LotteBum wrote:
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> Kim Hawtin wrote:
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>> make sensible clipless pedals and shoes compulsory and at reasonable
>> prices
>
> They *are* priced reasonably. Just not in Australia.
Agreed. And we didn't get a definition of "sensible"
>> the reason the roadies don't want to stop at the lights that they'll
>> scratch their carbon soled shoes =P
>
> I rarely see roadies running red lights. The most common offenders, I
> find, are the commuter types with panniers, yellow vests and bright
> orange flags hanging off their (shitty) bikes. Mountainbikers tend to
> be up there as well (hey, it was only Tuesday night I saw two of them
> riding on the road, then when the light turned red, they jumped on the
> footpath and rather than 'run the red light', they ran the [red]
> pedestrian light).
I don't see many roadies running red lights. Also I know a lot of
roadies who don't have carbon soled shoes. Like me and Abby! Actually
half the time my shoes don't seem to have a sole on them at all
I have been known to jump the footpath on my roadie - but only when I've
been cut off in a bad way by some ******, and then it's really just to
prove a point, rather than to get anywhere faster. Being a Qlder I have
the right to ride on the footpath when I'm ****** off at a ******
driver.
Abby and I had a really funny one this morning, or a couple. First we
had the Vic 74 toyota driver who cut me off really close so he could
change lanes anyway and then stop at a red light. That was really
creative. Then we had to duck out of the bike lane on Oxley Rd to get
past a runner, and this guy in a ute was very angry about us holding him
up for 0.3s as we passed, but didn't seem to mind the red light up
ahead. He called me a ******, which I found very funny. Yeah I chased
him and made offensive signs back at him.
>> ban all these silly shoes and you've solved the problem
>
> If anyone is that worried about their carbon soled shoes getting worn
> out, they're either not doing it right, or they've spent more than they
> can afford.
Yeah, I think TimC has found a good way of not damaging the bottoms of
his shoes... (Sorry dude)
>> ~ ok, so its a silly solution but i had a chuckle this morn at a roadie
>> hobbling along on carbon road shoes with a pair of flat tyres...
>
> They're not exactly designed for walking in, but it really isn't that
> much of a problem to put one foot down when waiting for a light to
> change.
Nah, I gotta say I'd be laughing at that too... (1) fix your flats and
(2) take your shoes off if you're going for a walk, dude, they ain't
designed for that!
>> ~ may sound silly but thats why i went SPD
>
> Do you wear an orange vest by any chance?
>
> LotteBum
Lotte you're such a *****! I went SPD too... okay that's on my mtb and
they suck offroad (I washed them out so hopefully they move a bit better
this weekend, speaking of which when are the *****es hitting the
trails?)
Tam