What have drivers said to you?
12-26-07, 02:40 PM
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What have drivers said to you?
I've had my fair share of people yell at me from a car usually I can't understand it. Some person said I'm going to steal your bike and the others I can't remember that well. Well today a group of kids in a car yelled LANCE!! I turned to look and it was a few kids that I had gone to school with that were 3 years younger than me. I played baseball with them and I was one of the only upper classmen that was actually nice to freshmen. Man did I want to say something back, the kid who yelled it was one of the kids I did not like, tall skinny and played baseball with me. He couldn't hit very well and couldn't field for his life. Luckily I held my tongue. This was while we were stopped at a light.
They sped off and a mile uproad I cought up with them and rocketed past them when the light was green :-) It felt good.
Anyways what are your stories?
They sped off and a mile uproad I cought up with them and rocketed past them when the light was green :-) It felt good.
Anyways what are your stories?
12-26-07, 02:52 PM
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"F*** you!" Best thing was, this came from the passenger in a car delivering Hungry Howie's Pizza. The car got stopped in traffic and I caught up to it. The kid in the passenger seat wouldn't even look up at me.
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Many stories, but a few memorable quotes:
From some cops:
"Why'd you pass that red light? Didn't you see me?" "Yes, yes I did. That's why I did it."
From a teen-aged girl in the back seat of a large SUV, with the window rolled down:
"Nice ass cutey"
From cars full of cholos:
"How far you ride from?" "Holy sh*t! Wanna cerveza?"
"What are you doing in this hood, fool?" "There's hills here, I like to climb" "You're f*ckin' crazy holmes"
From some gorgeous women this past year-
"Call me" (followed by phone number)
"F*ck me" (followed by phone number)
"What you doing later on?"
From some cops:
"Why'd you pass that red light? Didn't you see me?" "Yes, yes I did. That's why I did it."
From a teen-aged girl in the back seat of a large SUV, with the window rolled down:
"Nice ass cutey"
From cars full of cholos:
"How far you ride from?" "Holy sh*t! Wanna cerveza?"
"What are you doing in this hood, fool?" "There's hills here, I like to climb" "You're f*ckin' crazy holmes"
From some gorgeous women this past year-
"Call me" (followed by phone number)
"F*ck me" (followed by phone number)
"What you doing later on?"
12-26-07, 02:59 PM
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Oh yeah, one more - from last year though - as we rolled through Nickerson Gardens at round 11 at night:
From a kid trying to run along side us with his pants sagging down to his knees:
kid:"Hold up! I'm gonna get my bike too"
me: "Better pull your pants up, son! You'd go faster"
kid: "HAHA shutup!"
From the many, many people on their porches:
"Woa! What the hell is this?"
"You cops?" (No) "Why are you ridin?" (Just for fun!) "Cool! Stay safe"
From a kid trying to run along side us with his pants sagging down to his knees:
kid:"Hold up! I'm gonna get my bike too"
me: "Better pull your pants up, son! You'd go faster"
kid: "HAHA shutup!"
From the many, many people on their porches:
"Woa! What the hell is this?"
"You cops?" (No) "Why are you ridin?" (Just for fun!) "Cool! Stay safe"
12-26-07, 03:02 PM
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I went out for a ride on my brand new bike. As I started to get close to the country roads, this guy drove by on a crotch rocket with his girlfriend on back.
"P*ssy"
I catch up to him at a stop light and reply
"feel badass making fun of a 15 year old kid riding his bike?"
The girl and the back seat slaps him and I ride away feeling very pleased.
"P*ssy"
I catch up to him at a stop light and reply
"feel badass making fun of a 15 year old kid riding his bike?"
The girl and the back seat slaps him and I ride away feeling very pleased.
12-26-07, 03:17 PM
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Many stories, but a few memorable quotes:
From some cops:
"Why'd you pass that red light? Didn't you see me?" "Yes, yes I did. That's why I did it."
