Aug 27, 2013 at 02:25 AM
What's a GIF?
Close Encounters of the #%&*@! Kind (Legal too)
Aug 27, 2013 at 02:42 AM
SWEET MOTHER OF BUDDHA ON A FIXIE what's in God's name is THAT?!?
Aug 27, 2013 at 02:43 AM
This is awe inspiring
I LOVE how Josh just pops in real quick, like "hi guys!"
Aug 27, 2013 at 02:52 AM
Yeah thats pretty much what its like at the crystal palace
Aug 27, 2013 at 02:59 AM
Wanted: young cyclist, goes by the name of "Yang" last seen on a motorized wheelchair with a white cat and a monocle...
Aug 27, 2013 at 03:09 AM
Don't make me GIF you into the gasoline fight scene. You know I'll do it...Jules said:SWEET MOTHER OF BUDDHA ON A FIXIE what's in God's name is THAT?!?
Aug 27, 2013 at 03:19 AM
There's a gasoline fight scene?
Can you make one of chris yacks learning he has been stripped of his polka
dots for performance enhancing hair so he freaks out and tries to shoot at
charlie I except he can't because he loves him so much for making him Polka
dotty spandex he cant do it do he just yells ahhhhhh and shoots his gun in
the air like keanu reeves in point break?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6PXoyNP1k&feature=youtube_gdata_player) ?
On Aug 26, 2013 11:09 PM, "David Yang" <
Can you make one of chris yacks learning he has been stripped of his polka
dots for performance enhancing hair so he freaks out and tries to shoot at
charlie I except he can't because he loves him so much for making him Polka
dotty spandex he cant do it do he just yells ahhhhhh and shoots his gun in
the air like keanu reeves in point break?
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6PXoyNP1k&feature=youtube_gdata_player) ?On Aug 26, 2013 11:09 PM, "David Yang" <
Aug 27, 2013 at 03:54 AM
Yang. I can't stop laughing.
Aug 28, 2013 at 02:01 AM
Ok, so here is the scene:
I've just done a lovely 60 ish mile loop at a social but steady pace and am enjoying the view (and my coke) when some dude comes up and says, "Pretty tough ride huh? I guess the little downhills give you some rest after those killer hills... how far'd you go? Thirty miles?" It's basically pancake flat.
Stunned, I looked at him from behind my glasses.
Stunned, I looked at him from behind my glasses.
"We ride a lot back home." he offers.
What to answer? I figure I've got about one breath worth of reply before his attention wanders... what are my possible answers on the scale of nice to complete a-hole?
(all answers begin with a hearty euro cheek-puff exhale)
(all answers begin with a hearty euro cheek-puff exhale)
.....?
Aug 28, 2013 at 02:15 AM
@Jules- Where are you?
Aug 28, 2013 at 02:16 AM
East coast vacation, near Cape Cod.
Aug 28, 2013 at 02:44 AM
yard sale a barrier at an impromptu country deli cross practice and
mortally wound him with the shrapnel
On Aug 27, 2013 10:16 PM, "Jules" <
mortally wound him with the shrapnel
On Aug 27, 2013 10:16 PM, "Jules" <
Aug 28, 2013 at 02:58 AM
Of course Myles suggests the suicide bomb route. (Hi NSA, you suck.)
Aug 28, 2013 at 03:03 AM
I did not suggest a suicide bomb. I I merely hypothesized that if you
could lure this gentleman close to a PVC barrier under the guise of some
top shelf cyclocross clinic demonstration, if you get the wind right the
ensuing blast radius could in fact kill him
On Aug 27, 2013 10:58 PM, "Jeffrey White" <
could lure this gentleman close to a PVC barrier under the guise of some
top shelf cyclocross clinic demonstration, if you get the wind right the
ensuing blast radius could in fact kill him
On Aug 27, 2013 10:58 PM, "Jeffrey White" <
Aug 28, 2013 at 03:07 AM
It's more of a Polar Bear trap kind of suggestion. With bicycles and exploding PVC. In the aorta.
Aug 28, 2013 at 03:13 AM
@Jules-Nice.
I was trying come up with a geographically appropriate reply, but I'm all out of idea. There are however always the geographically-agnostic complete A-hole-ish-
I was trying come up with a geographically appropriate reply, but I'm all out of idea. There are however always the geographically-agnostic complete A-hole-ish-
- You ride 30 miles! Are you a pro?
- Oh. I get off and walk all of the hills--uphill and downhill.
- I did 60 miles, but I've only been out for two hours and that's just the first loop.
- I'm from Brooklyn. We have a park there called Prospect Park and one lap around it is 30 miles, or maybe it's 3 miles? I cant remember.
- When I was in prison I used to dream about days like this. Hey you wanna ride together?
I seem to be devoid of anything kind to say. That makes me sad.
Enjoy the Cape. Do they still have those cool sand dunes there near Provincetown that you can hurl yourself down? You may want to do it in a few years when you kids can fling themselves responsibly.
