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Originally Posted by
bikerz
I totally agree about the roller bladers - scary! Yesterday I did a ride on a nice multi-use path, and had to pass 4 roller bladers at different times - I was afraid I would be body-checked into traffic or the bay - there was no way to make contact - I could hear their music blasting out of the earphones as I passed. Generaly the peds and runners were pretty good - the only other hazards were the super-cyclists - passing at top speed (25+mph
) with no calling out - just wearing those little biker caps, not even helmets - it makes me so mad - when I get my breath back, I usually yell out - "call out please!"
I think you girls that live in San Fran are mighty brave. We took our sons down your way to the exploratorium and after took a nice drive along the water front and around the Presidio. I saw some paths running parallel to the road and thought is that great and then I saw what the cyclists had to dodge. I felt a tad stressed and I was in the car. Then we head back thru the city to go home and there are cyclists going fast all decked out in snazy gear weaving in and out of cars and trams and yep you guessed it Im feeling stressed again and the cyclists mind you are looking calm and happy as larry. I think I better stick to the country roads - all that mentally dodging traffic and pedestrians for the cyclists in San Fran wore me out.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Amelia Earhart
2005 Trek 5000 road/Avocet 02 40W
2006 Colnago C50 road/SSM Atola
2005 SC Juliana SL mtb/WTB Laser V