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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-04-13, 09:40 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,282
Posted By Thrasymachus

@katsrevenge...

@katsrevenge (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=349999):
That is probably the prejudice of transportation apartheid. Frequently young males will just scream at me, throw items, or yell to...
Forum: Northeast
09-04-13, 09:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,278
Posted By Thrasymachus

Is this being closed just for cyclists and...

Is this being closed just for cyclists and pedestrians, but not motorists? It would not surprise me in this nation where transportation apartheid is the name of the day.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-04-13, 08:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 923
Posted By Thrasymachus

Well unlike the original poster, who knows "how...

Well unlike the original poster, who knows "how to handle" himself by not reading the article he posted and lacks the "streets smarts" to watch the attendant video he linked to, according to one of...
Forum: Northeast
09-04-13, 07:52 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,576
Posted By Thrasymachus

@indyfabz...

@indyfabz (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=186391):
The poster on the Craigslist ad I quoted is from Fort Lee, NJ which is very close to New York City. I am not familiar with the local...
Forum: Northeast
09-04-13, 07:29 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,576
Posted By Thrasymachus

anthonybkny: What, you can not explain to us...

anthonybkny:
What, you can not explain to us who are not "Brooklyn tough", how street smarts can avoid multiple attackers who cherry-pick their location?

Please explain it to us plebians who...
Forum: Northeast
09-04-13, 07:13 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,576
Posted By Thrasymachus

Here are two relevant posts in my local northern...

Here are two relevant posts in my local northern New Jersey craigslist from someone who was actually assaulted and mugged:


That is just a ******y comment to make.

From the article you...
Forum: Commuting
09-04-13, 05:41 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 17,742
Posted By Thrasymachus

NO, IT WON'T, necessitate a new jacket!...

NO, IT WON'T, necessitate a new jacket! Waterproof jackets lose their proofing eventually, and need reproofing. Many sporting goods stores carry sprays that will reproof your jacket. Actually I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-13, 01:52 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,282
Posted By Thrasymachus

Equinox: It is not worship, it is apartheid....

Equinox:
It is not worship, it is apartheid. Let us see how worshiped the automobile will be if you can opt out of the highway portion of taxes, the funding for foreign wars of aggression, the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-13, 12:19 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,282
Posted By Thrasymachus

It is a joke how even on cycling forums,...

It is a joke how even on cycling forums, anti-cycling motorists are the majority of posters and they like to write their canards about good cyclists and bad cyclist and good motorists and bad...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-13, 12:00 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,813
Posted By Thrasymachus

Why are there so many annoying meta-whiners who...

Why are there so many annoying meta-whiners who just post here to say essentially they don't like someone? I thought I graduated junior high school in 1995, why do I have still put up with this?
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-13, 11:35 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,282
Posted By Thrasymachus

@Equinox...

@Equinox (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=39318):
Well said, but you waste your words. Most the posters here are actually motorists. I think I remember reading FBinNY claim he is car-free or...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-13, 11:00 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,813
Posted By Thrasymachus

@chaadster...

@chaadster (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=138487):
That Kage design looks like it will not snag, but there is a problem. According to one reviewer on the page you linked to...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-13, 09:22 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,693
Posted By Thrasymachus

Painting it right is gonna be a pain in the ass...

Painting it right is gonna be a pain in the ass and not look right. You would have to take most the parts off, or gamble with taping and chancing some oversplash. Also unless you are highly skilled...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-03-13, 07:36 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,480
Posted By Thrasymachus

If you do not want to dust her, just mount a rack...

If you do not want to dust her, just mount a rack and panniers on your bike. Don't get a Dutch bike unless you want a Dutch bike. Wanting to slow yourself down can be done with a rack, panniers and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-13, 06:51 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,282
Posted By Thrasymachus

@Notgrownup...

@Notgrownup (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=344977):
That is absolutely in all likelihood not true at all. Most people in the USA, even those who cycle, register and post here are motorists...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-13, 02:32 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 17,275
Posted By Thrasymachus

@Yip812...

@Yip812 (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=117187):
No the point of this thread was not: "I have a bike that I'm happy with." Forums are not about making people happy and can't. You posted a...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-02-13, 10:58 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,446
Posted By Thrasymachus

Some reasons, which will fly totally over the...

Some reasons, which will fly totally over the head of most the people reading it and cause lots of meta-whining for being too honest, lacking the fraudulence and naivety they demand:

...
Forum: Commuting
09-02-13, 10:05 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,823
Posted By Thrasymachus

Well it seems like the original poster wants that...

