Comments on: Get a Load of This… http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: BeachCrusier http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15724 BeachCrusier Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:34:33 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15724 OK, as a fella (yes I used fella for effect) who leans quite a bit to the right, I have A LOT OF ISSUES with both of these F**K UPs!! Just what does cycling have to do with politics. I enjoy my ride, but anyone trying to put me in a demographic will be quite a bit off the mark. I think that we should all jump over to BsNY and send the green tire with black lettering to both of these bloggers. OK, as a fella (yes I used fella for effect) who leans quite a bit to the right, I have A LOT OF ISSUES with both of these F**K UPs!! Just what does cycling have to do with politics. I enjoy my ride, but anyone trying to put me in a demographic will be quite a bit off the mark. I think that we should all jump over to BsNY and send the green tire with black lettering to both of these bloggers.

]]> By: Greg http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15720 Greg Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:51:56 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15720 It begins in grade school, maybe even earlier. People want to label you and put you in a box so they can quickly and easily make sweeping judgments about you. Me, I try to live outside the box. : ) It begins in grade school, maybe even earlier. People want to label you and put you in a box so they can quickly and easily make sweeping judgments about you. Me, I try to live outside the box. : )

]]> By: Kweichsel http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15714 Kweichsel Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:20:05 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15714 As a cyclist who has moved from the midwest to Boston, I can vouch for the safety in numbers idea. Both the drivers and cyclists here are a bit crazier on average, but at least we expect one another to be there. As a cyclist who has moved from the midwest to Boston, I can vouch for the safety in numbers idea. Both the drivers and cyclists here are a bit crazier on average, but at least we expect one another to be there.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15709 Ghost Rider Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:27:24 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15709 You'll note that I used the word "many"...not "most" or "all". My comment was based purely on my own life experiences (15 professional years in the marine science and public health fields), that's all -- "many" captures <strong>my </strong> experiences without over-generalization or stereotyping. You’ll note that I used the word “many”…not “most” or “all”. My comment was based purely on my own life experiences (15 professional years in the marine science and public health fields), that’s all — “many” captures my experiences without over-generalization or stereotyping.

]]> By: Tony Bullard http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15708 Tony Bullard Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:16:32 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15708 OK, let me get this straight. This blog post is complaining about a blog post that unfairly stereotypes cyclists...and then it ends by unfairly stereotyping people. Jack, I was totally with you until you put that little jab in at the end. Cycling has nothing to do with politics. Anyone can ride a bike. Stuff like this (including Jack's little comment) only discourages people from riding their bikes. Keep politics out of it. You don't need to be a democrat (or a republican, or anything else) to be interested in your health. OK, let me get this straight. This blog post is complaining about a blog post that unfairly stereotypes cyclists…and then it ends by unfairly stereotyping people.

Jack, I was totally with you until you put that little jab in at the end.

Cycling has nothing to do with politics. Anyone can ride a bike. Stuff like this (including Jack’s little comment) only discourages people from riding their bikes. Keep politics out of it. You don’t need to be a democrat (or a republican, or anything else) to be interested in your health.

]]> By: tom http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15707 tom Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:39:39 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15707 Clicking to the web page, resonding with comments, or posting info about the site will only encourage these guys. Ignore them and let them stew in their own stink. Clicking to the web page, resonding with comments, or posting info about the site will only encourage these guys. Ignore them and let them stew in their own stink.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15706 Ghost Rider Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:30:56 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15706 "Iron Man will be here 'til Friday...try the veal!" “Iron Man will be here ’til Friday…try the veal!”

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15705 Iron Man Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:13:15 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15705 I knew my bike leaned left, but I just thought that was due to it's steep head angle. :) Badoom Tishhhh! I knew my bike leaned left, but I just thought that was due to it’s steep head angle. :) Badoom Tishhhh!

]]> By: Franklin http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15704 Franklin Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:58:11 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15704 I don't get why the blogger would label all bike commuters like that. I am a commuter, but support McCain, so if i get nailed by a car doesn't that lose support for McCain? Don't get why people feel the need to wish harm on others. I don’t get why the blogger would label all bike commuters like that. I am a commuter, but support McCain, so if i get nailed by a car doesn’t that lose support for McCain? Don’t get why people feel the need to wish harm on others.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/10/01/get-a-load-of-this/#comment-15701 Ghost Rider Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:39:57 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1370#comment-15701 Tim, probably...but I still don't find the humor in it, if it was meant to be humorous. It's certainly inciteful and has an underlying flavor of contempt for bicyclists that I certainly don't appreciate. Tim, probably…but I still don’t find the humor in it, if it was meant to be humorous. It’s certainly inciteful and has an underlying flavor of contempt for bicyclists that I certainly don’t appreciate.

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