Nothing slows you down more than a guy with a map
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I did mention that they were “standing in the road” that slowed me down. No need to kick over any bikes, all those Lime bikes have disappeared. I wonder where they went?
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Too bad those lime bikes went away since you are now taking out your displaced anger on people around you rather than on inanimate objects.
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Maybe a few months of therapy would be more useful for him rather than continually complaining about the people he encounters in life? We can only hope.
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I also really enjoy looking at maps and figuring out the best places to go and how to get there. IMO the best cycling maps, for example in the Boston area in my experience, are the AAA metropolitan maps. They have a small enough scale to identify lesser traveled roads, yet cover a pretty wide area for long rides.
When my son was younger and would ask those questions like, "How far?" and "When are we going to get there?," I would answer: "A road warrior doesn't ask questions like that. All a road warrior wants to know is where are we going and how are we going to get there?".
When my son was younger and would ask those questions like, "How far?" and "When are we going to get there?," I would answer: "A road warrior doesn't ask questions like that. All a road warrior wants to know is where are we going and how are we going to get there?".
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And Walnut Creek is kinda a privileged place, or at least, it used to be.
He didn't: Call the cops, draw his weapon, run them over, air-horn 'em or bear spray 'em, etc.
If this was the 50+ Forum, i'd tell you to get off his lawn.
edit: Mods - isn't there a rule against sliming people before achieving 10 posts?
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I may not have wisdom, but always try to have couth.
for to become uncouth would become unconscionable.
edit: maybe people took me too literally, I put a smiley in the post initially.
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On Sunday I was taking my usual loop through the East Bay town of Walnut Creek. I like to cross Ygnacio Valley Road at San Carlos and cruise through the neighborhoods. I'm pretty slow and the streets are wide and traffic very light, typical suburban area built in the 1950's. I know that because the swim club, Rancho San Miguel is celebrating their founding in 1959. A group of three riders passed me but then I soon caught up to them standing in the road looking at a map, they seemed to be deciding to turn left. I asked where they are going and got the reply "Diablo". My reply "you're going the wrong way". So I continued on, I could see the locally famous mountain straight ahead. After getting through the neighborhoods I came out on Walnut Ave and turned right heading up. Looking back to the left I could see those three riders. They came by and I said "told you so". I hope they had a nice ride but they could have done better and learned something by just looking around them and following the obvious route. I'm a fan of keeping the map in my pocket and figuring it out on my own, it's way more fun. Even worse is slavishly following some computerized route.
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Kind of OT, but it seems like every good hike is on the intersection of 4 7.5' quads.
scott s.
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scott s.
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Hah, I once did exactly as the OP espoused while riding in New Castle, Australia. Big mountain off in the distance just bugged me so I rode at it. Had to break out the phone a few times to make sure I wasn't heading down a veritable dead-end, which I did a few times. Took a few roads I probably shouldn't have (was there for a while on business travel.) and ran out of water at one point but climbed the big hill that day.
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I live in the SF Bay area (specifically south bay near Mtn. View/Sunnyvale) and I can see Diablo fairly easy from here....
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You can do better. Make them watch while you refold the map - THE WRONG WAY!
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