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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 01:38:40 -0700, LioNiNoiL_a t_Y a h 0 0_d 0 t_c 0
m wrote: I will be heading down to Vegas soon (unfortunately missed the big bike show (??@!?@(#^@^%^)). Any good shops to check out. I am a roadie and looking to bring back souvenirs, trinkets etc for the kids (myself included). Las Vegas is very likely the worst city in the western US for biking, and you'll find that reflected in the calibre of bike shops here. You'll do much better finding non-biking souvenirs and trinkets on The Strip. Not that I've ever been there, but why is Vegas so bad for biking? Too much glitter? |
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Not that I've ever been there, but why is Vegas so bad for biking?
Too much glitter? Too much alcohol, too much high-speed reckless driving, and too much ignorance of the existence of bikers on the part of the ****-Poor-Planning Commission. -- "Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes, it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877) |
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"LioNiNoiL_a t_Y a h 0 0_d 0 t_c 0 m" wrote in message news:cXWdd.72611$cJ3.62187@fed1read06... Not that I've ever been there, but why is Vegas so bad for biking? Too much glitter? Too much alcohol, too much high-speed reckless driving, and too much ignorance of the existence of bikers on the part of the ****-Poor-Planning Commission. -- "Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes, it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877) Actually the post above seems funny, but it's true. My parents live in Vegas (Henderson NV), and I took my bike out there for a visit. Besides the heat, the traffic is pretty bad. Picture a lot of out of state drivers who lost their money, trying to negotiate roadways in heavy traffic while they had a few drinks (free drinks to gamblers) and driving over the speed limit. Riding a bike in "the city that never sleeps" is suicidal at night, and semi-suicidal in daylight. -tom |
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Picture a lot of out of state drivers who lost their money,
trying to negotiate roadways in heavy traffic while they had a few drinks (free drinks to gamblers) and driving over the speed limit. .... while simultaneously balancing a cup of coffee, a lit cigarette, and a cell-phone. -- "Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes, it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877) |
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