tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post3239287800441979110..comments2024-02-16T04:11:30.642-05:00Comments on Tales From The Sharrows: Ride In 1/31:One Year LaterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-36239764186711015872012-02-01T09:37:04.697-05:002012-02-01T09:37:04.697-05:00I've been riding the folding bike this winter,...I've been riding the <a href="http://www.montaguebikes.com" title="Montague Folding Bikes" rel="nofollow">folding bike</a> this winter, anticipating having to take it home with me on the train a lot in bad weather, but it's been so nice, I think I've only had to do that twice so far. Today was so warm, I could roll up my pant leg and have exposed skin for the first time since October.Will Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241144819976331249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-43880387224571965012012-01-31T23:11:44.066-05:002012-01-31T23:11:44.066-05:00Congratulations on the year of blogging! Can't...Congratulations on the year of blogging! Can't wait for more rush hour bike-lane induced thoughts on cycle chic and the genderization of cycling. My zine is in flux right now so I can't send you my own article about it at this time.MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510559913612634054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-68634473415171286042012-01-31T22:30:46.663-05:002012-01-31T22:30:46.663-05:00TV on wheels! Exactly. I used to say that running...TV on wheels! Exactly. I used to say that running in a marathon was like a movie. Same idea.Rootchopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920848117942799222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-43190001256021914942012-01-31T19:40:32.199-05:002012-01-31T19:40:32.199-05:00I haven't had a daytime commute for months so ...I haven't had a daytime commute for months so it's hard to figure out if I recognize anyone, but maybe when it's light during my ride I'll see you and wave (most likely on East Capitol in the evening) or say hi if we are at the same stoplight. I'd also be tempted to shoal you just for shits and gigs, but maybe that's not such a good idea. Until then, happy anniversary!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926034591531413589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-13038552528464598332012-01-31T16:18:17.948-05:002012-01-31T16:18:17.948-05:00Brian, congrats on a year of blogging -- I always ...Brian, congrats on a year of blogging -- I always enjoy reading your posts, and I thought of you this morning, as I was riding up 7th Street from the Mall, interrupted by 7 horn-blasts in quick succession, from a Lexus driver who then pulled around me only to have to stop 11 feet later, behind a UPS truck with its hazards on. I hope he enjoyed passing me half as much as I enjoyed passing him twice, at the next two traffic lights. <br /><br />The Lexus drivers are fewer in number, but they certainly match the behavior of many BMW and Mercedes and (occasionally) Audi-driving denizens of the DC area.Jacqueshttp://jacquesofalltrades.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-89035005060293527632012-01-31T15:42:32.614-05:002012-01-31T15:42:32.614-05:00@ultrarunngirl Maybe we can get coffee at the zoo?...@ultrarunngirl Maybe we can get coffee at the zoo? Does the zoo sell coffee? <br />@Rootchopper Yeah, it's definitely an exercise in perseverance more than anything else. But I think the (rather modest) qualified "success" of the blog comes from the repetition. If I wanted to get all grad school, I'd say that the bike commute blog is a mimetic enterprise, but as I said in the post, I'd rather not engage in too much reflection. At least not without beer. <br />It can get somewhat tedious, but I think one of my main advantages is bicycling on streets instead of trails and benefiting from the cars and people and all that. There's normally at least something that I can string out into at least part of a post. And when not, there's normally something on my mind vaguely bike related that I can string out into a paragraph or two. I've never had to make anything up, which I think says a lot about the benefits of bike commuting. It's like tv on wheels.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-56222719644537375552012-01-31T15:36:18.405-05:002012-01-31T15:36:18.405-05:00I am pretty sure our paths have not intersected as...I am pretty sure our paths have not intersected as my commute does not enter the district. I congratulate you on your perseverence with this blog. I took it upon myself to take at least one picture for each bike commute last year. I saw the exercise through to the last (145th) commute but found it pretty tedious. <br /><br />I have been wondering how you remmeber all the details of your commute. Most of my commutes are forgettable. Pedal, pedal, pedal. Work. Pedal, pedal, pedal. Home.Rootchopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920848117942799222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-63303924969739432312012-01-31T15:32:04.976-05:002012-01-31T15:32:04.976-05:00Happy Anniversary!
I look forward to meeting you a...Happy Anniversary!<br />I look forward to meeting you at coffee, if I must, but frankly the zoo is much more convenient for me.ultrarunnergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509015436909032553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-81577464236200699762012-01-31T15:11:25.308-05:002012-01-31T15:11:25.308-05:00@Kyle I will readily admit to ogling your basket. ...@Kyle I will readily admit to ogling your basket. I'm a sucker for front baskets. Now that I know it's you, I will not hesitate to accost you more fully. I'm sure you are know regretting your comment. I think it's just called a "left hook" or maybe a "left cross" if we want to stick with the boxing terminology. And yes, it's always a BMW. Always.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-23502879790307403622012-01-31T14:42:25.860-05:002012-01-31T14:42:25.860-05:00Since we haven't met in person, I guess I fall...Since we haven't met in person, I guess I fall into the "that guy who rides the ___" category of people you know. I'm that guy who rides the green Raleigh with the front basket. Yeah... I caught you checking out my basket the other day. That's okay, I don't mind being objectified when it's about my bike.<br /><br />Actually, I saw you again today - just as that BMW tried to right hook you at 15th & K (what do you call a right hook when it's oncoming traffic and you're in a cycle track on the left side of the road? Maybe the English have a term for it). BTW, it had to be a BMW, didn't it?Kyle G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01225606574769198795noreply@blogger.com