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Night riding.
I planning on doing some night riding in the boondocks. How do you deal
with a good ol' boy, in a pickup, who seems threatened by lycra? Do you have beer with him, try to persuade him that he has nothing to worry about, etc? I can't exactly carry a compound box on my back like Burt Reynolds did in deliverence, so how do you protect yourself? |
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Callistus Valerius wrote: I planning on doing some night riding in the boondocks. How do you deal with a good ol' boy, in a pickup, who seems threatened by lycra? Do you have beer with him, try to persuade him that he has nothing to worry about, etc? I can't exactly carry a compound box on my back like Burt Reynolds did in deliverence, so how do you protect yourself? I would recommend Lifestyles or Trojans. RVD |
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Callistus Valerius wrote: I planning on doing some night riding in the boondocks. How do you deal with a good ol' boy, in a pickup, who seems threatened by lycra? Do you have beer with him, try to persuade him that he has nothing to worry about, etc? I can't exactly carry a compound box on my back like Burt Reynolds did in deliverence, so how do you protect yourself? Get a big Dale Earnhart #3 patch and pin it on the back of your wind jacket. Just don't use #24 'cause all real Bubba's know Jeff Gordon just aint right. Bill C |
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Well if you'll be in the boonies at night, you'll probably be riding more or
less in the middle of the lane 'cause the sides are usually more broken and you've more debris (roadkill etc.)- I always used clear lens cycling glasses (or just the frame even- I suggest avoiding the yellow lenses ) to hold a rear view mirror attached to the frame- pay attention, and you should have enough time to move right off the road before he notices you, otherwise you'll notice the headlights behind you casting their shine on the road in front. Now, depending on how deep you are into redneck country just moving right off the road should suffice, but if you are really worried, stand by the side of the road and pretend your bike has broken down and your're stranded- he'll see you at the last minute and snicker to himself as he drives by without stopping. Don't wear Telekom pink. Good luck Laz "Callistus Valerius" wrote in message nk.net... I planning on doing some night riding in the boondocks. How do you deal with a good ol' boy, in a pickup, who seems threatened by lycra? Do you have beer with him, try to persuade him that he has nothing to worry about, etc? I can't exactly carry a compound box on my back like Burt Reynolds did in deliverence, so how do you protect yourself? |
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Well if you'll be in the boonies at night, you'll probably be riding more
or less in the middle of the lane 'cause the sides are usually more broken and you've more debris (roadkill etc.)- I always used clear lens cycling glasses (or just the frame even- I suggest avoiding the yellow lenses ) to hold a rear view mirror attached to the frame- pay attention, and you should have enough time to move right off the road before he notices you, otherwise you'll notice the headlights behind you casting their shine on the road in front. Now, depending on how deep you are into redneck country just moving right off the road should suffice, but if you are really worried, stand by the side of the road and pretend your bike has broken down and your're stranded- he'll see you at the last minute and snicker to himself as he drives by without stopping. Don't wear Telekom pink. Good luck Laz Thanks. I have used the broken bike scam before in the daylight in redneck country before. They start giving you sh*t, and just start looking at the derraillur, and they lose interest. I've been hit by empty beer cans, and once a full unopened can was launched at me, but he led me too much. It went off like a grenade about 5 feet in front of me. But the wind blew the spray away from me, and I only had to dodge the can. What absurdity, with one of the replies about reccomending Lifestyles or Trojans. But typical of RBR. |
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Get a big Dale Earnhart #3 patch and pin it on the back of your wind
jacket. Just don't use #24 'cause all real Bubba's know Jeff Gordon just aint right. Bill C That would actually work, and I did think of that myself, but I do have some standards. One time I was on a tour ride, that went by a NASCAR event in Phoenix. What a party! It's a strange culture, for sure. But it didn't look that bad. Some of the other riders told me that they park their RV's a week before the event, and start partying. I like to drink beer too, but I'd rather do it in my Sea kayak ( for courage of course. the sea doesn't take prisoners). |
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I can't exactly carry a compound box on my back like Burt Reynolds
did in deliverence, so how do you protect yourself? Learn to play the banjo? "Callistus Valerius" wrote in message nk.net... I planning on doing some night riding in the boondocks. How do you deal with a good ol' boy, in a pickup, who seems threatened by lycra? Do you have beer with him, try to persuade him that he has nothing to worry about, etc? I can't exactly carry a compound box on my back like Burt Reynolds did in deliverence, so how do you protect yourself? |
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"Callistus Valerius" wrote in message et... Get a big Dale Earnhart #3 patch and pin it on the back of your wind jacket. Just don't use #24 'cause all real Bubba's know Jeff Gordon just aint right. Bill C That would actually work, and I did think of that myself, but I do have some standards. One time I was on a tour ride, that went by a NASCAR event in Phoenix. What a party! It's a strange culture, for sure. But it didn't look that bad. Some of the other riders told me that they park their RV's a week before the event, and start partying. I like to drink beer too, but I'd rather do it in my Sea kayak ( for courage of course. the sea doesn't take prisoners). We have the Stafford Motor Speedway in our cycling area. At trip through town by bicycle is always an interesting experience. The people on motorcycles generally give a positive greeting if anything at all. It's the folks in the pickup trucks (the newer models) who are the greatest danger to cyclists. |
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Living in North Carolina, pick-up trucks are a constant threat. And
of course cell phone talking SUV driving soccer moms. A short while ago, we had a Saturday morning group ride, where a large dualie truck hauling a bobcat on a trailer ran up on the rear end of the pack, horn honking, lights flashing. He passed at a high rate of speed, and then jacked in the truck and trailer in front of the pack, and proceeded to, as we say in the South, slam on brakes. People were ditching left and right. About 10 people ended up in the ditch on the right hand side of the road, and about another 20 ended up going left and luckily there was no oncoming traffic, as the other 20 that went left, probably would have been run the **** over. People are idiots. Tom |
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"Callistus Valerius" wrote in message . net... Well if you'll be in the boonies at night, you'll probably be riding more or less in the middle of the lane 'cause the sides are usually more broken and you've more debris (roadkill etc.)- I always used clear lens cycling glasses (or just the frame even- I suggest avoiding the yellow lenses ) to hold a rear view mirror attached to the frame- pay attention, and you should have enough time to move right off the road before he notices you, otherwise you'll notice the headlights behind you casting their shine on the road in front. Now, depending on how deep you are into redneck country just moving right off the road should suffice, but if you are really worried, stand by the side of the road and pretend your bike has broken down and your're stranded- he'll see you at the last minute and snicker to himself as he drives by without stopping. Don't wear Telekom pink. Good luck Laz Thanks. I have used the broken bike scam before in the daylight in redneck country before. They start giving you sh*t, and just start looking at the derraillur, and they lose interest. I've been hit by empty beer cans, and once a full unopened can was launched at me, but he led me too much. It went off like a grenade about 5 feet in front of me. But the wind blew the spray away from me, and I only had to dodge the can. What absurdity, with one of the replies about reccomending Lifestyles or Trojans. But typical of RBR. Descending Lookout Mountain during the 3 State 3 Mountain Challenge out of Chattanooga I was followed down by an old truck--kind of a derelict, homemade flat bed--with two guys drinking beer, rather unkempt hair and missing a few teeth. They couldn't pass on the downhill and didn't try. There's a stop light at the bottom and we hit a red light. They rolled up next to me laughing, expressed approval for my descent and handed me a cold, unopened can of Bush beer. Nice. |
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