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Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
07-27-19, 08:14 AM
Replies: 381
Views: 36,959
Posted By JohnX

E-bikes that are functional should change the 6%...

E-bikes that are functional should change the 6% top out rate. And when you add other alternatives, such as scooters and one wheels, I think you'll find the rate increasing a lot. Sad to say, people...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-27-19, 08:02 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,375
Posted By JohnX

I hope Mr. Salovesh didn't suffer. I pray for a...

I hope Mr. Salovesh didn't suffer. I pray for a more liveable world some day; one in which 3000 lb vehicles aren't careening here and there destroying humans in their path. When just being stopped at...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-07-19, 06:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,961
Posted By JohnX

let us know what you come up with. the issue of...

let us know what you come up with. the issue of a lot of weight on a small area has always seemed to me to be a difficult problem
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-05-19, 06:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,961
Posted By JohnX

Being of extra size myself I seem to have the...

Being of extra size myself I seem to have the best luck with a Terry Liberator saddle, a maker that mostly appears to be directed at women. I'm not sure there is a completely comfortable saddle in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-23-19, 06:18 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 11,058
Posted By JohnX

Could be, like maybe the impact occurred to the...

Could be, like maybe the impact occurred to the left and behind the picture taker much closer to the road and then after running off the road, gunned it to get back on the road. Which doesn't sound...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-21-19, 05:23 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 11,058
Posted By JohnX

Yep, that's what she says. Went back to find a...

Yep, that's what she says. Went back to find a little more info and found this picture from an article the next day that says these are the driver's skid marks in the grass. So her story looks a lot...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-19-19, 10:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 11,058
Posted By JohnX

It is a real shame, but as we know, the driver’s...

It is a real shame, but as we know, the driver’s intent means a lot in a criminal case. And there are so few drivers that really intend to hit a bicycler. There are some lower standards like gross...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-18-19, 05:29 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,841
Posted By JohnX

You can find the former threads if you try, but...

You can find the former threads if you try, but basically this guy got in the failing New York Times once (maybe there was a small paper in Martha's Vineyard before that) as riding across the country...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-15-19, 10:55 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,841
Posted By JohnX

That's really great-congrats! No more special...

That's really great-congrats! No more special built wheels. If I am not mistaken, someone donated some custom wheels for Eric last time that are 48 spoke. But even those will have a hard time...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-14-19, 07:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,841
Posted By JohnX

He's Baaaaaack

Yes, he whose online nickname shall not be spoken, and wanting you to donate to Patreon, for the inside scoop.

Yes, our friend Eric Hites is really, really, gonna do it this time. Not spending...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-08-17, 07:57 PM
Replies: 503
Views: 34,213
Posted By JohnX

Great video. The left lane bias is gold. ...

Great video.

The left lane bias is gold.

I am a particular fan of the situation where you just can't weave between the cars so you have to swing to the tail of the line and cross into the wrong...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
08-02-17, 08:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,429
Posted By JohnX

thanks for the suggestions

thanks for the suggestions
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
08-01-17, 10:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,429
Posted By JohnX

flashing lights that last more than 2 hours

I really like my Serfas Thunderbolt lights I bought a few years ago-they strap on with some flexible ties anywhere i want to put them and they are a very bright flashing white one and red one. But...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-28-17, 10:33 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 38,133
Posted By JohnX

he will do 90 days i feel. balance on probation....

he will do 90 days i feel. balance on probation. plea bargain. unless he wants to go to trial in which it goes up to 180 days with balance on probation. IMHO
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-17, 06:57 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 25,650
Posted By JohnX

too big a seat causes pain on the area just ahead...

too big a seat causes pain on the area just ahead of your sit points, from the rocking of the pedal stroke. for longer rides. as i have discovered. notwithstaanding that, you need a seat at least...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-16-17, 01:13 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 13,288
Posted By JohnX

3 years ago. I used to take Beach blvd. To the...

