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Close Encounters of the #%&*@! Kind (Legal too)

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Phil Maronilla
Mar 20, 2013 at 02:02 PM
Sheesh, I live two blocks from that corner...  I'm glad you're ok John.  

As far as Astoria is concerned, or Queens for that matter, in terms of bike friendliness, I actually think its up there on the list.  I bike through Queens to go to the LIE on the weekends and I've never had any issues (knock on wood) with drivers.  Sure we can use more bike lanes, and there are drivers that double park on the existing ones etc, but maybe because its never too crowded that I've never found that an issue.
Jules
Mar 20, 2013 at 03:10 PM
No need to worry... TJ always comes out on top

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Mark Clifford
Mar 20, 2013 at 04:11 PM
The story made Bike Snob...
Jeff Owens
Mar 20, 2013 at 05:19 PM
At least this didnt happen:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/03/hit-run-victim-griffith-park-speaks-out.html
John Kelly
Mar 21, 2013 at 03:44 AM
0:18 is the most apt youtube clip ever.

Jeff, that is so sad.  I'm lucky that I'm just putting neosporin on a few scratches.
JohnMalcolmson
Mar 28, 2013 at 05:22 PM
http://www.crashstories.org/place/new
josephmueller
Apr 17, 2013 at 02:10 AM
Just got popped for making a right on red coming home from the park. With Leroy as my legal defense it should be smooth sailing. 
dstokes
Apr 17, 2013 at 11:46 AM
'This the season for tickets. Everyone look over your shoulders.
That seems like an incredibly minor infraction. Worthy of submitting to consideration by a judge.
Jules
Apr 24, 2013 at 09:33 PM
Broke a bit from knee rehab protocol today when I saw Ryan flying by so I hopped on his wheel.  That guy is riding so strong these days!

All was well until just after his interval was done some dude on a cruiser came up and started bitching about how Ryan had just "spat in his face"

Ignoring Ryan's apology and assurances it wasn't on purpose he called him (us) a "Pig" and rode off.  All things considered it could have gone worse, although it was a real shame to have such a dope harsh on our fine vibe.
Brendan Rigby
Apr 25, 2013 at 01:53 AM
on the other side of the kissena karma wheel:

a man thanked me for stopping at a red light (dean and hoyt), in the bike lane and not blocking the cross walk, while waiting for the light to turn.  i began thanking each and every one of our sponsors by name, but he seemed confused. 

things got a little awkwardly positive.  he thanked me, but he also emphatically thanked god for my stopping at the red light  i'm still not sure how he learned my nickname.
Jules
Apr 28, 2013 at 12:00 AM
A local bike shop owner took the time to reach out to us today because he and another rider were buzzed at high speed today by a KCC at Vanderbilt & Flushing.  Someone wearing a backpack and new kit with red chain stays blew by them and then make an erratic turn onto Flushing.

We don't have a formal code of conduct on KCC but we do try and abide by the old coaches maxim, 

"Don't do anything that would embarras you, your family or your team."

Lapses in judgement happen but when you put on your team kit please remember that there are 100+ other riders you are representing right now, 49 years of riders before you and of course the sponsors on your jersey.
Jeffrey White
May 10, 2013 at 01:49 PM
We've all seen this kind of crazy shit happen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEKhgBye5K0&feature=player_embedded#!
Jules
May 10, 2013 at 02:31 PM
"Phony baloney"
vlad
May 10, 2013 at 04:34 PM
What the fuck does that guy know about baloney?
Rick Perner
May 10, 2013 at 04:53 PM

dstearns
May 10, 2013 at 08:04 PM
seriously, dude?  jews and cold cuts?  
vlad said:
What the fuck does that guy know about baloney?

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Ryan J
May 11, 2013 at 01:55 AM
Uh, this evening Ragot and I saw a Grumpy Old Wheelman guy fleeing police (a tad slowly and clumsily) on his bicycle. It was sort of hard to believe it was actually happening, but it was.
mugwump
May 15, 2013 at 05:22 PM
ragetweet.tumblr.com/

Drivers taking to Twitter to loudly proclaim their hatred of cyclist and ignorance of the basic rules of the road
dstearns
May 15, 2013 at 05:39 PM
mugwump said:
ragetweet.tumblr.com/

Drivers taking to Twitter to loudly proclaim their hatred of cyclist and ignorance of the basic rules of the road
@iamanangrydouchebag

#idiotsrule
Jules
May 15, 2013 at 06:28 PM
Seems incredible to me that there is no recourse other than to post these screeds on a tumblr.

"Mind bottling" was pretty good though. Almost makes you wonder if it was a parody...

On May 15, 2013, at 1:39 PM, dstearns wrote:

mugwump said: ragetweet.tumblr.com/
Drivers taking to Twitter to loudly proclaim their hatred of cyclist and ignorance of the basic rules of the road


www.iamanangrydouchebag.com
Adam
May 20, 2013 at 07:49 PM
This is vintage.  You have to read it, the update, and the comments below.  So great.

http://road.cc/content/news/84212-norwich-police-seek-driver-who-tweeted-about-collision-cyclist

Lynch the bitch!!
Jules
May 20, 2013 at 07:56 PM

How dumb to people have to be to keep bragging about crimes on social media?  It truly "bottles the mind"

Sounds like a case of "too dumb to pour piss out of a boot even if the instructions were written on the heel."

Ryan J
May 21, 2013 at 05:27 PM
Yay, I get to post in this thread - first time ever!

Fat lady stepped off the curb in front of me in the financial district this morning. I corrected to go behind her, seemed fairly routine, but she froze and corrected herself back into my line. We repeated those dance steps a couple of times before we collided.

Thought I was fine, but a couple hours later my right shoulder is starting to hurt at what I'd call low-moderate pain intensity. Icing. 
Jeff Owens
May 21, 2013 at 05:52 PM
She was fat? Bc of course she was.
Mark Clifford
May 21, 2013 at 06:20 PM
if you have to collide with someone, you ideally want to target the rotund.  if they're big enough the impact will be no different to jumping onto a mattress. 
Jeffrey White
May 21, 2013 at 06:27 PM
You'd think stepping back onto the curb would be the go-to tactic.
Jules
May 21, 2013 at 06:33 PM
I'm not buying it.  Using Ryan as a reference I'm fat.  She was probably a Supermodel.
Jeff Owens
May 21, 2013 at 06:41 PM
And by "collided" he means, had a lot of sex in the street right there boom boom.
vlad
May 21, 2013 at 10:35 PM
Fat ladies are soft. HTFU.
tito
May 22, 2013 at 12:34 AM
Fat ladies are soft. HTFU.
You heard that, Ryan? Heal The F*** Up!