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'You're not the only one... with mixed emotions...' Went for a two hour ride yesterday. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2788806 Not too bad. Temp was about a high of 17C or so with a 20kmh wind out of the West Northwest. As that was my outbound direction I was going uphill and up wind on the outbound leg but mostly down and down coming back. The mixed emotions? Several SUV's pass with bikes loaded on. Now I try not to get to high in my saddle and moralize but it still irks me a little. Not just carrying bike on autos but SUV's. Even the oil companies have come to accept the facts of climate change. Oh well, it was still a pleasant ride. |
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On May 4, 5:51*am, "recycled" wrote:
*'You're not the only one... with mixed emotions...' *Went for a two hour ride yesterday. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2788806 *Not too bad. Temp was about a high of 17C or so with a 20kmh wind out of the West Northwest. As that was my outbound direction I was going uphill and up wind on the outbound leg but mostly down and down coming back. *The mixed emotions? Several SUV's pass with bikes loaded on. Now I try not to get to high in my saddle and moralize I'm not entirely sure that you succeeded ;-) but it still irks me a little. Not just carrying bike on autos but SUV's. Even the oil companies have come to accept the facts of climate change. *Oh well, it was still a pleasant ride. |
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"recycled" writes: 'You're not the only one... with mixed emotions...' Went for a two hour ride yesterday. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2788806 Not too bad. Temp was about a high of 17C or so with a 20kmh wind out of the West Northwest. As that was my outbound direction I was going uphill and up wind on the outbound leg but mostly down and down coming back. The mixed emotions? Several SUV's pass with bikes loaded on. Now I try not to get to high in my saddle and moralize but it still irks me a little. Not ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ just carrying bike on autos but SUV's. Even the oil companies have come to accept the facts of climate change. Oh well, it was still a pleasant ride. On Saturday, I was resting in a park near a popular bike route. I observed a woman pushing a stroller, with a couple of toddlers in tow, crossing the street. The driver of an approaching car dutifully and sociably stopped to let the pedestrians across. Then a hell-bent-for-leather cyclist came juggernauting up from behind the car, and passed it on its right side, narrowly missing the group of pedestrians. I think my heart stopped for a moment. I infer the rider simply saw the the stopped car as an obstacle to get around, and didn't consider that maybe it was stopped for a reason. So, today's sermon is: "don't pass on the right." ;-) Where the heck is Tom Sherman these days? I hope he's okay. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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Tom Keats wrote:
[...] Where the heck is Tom Sherman these days? I hope he's okay. Who? The traffic has been low here on RBM, so most of my recent posts have been on RBT. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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Tom_Sherman writes: Tom Keats wrote: [...] Where the heck is Tom Sherman these days? I hope he's okay. Who? The traffic has been low here on RBM, so most of my recent posts have been on RBT. You were conspicuous by your absence, and I'm such a worry wart. It's good to hear from you again. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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On May 4, 4:51*am, "recycled" wrote:
*'You're not the only one... with mixed emotions...' *Went for a two hour ride yesterday. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2788806 *Not too bad. Temp was about a high of 17C or so with a 20kmh wind out of the West Northwest. As that was my outbound direction I was going uphill and up wind on the outbound leg but mostly down and down coming back. *The mixed emotions? Several SUV's pass with bikes loaded on. Now I try not to get to high in my saddle and moralize but it still irks me a little. Not just carrying bike on autos but SUV's. Not surprising. When my brother, who lives in Germany, came over to visit us in Arizona in the mid-70s he commented that he had never seen so many bicycles being carried on cars - nor so few bikes being ridden. |
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Guilty as charged. Well, not quite as bad, I drive a 4-Cyl Ford Ranger
and get up to 30 MPG. But in response to your observation of carrying a bike in the bed of my truck, many of the places I like to ride, especially up in the Blue Ridge are simply too far away to ride to. Over a hundred miles in some cases. Should I forgo the pleasure of enjoying these placed in a "green" manner simply because they would be otherwise inaccessable? - - Compliments of: "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" If you want to E-mail me use: ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net My website: http://geocities.com/czcorner |
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