tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post619037623446614702..comments2024-03-04T01:16:15.730-07:00Comments on Ski Bike Junkie: An open letter to the guy whose car I spit on earlier this weekSki Bike Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-68387724531822543052010-03-21T06:59:27.062-06:002010-03-21T06:59:27.062-06:00YES!!! That last sentence was icing on the cake! ...YES!!! That last sentence was icing on the cake! I throw water bottles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005219305403055189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-11785970821828818282010-03-19T22:05:02.130-06:002010-03-19T22:05:02.130-06:00Holy sh----t. Many years ago, I was out riding, sm...Holy sh----t. Many years ago, I was out riding, small town, little traffic, fair pace - car speeding up behind me decides he is going fast enough to pass me and turn right into his driveway, which he did. What would have happened if I hadn't had the wherewithal to turn right along with him and end up beside him in his driveway? I was shaking, didn't say anything - rode off without a word. I know it would be different today. I would be part of his car.Spockgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157257995250966351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-90973873325922293352010-03-19T20:07:17.304-06:002010-03-19T20:07:17.304-06:00Our alphabet goes backwards. Evidently.Our alphabet goes backwards. Evidently.Rabidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910636993163166976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-39212455642263828402010-03-19T20:06:27.151-06:002010-03-19T20:06:27.151-06:00"Oh" is the letter and theme of today s..."Oh" is the letter and theme of today so it was said often and in many contexts. Tomorrow we'll graduate to "N".Rabidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910636993163166976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-17174155144367643652010-03-19T19:36:58.720-06:002010-03-19T19:36:58.720-06:00Rabid: in light of your post today, I have to ask ...Rabid: in light of your post today, I have to ask what kind of "Oh" you said to the Spouse?Ski Bike Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-57993424804319943762010-03-19T17:35:21.982-06:002010-03-19T17:35:21.982-06:00Grasshopper, I cousel practicing your license plat...Grasshopper, I cousel practicing your license plate memorizing skills. The last line WAS good, however!Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-124850996469769772010-03-19T17:11:51.399-06:002010-03-19T17:11:51.399-06:00I spent all winter in backcountry during the most ...I spent all winter in backcountry during the most active avalanche seaon on record. With the time change, I commuted by bike to/from work Wednesday in traffic. It was the first time I've felt in real danger all winter. Kind of ironic that most people I know think I'm crazy to BC ski, but think commuting by bike is cool.Darenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834731851525362875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-61830183689196634002010-03-19T16:44:23.722-06:002010-03-19T16:44:23.722-06:00Okay, here is my story. We were heading up Millcr...Okay, here is my story. We were heading up Millcreek Canyon and someone in a car threw a penny at my brother and hit him. My brother was pissed so he picked up a rock and we proceeded up the canyon, which as you know is a dead-end. After a while the car comes back down and my brother moves into the middle of the road to get the car to stop. Instead of stopping they swerve around him and almost kill me standing on the side of the road and my brother throws the rock at their car and makes a nice dent. We keep riding up the canyon and eventually they catch up with us. Angry words were exchanged, they act like they want to fight, they threaten to call the cops and we say go ahead. <br /><br />They leave and as we make it to the bottom of the canyon there are the police waiting with the boys. The police were pretty cool about the whole thing and were actually harder on the idiots in the car for throwing something from a moving vehicle at a cyclist. My brother didn't want to press charges and I guess they didn't either and nothing more comes of it.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799409801284598416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-14089548052797244822010-03-19T15:44:13.102-06:002010-03-19T15:44:13.102-06:00Pat: let he who is without sin cast the first ston...Pat: let he who is without sin cast the first stone.Ski Bike Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-56243516413277510512010-03-19T15:42:25.854-06:002010-03-19T15:42:25.854-06:00JZ: I've had my share of police involvement as...JZ: I've had <a href="http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/05/15/the-jerk/" rel="nofollow">my share of police involvement</a> as well.Ski Bike Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-18865429904225519052010-03-19T15:40:28.848-06:002010-03-19T15:40:28.848-06:00Last year some really fat f&^% cut me off in h...Last year some really fat f&^% cut me off in his red expedition then slammed on his brakes to "teach me a lesson" when I pulled up next to him he started screaming about how bikes want equal rights and yada yada.<br />I didn't say a word just hawked a giant loogie and spit it in through the passenger window. <br />Now should I feel bad that it hit his wife in the face, Or Is it partly her fault for not kicking her husband in the balls when he pulls that kind of shit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-34367363873710605402010-03-19T15:30:49.613-06:002010-03-19T15:30:49.613-06:00I second Fatty's remark. Very clever. Made m...I second Fatty's remark. Very clever. Made me say, "OH!" then I read it to the Spouse.Rabidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910636993163166976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-73791335289834893932010-03-19T11:22:20.859-06:002010-03-19T11:22:20.859-06:00I believe we have a 3 foot rule here too.
