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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-11-18, 09:59 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,128
Posted By FliesOnly1

I have hours of biking videos during which I pass...

I have hours of biking videos during which I pass countless riders, almost always saying "On you left" or ringing a bell, or both...and virtually none of them can actually be heard on the video. I'm...
Forum: Mountain Biking
01-26-16, 09:16 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 7,511
Posted By FliesOnly1

I've lost count of how many times I have...

I've lost count of how many times I have separated my left shoulder. I also tore my iliosacral ligament once...that was quite painful. Had a crash over a log pile that resulted in pulled muscles in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-23-15, 06:39 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,599
Posted By FliesOnly1

Look, is it not a fact that you made up a...

Look, is it not a fact that you made up a statistic about biking behavior and that I (and others) called you out on it? That’s how this whole silly conversation got started in the first place. You...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-22-15, 02:53 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,599
Posted By FliesOnly1

So rather than being an ass about it, tell me...

So rather than being an ass about it, tell me what was so "painful to look at". As cycling has grown in popularity, other states/cities/towns are looking at the Idaho Stop. I live in Michigan and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-22-15, 09:01 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,599
Posted By FliesOnly1

Ummmmm...are you talking to me? Cuz, well, if...

Ummmmm...are you talking to me? Cuz, well, if you are...maybe you should do some research. You plainly do not know what "disjointed" means. I didn't actually ramble abut anything (unless providing...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-22-15, 07:01 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,599
Posted By FliesOnly1

To quote you: “Seriously”? Look, there are so...

To quote you: “Seriously”? Look, there are so many things wrong with your post, it's hard to know where to begin...so let’s just start at the beginning, I guess.
To suggest that bikers cannot be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-22-15, 06:54 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 5,830
Posted By FliesOnly1

I'm having a hard time understanding this. There...

I'm having a hard time understanding this. There are roads where you live on which two cars do not fit? Maybe you shouldn't be allowed to drive a vehicle that is wider than one lane down those...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-18-15, 02:51 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

OK, now I know your joking. Good one though, you...

OK, now I know your joking. Good one though, you had me going for a while there.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-18-15, 08:27 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Well, be that as it may, the SCOTUS has...

Well, be that as it may, the SCOTUS has determined that flying the bird is protected free speech. It may provoke some hot-headed individuals, but probably not most and it certainly cannot be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-18-15, 07:15 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Well...I think you are mistaken. Since we are a...

Well...I think you are mistaken. Since we are a nation of laws, the next time that driver is given a one-fingered wave, I’ll bet he behaves in a different manner. The diver knowingly and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 02:28 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Yes Yes. The judge who will throw...

Yes

Yes.

The judge who will throw your fanny in jail when you try to use the "but he flipped me off" excuse after your arrest for Assault and Battery.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 02:18 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Man...I'm gonna be away from my computer for most...

Man...I'm gonna be away from my computer for most of the weekend (a couple bike rides planned (hope I don't run into my new buddy Dave) and some family time). I'm bummed I'm gonna miss all...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 02:15 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

I just spit my gum out...thanks.

I just spit my gum out...thanks.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 02:07 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Not sure the Courts agree with you on this one. ...

Not sure the Courts agree with you on this one.

It would help if your posts were at least pertinent to the discussion. The trouble wasn't started by an obscene gesture. But hey, keep living in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 01:29 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

I honestly try not to flip off drivers anymore. ...

I honestly try not to flip off drivers anymore. But I also try to do nothing whatsoever once they go by. I think most any action will result in a confrontation with some drivers. It is difficult...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 01:12 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

My response is mainly for those who say it's...

My response is mainly for those who say it's better to wave or smile or sit up and give the "wtf shoulder shrug". I'm only saying that if the driver is already pissed off (and I believe that this...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 01:07 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Nope. What I'm saying is that waving at the...

Nope. What I'm saying is that waving at the driver...smiling at the driver...or even giving the now the now infamous "wtf shoulder shrug" to the driver might very well have resulted in the exact...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 12:04 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Not really. Cheney technically hit his "target"...

Not really. Cheney technically hit his "target" and then that guy actually apologized for getting his face in the way of Cheney's blast...which is even more awesome!!! Talk about power!!
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 12:00 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Because you are essentially saying that flipping...

Because you are essentially saying that flipping the bird was the reason the driver turned aggressive. If the biker had done nothing, then nothing more would have happened. The problem, is that you...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 09:54 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

It is defending the driver when people suggest...

It is defending the driver when people suggest that the only reason he reacted as he did was that he had been given "The Bird".
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 09:33 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Look, I'm not an idiot, OK. Some have been...

Look, I'm not an idiot, OK. Some have been saying it implies consent. All I'm saying is that it does not. And I know it has been used as a defense, but those cases were over turned (when...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 09:15 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Really? Maybe I misunderstood what he wrote. ...

