Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
Yesterday, Silver and I were riding with our friend Dan (who just turned 60). We stopped at a convenience store in the small town of Elberfeld that we frequent.

While Silver was inside, a 6+ foot, 280 lb BUBBA (with FATBOY on the front license plate of his pickup) gets out of the truck and blurts out

"I'm going to stick those bikes up your D*** A****!
My response: "I'm sorry, did we do something to offend you?"

Of course, this led to a testosterone laden conversation which may have ended with me becoming one with my bike...although I truly sensed that this guy was just a bully but smart enough to know that we had photographed his license plate (and emailed the picture home for posterity...).

Anyway, testosterone laden conversations are not usually the best things at a time like this - - OK, I'll admit it... "Hi, my name is Mr. Silver and I'm a HOTHEAD sometimes"...and I'll admit that there was a better way to handle this...but it's not until later that you think of the better things to say. For instance, Dan came up with:

  • Well, after 49 miles, it already feels like this bike is up my **** ***
  • I'll be glad to do that with my 20 lb vehicle if you do it with your 4,000 lb vehicle
  • I'm riding 100 miles today, do you think you might be able to do 100 yards?


Remember, I'm 5'7" (after getting off my inversion table) and down to 163 lbs now (heading to 153)...

Some would say "just say nothing", but I'm not that type. So help me come up with clever but disarming lines to lighten a moment like this...
"I'm riding 100 miles today, do you think you might be able to do 100 yards?"

I like this one-- People who are ingnorant like he is, well nevermind. I liked your story though . Jenn