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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-27-16, 08:03 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,120
Posted By MisterJ

I just realized that the tires on my folder are...

I just realized that the tires on my folder are 13 years old. Oh my! I have a set of replacements that are 10.
Forum: Commuting
06-07-16, 11:44 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 13,153
Posted By MisterJ

Figuratively and literally.

Figuratively and literally.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-29-15, 06:58 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,105
Posted By MisterJ

There is a saying in aviation: "There are old...

There is a saying in aviation: "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold, pilots."

I hope it doesn't apply here.
Forum: Commuting
07-28-15, 05:45 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,489
Posted By MisterJ

Nairobi. Now try bicycling there.

Nairobi.

Now try bicycling there.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-15-15, 01:10 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 13,003
Posted By MisterJ

Let's think about this one. What are the real...

Let's think about this one. What are the real consequences of not being able to unclip.

You fall over when you are stopped. That's not when or where bicyclists get killed.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-27-14, 03:31 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,490
Posted By MisterJ

O2, turn on your sarcasm meter. :)

O2, turn on your sarcasm meter. :)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-02-12, 11:26 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,146
Posted By MisterJ

Ya don't know unless you ask.

Ya don't know unless you ask.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-30-12, 01:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 907
Posted By MisterJ

Did you check out Ohio Law? ...

Did you check out Ohio Law?

http://www.ohiobike.org/bicycle-law-digest.html
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-29-12, 01:29 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,846
Posted By MisterJ

The passer has the responsibility to make a safe...

The passer has the responsibility to make a safe pass. A hybrid at 12 mph will wobble a bit. It's not skill. It's physics.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-01-12, 08:34 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,992
Posted By MisterJ

Let me complicate life once again. Same...

Let me complicate life once again.

Same intersection as the last time. Traveler's Rest SC, where the Swamp Rabbit trail crosses Main Street at McElhaney Road, except this time the motorist is...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-12, 01:06 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,186
Posted By MisterJ

It is an interesting intersection. The cyclist...

It is an interesting intersection. The cyclist and I were both going in the same direction. The MUP effectively uses the crosswalks, and ends up going diagonaly across the intersection. We both had a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-12, 11:41 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,186
Posted By MisterJ

Let me complicate life. This morning I was...

Let me complicate life.

This morning I was driving to work. I came to an intersection where a MUP crossed the road at the same traffic light. I stopped at a the red traffic light, and then...
Forum: Commuting
07-27-12, 12:08 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 23,530
Posted By MisterJ

SS, You will notice the difference after...

SS,

You will notice the difference after about 300 miles.

And then again after about 1000 miles.

After that the improvements will slow up a bit.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-27-12, 12:00 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,186
Posted By MisterJ

So exactly when should we be concerned about...

So exactly when should we be concerned about someone else's violation of the law?

If they are only cagers? Motorcyclists? Pedestrians?

If they don't hurt us?

When is a violation of the law...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-23-12, 01:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 625
Posted By MisterJ

Menthol. Just use some Vicks.

Menthol.

Just use some Vicks.
Forum: Living Car Free
07-19-12, 02:46 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 26,842
Posted By MisterJ

Is a Hippa a small Hippo? HIPAA

Is a Hippa a small Hippo?

HIPAA
Forum: Road Cycling
06-27-12, 11:25 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 6,568
Posted By MisterJ

Here is a word problem that may help illustrate...

Here is a word problem that may help illustrate the principle.

A cyclist is travelling on a 20 mile trip, if he travels the first 10 miles at 10 miles an hour, how fast does he have to go on the...
Forum: Commuting
06-27-12, 09:43 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,673
Posted By MisterJ

I wonder how this turned out. Westerville to...

I wonder how this turned out. Westerville to Honda, mainly on old 33. There are some pretty good hills as you go through the Scioto Valley, and up into New California.

Winter will be a bugger....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-27-12, 09:10 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,231
Posted By MisterJ

+1. It is the primary responsibility of the...

+1. It is the primary responsibility of the passer to make a safe pass.
Forum: Commuting
06-18-12, 09:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 649
Posted By MisterJ

I have some duct tape wrapped around my pump.

I have some duct tape wrapped around my pump.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-31-12, 02:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,573
Posted By MisterJ

I have a problem with the study. The ability to...

I have a problem with the study. The ability to relate to maps is not necessarily a reflection of knowing where you are and where you are going. I would be willing to wager that kids in cars have a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-22-12, 12:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 22,286
Posted By MisterJ

Just for what it is worth. I had almost the same...

Just for what it is worth. I had almost the same thing happen to me 2 weeks ago. In my case one of the sideplates on my chain broke and it threw the derailler into the back wheel. I had to remove the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-22-12, 11:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,357
Posted By MisterJ

Do you sleep in the same bed?

Do you sleep in the same bed?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-21-12, 08:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 475
Posted By MisterJ

Hall County - Good luck. It took Gwinnett 30...

Hall County - Good luck. It took Gwinnett 30 years to even begin thinking about bike lanes.
Forum: Touring
05-03-12, 12:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,140
Posted By MisterJ

I had the Nashbar front rack on my commuter for a...

I had the Nashbar front rack on my commuter for a while.

I carried a car battery on it once.
Forum: Touring
05-03-12, 08:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 823
Posted By MisterJ

In Greenville, SC is the Swamp Rabbit Trail....

