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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-28-22, 08:10 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 8,340
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Sounds nicer than Miami, St. Augustine, Tampa,...

Sounds nicer than Miami, St. Augustine, Tampa, and Gainesville, and Ocala. Never spent time in Jax.

On second point, hard disagree. You cannot win with some people. Some people would roll coal on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-15-22, 10:12 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 8,562
Posted By Gear_Admiral

cudak888: > I suppose those who call bike lanes...

cudak888:
> I suppose those who call bike lanes for people of all ages and abilities "communist" is a platform that's simpler and easier to support.

Sure, communism is "things I don't like." I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-15-22, 09:53 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,093
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Good points. I'm sure having narrower streets...

Good points. I'm sure having narrower streets with trees and not massive multi-lane roads with "clear zones" devoid of any shade at all would help, as would having changing rooms at work. Even if...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-15-22, 09:47 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 7,484
Posted By Gear_Admiral

I know you thought you were refuting me that...

I know you thought you were refuting me that nothing comes close to killing as cars do, but I was talking about a ubiquitous thing, as in an object that is everywhere. I was contrasting the car...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-09-22, 10:53 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 7,484
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Even with almost all Americans esconsed in giant...

Even with almost all Americans esconsed in giant metal boxes, there are over 40,000 traffic deaths per year, with several times as many people injured, often severely. Cars are by far the most deadly...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-09-22, 10:43 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,093
Posted By Gear_Admiral

That is s big factor in the USA: states. Because...

That is s big factor in the USA: states. Because most Americans live in suburbs, their thinking changes to match their environment and imagining another environment is hard. To them, car dependency...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-30-22, 09:12 PM
Replies: 1,258
Views: 54,333
Posted By Gear_Admiral

1. I see your point about disagreeing with the...

1. I see your point about disagreeing with the premise of the thread and respect that.

2. I did know some people with high end bikes. I am like a pauper in old rags seeing someone in a 3-piece...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-30-22, 08:53 PM
Replies: 1,258
Views: 54,333
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Why do I need to be able to tell the difference...

Why do I need to be able to tell the difference betwen 3 and 6 thousand dollar bikes? I can't tell the difference between a low end yacht and a high end yacht but I can tell that a 50-foot yacht for...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-22, 08:43 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,917
Posted By Gear_Admiral

I recommend people ignore UniChris. Almost...

I recommend people ignore UniChris. Almost everything he says is factually wrong and disproven by reality. Slowing down drivers saves lives. Off of highways, total speed itself is the greatest...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-22, 08:30 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,917
Posted By Gear_Admiral

A lot do. Hundreds and hundreds of people...

A lot do. Hundreds and hundreds of people everyday are hospitalized from car crashes. The only reason so many of them live (and still on average over *100* people *die* every day on American...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-30-22, 08:06 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,917
Posted By Gear_Admiral

We have a winner here. Yep. As much as we...

We have a winner here.

Yep. As much as we may get angry, usually rightfully angry, at motorists, we can't make hundreds of millions of car drivers in America become masters of automobile...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-29-22, 11:47 AM
Replies: 1,258
Views: 54,333
Posted By Gear_Admiral

I wasn't under that misapprehension. But I...

I wasn't under that misapprehension.

But I haven't ever owned a super expensive bike myself.

I ballparked the figures. Looking online, 5 kg was too low. It seems more like 8 kg for a carbon...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-29-22, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1,258
Views: 54,333
Posted By Gear_Admiral

And a lot of college students who are lazy and...

And a lot of college students who are lazy and think about getting in shape and whose parents are rich. The kid thinks he or she will "get into biking," if only he or she had the right bike.

No...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-29-22, 10:20 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 9,513
Posted By Gear_Admiral

I know you meant this qurmestion rhetorically,...

I know you meant this qurmestion rhetorically, but many people (esp. in North America) unironically think this. A cyclist is trespassing on the road invented for automobiles and paid for exclusively...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-29-22, 09:33 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 7,201
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Theft is a function of bike value and ease of...

Theft is a function of bike value and ease of defeating the lock and also bikes nearby.

I spray painted mine to look loke crud. Black all over, then reddish brown near joints to look like rust....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-22, 08:49 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,883
Posted By Gear_Admiral

I do not know if I am remebering wrong or if...

I do not know if I am remebering wrong or if standards changed, but obese (I thought) meant 20 lbs overweight. The CDC places it at more than 30 lbs overweight for the 5'9" male, which is pretty damn...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-22, 08:44 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,883
Posted By Gear_Admiral

When in a country where obesity is uncommon, the...

When in a country where obesity is uncommon, the obese American expat is a strange duck. (1) She or he somehow manages to remain obese in a place where food is healthier and walking is more common...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-23-22, 03:43 PM
Replies: 445
Views: 19,718
Posted By Gear_Admiral

That's the biggest thing dissuading me from ever...

That's the biggest thing dissuading me from ever getting one. After the battery goes, you're just pedaling a monstrous, heavy, mediocre bike with horrible gearing, dynamics, etc. An e-bike would make...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-23-22, 02:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,558
Posted By Gear_Admiral

> You can ... still be charged with a crime .... ...