From a teen-aged girl in the back seat of a large SUV, with the window rolled down:
"Nice ass cutey"
From cars full of cholos:
"How far you ride from?" "Holy sh*t! Wanna cerveza?"
"What are you doing in this hood, fool?" "There's hills here, I like to climb" "You're f*ckin' crazy holmes"
From some gorgeous women this past year-
"Call me" (followed by phone number)
"F*ck me" (followed by phone number)
"What you doing later on?"
From some cops:
"Why'd you pass that red light? Didn't you see me?" "Yes, yes I did. That's why I did it."
From a teen-aged girl in the back seat of a large SUV, with the window rolled down:
"Nice ass cutey"
From cars full of cholos:
"How far you ride from?" "Holy sh*t! Wanna cerveza?"
"What are you doing in this hood, fool?" "There's hills here, I like to climb" "You're f*ckin' crazy holmes"
From some gorgeous women this past year-
"Call me" (followed by phone number)
"F*ck me" (followed by phone number)
"What you doing later on?"
12-26-07, 03:46 PM
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Not fiction. Sorry - maybe it would be fiction to you? You don't ride in LA, you don't ride where I ride, nor have you ridden with me... so... ?
Edit: Just for point of reference, I'm 28, single, play soccer, COACH soccer (the players parents often hit on me, but hey), and I do much, much more than your average 28 year old in Los Angeles. The soccer helps with the ass, yes, but so do genetics: I'm not 'white' and my ass isn't flat. Sorry.
Edit: Just for point of reference, I'm 28, single, play soccer, COACH soccer (the players parents often hit on me, but hey), and I do much, much more than your average 28 year old in Los Angeles. The soccer helps with the ass, yes, but so do genetics: I'm not 'white' and my ass isn't flat. Sorry.
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12-26-07, 03:52 PM
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9 years of riding and about 15,000 miles logged since I got back on to the saddle and only one remark from a passing car, nice bike!
They call it Minnesota nice.
They call it Minnesota nice.
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12-26-07, 03:59 PM
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It is usually something along the lines of gerbllllllllllllleeeeeeeebeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrlbllllllllleeeeeeeeeee...................
Why motorists think I can understand them when they pass me doing 50 is beyond me.
I had one "cyclist" in an SUV tell me that I should be riding next to the curb. Um.... that line of parked cars makes that impossible.
Plenty of comments questioning my sexual preferences for wearing lycra. Nothing too unusual.
Why motorists think I can understand them when they pass me doing 50 is beyond me.
I had one "cyclist" in an SUV tell me that I should be riding next to the curb. Um.... that line of parked cars makes that impossible.
Plenty of comments questioning my sexual preferences for wearing lycra. Nothing too unusual.
12-26-07, 04:23 PM
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Not fiction. Sorry - maybe it would be fiction to you? You don't ride in LA, you don't ride where I ride, nor have you ridden with me... so... ?
Edit: Just for point of reference, I'm 28, single, play soccer, COACH soccer (the players parents often hit on me, but hey), and I do much, much more than your average 28 year old in Los Angeles. The soccer helps with the ass, yes, but so do genetics: I'm not 'white' and my ass isn't flat. Sorry.
Edit: Just for point of reference, I'm 28, single, play soccer, COACH soccer (the players parents often hit on me, but hey), and I do much, much more than your average 28 year old in Los Angeles. The soccer helps with the ass, yes, but so do genetics: I'm not 'white' and my ass isn't flat. Sorry.
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that was my husband.
that was my husband.
12-26-07, 05:07 PM
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Two of my all-time favorites:
"Get the f##k off the road" - screamed from a car in the far right (his direction) oncoming lane, on a 6 lane roadway (so there were effectively 4 empty lanes between us - plus a turn lane or two for good measure).
