Common cycling myths
05-13-13, 02:01 PM
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Pedaled too far.
I thought it was that hipsters only ride fixed gear bikes.
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05-13-13, 02:55 PM
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05-13-13, 05:12 PM
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05-13-13, 06:06 PM
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one of the myths i hear, and even put up myself when i don't want to ride, is
'it will take too long by bike'. and sometimes, thats' true.
On average for the average merican though, probably not really.
40 percent of our trips outside the home are two miles or less. Essentially, in my thinking a lot of trips to the store for six packs, baby formula, tampons, smokes, chips, milk, and diapers.
A safety bike in every garage, a folder in every foyer. With carriers!
'it will take too long by bike'. and sometimes, thats' true.
On average for the average merican though, probably not really.
40 percent of our trips outside the home are two miles or less. Essentially, in my thinking a lot of trips to the store for six packs, baby formula, tampons, smokes, chips, milk, and diapers.
A safety bike in every garage, a folder in every foyer. With carriers!
This... yes! Shorter trips may indeed be a tossup and many trips are less than two miles. This myth isn't spoken much. It seems hard-wired into people's brain.
05-13-13, 06:11 PM
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Commonly known old things associated with hipsters include Parliament cigarettes (and a devil-may-care attitude about smoking laws), Pabst beer, grandparent's clothing (or thrift store finds), bicycles with fixed gears (often ridden to the night clubs), analog cameras, and recycling and reusing almost anything (ingenuity, common sense, and fun comes into this).
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The term could almost apply to me... even.
05-13-13, 06:51 PM
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05-13-13, 08:19 PM
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05-13-13, 08:52 PM
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05-13-13, 08:57 PM
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Pedaled too far.
I was only discussing the bicycle choices of hipsters.
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05-13-13, 09:11 PM
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Rubber bungee strapped 3 cases (72 bottles/36 quarts) at a time to the rear rack of my Raleigh Sports. A real solid bike. Lasted 30 years before my daughter abandoned it in Freiburg, GE.
Eventually I upgraded to Yuengling Porter in the stubby 12 oz refillable bottles which cost a few dollars more for a case.
05-13-13, 09:43 PM
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I used to drink it in the early to mid 70's when I could buy it in cases of 24 16oz refillable bottles for $4 plus $1.50 deposit on the bottles and hard cardboard case. It was cheaper to buy beer in Philadelphia in refillable bottles, pay the deposit and throw 'em away than buy beer in cans. No wonder there was so much glass on the street in those days. Of course I was a good citizen/too cheap to throw the bottles away and always returned them for the deposit.
Rubber bungee strapped 3 cases (72 bottles/36 quarts) at a time to the rear rack of my Raleigh Sports. A real solid bike. Lasted 30 years before my daughter abandoned it in Freiburg, GE.
Eventually I upgraded to Yuengling Porter in the stubby 12 oz refillable bottles which cost a few dollars more for a case.
Rubber bungee strapped 3 cases (72 bottles/36 quarts) at a time to the rear rack of my Raleigh Sports. A real solid bike. Lasted 30 years before my daughter abandoned it in Freiburg, GE.
Eventually I upgraded to Yuengling Porter in the stubby 12 oz refillable bottles which cost a few dollars more for a case.
05-13-13, 10:10 PM
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short people pedal more than tall people.
short hair makes you more aero
a narrow saddle restricts the swimmers
"freds" have more fun
muts are for everyone
short hair makes you more aero
a narrow saddle restricts the swimmers
"freds" have more fun
muts are for everyone
05-14-13, 02:57 PM
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05-14-13, 08:05 PM
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What about:
1. Cycling is inherently unsafe, as the bicycle has no steel cage and air bags. Cars are much safer.
2, Hardly any women commute, especially in cool weather.
3. The bicycle could never replace the automobile because it's inconvenient in inclement weather.
4. Cycling is great, but a stretch for old folks.
1. Cycling is inherently unsafe, as the bicycle has no steel cage and air bags. Cars are much safer.
2, Hardly any women commute, especially in cool weather.
3. The bicycle could never replace the automobile because it's inconvenient in inclement weather.
4. Cycling is great, but a stretch for old folks.
05-17-13, 08:05 PM
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Bicycling is so diverse - everything about it is both truth and myth. We're all right, we're all wrong.
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06-16-13, 05:10 PM
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Maybe not if you live in Florida or New Mexico...
The only myth I regularly encounter (and debunk every winter) is the belief that a bicycle cannot be ridden on an icy surface, even in a straight line on a flat surface, because the wheels would instantly slip sideways from under the rider.
The only myth I regularly encounter (and debunk every winter) is the belief that a bicycle cannot be ridden on an icy surface, even in a straight line on a flat surface, because the wheels would instantly slip sideways from under the rider.
06-16-13, 05:26 PM
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The greatest myth of all which many people actually believe is: "cycling is a rich mens sport and poor mens transportation".
06-16-13, 06:11 PM
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5. Cyclists are suicidal.
06-16-13, 06:39 PM
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I agree that you don't have to look like a professional racer or need to have a carbon frame, but I disagree with you about gears. In some circumstances, such as a very hilly city, gears may not be necessary for young or very strong riders, but for other, older, weaker or fatter riders, or riders who just like to buy 12 packs of beer on the way home on Sundays, they're pretty useful, even necessary. Gears were invented for good reason.
06-16-13, 07:35 PM
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06-18-13, 09:10 PM
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06-23-13, 02:24 AM
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I know one, as I hear it almost daily online. "European city bikes are for flat cities and for short trips." This comes mainly from the sporty types that shave their bikes to reduce weight.
I ride one in Omaha, Ne, and if gerv has ever been here he knows we have some BIG hills. Yet my little 3 speed city bike, all 40-50 lbs of it, gets me around just fine. I also regularly ride it 6-7 miles one way, then haul back 50+ lbs of stuff.
And before anyone comes back with, you have to be physically fit to do that. I weigh 240lbs....
I ride one in Omaha, Ne, and if gerv has ever been here he knows we have some BIG hills. Yet my little 3 speed city bike, all 40-50 lbs of it, gets me around just fine. I also regularly ride it 6-7 miles one way, then haul back 50+ lbs of stuff.
And before anyone comes back with, you have to be physically fit to do that. I weigh 240lbs....