> You can ... still be charged with a crime ....

Exactly. You *can* be, but there's no guarantee. You can provide video evidence and have witnesses, but if no one died and you (the victim) did not...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-21-22, 01:20 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,029
Posted By Gear_Admiral

For that reason, at night, I say it is important...

For that reason, at night, I say it is important to have a steady light always visible. Flashing extra lights are optional.

On a bus, on foot, on a bike, if I see a bike with a flasher abd...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-21-22, 09:03 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,256
Posted By Gear_Admiral

And all of these cars spur on building more...

And all of these cars spur on building more parking and more lanes, making things too far away to bike or walk to and taking away bike lanes and sidewalks, which discourages bikijg, which encourages...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-20-22, 11:01 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,883
Posted By Gear_Admiral

I would hazard a guess here that this situation...

I would hazard a guess here that this situation is different for those outside of Tallahassee and those inside a city like Tallahassee. The people living in cities who buy trucks 100% for vanity...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-20-22, 10:47 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,166
Posted By Gear_Admiral

> Also, due to safety concerns, I don't do any...

> Also, due to safety concerns, I don't do any more road riding. Indoor trainer or a nearby Rail-Trail about 35 minute DRIVE away from home. 24 miles of that drive are on a bridge that does not allow...
Forum: Commuting
09-19-22, 01:55 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,685
Posted By Gear_Admiral

And that is a problem almost everywhere in North...

And that is a problem almost everywhere in North America. The planning and layout are so different from how they are in much of Europe or Asia or even in the USA before 1950. That travel is a big...
Forum: Commuting
09-18-22, 06:13 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,685
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Infrastructure and zoning are 99% of the answer...

Infrastructure and zoning are 99% of the answer to your question.

Safe, segregated bike lanes that go to destinations and connect. A painted shoulder on the road next to a park that ends (the road...
Forum: Commuting
09-18-22, 05:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,500
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Lezyne Micro Floor HP ...

Lezyne Micro Floor HP

https://ride.lezyne.com/products/1-mp-mfdr-v204hp

It has a holder that screws on the frame without blocking anything (pump is held offset), the thing screws onto the valve...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-18-22, 05:19 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,883
Posted By Gear_Admiral

One of those censored words was a synonym for...

One of those censored words was a synonym for kvetching (don't know how well-known Yiddish is outside of NY).

The other was for Rę.đď.ıt, which I unfavorably compared to the bird app.

Is that...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-18-22, 05:15 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,883
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Word. Looking for jeans reviews as I want...

Word.

Looking for jeans reviews as I want pants in the older style. Not vintage, old.

With room for make anatomy and for muscled legs and buttocks. Not skinny, not hip huggers.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-18-22, 05:00 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,029
Posted By Gear_Admiral

I have a GoPro4 (color?) from back in the day and...

I have a GoPro4 (color?) from back in the day and reviewed my footage when I used it regularly. It was never clear enough to read plates on most cars. Every adjustment I made had tradeoffs. As the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-18-22, 01:00 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,029
Posted By Gear_Admiral

FYI on cameras that OP mentioned briefly. ...

FYI on cameras that OP mentioned briefly.

Higher rez = more graininess and/or need better memory and better lens and better software encoding

Higher frame rate = less blur, but poor...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-13-22, 03:58 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,960
Posted By Gear_Admiral

The disconnect that some autonomous vehicle fans...

The disconnect that some autonomous vehicle fans have ...

These cars are, at *best*, another decade away. Musk has been touting full self-driving "next year" since 2014. Look at Waymo or any auto...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-13-22, 03:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 576
Posted By Gear_Admiral

1. Stop signs won't make a difference if placed...

1. Stop signs won't make a difference if placed there.

2. The white truck isn't on the sidewalk and is not some obnoxious pavement princess.

3. That type of situation could happen regardless....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-13-22, 03:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,799
Posted By Gear_Admiral

The $100 helmet will protect you much better than...

The $100 helmet will protect you much better than a $20 helmet.

Will the $1,000 helmet protect you 1.25x as much as a the $100 helmet? Sure.

Will the $1,000 helmet protect you 10x as much as a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-13-22, 03:31 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,977
Posted By Gear_Admiral

Hear, hear. I also will wear the colors, use...

Hear, hear. I also will wear the colors, use reflectors, and often use all the lights because it is a small cost relatively, yes, but I mostly do these things for liability -- i.e., to legally cover...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-13-22, 01:48 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,977
Posted By Gear_Admiral

One area where it makes a ton of sense is in the...

One area where it makes a ton of sense is in the Nordic countries. I will grant that. There are towns in mountainous and polar places like Norway where the sun is so low that you never see direct...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-13-22, 01:43 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,977
Posted By Gear_Admiral

There is a difference between going with what...

There is a difference between going with what "makes sense after five seconds of thought" and assuming that authorities are intelligent and have good intentions on the one hand, and relying on...
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