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10-05-22, 12:32 PM
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Got clipped on the rear fender by a driver at a 4-way stop on my way to work today. Didn't go down, but I screamed a lot. The guy must have looked right at me with my red jacket and headlight, but didn't register me. He said his mind was on looking for a parking space. He was mortified and offered to take me and the bike home. Worst part is one of my fender struts popped out of its draw bolt/nut and I couldn't find it. It's going to take a week to replace.
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10-05-22, 12:33 PM
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Got clipped on the rear fender by a driver at a 4-way stop on my way to work today. Didn't go down, but I screamed a lot. The guy must have looked right at me with my red jacket and headlight, but didn't register me. He said his mind was on looking for a parking space. He was mortified and offered to take me and the bike home. Worst part is one of my fender struts popped out of its draw bolt/nut and I couldn't find it. It's going to take a week to replace.
10-05-22, 12:40 PM
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I am never concerned with time nor do we race each other when I ride dirt with others.
All up, me the bike, the Camelbak, around 245 pounds. I used those crappy little tires on a hardtail but I wouldn't want to do it again unless I knew the trail was tame, the sort of stuff where you could ride a gravel bike. We were miles back in the mountains above Lake Isabella when a friend sliced open a tire on a rock. Luckily they were able to doctor it up or it would have been a long walk.
The other big factor is age. I'm now 68, not 35. The extra traction and security of big tires is what drew me to a "plus" bike in the first place. A 2.8 tire @15 psi provides way more grip on the slippery dried out surfaces we have compared to a 1.9 @ 30 psi. Having said all that I am wondering if a set of 2.4 tires would suffice on the tamer rides I am doing these days. Not an XC tire, but a durable trail model.
10-05-22, 12:58 PM
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Got clipped on the rear fender by a driver at a 4-way stop on my way to work today. Didn't go down, but I screamed a lot. The guy must have looked right at me with my red jacket and headlight, but didn't register me. He said his mind was on looking for a parking space. He was mortified and offered to take me and the bike home. Worst part is one of my fender struts popped out of its draw bolt/nut and I couldn't find it. It's going to take a week to replace.
But seriously, glad you are ok.
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10-05-22, 01:37 PM
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10-05-22, 02:24 PM
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Got clipped on the rear fender by a driver at a 4-way stop on my way to work today. Didn't go down, but I screamed a lot. The guy must have looked right at me with my red jacket and headlight, but didn't register me. He said his mind was on looking for a parking space. He was mortified and offered to take me and the bike home. Worst part is one of my fender struts popped out of its draw bolt/nut and I couldn't find it. It's going to take a week to replace.
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10-05-22, 06:24 PM
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Got clipped on the rear fender by a driver at a 4-way stop on my way to work today. Didn't go down, but I screamed a lot. The guy must have looked right at me with my red jacket and headlight, but didn't register me. He said his mind was on looking for a parking space. He was mortified and offered to take me and the bike home. Worst part is one of my fender struts popped out of its draw bolt/nut and I couldn't find it. It's going to take a week to replace.
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10-05-22, 06:47 PM
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Looks like the cycle cross race is back on this weekend. Just picked this up from one of the guys I ride with. Took it for a short spin, MTB feel weird.
10-05-22, 06:51 PM
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Got clipped on the rear fender by a driver at a 4-way stop on my way to work today. Didn't go down, but I screamed a lot. The guy must have looked right at me with my red jacket and headlight, but didn't register me. He said his mind was on looking for a parking space. He was mortified and offered to take me and the bike home. Worst part is one of my fender struts popped out of its draw bolt/nut and I couldn't find it. It's going to take a week to replace.
glad you are okay.
10-05-22, 07:36 PM
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10-05-22, 07:43 PM
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10-05-22, 07:51 PM
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and explains how / why motorists will pull out in front of a motorcycle ... or cross a railroad crossing in front of a train (the ones not attempting to 'beat' a train)
motorists are conditioned to view other motorists
best advice I can give : act / ride like you are invisible
10-05-22, 07:54 PM
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10-05-22, 07:58 PM
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I must be missing a nuance here, can someone clue me in? The news outlets all say the Phillies clinched a wild card spot and the Brewers are eliminated. But if the Phillies lose today and the Brewers win, they would have identical records and be tied, so there would be a one game sudden death game between them, I would think.
No??
edit: no. No more tiebreakers. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-tiebreaker-rules
No??
edit: no. No more tiebreakers. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-tiebreaker-rules
and this from an ex baseball junky
10-05-22, 07:59 PM
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this not uncommon
and explains how / why motorists will pull out in front of a motorcycle ... or cross a railroad crossing in front of a train (the ones not attempting to 'beat' a train)
motorists are conditioned to view other motorists
best advice I can give : act / ride like you are invisible
and explains how / why motorists will pull out in front of a motorcycle ... or cross a railroad crossing in front of a train (the ones not attempting to 'beat' a train)
motorists are conditioned to view other motorists
best advice I can give : act / ride like you are invisible
Today’s incident was good in the sense that I was unhurt and calm enough to actually question the guy non-confrontationally. His non-defensive answer was pretty scary too.
10-05-22, 08:43 PM
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this not uncommon
and explains how / why motorists will pull out in front of a motorcycle ... or cross a railroad crossing in front of a train (the ones not attempting to 'beat' a train)
motorists are conditioned to view other motorists
best advice I can give : act / ride like you are invisible
and explains how / why motorists will pull out in front of a motorcycle ... or cross a railroad crossing in front of a train (the ones not attempting to 'beat' a train)
motorists are conditioned to view other motorists
best advice I can give : act / ride like you are invisible
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10-05-22, 09:10 PM
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10-05-22, 09:41 PM
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10-05-22, 09:42 PM
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10-06-22, 04:54 AM
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10-06-22, 04:56 AM
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10-06-22, 06:16 AM
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10-06-22, 06:50 AM
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The other big factor is age. I'm now 68, not 35. The extra traction and security of big tires is what drew me to a "plus" bike in the first place. A 2.8 tire @15 psi provides way more grip on the slippery dried out surfaces we have compared to a 1.9 @ 30 psi. Having said all that I am wondering if a set of 2.4 tires would suffice on the tamer rides I am doing these days. Not an XC tire, but a durable trail model.