Commuting races
02-10-24, 11:27 AM
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I found a photo of Tripple Lights, after beating Larry for the nth time:
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02-10-24, 11:38 AM
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...don't let the h8terz get you down, Larry. Anyone fortunate enough in his work environment, that he is in a hurry to get there every morning, is a lucky man.
...don't let the h8terz get you down, Larry. Anyone fortunate enough in his work environment, that he is in a hurry to get there every morning, is a lucky man.
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02-10-24, 02:48 PM
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Some folks, the ways points go right by them, you's think they were Olympic fencing champs or something.
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02-10-24, 04:16 PM
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02-10-24, 06:54 PM
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Tripple Lights knows and takes it way too seriously. First time I met him I caught up to him and said hi, and he said something really obnoxious like “you can’t keep up with me” or “can you handle this pace?” or something, then looked all pissed off and wouldn’t talk to me after I responded “well I just caught you didn’t I?” Then he absolutely sent it on the only hill, and local dropzone, and beat me soundly.
im convinced that he would brake check me to try and get an advantage if he saw me drafting. Dude is hardcore. I also think his over the top light display isn’t for cars, the way he rides suggests to me that he is not worried about visibility, he is peacocking other cyclists.
im convinced that he would brake check me to try and get an advantage if he saw me drafting. Dude is hardcore. I also think his over the top light display isn’t for cars, the way he rides suggests to me that he is not worried about visibility, he is peacocking other cyclists.
02-10-24, 07:03 PM
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^^^ Larry at least uses punctuation.
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The only commuter racing I ever did was to beat the time clock so I wouldn’t get fired. Wasn’t racing to put the hurt on anybody or because I loved my job so much I couldn’t wait to get there. My young wife and I had the funny habit of needing to eat. Fear can make you fast!
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02-10-24, 07:22 PM
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I don't commute, but once, on the Newport back bay loop, I tucked in behind someone for < 10 s to wait for cycling and jogging traffic in the opposite direction to pass. After that I moved left to pass him, and he veered left to cut me off while *****ing about how I was riding on his wheel.
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02-10-24, 08:16 PM
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02-10-24, 08:28 PM
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I know this is oddly on-topic for a thread like this, but there used to be a regular unsanctioned bike messenger races in Chicago in the 1990's that were run on open streets with traffic. It got way out of hand and was eventually shut down.
A bunch of messengers organized a team, and started participating in crits instead. A few years later it was one of the largest race teams in the region, and still exists today.
A bunch of messengers organized a team, and started participating in crits instead. A few years later it was one of the largest race teams in the region, and still exists today.
02-10-24, 08:30 PM
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I don't commute, but once, on the Newport back bay loop, I tucked in behind someone for < 10 s to wait for cycling and jogging traffic in the opposite direction to pass. After that I moved left to pass him, and he veered left to cut me off while *****ing about how I was riding on his wheel.
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Never raced anyone while commuting but every once in a while would team up with a fellow commuter and trade pulls.
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02-11-24, 12:31 AM
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The only commuter racing I ever did was to beat the time clock so I wouldn’t get fired. Wasn’t racing to put the hurt on anybody or because I loved my job so much I couldn’t wait to get there. My young wife and I had the funny habit of needing to eat. Fear can make you fast!
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02-12-24, 12:25 PM
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Another topic covered thoroughly and humorously by Bike Snob. I miss him.
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