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03-28-24, 02:06 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 403
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

My guess, which is also not a fact, but is like...

My guess, which is also not a fact, but is like your mishmash of stats and identification of "average" cyclists and commuters is that one Danish cyclist riding 20 miles daily probably accounts for...
03-26-24, 04:58 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 723
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

A much better choice for the task at hand than...

A much better choice for the task at hand than the Scott Speedster 'Contessa' you mentioned in your OP.
03-26-24, 01:39 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 723
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Examples from my garage that also would be...

Examples from my garage that also would be excellent bikes for an adult (man or woman) to learn to ride as well as being useful for casual recreational riding later. No top bar to induce anxiety for...
03-26-24, 07:28 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 723
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Drop bars for a new rider? Hmm:innocent:. ...

Drop bars for a new rider? Hmm:innocent:.

Both choices seem to be less than ideal for a new rider, especially an older adult, even if the the "instructor" is very comfortable riding on bikes...
03-18-24, 11:38 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,654
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Agree that it can be helpful when suggested...

Agree that it can be helpful when suggested choices and solutions are provided to people who ask for advice; not so much if the advice and opinions about others' choices is gratuitously furnished and...
03-18-24, 09:34 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,654
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Agree with all of that :thumb:, and would add...

Agree with all of that :thumb:, and would add that there is not much to be gained by gratuitously evaluating or implying the quality or value of the bicycling choices made by someone else are not up...
03-17-24, 01:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 460
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Several cereal bowls of Raisin Bran with milk.

Several cereal bowls of Raisin Bran with milk.
03-17-24, 09:40 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,654
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

"Poor" choice as used in this context means a...

"Poor" choice as used in this context means a choice not favored, approved or considered desirable by posters (often lacking in empathy for those not in their social circle) who believe they know...
03-13-24, 03:48 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,654
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

:lol: Ha ha, funny you should mention that. Have...

:lol: Ha ha, funny you should mention that. Have you noticed that there is a Training and Nutrition Forum? Oh wait, some like minded posters post similar if not identical Training and Nutrition...
03-09-24, 09:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,714
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

The most recent successful use of bicycles in...

The most recent successful use of bicycles in military operations has been for carrying cargo by troops/porters through extremely difficult terrain, specifically the Japanese in the Malay Peninsula...
03-08-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,714
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Good enough! A utility bike needs to be...

Good enough!

A utility bike needs to be available and good enough to get around, priced right (free) and have no need for LBS provenance or bragging rights. These available bikes served me well...
03-06-24, 02:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 503
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

The last time I was bicycling in Philadelphia...

The last time I was bicycling in Philadelphia (2017) I remembered that I always have treated all stop signs and traffic lights as yield signs since the late 50's and proceeded safely after assuring...
03-03-24, 09:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,022
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ-LivK4-78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ-LivK4-78
Forum: Commuting
03-03-24, 08:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 443
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

No struggling LBS owner/salesperson would ever...

No struggling LBS owner/salesperson would ever consider such an allegedly horrific sales policy of selling what serviceable stock is on hand, eh?:rolleyes:
03-02-24, 11:33 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,396
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Similar "research" will probably indicate that...

Similar "research" will probably indicate that there are more swimming and boating accidents per 100,000 people in Florida than occur in North Dakota or Nebraska.
03-02-24, 12:41 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,060
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

It is the same logic that would support an...

It is the same logic that would support an argument that brakes are unnecessary for safety because a certain demographic of urban jackasses ride around on bikes without them and claim that they are...
Forum: Commuting
03-01-24, 05:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 446
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Sure you can, just like if you can climb the...

Sure you can, just like if you can climb the steps to get to the second floor of any building without sweating, you can climb the steps to get to the 50th floor without sweating just as long as you...
03-01-24, 05:35 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,060
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

So you say. Any evidence ( besides the hot air...

So you say. Any evidence ( besides the hot air emitted from a handful of self-deluded bicycling gas bags) that bicycle delivery boys and girls as a group are more experienced (whatever that means),...
02-29-24, 12:21 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,762
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Reminds me of this scene in a great movie: ...

Reminds me of this scene in a great movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RriqsUo5TzI
02-28-24, 08:10 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,060
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

You didn't miss anything. You are not the poster...

You didn't miss anything. You are not the poster who is confused.
02-27-24, 03:58 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,762
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Cell Phone Phobia is a beetch, those afflicted...

Cell Phone Phobia is a beetch, those afflicted can't stop their beetching about it.
02-25-24, 01:59 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,118
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Just like responding with an upraised middle...

Just like responding with an upraised middle finger to a stranger who honked the vehicle horn.
02-25-24, 09:19 AM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,762
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

You are correct, my reply should have been...

You are correct, my reply should have been directed at the other poster that you replied to, who seems to believe that cycling clothes are viewed by any intelligent person as an indication of how...
02-24-24, 03:04 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,762
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

I don't connect anything to whether other...

I don't connect anything to whether other cyclists are fast or not, nor do I care or connect anything to "being dropped" or whether I pass anyone else while cycling, no matter what they are riding or...
02-24-24, 01:24 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,779
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

I agree that safety "advice" offered on bike...

I agree that safety "advice" offered on bike forums is often impractical ideas and often is oblivious to the nature of evaluating and managing risk.

Of course many risks exist in all facets of...
02-24-24, 10:05 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,779
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

I understand that there are some who post as if...

I understand that there are some who post as if they are afraid that most motorists are always texting (or otherwise distracted while driving), or are fools indifferent to the continuing health of...
02-23-24, 05:41 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,779
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Anybody can speculate and be uncomfortable about...

