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On Mar 31, 5:18 pm, "Roger Zoul" <
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> On Mar 31, 2:26 pm, "Roger Zoul" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > Having other types of bikes in my collection, I'm about to get off the
> > > beaten path and get either a ROAD TANDEM BIKE or a FANCY UPRIGHT
> > > TRIKE. Well, I like them both but the road tandem would necessarily
> > > put me on the road AMONG THE BEASTS all the time, while the trike I
> > > can use on the back streets and on a new path being built overlooking
> > > the ocean (cool). But I'd be tempted to ride it on the streets
> > > sometimes, squarely TAKING THE LANE because then I'd be more of a
> > > vehicle.
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> > > What's your thought, I'd be safer in the trike than on the road
> > > tandem, or should I start planning my funerals?
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> > I've ridden my recumbent trike in real live traffic on many occasions I
> > always live to tell about it. I take the lane when needed, too.
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> > It's about attitude and if you ain't got none, ride something else.
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> :>Yeah, but if I'm riding a bike in traffic, I'm giving my back to the
> :>enemy...
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> :>Whether I survive or not has little to with attitude, and a lot to
> :>with their clemency.
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> I think it's clearly about your attitude toward what you think may happen
> vs. what will happen. You're assuming drivers will run you down. Perhaps
> you live some place where cyclists get run down as a matter of sport, on a
> daily basis, anytime they share the road with traffic. Why don't you tell
> us about where you live and how many cyclists are killed there per year?-
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:>I don't know how many are killed a year, but I've seen a beautiful
:>lady on a scooter get crushed by a car running a red light right
:>before my eyes. And out of the few cyclists who dare ride this road,
:>never ever seen a trike. All you see is a few hardcore riders ride it
:>early on weekends.
:>By the way I do live in Miami Beach, USA.
Sad about the lady...
Even here, there are roads that I choose not to ride on. But at the same
time, there seem to be plenty roads that I can ride on. If your view of
cycling means you go everywhere you need or want to go by trike/bike, then
perhaps that is a serious concern. As a recreational rider, I look at
cycling from a different POV.