"Women who ride"... on the sidewalk...

[SouthernBelle]

I suppose several things are counterintuitive, like taking the lane when you are going to turn left.

I've never been that afraid of riding road, which may demonstrate a lack of good sense. But there are roads which I seldom, or never, ride. So I do demonstrate at least a modicum of good sense.

[Geonz]

They don't call me the spinster for nothin'!!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

[mimitabby]

They don't call me the spinster for nothin'!!!

hey she was riding on the road. I always identified with her!!

[OakLeaf]

hey she was riding on the road. I always identified with her!!

I always identified most with her when she was riding cackling through the sky!

[KnottedYet]

She was my favorite. Glinda and Dorothy just irritated me.

[three]

Not to be too harsh, but I feel like cyclists who ride on the sidewalk do a great disservice to the rest of us - for a number of reasons. And, it is also horribly ironic behavior, since those who do it often do so under the guise that it is safer - when, in fact, a substantially greater percentage of bicycle accidents happen as a result of pedestrian traffic than automobile traffic.

Sorry, but I cringe when I see cyclists on the sidewalks in town. It bothers me that Trek would allow one of their 'Women Who Ride' representatives to ride in this manner. This is what I would call a prime opportunity for education.

[OakLeaf]

+1 Three.

I particularly hate the multi-use paths we have in Florida that are built alongside through streets, sometimes crossing from one side to the other. It really blurs the distinction between sidewalks and multi-use trails, encourages drivers (and riders!) to believe that bikes don't belong on the road, and creates extremely unsafe crossings. It's a particular problem for roadies using the same streets, avoiding the trails for all the same reasons roadies usually avoid them (unpredictable animals and pedestrians, very slow speed, lots of broken glass). I sure don't have the energy to become an activist, but I wish someone would do something to raise cycling safety around here.

[Zen]

She was my favorite. Glinda and Dorothy just irritated me.

Yeah, they irritate me too. I'm a big fan of those flying monkeys.

[redrhodie]

Those monkeys are creepy.

Last time we saw the movie, BF said "Look, she's riding an Eddy Merckx!"

Ummmm, I don't look that much like her ! Well, maybe a little

[divingbiker]

They don't call me the spinster for nothin'!!!

When some friends and I did the Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska a couple of years ago, we called ourselves the "Bitter Barren Spinsters" and had t-shirts made with this on the front. People either loved it or they didn't get it.

[Geonz]

That is **too** funny. I'm going to use that image