Anybody can speculate and be uncomfortable about dire events that might happen to them, somewhere/anywhere if/when the stars do not align correctly, especially if they are susceptible to believing...
02-23-24, 10:04 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,779
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Some people play that "card" regardless of its...

Some people play that "card" regardless of its applicability to the discussion, as if it trumps all other arguments, experiences, or facts on the ground.
Forum: Commuting
02-18-24, 03:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 446
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

I'll second the recommendation for Carhartt...

I'll second the recommendation for Carhartt washable work jackets. I have been using the same one for cycling every winter since I bought one at least a dozen years ago for $50 new. One or two...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-24, 02:59 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,563
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

True, if the alternative is an inexpensive day...

True, if the alternative is an inexpensive day trip on a bicycle or foot. Bicycle and walking trips that would turn a day trip into one requiring overnight lodging throws the economics into a...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-24, 02:42 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,798
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1500x1500/a28723_2240d9245f0e38e083845ed98dc12e038a0179d2.jpg
Forum: Commuting
02-13-24, 01:39 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,563
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

I brought up the idea of buying a new car every...

I brought up the idea of buying a new car every five years Response to 67¢ per mile savings (https://www.bikeforums.net/23153745-post16.html) after you stated a 67¢/savings for every mile of bike...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-24, 12:28 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,563
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

You are correct. One look at the "commuter bikes"...

You are correct. One look at the "commuter bikes" posted on this list and comparison with a look at the bikes parked at work places, stores and public building and the people who ride them to those...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-24, 09:37 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,563
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

What I have been saying is that there is no...

What I have been saying is that there is no reason to incur the unnecessary financial burden from buying, owning and replacing a new car with another new car every five years in order to commute...
Forum: Commuting
02-12-24, 10:54 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,563
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

10 miles/day x 5 days a week x 52 weeks in a year...

10 miles/day x 5 days a week x 52 weeks in a year = 2,600 miles a year, assuming OP cycles every single weekday all year long regardless of weather or personal health issues with zero days off for...
Forum: Commuting
02-11-24, 04:18 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,563
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

If the OP commutes on his bike 5 days/week for 52...

If the OP commutes on his bike 5 days/week for 52 weeks instead of driving the car he already owns, he will "save" the car expenses of driving 2600 miles. His savings will only be linear for fuel,...
Forum: Commuting
02-11-24, 09:44 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,563
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Don't fool yourself, most of these fixed cost...

Don't fool yourself, most of these fixed cost expenses are "saved" only if a bicycle replaces the ownership, use and frequent replacement of a new car used only for commuting purposes.

The IRS...
02-02-24, 02:53 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,762
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

An easy and smarter looking solution to...

An easy and smarter looking solution to helmet-hair is an easy to carry comb, or putting on a cap (baseball or cycling etc.) which is also a better look for those concerned about other hair issues...
02-02-24, 01:49 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,762
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

IMO, dismounted bicyclists who leave their helmet...

IMO, dismounted bicyclists who leave their helmet on and continue to wear it in public places such as business or dining establishments, or while posing for selfies or group pictures - look super...
01-06-24, 05:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 509
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Where NOT in the USA is unlimited money gladly...

Where NOT in the USA is unlimited money gladly spent for tunnels and overpasses at every intersection and all the drivers are trained saints to assure that there will be no conflict with bicyclists?
01-06-24, 08:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 509
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

What sort of truly separate practical bike...

What sort of truly separate practical bike infrastructure (or integrated and equal zero infrastructure) are you thinking about for city streets that eliminates any need for courtesy, driving/riding...
01-05-24, 02:15 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 4,483
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

You did seem to be confused when you mistakenly...

You did seem to be confused when you mistakenly assumed that posters on A&S whose rhetoric routinely includes diatribes are representative of serious bicycling advocates or are rational, or are...
01-03-24, 11:27 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 6,537
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

None of the posts in this thread have anything to...

None of the posts in this thread have anything to do with bicycling, and some have everything to do with some posters flexing their social warrior chops and dreaming about imposing their personal...
12-31-23, 10:51 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 4,483
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

This post is nothing but P&R contrarian...

This post is nothing but P&R contrarian rebelliousness which is a more PC moniker than bat-poop crazy.
12-30-23, 11:07 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 7,438
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

If someone is obsessed with getting an edge on...

If someone is obsessed with getting an edge on the competition, (even when it is imagined, and may consist of strangers, phantoms,or arbitrary goals set by the "pro wanna-be") and believes that...
12-29-23, 11:11 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 7,438
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

You got it all wrong. The correct source of...

You got it all wrong. The correct source of information about what is good for the bicycling "pros" of BF 50+ (and therefore everybody else) is somebody, anybody who can provide a quotable spiel that...
12-29-23, 08:47 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 7,438
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Don't forget that "Cotton Kills!" Everybody...

Don't forget that "Cotton Kills!" Everybody knows that.
12-29-23, 08:10 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 7,382
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Some compulsive people might feel or think "old...

Some compulsive people might feel or think "old guy" just like when they were 30, 40 and 50, and just have difficulty accepting that their life cycle goes on and that their body changes no matter how...
12-28-23, 08:03 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 7,382
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

Might make sense to people who read the question...

Might make sense to people who read the question in the OP and assume that feeling older (or not) is all about maintaing, gaining or losing their place in an imaginary contest of bicycling fitness...
12-26-23, 01:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 966
Posted By I-Like-To-Bike

I am surprised that an 150 yard narrow stretch of...

I am surprised that an 150 yard narrow stretch of 25 mph road causes all that drama for you or the drivers. If there are no other road alternatives, to avoid this drama I would have the group walk...
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