Thread: Road velo morons

Originally Posted by chipcom Can I install that font on a PC? Not without getting a virus.

Originally Posted by OBXCycling.com As far as I know he buzzed us on purpose. It wouldn't have mattered where we were in the lane. If we were 2-3 ft off the line, I'm sure it would have aggravated him more. And good luck with that riding style. See: Hanlon's Razor. And thanks for the well wishes. This style's been working very well for me in the two years since I moved to the Metroplex. I didn't need it in ABQ, as the...

or a space ship form Mars?

i think pcad has a lot to answer for, starting this A&S bull.

I'll tell ya Pcad. There seems to be some weird female attraction to geezer-cyclists down in the land of the Alamo. This needs some investigation.

Originally Posted by Kai Winters What strikes me, though we have 6 pages of pontificating, is we are not going to change the "morons", either on the bike or in the car...they are what they are. I think this could be said about any discussion on the internet ever- personally, I'd rather see long-winded rounds of internet pontificating on any given subject, over no discussion at all.

Originally Posted by spry missed quoted "10 wheels" screen name I have rode with him and man he's a rider.

Originally Posted by exRunner BTW, your state here law allows exactly that. I've said it before -- I'm not going to depend on some piece of paper stored in the basement of some government building to save my ass out on the road. I can be legally right if I get hit, but would I rather be spending the next eighteen months undergoing rehab and chasing someone in court, or, instead, just get home safely? It sure seems simpler to me to...

Originally Posted by patentcad But my pal still tells me about all his run ins with 'crazy' drivers. Funny, that never seems to happen to me even though I ride 3x the miles he does... Some people find hostile and wacko drivers practically on every ride. I totally suck at figuring out who they are, so I practically never see them. My guess is that you also lack the skills necessary to identify them. I understand that with proper...

Originally Posted by wneumann So... If you were riding further into the lane, so he couldn't have fit into the lane with you, do you think he would have gotten over farther while passing as he already had to do more than hold his line to pass? Do you think you might have gotten your three feet then? You may think this guy's a d-bag (and you may be right), but you're the one who enabled his behavior. The same ol'...