Well it seems like the original poster wants that bike for some reason despite all the valid criticisms. It is a good bike if you want to commute by bicycle when you feel like it and the conditions...
Forum: Commuting
09-02-13, 05:03 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,813
Posted By Thrasymachus

@RoadTire...

@RoadTire (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=297524):
I had to Google that, it seems uncomfortable:
338181

This is what I use:
338180

Mine seems a better option, when I go to stores I...
Forum: Commuting
09-02-13, 04:51 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,197
Posted By Thrasymachus

If you think you co-workers will steal it, lock...

If you think you co-workers will steal it, lock it. If not don't.

When I commute to work I keep it under a covered storage area where they store brake parts for trains, chains, misc. equipment and...
Forum: Commuting
09-02-13, 02:48 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 17,275
Posted By Thrasymachus

Those people who balk at spending money on bikes...

Those people who balk at spending money on bikes tend to not balk at spending money on many other items like huge flatscreen LED televisions, their car or expensive sofa sets to spend their lives...
Forum: Commuting
09-02-13, 02:35 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,813
Posted By Thrasymachus

Water bottle cage that pants won't get caught on

I got a cheap alloy Planet bike water bottle cage. After buying some jean pants that were wider at the ankles, kind of bell-bottom like but not, I noticed that from time to time they would get caught...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 11:36 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 17,275
Posted By Thrasymachus

Well you may not the like way it is stated so...

Well you may not the like way it is stated so bluntly, but it is the truth. I quickly scanned your post history and found that you mentioned in 2008 that you just learned that people spend more $200...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 11:19 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,306
Posted By Thrasymachus

Almost no stores or shopping complexes in...

Almost no stores or shopping complexes in northern New Jersey have bike racks. The only ones I can think of are at a local shopping complex with two restaurants plus other stores, thus most likely...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 11:14 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 17,275
Posted By Thrasymachus

I doubt a free 90's Murray can ride well, which...

I doubt a free 90's Murray can ride well, which makes me suspect you don't know any better and haven't ride any quality bike. The best way to describe those department store bikes which I heard is...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 11:58 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,671
Posted By Thrasymachus

@acidfast7...

@acidfast7 (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=200073):
I don't know what the hell you are trying to say. I think you mean to say mukracker, and actually I will get more replies and more advice...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 11:21 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,671
Posted By Thrasymachus

Loose Chain: The you who beat them on...

Loose Chain:
The you who beat them on Cross-check could have been beaten by a clone of you on a lighter bike. That is what matters. I also notice you have six bikes listed in your profile, so you...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 11:09 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,671
Posted By Thrasymachus

@I-Like-To-Bike...

@I-Like-To-Bike (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=20232):
To be faster, within limits, so I can get to places faster. The limit being that all or most my riding not actually being structured...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 10:49 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,671
Posted By Thrasymachus

@bikemig...

@bikemig (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=302603):
There are some shortcuts where I Iive that involve going on light offroad bits, which is why I am looking at a cyclocross. Remember, I am...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 09:16 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,671
Posted By Thrasymachus

@bikemig...

@bikemig (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=302603):
I don't really enjoy things like building bikes, nor do I have the mechanical aptitude for it as I was raised by woman unfortunately. Thus...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 09:10 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,671
Posted By Thrasymachus

No local bike stores stock any significant amount...

No local bike stores stock any significant amount of Cyclocross bikes, let alone ones meeting my VERY narrow requirements. I have tested the following bikes:
-- 2013 Jamis Nova Race...
Forum: Commuting
09-01-13, 08:47 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,671
Posted By Thrasymachus

Light cyclocross with rack eyelets for going car-free?

Currently I only have a low-end 2010 Trek 6000 mountain bike (http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2010/archive/trek/6000/), that I use for riding on the road and everywhere, well because it is all I...
Forum: Commuting
08-30-13, 08:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 919
Posted By Thrasymachus

Thumb shifters are something for hybrids and...

Thumb shifters are something for hybrids and mountain bikes, and shouldn't really be found on road bikes. I have no idea why you have that weirdo stipulation. You may also want at least an eyelet for...
Forum: Commuting
08-30-13, 07:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 970
Posted By Thrasymachus

If you click on the "Detailed measurements" link...

If you click on the "Detailed measurements" link on their site for any pannier, you can get details on how draw the blueprint. However, they don't seem to include measurements for where the rack...
Forum: Commuting
08-23-13, 08:39 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 16,779
Posted By Thrasymachus

If you see a motorist stop his car to confront...

