tell me about it, you gotta be nuts to ride at night on the eastside thoughOriginally Posted by finnrambo .
Quote: Originally Posted by Mpath .
Why - whats up with the east side???
tell me about it, you gotta be nuts to ride at night on the eastside thoughOriginally Posted by finnrambo .
Quote: Originally Posted by Mpath .
I thought the same thing when Lance won his first and subsequent TDF races. Although there has been an increase in U.S. cycling it has not had a effect on the number of commuters, but I do see a lot of vehicle-mounted bike racks and weekend riders riding around in lycra marked w/ their favorite teams.Originally Posted by Mattcreed .
I live in the UK and do a lot of road cycling, the motorists here are in general awful with regards cyclists. You get abuse on riding on the main roads, abuse riding in the lanes and what always astounds me is the people that are going the opposite direction not even on the same side of the road as you that still find it neccesary to give you abuse.
I've ridden in France and the difference in attitude of the motorists is incredible, riding in the mountains the motorists actually cheer you on. A lot of my friends say it's the same in Spain and some other European countries.
With the profile of cycling growing in this country with the success of Chris Hoy and the Olympic team, and Cav and Wiggins on the road I'm hoping it will gradually improve but I've seen no sign of it yet!
I have noticed a small up surge in commuters in this area during warmer weather. I don't blame anyone for not riding into work through 5 inches of snow, 30 MPH winds, and 15 degrees. Anyway, during the summer when fuel prices tend to rise uncontrollably, I notice a lot more bicycle commuters. But this may be just in my location where there is absolutely no public mass transit except for an inconvenient bus line that does not go where many of us want to go.Originally Posted by john gault .
I thought the same thing when Lance won his first and subsequent TDF races. Although there has been an increase in U.S. cycling it has not had a effect on the number of commuters, but I do see a lot of vehicle-mounted bike racks and weekend riders riding around in lycra marked w/ their favorite teams.
I think commuter cycling is dying, even in China. As for the cycling community, there seems to be no interest in commuting by bicycle, they seem to just want to emulate their "heroes". The only chance I see for increased bike traffic would be a substantial increase in fuel prices. Although I understand in the U.K. and Europe, in general, the petro prices are already pretty high, so I don't know. Here in the U.S. I see a lot of bumperstickers pomoting a greener way of life /img/vbsmilies/smilies/rolleyes.gif, but when it comes to making real changes no one is willing, including the most "environmentally conscious" of us.
One of my friends at CMU says that cycling is super popular there...maybe just around the university?I have lived in 11 states and for the last 12 years have been in Pittsburgh, PA. I retired a few years ago and last year took a part time job in a bike shop to keep myself occupied. There have been a couple of new bike shops open around the city and from that and our sales increases I think that there is a pretty fair amount of interest in cycling here and it seems to be growing.
tell me about it, you gotta be nuts to ride at night on the eastside thoughOriginally Posted by Aussie_Al .
Quote: Originally Posted by finnrambo .
Quote: Originally Posted by Mpath .
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