In Greenville, SC is the Swamp Rabbit Trail. http://greenvillerec.com/parks/swamp-rabbit/. The link describes it as 17.55 miles but only about 13.5 are contigious at the moment. From Travelers Rest...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-30-12, 02:11 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,023
Posted By MisterJ

Here you go....

Here you go. http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/cafe_express3.htm

but you wanted fenders and a rack http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/oxford_deluxe.htm
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-16-12, 08:50 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,802
Posted By MisterJ

My longest ride ever was on the Silver Comet. 50...

My longest ride ever was on the Silver Comet. 50 miles on my Dahon Boardwalk D6.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-03-12, 02:26 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 984
Posted By MisterJ

Peanuts are your friend. Peanut butter on...

Peanuts are your friend.

Peanut butter on whole wheat is heaven when I am starting to feel a bit wobbly.

Payday candy bars have saved my life.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-03-12, 02:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,728
Posted By MisterJ

She has taken it up to 120 "for one...

She has taken it up to 120 "for one mile."
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-16-12, 09:47 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,457
Posted By MisterJ

This is true most places. And the best reason for...

This is true most places. And the best reason for having a bell.
Forum: Commuting
03-09-12, 12:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 724
Posted By MisterJ

Man I'm feeling old. In my mid-teens gas was 19...

Man I'm feeling old. In my mid-teens gas was 19 Cents a gallon.

I had a freind who was taking a motorcycle trip from Ohio to California, and he had to come back after making it to Colorado because...
Forum: Living Car Free
02-09-12, 02:52 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,925
Posted By MisterJ

In the fourth grade my dad bought me my first...

In the fourth grade my dad bought me my first bike. It was a Sears, single speed, coaster brake, with a built in battery powered light and streamlined luggage rack, in the days before lawyer lips,...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-20-12, 09:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,136
Posted By MisterJ

How can you have a coaster brake on a...

How can you have a coaster brake on a "fixie"?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-16-11, 12:57 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,811
Posted By MisterJ

Gosh, monaural sound, what an invention. :)

Gosh, monaural sound, what an invention.

:)
Forum: Commuting
06-08-10, 02:08 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,225
Posted By MisterJ

Windex is good too.

Windex is good too.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-08-10, 02:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,421
Posted By MisterJ

The OP was a great article, but technically it...

The OP was a great article, but technically it was also a copyright violation.

Just a heads up.
Forum: Commuting
02-08-09, 08:57 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,620
Posted By MisterJ

In terms of short term encouragement. I have...

In terms of short term encouragement. I have always had two significant training plateaus that you will notice. After about 300 miles, things will seem possible, and after about 1000 miles,...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-16-08, 02:36 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,442
Posted By MisterJ

I have two. A 1980 Suzuki GS 250, and a 1981...

I have two. A 1980 Suzuki GS 250, and a 1981 Suzuki GS 550.

The 250 is an excellent in town commuter bike, but really doesn't have the grunt for serious interstate work.

The 550 is my current...
Forum: Living Car Free
03-20-08, 02:28 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,765
Posted By MisterJ

I am having a tough time finding anything to...

I am having a tough time finding anything to criticize in the article. Why the pissy attitude by the OP.
Forum: Commuting
02-20-07, 03:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 975
Posted By MisterJ

No harm. No foul. A clean pass.

No harm. No foul. A clean pass.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-30-07, 12:06 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,699
Posted By MisterJ

Yes. This week in fact.

Yes. This week in fact.
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-26-07, 03:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,105
Posted By MisterJ

For some reason the thread description alone...

For some reason the thread description alone screamed Mt. Washington.
Forum: Living Car Free
01-26-07, 03:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 914
Posted By MisterJ

My own experience is that a Cateye EL300 is a...

My own experience is that a Cateye EL300 is a reasonable moderate speed light for night time, with a couple of blinkie tailights. But my night vision is pretty good. I also have a 1 watt led that I...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-26-07, 02:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,737
Posted By MisterJ

I have double chainring on my Boardwalk 6, but no...

I have double chainring on my Boardwalk 6, but no front derailer. I replaced the OEM chainring after I bent it. I shift by hand when necessary.
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-26-07, 02:46 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,394
Posted By MisterJ

33 lbs. shipping weight. That would put it about...

33 lbs. shipping weight. That would put it about 28-29 lbs. naked. That's on par with a similar Dahon.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-26-07, 02:41 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 700
Posted By MisterJ

26-28F is my limit. I just can't keep my feet...

26-28F is my limit. I just can't keep my feet warm below that.
Forum: Commuting
01-19-07, 01:25 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,017
Posted By MisterJ

The OP bears the bulk of the fault. I would be...

The OP bears the bulk of the fault. I would be willing to wager that overtaking within 100 feet of the intersection is illegal (it is in GA). Now we all do it. And cars do it to us all the time,...
Forum: Commuting
01-04-07, 03:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 890
Posted By MisterJ

In 2001, I was working as a contractor for...

In 2001, I was working as a contractor for Marshall Space Flight Center. I would commute in from Atlanta. That year, I drove in on January 2 from Atlanta (about 200 miles). It was snowy and a bit...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-09-06, 03:46 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,032
Posted By MisterJ

Some duct tape wrapped around your pump isn't a...

Some duct tape wrapped around your pump isn't a bad idea either.
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