tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post1322047824153675788..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: Cat 6 and other cranky observationsJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-88213983076560892572012-01-13T15:09:00.203-08:002012-01-13T15:09:00.203-08:00Fun is not the point. I often have fun, sometimes...Fun is not the point. I often have fun, sometimes I don't, usually it's a mix or a blur. If commuting crosstown was so much fun, I'd bike to work on my days off. Instead, I head for quiet country roads. That's fun.<br /><br />Fun isn't the point. Getting to work and back is the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-42372157718089156892012-01-13T13:19:21.857-08:002012-01-13T13:19:21.857-08:00I look forward to the day when there are too many ...I look forward to the day when there are too many cyclists to wave to. I do. (I'm just not that naturally friendly). But we're still in the 'community-building' phase here (SLC), so yeah, I make a point to raise a snotty mitten to every cyclist I see out there, c'muter, BMX, 29'er, PRO, or 'unseen'. Riffing on Rory: I also make a point of waving to drivers who made a special effort not to kill me...<br /><br />Formative car-based examples. Back in the early post-Hippy days, all the vw drivers would nod & wave to the brotherhood. And in rural everywhere-I've-ever-lived, there are real & observed social hierarchies of wave: one-finger (cops, acquaintances & co-workers), two-finger (people you like at work but don't hang out with, in-laws you don't like), 4-finger (friends at work, in-laws you like), and full-hand off-the-wheel (family & drinkin' buds).Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267036189651897286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-28915741702091154902012-01-13T11:57:48.910-08:002012-01-13T11:57:48.910-08:00Sorry for sucking your wheel. I was suffering fro...Sorry for sucking your wheel. I was suffering from a testosterone flashback.<br /><br />FloydAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-48714064955354930052012-01-13T11:39:01.632-08:002012-01-13T11:39:01.632-08:00How weird, I was just finishing my lunchtime run a...How weird, I was just finishing my lunchtime run and returning to work at GU when I passed and recognized you (at the last moment by your distinctive retro cool white helmet with stripes- too late to get out a proper greeting) heading west in the opposite direction on the Centennial Trail. I didn't recognize the guy riding with you, but he was definitely in your bike bubble at the time so I just figured you were out on a ride together.Jason Gilmanhttp://100km.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-91552721490134315692012-01-13T11:37:49.237-08:002012-01-13T11:37:49.237-08:00I'm kinda in the same boat with waving, but ki...I'm kinda in the same boat with waving, but kinda not. when i was riding my motorcycle, almost every other motorcyclist puts up a hand, no matter where there riding, what their riding, or what is going on. when i walk, i make it a point to wave at drivers who actually stop for people in the crosswalk or come to a stop for people walking. <br /><br />nowadays, i ride and tend not to wave, unless its to someoone i know. but i always feel like i should. maybe not on the burke gilman trail, but when people are in traffic riding, i feel there is some comradery. of course, there is something to be said about the fact that I AM definately faster then them, and waving would show a sign of weakness, and if i take my hands off the bar and they strike there sprint at that time, i could lose. and all would be lost. <br /><br />i think you're suffering from a lack of competitiveness.rorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-75737836564911203402012-01-13T11:29:06.014-08:002012-01-13T11:29:06.014-08:00It would be impractical and perhaps even dangerous...It would be impractical and perhaps even dangerous to wave at every cyclist.<br /><br />So, I just wave at the good-looking ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-69468530913644786562012-01-13T05:37:50.671-08:002012-01-13T05:37:50.671-08:00If I didn't know better, I'd say that some...If I didn't know better, I'd say that someone at OTM showed you the Every Day cyclist piece for February. Fun is what bike riding is all about.<br /><br />Instead of waving at other cyclists while we're riding, we should wave at vehicle drivers. It will help them take notice of us and possibly unnerve them. "Do I know that person?"Hank Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-34416313984736904322012-01-13T04:04:19.545-08:002012-01-13T04:04:19.545-08:00I read all of the text, but what I really enjoyed ...I read all of the text, but what I really enjoyed about this entry were the photos.alex wetmorehttp://alexwetmore.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-72898802874804557732012-01-12T17:52:28.489-08:002012-01-12T17:52:28.489-08:00Joe: I like it.
Christopher: I think you had a pe...Joe: I like it.<br /><br />Christopher: I think you had a perfect come back there. Maybe "pawls" would've been a bit more rad in its obtuseness and similar sound to "balls," but this is all arm chair stuff.<br /><br />The pics are from past posts. to break up the current whiney post...John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-17829313952377026222012-01-12T17:30:32.187-08:002012-01-12T17:30:32.187-08:00One time I was riding a fixed gear down a busy str...One time I was riding a fixed gear down a busy street keeping at the same speed as the rest of traffic when this dood in a full kit and some carbon $1000+ deal passes me, points at his rear wheel and yells, "FREEWHEEL!" I yelled "cassette" back, but still was kind of frustrated. <br /><br />Did the photos have anything to do with this post? Or were they teasers for a later one? Or earlier???Christopher Grandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976363457933306408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-7684242084880020802012-01-12T16:35:03.005-08:002012-01-12T16:35:03.005-08:00Fun IS the point... There's your next t-shirt ...Fun IS the point... There's your next t-shirt Joe TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com