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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-13, 01:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 841
Posted By hshearer

In Ottawa Canada, we use bike parking as...

In Ottawa Canada, we use bike parking as ashtrays... for real
http://www.westsideaction.com/smokin-hot-bike-racks296553
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-22-12, 10:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 12,922
Posted By hshearer

If you'll pardon me resurrecting a 2 year old...

If you'll pardon me resurrecting a 2 year old zombie thread about a wife (me) wondering how long it will take for her husband to catch up with her on the bike, I thought you may be interested in an...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-01-12, 01:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 389
Posted By hshearer

Big news for Ontario. New plan to invest in cycling open for public comment.

http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTE3OTMx&statusId=MTc2NTA4&language=en

View the report here. Also open to public comment for the next 60 days. Ontario's...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-28-12, 09:49 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,161
Posted By hshearer

Digger, this was a fascinating story. As a...

Digger, this was a fascinating story. As a canbike instructor with an on-board camera and good video, you had everything going for you to make this stick. The driver helped out a lot by honking his...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-07-12, 10:16 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 5,663
Posted By hshearer

I had a head-on with a salmon once... He was...

I had a head-on with a salmon once... He was fixated on his front wheel, and I went wide to get around him, just as he swerved, perfectly countering my move, still without looking up. I think he was...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-23-12, 09:12 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,223
Posted By hshearer

Next time??? No thanks! I don't trust drivers in...

Next time??? No thanks! I don't trust drivers in general, and particularly not teenage boys showing off by menacing my life. The only thing you should do with this information is take it directly to...
Forum: Commuting
03-06-12, 10:28 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,730
Posted By hshearer

Not-so-supportive family members

I'm 37, and my mom just forbade me from riding my bike to work! I've recently moved back to my hometown, and it's not going over too well that I ride to work... I guess in their experience, they last...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-06-12, 05:57 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,244
Posted By hshearer

Yeah, that was pretty much my impression...

Yeah, that was pretty much my impression (sigh)... even though it isn't specifically defined, I suspect that a 'bicycle path' would be considered a type of driveway, and, therefore, that the posted...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-05-12, 10:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,244
Posted By hshearer

How would you interpret these regulations... can a 20 km/h limit be enforced?

Here's the situation: this is a large parkland (NCC lands in Ottawa), roads running through it, with on-road bike paths, also off-road MUPs. On the MUPs, a 20 km/h speed limit is often posted. My...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-27-11, 01:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 834
Posted By hshearer

I think I just saw a stolen bike/suspicious person... what would you do???

I'm pretty sure I talked with a couple of bike theives today, but I wasn't quick/clever/assertive/suspicious enough to call police. What would you have done?

So, as I was leaving my LBS today, the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-17-11, 08:03 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 959
Posted By hshearer

I used to work on a university campus, so there...

I used to work on a university campus, so there were tons of pedestrians in the surrounding streets. I was always amazed by how many of them stepped out into the streets (often mid-block) without...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-17-11, 07:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 874
Posted By hshearer

How will e-bikes influence law-making? Will regular bikes be affected, too?

More and more, I'm seeing irate letters to the editor about e-bikes... riders on the sidewalk, on the trails, etc... People are upset that anyone can buy one of these things and get on the road,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-17-11, 07:29 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 4,802
Posted By hshearer

I'd only support a voluntary 'operator's...

I'd only support a voluntary 'operator's certification', ideally one that was low-cost or free, and very convenient to access (online, part of school curriculum, and offered at public events like...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-17-11, 07:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,105
Posted By hshearer

Thanks everyone... my training volume will...

Thanks everyone... my training volume will probably drop to about 60% of what I'd do outdoors (10-14 hours a week, vs. about 8 indoors). I hope I'll find that to be enough to maintain most of what I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-13-11, 07:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,105
Posted By hshearer

Off-season fitness for racers... how hard do you have to work at it?

For some of us, another winter of sitting on a trainer approaches. I'm starting to think about how much time I'll need to spend at it to stay in racing shape.

What proportion of your regular...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-05-11, 07:50 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,571
Posted By hshearer

I've used both Speedplays and 105s. Both are a...

I've used both Speedplays and 105s. Both are a piece of cake to get in and out of... I wouldn't say Speedplays have any advantage there.

However, 105s are my preference, because they:
1) May...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-05-11, 07:21 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,259
Posted By hshearer

Ditto. Sufferfest is awesome fun. Scenery,...

