Lunch on a Bike...Or Not

[Becky]

I'm also noticing another non-statistically based "fact."

I say hello to every biker that I pass or meet.

kids younger than puberty always say hello back
young ladies up to about college age NEVER say hello back
.....they give you that drop dead you are so uncool look
young men up to about college age always say hello back
.....many of them will stop and inspect my bike and show me their add-ons
bikers not wearing helmets NEVER say hello back
"racers" decked out in full regalia almost NEVER say hello back
....unless they are mature bikers and then they STOP and talk and talk

Interesting.

Makes me wonder where I fit...

I'm done with college, way past puberty, wear a helmet, and have been known to ride in roadie kit (tho' generally not while commuting) and haven't hit "mature" yet. Oh, and I say usually say hello, unless in a poor mood or working really hard. In fact, I've been waving to the same Hispanic man on a bicycle every morning for a few weeks now. Now that it's dark in the morning, I want to buy him lights for his bike. *digs out the high school spanish-english dictionary* But I digress....

As usual, I suspect that I am an errant data point that gets discarded during the statistical analysis

[pardes]

As usual, I suspect that I am an errant data point that gets discarded during the statistical analysis

Now WHY doesn't that surprise me?

Send the Hispanic man to the Urban Bike Project; they may have lights. I can't remember if I told you that I sent a co-worker to the Project for a bike. She was SOOOOOO excited and was just waiting for a new seat to arrive to pick up her bike. The night before she dropped by to visit the seatless bike, three men hit the manager over the head, stole a few bikes (one of which was my friend's seatless bike.)

Making lemonade out of lemons, instead of being discouraged, my friend went right back, this time with her son and they are starting all over again building her another bike. She is having a WONDERFUL time doing it with her son.

Now that's a story I'm capturing on video.