I once...I believe we have a 3 foot rule here too. <br /><br />I once witnessed a cyclist take off his shoes stand in front of a car at a light. He proceeded to not so politely ask the driver to get out so he could kick his arse. Probably one of the coolest and dumbest things I have ever seen.<br /><br />I too cannot spit so I use hand gestures.Blackdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049275343213520407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-2789068330741975832010-03-19T11:12:00.558-06:002010-03-19T11:12:00.558-06:00Sometime when we go on a ride I will have to tell ...Sometime when we go on a ride I will have to tell you about my ride with my brother that ended in a rock being thrown at a car and police involvement. You would be proud of him.<br /><br />Just be careful out there. I do believe you gotta take a stand at times even if it may make them dislike you even more, if that is possible.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799409801284598416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-38814338410146062682010-03-19T11:11:44.984-06:002010-03-19T11:11:44.984-06:00The last sentence is hilarious! And I am a lousy s...The last sentence is hilarious! And I am a lousy spitter too - it would have only hit me in my face. <br /><br />Of course, this is a battle you can never win. That jerk will only continue his behavior and never understand from a cyclist's view. <br /><br />In Colorado, they passed a law last year requiring cars stay at least 3 feet from cyclists. I wish they would require those violators to ride everyday for one week on busy roads with no bike lane or shoulder - maybe those drivers will then gain some perspective.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09893633242494385750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-6482840651523151902010-03-19T10:58:03.066-06:002010-03-19T10:58:03.066-06:00Much as I thought "Yeah!" when I read th...Much as I thought "Yeah!" when I read the last sentence, I feel I have to throw out the old reminder: car vs. bike, car always wins.<br /><br />I actually think about 99.9% of drivers are great around bikes. The problem is that there are <i>so</i> many cars that 0.1% of cars is still a lot of cars.<br /><br />Oh, and I too am a lousy spitter, and am therefore similarly awed by your spitting acumen.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-72408814279098103302010-03-19T10:52:19.453-06:002010-03-19T10:52:19.453-06:00i'm pretty sure i would have said some pretty ...i'm pretty sure i would have said some pretty mean things to the driver. well, to BOTH drivers.<br /><br />i'm pretty good at riding with no hands, so i could have used both hands to express my displeasure for an extended period.<br /><br />what i couldn't do would be to spit at the driver. not because i wouldn't want to or don't think he deserves it.<br /><br />but because i'm perhaps the worst spitter in the world, and would just as likely hit YOU or myself with the spit.<br /><br />which wouldn't be what i was going for.dughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917606372332678277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-79846430846529757902010-03-19T10:49:04.089-06:002010-03-19T10:49:04.089-06:00Not sure what to say.
I hear in some countries dr...Not sure what to say.<br /><br />I hear in some countries drivers are very courteous toward cyclists. Certainly that's not the case here, the home of the automobile culture. Could it change? Probably not in my life time, but maybe. Hence, confrontations will happen.KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-91775464677878476652010-03-19T10:47:46.769-06:002010-03-19T10:47:46.769-06:00Fatty: Thanks.Fatty: Thanks.Ski Bike Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109501634336541211.post-12678348777747269012010-03-19T10:44:49.919-06:002010-03-19T10:44:49.919-06:00That last sentence is one of the most awesome zing...That last sentence is one of the most awesome zings I have ever read.<br /><br />Well played, sir.Fattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530571463639584785noreply@blogger.com