Comments on: Fancy Bike Guy, Where Are You?

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:55:41 +0000

What’s the deal with the judging thing?

I have been biking to work for 25 years. But I have no problem with taking a day off because it’s raining. I walk to the metro read my book and see how the other half lives.

I bike to work because it is a fun way to get to work not to proof that I’m a saint or how tough or what a masochist I am. It’s not a statement it’s just a way to get to work. So I Andrew I tip my umbrella to your fortitude but please don’t judge me.

By: Hans E.

Hans E. — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:58:28 +0000

Andrew, my old friend!

The only thing worse than a self-righteous cyclist is a self-righteous cyclist in white lycra. So, y'know... at least you're not destined for the hottest circle of Hell. Yet.

By: ross

ross — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:55:36 +0000

actually darrow, it is nice of you to ask. I was in fact commuting on my city bike at the time. but thank you for your polite question.

as for whether i was staring at my trip computer (which i don't have) i wouldn't know, my memory of the situation is non-existant. but again, thanks for your consideration.

good luck in your next accident. i hope you get doored.

By: Darrow

Darrow — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:33:02 +0000

ross, any chance you hit that car because your eyeballs were glued to your trip computer and or watt meter to see just how fast you were going?

By: ross

ross — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:34:30 +0000

you and your all-weather bicyclist elitism can have as good of a time as you want in the rain. Maybe if i biked as slow as you do I would bike in the pouring rain, but after the first time I spent a day and a half in the hospital after colliding with a car at 23mph i decided to cut back on the pouring rain thing.

i was on the bus this morning, and that doesn't bother me a bit.

By: Andrew Beaujon

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:52:02 +0000

fenders!

By: Amanda Hess

Amanda Hess — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:32:59 +0000

My shoes are wet!

By: Ernest

Ernest — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:18:10 +0000

There's a difference between living to bike and biking to live, Andrew.