Ditto. Sufferfest is awesome fun. Scenery, cyclists, races! Very motivating, too. Spinnervals... well, the only one I watched was a bunch of people of varying degrees of fitness dripping sweat on...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-03-11, 07:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,050
Posted By hshearer

I try to be pro-active about preventing people...

I try to be pro-active about preventing people from getting dropped; I take the windy side in a cross-wind, for example.

It can be pretty easy for someone to fall off the pack, especially if...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-03-11, 01:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,351
Posted By hshearer

There's definitely technique to be learned; it's...

There's definitely technique to be learned; it's not just power, but how you use it. It's also about learning how much power output you can maintain to optimize your climbing effort. Steep grades...
Forum: Eastern Canada
10-03-11, 12:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,050
Posted By hshearer

Wow, so beautiful. I saw lots of riders going...

Wow, so beautiful. I saw lots of riders going over the yellow line, though!:innocent:

Any chance you could upload a full-length version? This is exactly the sort of thing I would love to watch on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-03-11, 07:02 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,022
Posted By hshearer

In hindsight, I'm wishing I'd called the...

In hindsight, I'm wishing I'd called the police... mostly for the incident report, because that particular road is definitely a spawning ground. I was banged up pretty bad, expecting a full recovery,...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-11, 01:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,162
Posted By hshearer

Get as much from insurance as you can. You won't...

Get as much from insurance as you can. You won't likely get any compensation for your injuries, so you might as well help the driver remember that hitting a cyclist has consequences (higher insurance...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-11, 01:00 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,440
Posted By hshearer

Yes, you had some very bad luck there. I've done...

Yes, you had some very bad luck there. I've done about a thousand hours of riding over the last few years, and I have yet to have anything thrown at me. It's true that the police probably can't lay...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-02-11, 12:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,022
Posted By hshearer

My philosophy, too... but it can (and DID) go...

My philosophy, too... but it can (and DID) go wrong for me. Coming around a sweeping bend at almost 40 km/h, I got double salmoned (2 salmons side by side) in a bike lane this week. One moved over,...
Forum: Eastern Canada
09-12-11, 09:49 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,703
Posted By hshearer

conspiratemus1 has a point; almost all right...

conspiratemus1 has a point; almost all right hooks can be avoided with defensive driving. Take the lane in places with lots of driveways or street parking, and adjust your speed or lane position so...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-27-11, 03:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,751
Posted By hshearer

'Fast' bottle cages? Or are they just pretty? Or easier to use?

Just curious about bottle cages; I'm noticing more and more people are getting those expensive carbon ones. I just have those $5 wire (hollow tube?) ones. I like them fine, but maybe I'm missing...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-11, 07:56 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,737
Posted By hshearer

No, but I've said "oooh, that's some nice...

No, but I've said "oooh, that's some nice asphalt" when driving on a newly-paved road with a carload of non-cycling friends. They thought it was pretty funny.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-19-11, 07:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,441
Posted By hshearer

If someone swung a baseball bat an inch from your head, would it be assault?

What about when someone purposefully buzzes you leaving only a few inches? The intent to intimidate is there (though impossible to prove, I know), lethal consequences are entirely possible, yet it...
Forum: Eastern Canada
08-19-11, 06:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,703
Posted By hshearer

Ontario: are you getting buzzed more often recently?

Just curious if anyone else has experienced more close passes than usual since the NDP started getting all that press about their 3-foot proposal.

I've experienced a small run of VERY close...
Forum: Eastern Canada
07-29-11, 03:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 902
Posted By hshearer

you can find the complete list here: ...

you can find the complete list here:

http://www.ontariocycling.org/race-schedule/all-race-schedules/
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-18-11, 07:24 AM
Replies: 309
Views: 20,438
Posted By hshearer

Getting back to the harrasment thing, it does...

Getting back to the harrasment thing, it does happen, and it can be off-putting. I double-flatted once in a downtown area. Walking my road bike, I got a few whistles, etc. That, I don't mind too...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-12-11, 08:32 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,242
Posted By hshearer

Ricohman, are you talking about Cycledelia? If...

Ricohman, are you talking about Cycledelia? If so, that's one of the toughest rides you can find. Definitely not for beginners, even too fast for many seasoned riders; I found the 'slow' group was...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-11, 06:37 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,608
Posted By hshearer

Guy on bike seriously injured a pedestrian

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/07/06/cyclist-charged.html

It's big news here: a salmon ran a red and knocked down a pedestrian, seriously injuring her (skull fracture). There...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-06-11, 05:58 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 3,697
Posted By hshearer

I am currently trying to have an article written...