Aug 28, 2013 at 03:38 AM
@Nelix those ain't bad... I had ideas like "well I caught a pretty good tailwind both ways" or "it's really the fourth loop that hurts" but there was alway the "I have an electric motor in my frame" or the ultimate "f-u Fred" reply, "Nah, all these rides are easy since I started doping JUST LIKE LANCE"
Aug 28, 2013 at 03:41 AM
@Jules- Well there's something comforting about the consistency of the snark....
Aug 28, 2013 at 02:40 PM
Jules is actually in Spain. He's dyed his hair and rides for Vacansoleil. And gets to be interviewed by Laura Meseguer.
Aug 29, 2013 at 05:36 PM
I had a moment this morning and tried a different tact with the offending driver. On my ride towards PP this morning right near the intersection of Atlantic and Furman (near Pier 6 of Brooklyn Bridge Park) an SUV comes screaming around and passes a minivan with a halal cart. There is only one lane of travel in either direction and he nearly hits me in a head on collision. I had my blinking front and rear lights on but it was a bit of a curve there and he wouldn't have seen me until after he committed to passing the guy (illegally).
After getting my heart back in my chest, I decide to turn around and speak to the guy who is now stopped at a light on Furman @ Joralemon. After stopping alongside him and instead of yelling at him, I somewhat consciously told him he "scared the shit out of me", he apologized and I then indicated that it was a no passing zone for a reason. It was a short encounter but I at least seemed to get an acknowledgement from him that he was in the wrong. Hopefully he won't be so cavalier about speeding and passing people in the future.
Aug 29, 2013 at 07:52 PM
@Craig I really like that approach. I've found the "You scared the crap out of me" approach works very well; it clearly puts the blame on the offender but the consequence (scaring someone) is benign enough that it doesn't escalate things and (I like to think) it also encourages some empathy.
Aug 29, 2013 at 10:50 PM
Heh. Reminds me of the time I was riding with joe and almost got hit head on by a Camero in Nyack. We found te guy and I actually kept my cool for once, just calmly telling him he almost killed me.
He apologized but said the bank was closing, so ya know.
He apologized but said the bank was closing, so ya know.
Sep 04, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Sep 04, 2013 at 12:47 PM
thanks guys. FYI: travelling north on the path, you can take the right onto riverside drive at 158th? and go up onto fort washington ave before that dark area. even before i learned of this odd attack, that's what i did because the area in which it occurred is a fairly desolate, isolated, and dark stretch of road. my late-night return route: http://www.strava.com/activities/78075321
Sep 04, 2013 at 01:04 PM
Its like the good ol days when you got mugged leaving bicycle renaissance
uptown.
Or you were afraid to get dropped in the 110berg because of the waiting
gang bangers.
On Sep 4, 2013 8:20 AM, "JoshuaC" <
uptown.
Or you were afraid to get dropped in the 110berg because of the waiting
gang bangers.
On Sep 4, 2013 8:20 AM, "JoshuaC" <
Sep 04, 2013 at 07:54 PM
That stretch is completely avoided by taking Riverside, correct? I can't quite tell what swath of the west side this report is identifying.
Sep 04, 2013 at 08:34 PM
@joaquin: yes, if you take riverside, you're not on the bike path. you may get run over, but you won't get clotheslined and beaten by miscreants. you may, however, suffer re-education at the hands of an angry driver, as i did two days ago when a dude with a tude explained in colorful language that i was not allowed on his road.
here's the swath i avoid at night: http://goo.gl/0lxe4e
the southern tip of it gives you the opportunity to go up onto riverside drive and onto roads that are hopefully devoid of gangs-in-waiting. i do that at night because the highlighted portion is a little too lonely for my liking. not saying it's dangerous. just saying that no one would hear me scream.
Sep 04, 2013 at 08:38 PM
164th intersects the northern most stretch of the bikeway, just before you get to the bridge. They have been reconstructing some delipidated ball fields over the last year or so (which is a pity as these used to feature in my 'cross training) and 164th corresponds to a very narrow section right next to the railroad tracks with fences on both sides and no possibility for escape. It would be terrifying to be jumped at this particular location.
Given that I commute and train on the west side bike path all winter, I am more than concerned with this development. I do not normally ride that far north in the dark, but would worry that others might get inspired by the idea.
Yes, that stretch is completely avoided by taking Riverside.
With regard to the 110berg, my wife has a horrible story about a friend whose arm was broken as he defended a friend's brand new bike from thieves in the 70's. Maybe the cops should stop and frisk more cyclists.
Given that I commute and train on the west side bike path all winter, I am more than concerned with this development. I do not normally ride that far north in the dark, but would worry that others might get inspired by the idea.
Yes, that stretch is completely avoided by taking Riverside.
With regard to the 110berg, my wife has a horrible story about a friend whose arm was broken as he defended a friend's brand new bike from thieves in the 70's. Maybe the cops should stop and frisk more cyclists.
Sep 04, 2013 at 10:45 PM
Cutting up by safety city at 158 is pretty sweet.
Sep 05, 2013 at 07:01 PM
there was actually an article in the newspaper about this, the one that got taken out by a monofilament line at neck height. very un cool