Ever Ride in City Traffic?

[Just zis Guy, you know?]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:21:49 -0500, "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>We humans are actually designed for walking, not biking.

You are Mike Vandeman and I claim my five pounds.

(ps - actually we were designed for swinging from trees or loping
along the ground using feet and knuckles - check the anatomy of the
spine some time)


Guy
--
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"Let’s have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck
in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle."
- Earl Blumenauer

 

[Buck]

On 07/20/2005 10:52:02 "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:21:49 -0500, "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> We humans are actually designed for walking, not biking.

> You are Mike Vandeman and I claim my five pounds.

> (ps - actually we were designed for swinging from trees or loping along
> the ground using feet and knuckles - check the anatomy of the spine some
> time)

I understand that we were designed for sweating and that is why we are the
dominate species.

--

Buck

I would rather be out on my Catrike

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[NYC XYZ]

Slugger wrote:
>
>
> There is a documentary called "Pedal" about the messengers in NYC. An
> odd group of people to be sure. (crackheads, one legged riders, jesus
> preachers) I recommend it to anyone that rides a bike. One fellow in
> the movie rides a BikeE for his messenger work.
> Some ride track bikes. Which to me seems completely crazy because these
> track bikes typically don't have brakes. So if you think riding a bent
> in NYC is crazy, there are far crazier bikers on the road than a bent
> rider.


Exactly! I love the world of bicycling 'cause it's such a colorful
cast of characters. I couldn't believe it when I saw the one-legged
rider (you mean there are more??)! Women messengers, too...and sexy,
the couple I saw!! Not the skinny-types, but real meat and potatoes
kind of ladies....

Yeah, so I was like, I've only seen one guy ride a 'bent in NYC
traffic, that I can recall...didn't seem to hard, how he was doing it
-- though he was going down the MIDDLE of 125th Street (Harlem)! This
was during afternoon rush hour...maybe he was an out-of-towner...fat
middle-aged white guy with beard....

Thanks for the ref. Real cool people on bikes. I love this crowd!
You know how motorists get into fisticuffs after an accident?
Bicyclists seem to check each other out, make sure the other fellow's
all right!

 

[NYC XYZ]

Hey, cool!! Thanks, I'll drop him a line...after I make a trip over to
The Bicycle Man in Alfred, New York!



S. Delaire "Rotatorrecumbent" wrote:
> I'll go out on a limb here and volunteer the name of a very nice gentleman
> who runs a messenger service in downtown Manhattan that you could talk to
> and possible test ride one of his several recumbents.
> Shelly Mossy [email protected]
> I borrowed his EZ1 last August for the day
> Any *head first* style vehicle is out of the question for this person no
> matter what the reason.
> LWB oss works well in the tight confines of NYC, SF, Seattle, L.A., Indy
> and Portland
> the only big cities I have had the chance to ride.
> Speedy
>
> NYC XYZ wrote:
>
> > NYC, that is! On a weekday in mid-town Manhattan? I did bike
> > messenging for almost two months one summer -- only job where I wish I
> > had more time in the day for (second hardest after Army infantry, no
> > joke!) -- and now that I'm curious about recumbents, I'm trying to
> > picture myself in all kinds of situations.
> >
> > How do you lock up a 'bent, anyway?
> >
> > Is it good for weaving in and out of traffic?
> >
> > Does it brake just like an upright?
> >
> > Is it harder to go real slow?
> >
> > Ever run red lights with them?
> >
> > How would they fare on the sidewalk? How well do they go over curbs
> > and speed bumps?
> >
> > Ever get mugged on one? (Serious! Twice I had to jet away from some
> > miscreants in broad daylight in the parks.)
> >
> > And apparently they make lots of squeaky noises??
> >
> > And they're actually worse for certain kinds of back problems???
>
>
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[Dave Larrington]

NYC XYZ wrote:

> Exactly! I love the world of bicycling 'cause it's such a colorful
> cast of characters. I couldn't believe it when I saw the one-legged
> rider (you mean there are more??)!

There was me last Tuesday, but that was only coz my left crank fell off...

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
I'm just a primitive creature of the heath, so pardon my savage
ignorance.

 

[zman]

I have ridden extensively in Chicago. Fantastic city for cyclists.
Daley, for all his shortcomings, is a good friend to cyclists imo.
Aside from the numerous bike lanes that can get you anywhere in the
city N,S,E,W, you have the lakefront and a particular curiousity of the
"take back the streets" which occurs in 'the loop' (chicago's downtown)
the last friday of every month. cyclists gather at city hall and ride
thru the city, from centerline to curb, for good times and a subcurrent
of bicycle promotion. talk about safety in numbers!

 

[Bill Patterson]

We rode a century several years ago. A tandem team was a guy without a
right leg and a gal without a left leg. Quite a sight.

NYC XYZ wrote:
>
> Exactly! I love the world of bicycling 'cause it's such a colorful
> cast of characters. I couldn't believe it when I saw the one-legged
> rider (you mean there are more??)! Women messengers, too...and sexy,


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[Dane Jackson]

Buck <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I understand that we were designed for sweating and that is why we are the
> dominate species.

I thought it was weaseling that separated us from the other animals.
Well, except the weasels.

--
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The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it
were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
-- H. L. Mencken

 

[S. Delaire \Rotatorrecumbent\]

A small plug for my products:
I build titanium framed recumbents and have done a several with large diameter wheels
(ti frames for other brands also)
My preferred set up is dual 20" as the start up acceleration is noticeable
Can't argue with the ride quality of the large wheels though
Dual 20" with 54 speeds is 21 pounds
Dual 700 with 27 speeds is in the 25 - 26 pound range
Speedy

NYC XYZ wrote:

> Hey, cool!! Thanks, I'll drop him a line...after I make a trip over to
> The Bicycle Man in Alfred, New York!
>
> S. Delaire "Rotatorrecumbent" wrote:
> > I'll go out on a limb here and volunteer the name of a very nice gentleman
> > who runs a messenger service in downtown Manhattan that you could talk to
> > and possible test ride one of his several recumbents.
> > Shelly Mossy [email protected]
> > I borrowed his EZ1 last August for the day
> > Any *head first* style vehicle is out of the question for this person no
> > matter what the reason.
> > LWB oss works well in the tight confines of NYC, SF, Seattle, L.A., Indy
> > and Portland
> > the only big cities I have had the chance to ride.
> > Speedy
> >
> > NYC XYZ wrote:
> >
> > > NYC, that is! On a weekday in mid-town Manhattan? I did bike
> > > messenging for almost two months one summer -- only job where I wish I
> > > had more time in the day for (second hardest after Army infantry, no
> > > joke!) -- and now that I'm curious about recumbents, I'm trying to
> > > picture myself in all kinds of situations.
> > >
> > > How do you lock up a 'bent, anyway?
> > >
> > > Is it good for weaving in and out of traffic?
> > >
> > > Does it brake just like an upright?
> > >
> > > Is it harder to go real slow?
> > >
> > > Ever run red lights with them?
> > >
> > > How would they fare on the sidewalk? How well do they go over curbs
> > > and speed bumps?
> > >
> > > Ever get mugged on one? (Serious! Twice I had to jet away from some
> > > miscreants in broad daylight in the parks.)
> > >
> > > And apparently they make lots of squeaky noises??
> > >
> > > And they're actually worse for certain kinds of back problems???
> >
> >
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