3 years ago. I used to take Beach blvd. To the crossover road by the mall, then through a tunnel under butler, which still left problems getting to Baymeadows Way, off 1A. But sometimes I would...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-16-17, 01:07 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 13,288
Posted By JohnX

I love it! Quit being so sensitive

I love it! Quit being so sensitive
Forum: Road Cycling
07-15-17, 09:34 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 13,288
Posted By JohnX

I think things are changing. I live in Dallas...

I think things are changing. I live in Dallas and work downtown. I used to ride to work some but had to quit due to the length and the place i used to shower was moved farther away, making...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-15-17, 06:32 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,594
Posted By JohnX

Looking at the Google maps again made me realize...

Looking at the Google maps again made me realize something. There was a path that could have been taken on a sidewalk over a bridge to avoid the '"jog" over the turn lane-so i have to give planners...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-15-17, 05:33 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,594
Posted By JohnX

Interesting observation. The google car does...

Interesting observation. The google car does cross the bike lane just as it would a regular car lane. Which leads me to believe that these lanes need to be straddled on both sides by meaningful...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-14-17, 01:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,594
Posted By JohnX

I guess we could be "relevant" as is talked about...

I guess we could be "relevant" as is talked about in one of the other posts. which i interpret "relevant" as meaning ride in the middle of a car lane. maybe i'm reading relevant wrong, but i think...
Forum: Commuting
07-13-17, 11:57 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 11,811
Posted By JohnX

i just meant if you cycle to work and don't want...

i just meant if you cycle to work and don't want to leave it in the rain all day what cover works best.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-13-17, 11:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,557
Posted By JohnX

Did both. Maybe you can explain what he means by...

Did both. Maybe you can explain what he means by relevant, in a few words. I am assuming he means something other than visible.
Forum: Commuting
07-13-17, 09:48 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 11,811
Posted By JohnX

covering the bicycle

i am curious what the experts use to cover their bicycle where you lock it on a bike rack.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-13-17, 05:19 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,557
Posted By JohnX

In wonkish fashion, he leaves "relevance" for me...

In wonkish fashion, he leaves "relevance" for me to figure out, like a riddle. I think visibility is number 1, followed by deep understanding that cars always win.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-12-17, 08:44 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,594
Posted By JohnX

The sandwiched bicycle lane. Safe enough for early morning?

Sadly, not for Robert Allen Shepherd, even with the reflective vest. I used to ride a lane like this sometimes in Jacksonville and found it disconcerting to have speeding traffic on both sides of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-11-17, 04:29 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 38,133
Posted By JohnX

My prediction is a plea bargain for an 8 year...

My prediction is a plea bargain for an 8 year sentence for aggravated assault, with 90 days jail time and balance on probation. this assumes he has a clean record which most likely he does.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-10-17, 07:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,263
Posted By JohnX

Safe road? or dumb bad luck

This road looks pretty safe actually.

But it makes you wonder if the only safe road is one away from vehicles.

Yes, i know the risks in life. more likely to die slipping in the bathtub than a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-09-17, 08:17 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 38,133
Posted By JohnX

Nice work, thank you. i still think the...

Nice work, thank you.

i still think the driver will get convicted of something, probably a plea bargain.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-09-17, 03:17 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,666
Posted By JohnX

[QUOTE=CliffordK;19706336]The highways appear to...

[QUOTE=CliffordK;19706336]The highways appear to have fairly wide shoulders, but it is difficult to predict the actual condition. Google shows a free lounge chair you could pick up, as well as...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-09-17, 01:14 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 38,133
Posted By JohnX

unbelievable. I am curious to find out what his...

unbelievable. I am curious to find out what his excuse is going to be. I did hear the honk, but it could have been from the truck. That looks to be a Ford F-150 that passed by-sounds just like...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-09-17, 12:49 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,666
Posted By JohnX

Its a complaint of mine that newspaper articles...

Its a complaint of mine that newspaper articles seldom state how the accident appeared to happen. Occasionally they will say something like the decedent didn't have a helmet or something, as if that...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-08-17, 06:35 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,666
Posted By JohnX

I am assuming, hopefully correctly, that the...