When I was battling a series of 10 flats over a 2 week period (ditched those rims and tires) - I had my last flat and stopped, called for a sag pickup and waited. Over the next 30 minutes or so, a group of teens in a car kept rolling past me screaming "QUITTER!!!!!" out the window - it made me mad the first time, but then I laughed each of the next 5 times they cruised past.
"QUITTER!"
"Get the f##k off the road" - screamed from a car in the far right (his direction) oncoming lane, on a 6 lane roadway (so there were effectively 4 empty lanes between us - plus a turn lane or two for good measure).
When I was battling a series of 10 flats over a 2 week period (ditched those rims and tires) - I had my last flat and stopped, called for a sag pickup and waited. Over the next 30 minutes or so, a group of teens in a car kept rolling past me screaming "QUITTER!!!!!" out the window - it made me mad the first time, but then I laughed each of the next 5 times they cruised past.
"QUITTER!"
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This old lady in a convertible pulled up to a group that I was in.
"If I had a choice between hitting you guys or another car, I'd hit you!"
I waved and replied, "Have fun with the vehicular homicide charges."
"If I had a choice between hitting you guys or another car, I'd hit you!"
I waved and replied, "Have fun with the vehicular homicide charges."
12-26-07, 05:18 PM
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I went out for a ride on my brand new bike. As I started to get close to the country roads, this guy drove by on a crotch rocket with his girlfriend on back.
"P*ssy"
I catch up to him at a stop light and reply
"feel badass making fun of a 15 year old kid riding his bike?"
The girl and the back seat slaps him and I ride away feeling very pleased.
"P*ssy"
I catch up to him at a stop light and reply
"feel badass making fun of a 15 year old kid riding his bike?"
The girl and the back seat slaps him and I ride away feeling very pleased.
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"Ride on the sidewalk!" -- There are signs all over saying that bikes arent allowed on the sidewalks. Im not sure how people miss these.
"Nice ass!" -- Has happened twice. One time it was my roommate though :/
"Get a f*ckin car!" -- I think this one is funny because the bike I was riding was probably worth more than the car that it came from.
"Hey! Dont fall over!" -- While trackstanding. I guess this was pretty good advice.
"Nice ass!" -- Has happened twice. One time it was my roommate though :/
"Get a f*ckin car!" -- I think this one is funny because the bike I was riding was probably worth more than the car that it came from.
"Hey! Dont fall over!" -- While trackstanding. I guess this was pretty good advice.
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"get off the f-in road" and many others that I couldnt understand.
"thanks for the view of your as" as I stood to leave a light
Those are the only two that I recall understanding. Funny thing is the one telling me to get off the road was a 16yr old that just got his lic.
"thanks for the view of your as" as I stood to leave a light
Those are the only two that I recall understanding. Funny thing is the one telling me to get off the road was a 16yr old that just got his lic.
12-26-07, 06:05 PM
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Two of my all-time favorites:
"Get the f##k off the road" - screamed from a car in the far right (his direction) oncoming lane, on a 6 lane roadway (so there were effectively 4 empty lanes between us - plus a turn lane or two for good measure).
When I was battling a series of 10 flats over a 2 week period (ditched those rims and tires) - I had my last flat and stopped, called for a sag pickup and waited. Over the next 30 minutes or so, a group of teens in a car kept rolling past me screaming "QUITTER!!!!!" out the window - it made me mad the first time, but then I laughed each of the next 5 times they cruised past.
"QUITTER!"
"Get the f##k off the road" - screamed from a car in the far right (his direction) oncoming lane, on a 6 lane roadway (so there were effectively 4 empty lanes between us - plus a turn lane or two for good measure).
When I was battling a series of 10 flats over a 2 week period (ditched those rims and tires) - I had my last flat and stopped, called for a sag pickup and waited. Over the next 30 minutes or so, a group of teens in a car kept rolling past me screaming "QUITTER!!!!!" out the window - it made me mad the first time, but then I laughed each of the next 5 times they cruised past.
"QUITTER!"