I am currently trying to have an article written by a police 'traffic expert' retracted. Sounds like it was written by the same guy! He wasn't able to differentiate between possible/practicable,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-11, 07:09 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,072
Posted By hshearer

Personally, I couldn't care less about the...

Personally, I couldn't care less about the behaviour (even being buzzed, since I saw it coming). But I found it kind of interesting and very sad, because I can see how it would scare a new cyclist...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-11, 06:55 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,917
Posted By hshearer

+1 I'm happy to see anyone out being active, and...

+1 I'm happy to see anyone out being active, and I never have a problem sharing the bike lane with runners.

But I can see why some cyclists get bent out of shape, especially if they aren't...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-28-11, 12:52 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,072
Posted By hshearer

I guess it's a good thing riding a bike isn't...

I guess it's a good thing riding a bike isn't rocket science ;)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-28-11, 09:35 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,072
Posted By hshearer

Haha, that's just my typical 'hauling ass'...

Haha, that's just my typical 'hauling ass' range... I by no means claim to cruise around at 50 km/h. :) I use it in town when I'm trying to not irritate drivers, something I'm getting less and less...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-28-11, 08:51 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,072
Posted By hshearer

You would, and possibly worse. But a car CAN go...

You would, and possibly worse. But a car CAN go faster, so that would be impeding traffic, and there's a law against it.

The average person riding the typical mountain bike at 25 km/h is probably...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-28-11, 08:39 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,072
Posted By hshearer

I agree about the 20 mph tipping point. What...

I agree about the 20 mph tipping point. What makes me sad about this is that I'd have hoped drivers would be NICER to slow(er)-moving people (especially women) on bikes. Those are the people who...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-28-11, 08:01 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,072
Posted By hshearer

Experiment: Ride slower, get harassed more

I got a taste of how most cyclists are treated today... no wonder people ride on the sidewalks!

Today, I rode more slowly than usual (20-25 km/h, versus my usual hustle on busy urban streets of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-27-11, 09:07 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,606
Posted By hshearer

208317This is the version we have around here. I...

208317This is the version we have around here. I hate it because it shows a cyclist getting buzzed.

Also, any (non-cyclist) I've ever mentioned it to says it's "to tell the bikers they must stay...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-27-11, 08:02 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,023
Posted By hshearer

I can understand that they can't ticket the guy...

I can understand that they can't ticket the guy just on your say-so, but will they at least give him a lecture?

I've usually had good experiences with police in situations like this (though never...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-21-11, 06:40 AM
Replies: 309
Views: 20,438
Posted By hshearer

Being overweight is a tough cycle to break, but...

Being overweight is a tough cycle to break, but it's equally if not more true for the men, so that can't be the reason. Here you go, more american women are of a healthy weight than are men:...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-17-11, 12:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,267
Posted By hshearer

Good advice. If he doesn't show for your small...

Good advice. If he doesn't show for your small claims court date, you win by default. You can then eventually go ahead with liens or garnishing wages if he doesn't pay the judgement (which means the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-15-11, 11:27 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,023
Posted By hshearer

Yes, report this ASAP! Let us know how it goes....

Yes, report this ASAP! Let us know how it goes. That was too close not to take it 100% seriously.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-11, 03:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,558
Posted By hshearer

Okay, that seals the deal. I'm 5' 10 and 155, so...

Okay, that seals the deal. I'm 5' 10 and 155, so no way a large is right for me if it's too big for you guys!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-11, 02:49 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 5,882
Posted By hshearer

That is exactly what I have. I'm a girl, but a...

That is exactly what I have. I'm a girl, but a relatively strong one (I can usually hold on when racing with middle-category men on a flat course). While racing, I often wish I had a 34-28 going up...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-11, 01:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,290
Posted By hshearer

Very true! I'm definitely at the weaker end of...

Very true! I'm definitely at the weaker end of the 2's, new to racing, and I have a lot to learn, especially about myself. I found this race to be revealing, because I was irritated that one person...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-11, 11:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,338
Posted By hshearer

Agree. It doesn't take much to make a bad name...

Agree. It doesn't take much to make a bad name for yourself. There are certain people I've only raced with a couple times, but I remember them very well. People who play dirty won't likely get my...
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