Really? Maybe I misunderstood what he wrote. The way I read it, was he was saying that flipping someone off is the ONLY way to invite a fight and that giving a "wtf shoulder shrug" and/or "smiling...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 09:00 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Ummmmm...obviously you do not. What gave...

Ummmmm...obviously you do not.


What gave you that impression? I've been riding bikes for a lot of years and said that I have been buzzed a few times. How does that in anyway imply that I'm...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 08:50 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

I was told that flipping someone off implies...

I was told that flipping someone off implies "consent". It does not.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 08:36 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

What are you ranting about? “Is that the way it...

What are you ranting about? “Is that the way it works”? “In your mind”? Yeah, that’s the way it works, only “not in my mind”. That’s the way it works in reality…maybe join us here sometime, eh? ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 08:13 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

No, it does not imply consent. That has been...

No, it does not imply consent. That has been tested in Court and has failed. It's a constitutionally protected gesture that does not in any way imply consent to a fight. Again, that's not to say...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 06:28 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

You're kidding, right? First, how is trying to...

You're kidding, right? First, how is trying to first block the road...being unsuccessful so then trying to force a rider off the road (for a 2nd time)...again being unsuccessful, and then finally...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-15-15, 06:09 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

You'd be mistaken. First off, the motorist...

You'd be mistaken. First off, the motorist really had nothing to fear…nothing. Second, his anger was already present when he decided to pass the biker. He wasn’t angered by being given the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-14-15, 11:39 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Ummmmm...you don't know this for sure. All we...

Ummmmm...you don't know this for sure. All we know is that the driver was arrested for assault. If an unsafe pass is intentional, that is legally defined as an assault. If the video convinces a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-14-15, 11:06 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

The cyclist was the victim...that's why the other...

The cyclist was the victim...that's why the other guy got arrested.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-14-15, 11:03 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Please...just stop...this is getting absurd. The...

Please...just stop...this is getting absurd. The cyclist has the legal right to ride on that road. The motorist can pass when it is safe to do so (at a safe distance). He (the motorist) did...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-14-15, 10:53 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Wow. Where to begin? First off, the motorist...

Wow. Where to begin? First off, the motorist tried to squeeze by while driving in a zone with a double yellow line. You do understand that a double yellow means you cannot pass...yes? Second, he...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-14-15, 08:20 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Just to be clear, while I think flipping off a...

Just to be clear, while I think flipping off a driver is usually not the good idea (though I sometimes do it before I really think about it :) ), this incident is 100% the fault of the driver of the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-14-15, 08:13 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

Just to be clear, while I think flipping off a...

Just to be clear, while I think flipping off a driver I usually not the good idea (though I sometimes do it before I really think about it :) ), this incident is 100% the fault of the driver of the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-14-15, 06:25 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 12,004
Posted By FliesOnly1

I'm confused. Are you seriously telling me that...

I'm confused. Are you seriously telling me that you credit the driver of the truck for restraining his anger? You cannot be serious. Nonetheless, while I try not to flip off drivers, I pretty much...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-29-15, 08:02 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,248
Posted By FliesOnly1

Wonder Twins Activate...form of bicycle...

Wonder Twins Activate...form of bicycle helmet!!!! :)
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-21-15, 08:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,794
Posted By FliesOnly1

I don't ever see myself on a fatbike. I just...

I don't ever see myself on a fatbike. I just don't see the point. In the winter I am either downhill or cross country skiing. If the dirt roads around my house are not covered in ice and I want to...
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-21-15, 08:46 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,339
Posted By FliesOnly1

Not to mention that drilling a hole will also...

Not to mention that drilling a hole will also invalidated any warranty, as well has have a negative effect on any sort of insurance claim (both physical and property).
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-03-15, 10:25 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,032
Posted By FliesOnly1

I agree that road riding is certainly more...

I agree that road riding is certainly more dangerous, if for no other reason than the speed and mass of the vehicles involved. I mean, I have had my share of negative encounters with automobiles and...
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-02-15, 12:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,032
Posted By FliesOnly1

Just out of curiosity, how many of you have had a...

Just out of curiosity, how many of you have had a serious crash (broken bone(s), hospitalization, concussion, etc.) and still ride alone a majority of the time? For me, it’s just not worth it. If a...
Forum: Mountain Biking
04-02-15, 11:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,017
Posted By FliesOnly1

To my knowledge, there's no big differences...

To my knowledge, there's no big differences between a road bike helmet and mtn bike helmet, other than what others have said thus far (visor and "fit"). However, MIPS is a relatively new concept, so...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-25-15, 07:24 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,032
Posted By FliesOnly1

I used to ride alone about 50% of the time. I...

I used to ride alone about 50% of the time. I enjoyed to quiet and being able to ride at my own pace. However, one faithful day I was "that guy". I had a bad crash and broke my collar bone into...
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