Reply With QuoteThe strangest thing I ever saw was a cyclist texting while riding....The rider was swerving left and right as I approached from behind.....Texting while riding any type of wheeled machinery is not good.
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05-01-2009, 12:18 PM #1
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interesting bike sightings
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I saw 2 unusual bikes today. Not that weird, but weird enough...
First, I saw 2 people riding in really tight formation, not realizing until I was almost by, it was a tandem road bike. I know a lot of you ride them, but I don't see them very often around here. They were a man and a woman, and they looked very cool in their mismatched jerseys. I'd love to try one sometime.
Then, I saw a bike cop in my town. He was riding REALLY slowly. My friend's bf is a policeman, and his belt is heavy, I think over 20 lbs! I wouldn't want to ride with one. It's funny, he was turning left from the far right lane. I would have taken the lane
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05-01-2009, 12:29 PM #2
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05-01-2009, 12:33 PM #3
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Ha! I once saw a woman talking on a cell phone while riding up a hill she couldn't tackle. She fell, and was still talking. I heard Oops, I just fell. yeah, I'm okay. Let me pick up my bike now. Okay Bye.
Originally Posted by yetigooch
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05-01-2009, 01:21 PM #4
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This reminds me!
A week ago DH and I were riding through town and we saw TWO TANDEM RECUMBENTS!!! I rang my little brass bell and we all waved at each other.
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05-01-2009, 05:35 PM #5
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Last summer I got to be part of an interesting bike sighting.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtFwCzsKGxI
(The giggling was because we suddenly discovered I couldn't see over the stoker's head!
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05-01-2009, 05:59 PM #6
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Does this count?
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05-01-2009, 07:42 PM #7
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I saw one of the Dutch cargo bikes this afternoon - very cool!
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05-01-2009, 08:24 PM #8
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I have two all time favorite sightings,
1. A young man with an exciting red afro riding no-hands while balancing a glass of iced tea on his head
2. a young woman riding a child's bike, wearing her flannel pyjamas and slippers, hair in curlers, coffee in one hand, cigarette in another. Had to look at that one twice!
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05-01-2009, 08:48 PM #9
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That was me, on my way to the liquor store Originally Posted by just1morebike
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05-02-2009, 06:19 AM #10
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Man that thing with the woman on the handlebars looks UNCOMFORTABLE! Can she get any leverage with that?
It looks so hard on the knees . . .By charity, goodness, restraint, and self-control men and woman alike can store up a well-hidden treasure -- a treasure which cannot be given to others and which robbers cannot steal. A wise person should do good. That is the treasure that cannot be lost.
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05-02-2009, 08:02 AM #11
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Are you talking about me? I wasn't sitting on handlebars. Originally Posted by ZenSojourner
The seat is quite comfy, and the two riders have independent gear shifting. Climbing is a bit harder than upright but that is true for any recumbent. The captain puts in more effort than the stoker (stoker is in front). It just takes a lot of trust being in front like that and not being able to steer.
Now this ride I did in the Netherlands was not quite as comfortable.
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05-02-2009, 08:11 AM #12
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I sure wish I knew how that independent gear shifting works on that tandem. You could explain it to me, but I'm better with pictures. The chances of me ever seeing a bike like that in person is so slim, I might as well quench that curiousity!
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05-02-2009, 09:09 AM #13
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I saw a really awesome Blinged out bike on the BART train the other day...
some sort of custom build. Big green cruiser style frame, Xtra tall handlebars with a boom box attached to 'em, awesome Gold details (big gold vintage style head lamp, pannier rack, handlebars, misc. smalll parts)... It had had white wall tires with big fenders, and a long 10 speed adapted chain guard. All brand new matching and shiny, with like 10 reflectors on each wheel. Awesome!
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05-02-2009, 12:55 PM #14
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Waring: thread hijack!
The 2007 IHPVA worlds in Zolder, Beligum:
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05-02-2009, 01:10 PM #15
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