If you see a motorist stop his car to confront you, don't wait, just lose them. Even if you think you can beat them up, do you think you can avoid being seen or getting caught? It is not worth it....
Forum: Commuting
08-23-13, 08:31 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 8,535
Posted By Thrasymachus

Keep in mind in the USA most cyclists are REALLY...

Keep in mind in the USA most cyclists are REALLY motorists who use their automobile to get almost everywhere they have to in life. Even on this bicycling messageboard on the commuter subsection, this...
Forum: Commuting
08-23-13, 06:16 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 16,779
Posted By Thrasymachus

This is nonsense and you are asking about...

This is nonsense and you are asking about protection? What you should have done is not have watched him stop his car, get out, and come over to assault you, and hauled ass since you have a bike and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-20-13, 01:07 AM
Replies: 1,089
Views: 1,658,699
Posted By Thrasymachus

No, I don't have issues in the case you are...

No, I don't have issues in the case you are describing. What we have here is yet another thread in an English language cycling forum where yet another group of alleged cyclists are condemning real...
Forum: Commuting
08-18-13, 07:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,167
Posted By Thrasymachus

How much do you weigh? On big bumps or potholes,...

How much do you weigh? On big bumps or potholes, you should try to get off the saddle and bend your knees and elbows so your body can act as a shock absorber like when mountain biking, instead of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-18-13, 06:47 PM
Replies: 1,089
Views: 1,658,699
Posted By Thrasymachus

Let me point out the obvious: This is biased ...

Let me point out the obvious:
This is biased and merely a survey, not a study, as pointed out in the '05 post by poster John C. Ratliff which you can find a link to here....
Forum: Northeast
08-09-13, 04:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,663
Posted By Thrasymachus

People operate in social structures. You think...

People operate in social structures. You think instead somehow that the average powerless consumer/worker is in control of the society, and thus it is cyclists as ambassadors who by their allegedly...
Forum: Northeast
08-07-13, 12:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,399
Posted By Thrasymachus

This thread seems dead but I will opine that you...

This thread seems dead but I will opine that you should avoid a suspension fork for riding on the road, unless you live in a locale that has roads in such poor maintenance they do actually resemble...
Forum: Commuting
08-07-13, 12:28 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,582
Posted By Thrasymachus

@lungimsam...

@lungimsam (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=184109):
How much energy, time and effort does the average jerkoff American waste trying to get the biggest house or apartment they can afford...
Forum: Northeast
08-07-13, 12:09 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,663
Posted By Thrasymachus

This thread is a good example of why I don't feel...

This thread is a good example of why I don't feel any bonds or empathy to most fellow cyclists. How can you bs that is the behavior of cyclists why cycling is not popular and facing a backlash? What...
Forum: Commuting
08-04-13, 04:37 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,886
Posted By Thrasymachus

tjspiel: Well maybe the train is not heavily...

tjspiel:
Well maybe the train is not heavily utilized where you live. In New Jersey it gets very crowded at peak hours. Even if you have vertical hooks on your train, what if it is already utilized?...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-02-13, 09:24 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 4,676
Posted By Thrasymachus

Yeah ,I think it is because cars want to know...

Yeah ,I think it is because cars want to know what it is you are on the road, they probably don't know I am a cyclist till they do that. And I wouldn't mind a momentary high beam flash as much, but...
Forum: Commuting
08-02-13, 08:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,886
Posted By Thrasymachus

Allowing bikes and actually taking a full sized...

Allowing bikes and actually taking a full sized bicycle on the train are two different things. I work in the railroad and see that the only places that are designated to tie down full sized bicycles...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-02-13, 07:59 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,220
Posted By Thrasymachus

Click the link! Just by the cartoon depiction of...

Click the link! Just by the cartoon depiction of that guy's face: he is definitely at last a few dozen pounds overweight judging just by the extra facial fat. He needs to go car-free and start...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-02-13, 07:32 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 4,676
Posted By Thrasymachus

I HATE it when cars high beam me when I am riding...

I HATE it when cars high beam me when I am riding at night. One of these days I may crash because of it, especially if I am going downhill and stumble into a pothole which their blasting me with...
Forum: Living Car Free
08-02-13, 06:43 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,060
Posted By Thrasymachus

A good rule of measure: Take my town of...

A good rule of measure:

Take my town of Dover, NJ. It is former canal town, in addition we have a decent sized river passing through. In addition it was and still has an old mostly local freight...
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