Comments on: Your Rite of Passage http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Barb Chamberlain http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19921 Barb Chamberlain Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:11:19 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19921 Thanks to all who commented. Very fun items-- some of them on my list too. My husband and I have seen more than one deer, flocks of wild turkeys, and a coyote on some of our long rides. To the one who thinks it's rude to have a cyclist who's passing you call out, I'd say I dislike it a lot more when someone swooshes silently past and startles me because I couldn't hear them over my own panting (my route home is all traffic sprints, then uphill). I had so many to add that I did my own Spokane version, which I'll link here rather than write a comment longer than the original post: http://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2009/11/bicycling-rites-of-passage-spokane.html @BarbChamberlain @Bike2WrkSpokane Thanks to all who commented. Very fun items– some of them on my list too. My husband and I have seen more than one deer, flocks of wild turkeys, and a coyote on some of our long rides.

To the one who thinks it’s rude to have a cyclist who’s passing you call out, I’d say I dislike it a lot more when someone swooshes silently past and startles me because I couldn’t hear them over my own panting (my route home is all traffic sprints, then uphill).

I had so many to add that I did my own Spokane version, which I’ll link here rather than write a comment longer than the original post: http://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2009/11/bicycling-rites-of-passage-spokane.html

@BarbChamberlain
@Bike2WrkSpokane

]]> By: Spencer Carson http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19725 Spencer Carson Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:42:06 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19725 I recently started commuting to work and the other day I was trying to find a new route home, anyway I soon realized it was going to end up in the middle of nowhere but nonetheless followed it. Upon almost arriving at the dead end I saw a deer standing in the grass along my right side, which looked up, saw me, and then begin racing along side me. I stuck with it for about 100 yards before it shot off towards the river. It was one of the coolest things ever. We both were booking about 20mph according to my cyclocomputer I recently started commuting to work and the other day I was trying to find a new route home, anyway I soon realized it was going to end up in the middle of nowhere but nonetheless followed it. Upon almost arriving at the dead end I saw a deer standing in the grass along my right side, which looked up, saw me, and then begin racing along side me. I stuck with it for about 100 yards before it shot off towards the river. It was one of the coolest things ever. We both were booking about 20mph according to my cyclocomputer

]]> By: PaulZ http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19713 PaulZ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:52:13 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19713 Riding on the road, completely silent. No squeaks, no chain rub, no noise. Priceless. Riding on the road, completely silent. No squeaks, no chain rub, no noise. Priceless.

]]> By: Harry, WorldOnaBike.com http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19692 Harry, WorldOnaBike.com Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:30:16 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19692 Seeing the shame on the face of the shoppers at the supermaket, who just drove up two blocks when we tell them that: - yes, we just cycled down from alaska and - no, it is not that far, everybody can do it :) Seeing the shame on the face of the shoppers at the supermaket, who just drove up two blocks when we tell them that:
- yes, we just cycled down from alaska and
- no, it is not that far, everybody can do it :)

]]> By: torch http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19681 torch Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:10:19 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19681 love the one about watching the sunrise from the saddle. i would add something about applying suncreen while it is still dark out. love the one about watching the sunrise from the saddle.

i would add something about applying suncreen while it is still dark out.

]]> By: Iron_Man http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19680 Iron_Man Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:50:36 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19680 Going home from or showing up to work on a bicycle on a day when all the drivers are complaining about how awful the weather is. It's been raining since 10:00 AM yesterday. This morning's temp was 48F, but I decided not to wuss out. And it was a blast. Going home from or showing up to work on a bicycle on a day when all the drivers are complaining about how awful the weather is.

It’s been raining since 10:00 AM yesterday. This morning’s temp was 48F, but I decided not to wuss out. And it was a blast.

]]> By: Quinn http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19678 Quinn Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:47:37 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19678 this 1 happened yesterday, on a 35 degree morning, realixing you 29er has a rear flat, then realizing you Have to fix it because you don't have a car and its the only bike working right now. this 1 happened yesterday, on a 35 degree morning, realixing you 29er has a rear flat, then realizing you Have to fix it because you don’t have a car and its the only bike working right now.

]]> By: Dean Peddle http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19676 Dean Peddle Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:16:37 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19676 @ Raiyn....oh come on.....Kevin Bacon can do that!!!! Ever see QuickSilver? :) Still impressive though. @ Raiyn….oh come on…..Kevin Bacon can do that!!!! Ever see QuickSilver? :)

Still impressive though.

]]> By: Raiyn http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19675 Raiyn Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:09:50 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19675 Dang it! Here's the link unformatted. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907# Dang it! Here’s the link unformatted. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907#

]]> By: BA http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/10/07/your-rite-of-passage/#comment-19674 BA Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:48:35 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2843#comment-19674 Heading out somewhere and saying "Oh, yeah, I guess we COULD drive." Because it had honestly not occurred to you as an option. Heading out somewhere and saying “Oh, yeah, I guess we COULD drive.” Because it had honestly not occurred to you as an option.

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