I am assuming, hopefully correctly, that the arrow on trailer is to redirect traffic around the dead body and investigation scene. you can see the covered body
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-08-17, 12:04 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,666
Posted By JohnX

Would you cycle this road

in my obsession with bicycle fatalities, i try to examine the time and the type of road, to see what causes fatalities. Most online articles have minimal information on what actually causes these...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-07-17, 07:49 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,944
Posted By JohnX

i think you made the right decision. cars win,...

i think you made the right decision. cars win, that's just the way it is.

i'm encouraged Florida is spending some money on doing bike crash studies and it confirms my suspicion that riding at...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-21-17, 03:58 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,434
Posted By JohnX

no, nationally. i see stories of people dying on...

no, nationally. i see stories of people dying on a bicycle every day. and it seems most of them are when it is dark.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-17-17, 06:25 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,434
Posted By JohnX

I have a google news alert for bicycle fatality...

I have a google news alert for bicycle fatality and the thing that strikes me is most fatalities happen at night. Or early dawn. So lights or not, bicycling at night on a road with cars is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-17, 09:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,590
Posted By JohnX

Vbikes

novel sounding idea for ridesharing. the bikes are not in any particular place. you use your phone app to unlock them, ride them, then leave them where you want. and supposedly someone else will...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-15-17, 08:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 15,545
Posted By JohnX

you can do it. reach over the horizontal bar and...

you can do it. reach over the horizontal bar and grab the vertical post low on the bike and use the left hand to tip the bicycle upwards and use your back. unless you mean 6 stories.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-22-15, 07:12 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 5,210
Posted By JohnX

bike lanes like this in Slovenia of all places...

bike lanes like this in Slovenia of all places would be nice. I mean, we are the richest country in the world, why not?483989
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-15, 05:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,585
Posted By JohnX

Get a roller and lay down on it and roll the part...

Get a roller and lay down on it and roll the part of your back that gets sore. when I first started doing a bootcamp class I froze up from the exercises and thought I had pulled something. the...
Forum: Commuting
09-13-15, 08:28 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,479
Posted By JohnX

I have a suggestion that I have not used myself...

I have a suggestion that I have not used myself but when I was considering a cross country tour I was going to use. That is to go to a police website and buy a blue and red flashing light for a...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-13-15, 08:19 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 14,612
Posted By JohnX

Surly long haul trucker is best bet but a used...

Surly long haul trucker is best bet but a used one will cost around $700

the diamondback hybrid is a good suggestion also-I rode one of those at that weight with no problem. could pick one up...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-08-15, 07:22 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 7,598
Posted By JohnX

night riding

Most of the google alert bicycle fatalities I read about from car accidents are at night and early morning. Plus more impaired people, not a good idea.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-06-15, 10:30 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,528
Posted By JohnX

The good thing is he does give morbidly obese...

The good thing is he does give morbidly obese some hope. Whether its a scam or not. As someone said earlier, if it is a scam, there are lots worse ones. And riding at 500 pounds has to be hard. ...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-04-15, 03:22 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,528
Posted By JohnX

Scott did it the hard way, without help. there...

Scott did it the hard way, without help. there aren't many that can do what he has done. Fat Guy will lose some weight. he's lost some already. gotta remember, he is not doing what we dream of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-03-15, 05:01 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,528
Posted By JohnX

he seems to be doing a pretty good job of...

he seems to be doing a pretty good job of publicizing his ride and getting charitable acts by bicycling stores and people generally. some pulling his gear so he can just ride. I believe he thinks...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-02-15, 06:17 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,528
Posted By JohnX

seems like he would have some flat tires he...

seems like he would have some flat tires he blew a valve stem the other day; which I would consider a flat. but that's the first one I've heard about.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-24-15, 09:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,528
Posted By JohnX

"Some people do that in one day." But...

"Some people do that in one day."

But remember, these are morbidly obese smokers. 10-15 miles is a lot, especially the butt pain. Again, the idea is to lose weight and have fun on someone else's...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-23-15, 04:41 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,528
Posted By JohnX

I think that pretty well sums it up.

I think that pretty well sums it up.
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