tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post5815908515907486944..comments2024-02-16T04:11:30.642-05:00Comments on Tales From The Sharrows: Ride Home 10/24Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-41014965599100113612011-10-26T09:43:19.455-04:002011-10-26T09:43:19.455-04:00I used to be a left foot down girl. But then I had...I used to be a left foot down girl. But then I had a bulging disc issue, so now I unclip the right and put it down. I lean back with my butt cheek against the saddle to check the state of my piriformis. :D<br /><br />I am totally going to loop around to ride home through the yellow tape.ultrarunnergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509015436909032553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-16595747026840580052011-10-25T16:44:46.877-04:002011-10-25T16:44:46.877-04:00Rachel, great minds think alike!
http://bikearl...Rachel, great minds think alike! <br /><br />http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?824-Yellow-Police-Tape-across-bollards-at-15th-Cycletrack-near-White-House&p=5184#post5184<br /><br />I might just miss the finish line tape if it doesn't come back!Kyle G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01225606574769198795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-31365540077761969512011-10-25T13:09:26.985-04:002011-10-25T13:09:26.985-04:00@LaurenMarieSays I've learned that it's ba...@LaurenMarieSays I've learned that it's basically impossible to talk to bicyclists riding in the other direction. No one is really listening and the time you have to get out a clear message is like 2 seconds so anything you say sounds like "notapeonthebarriersyoucantotallyridethroughifyouwant" and they're just like "huh?" And when they do understand you, much of the time, they're all "whatever, you can't tell me what to do." Bicyclists are a surly bunch.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-76135596797341309752011-10-25T13:05:56.267-04:002011-10-25T13:05:56.267-04:00I can't believe all this left foot down busine...I can't believe all this left foot down business! I pull up to the curb, which is usually at just below pedal height, and thus prime right foot resting height. Also, prime height for pushing off to get maximum launch speed.<br /><br />After I went through the unfettered barrier last night, I tried to proclaim my victory/pass on advice to all the cyclists heading north that I passed immediately after, but I think I just confused them and they got on the sidewalk anyway.LaurenMarieSayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177584566220115092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-75244873746750879212011-10-25T09:30:43.447-04:002011-10-25T09:30:43.447-04:00Yes, the Shoal Corollary (next week's episode ...Yes, the Shoal Corollary (next week's episode of "Big Bang Theory"?) involves those who aren't particularly keen on getting to their destinations fast but just love breaking the law and endangering themselves for the heck of it. Run red to pass me, pedal slow, I pass. Run red to pass me, pedal slow, I pass. Lather, rinse, repeat.BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537647090614666652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-49647630813180590622011-10-24T22:05:06.885-04:002011-10-24T22:05:06.885-04:00@MM I've never experienced this pleasure befor...@MM I've never experienced this pleasure before, but it would completely make me INSANE! Maximum launch speed? Sounds serious. I push off at maximum lunch speed, which is to say, slow and, ideally, while holding a sandwich.<br />@Rachel nonchalance is they key. Just chillin. Might as well try to look cool because on a bike, so many times I feel like I'm public sculpture. Invisible while moving, but all eyes on you when stopped.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-40062812787317057112011-10-24T21:26:08.610-04:002011-10-24T21:26:08.610-04:002 things:
1) I am really tempted to bike through ...2 things:<br /><br />1) I am really tempted to bike through that caution tape (IF it goes up again) with my fists raised in the air, screaming "YYYEAAAAHHH!!!" and if I get stopped, apologize and say I thought it was a finish line.<br /><br />2) My "stopping style" (totally a thing now) usually involves me keeping my right foot in the pedal with my left foot on the ground, usually bobbing something up and down to the beat of whatever's going through my head. Or, if it's a long light, I hop off my bike seat with one of my feet still in the pedals. Or, if it's on a hill, I clutch the brakes while trying to look nonchalant. Whichever way, the nonchalance is key. The "That's right, I'm on a bike and I'm cool" look...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04783788913878785286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-75361337268897981442011-10-24T21:14:07.592-04:002011-10-24T21:14:07.592-04:00When I stop I unclip my left foot with my right in...When I stop I unclip my left foot with my right in the down position, then I support myself at the stop with my left foot and bring my right foot to the up position for maximum launch speed.<br /><br />Oh, and you would've "enjoyed" seeing my ride down Penn today...freaking pedicab was shoaling the shit outta me. Every goddam stoplight he'd roll in front of me, tapping away on his blackberry, and pretty much run every light. I don't like to run the reds on Penn, so he'd blow past, then I'd catch up 10 seconds later, hit the next red light, wait at the white line like a good cyclist, and he'd blow right past again. And when he did stop, it was in the middle of the crosswalk. Ugh.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926034591531413589noreply@blogger.com