)
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Clown show. 3-4 of them have been mowed over on the overcrowded roads here this year, but they still think they own the road. Do you guys seriously have to wear that gay looking gear just to ride a bike? This particular outfit is gayerd 'n schidt, but I'll be damned if it didn't net me much more respect on the roads than the usual garb. what a sprocket head stud......... babes lined up after the ride..............or during............. 
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I remember my diet back then........bananas.....bagels......Power Bars.....more bananas.......
actually most everything........oh .........beer.......lots of beer........
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Clown show. 3-4 of them have been mowed over on the overcrowded roads here this year, but they still think they own the road. Do you guys seriously have to wear that gay looking gear just to ride a bike? This particular outfit is gayerd 'n schidt, but I'll be damned if it didn't net me much more respect on the roads than the usual garb. what a sprocket head stud......... babes lined up after the ride..............or during............. Wherever and whenever. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/dVFwzB7P/13902715-10208691007467093-5575578866342298588-n.jpg)
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Hmmm....spot the wierdo in the above picture.....hmmmm....
I am MAGA.
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I remember my diet back then........bananas.....bagels......Power Bars.....more bananas.......
actually most everything........oh .........beer.......lots of beer........
That is one of the benefits of riding. You can eat pretty much whatever you want guilt free.
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I wanna say that the cyclists around here are a pretty polite and agreeable bunch. Lot's of organized and charity rides in our neighborhood and they police themselves well and keep things going well and safely.
The annual Reagan Run and Ride is a huge draw and brings lots of business to locals...
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sorry.........but that fuggin' diaper got's to go.......... badd vibes man.............
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kool snow bikes........... I'd need a bigger/better seat........ ![[Linked Image from images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/815CtnFZQ3L._AC_SL1500_.jpg)
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kool snow bikes........... I'd need a bigger/better seat........ If I lived in a sandy or snowy area, I'd probably have one. They are pretty cool.
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I have not read the whole thing but he seems to be avoiding taking any criticism personally.
well played, I would say Paul I knew what was coming, and I don't take it personally. People really do need to rant about cyclists, though I doubt as much as 5% of the membership here has lost more than a minute of their lives on account of cyclists. .. You clearly don't live in Western Oregon. Oh don't worry, it's coming to you. The Left makes much of "entitlement".. there is no group of users on the road who more accurately personify that descriptor than bike riders.
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I have encountered cyclists who may have deserved that. Those cyclists were on the narrow shoulder and not in the way. That's a good way to create unnecessary conflict between two user groups and to get your ass kicked. For those who were well within the shoulder - I agree with you. And, that vid also shows a few of the white-line-riding idiots mentioned earlier When they move over onto the boundary of their bike/shoulder zone - they also are smack onto the boundary of the motor vehicle zone. If the motor vehicle driver chooses to ride his/her right side line, bad stuff can happen, especially for the biker. That is not a narrow street in old New Orleans - carless idiots choose to ride that line
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