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- KingGorilla, on 09/01/2008, -1/+22I love to ride my bicycle. I love to ride my bike.
- cadmiumpaint, on 09/01/2008, -7/+28RIding a bike in my city is a good option for those who no longer value their life.
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -3/+24Time to buy a bike? I think so.
- CTK14A, on 09/01/2008, -2/+21Dedicated no-traffic bike routes in U.S. cities. Need now.
- gazgolter, on 08/31/2008, -3/+20Yeah, i saw a tv program about bikes. they are super popular in europe
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -2/+17If this trend continues.......... hey.
- gtluke, on 09/01/2008, -1/+13next time try a regular size bike
- cannarymburns, on 09/01/2008, -0/+12Bikes are great and all... Except, they're tougher to prevent from stealing. And there's also the rain/snow problem. Don't get me wrong, I love riding a bike for exercise, but they're not realistic means of commuting. If I wanted to go green I'd just take the bus. Which is exactly what I do, in New York, they make it easy for us.
- simplyintricate, on 09/01/2008, -0/+12One of the best parts of riding my bike is that when there is crazy traffic, I get to zoom past all the cars.
- palehorse864, on 09/01/2008, -3/+14If it doesn't continue, no hey. :(
- Technohamster, on 09/01/2008, -1/+12Hopefully leading to more bike paths.
- DeFex, on 09/01/2008, -1/+12Titanium and carbon fiber needs no hay.
- mbm985, on 09/01/2008, -0/+11I say we bring back the flintstones car.
- simplyintricate, on 09/01/2008, -0/+11@MrTea: I think he means bike lanes without cars and other vehicles. It's safer for the cyclists. We have those "bike trails" but they're not very commutable.
I'd love to see these too, but it's unlikely since the current infrastructure doesn't allow for it (no space). Perhaps in new cities? - gtluke, on 09/01/2008, -2/+11they don't emit enough smug
- DeFex, on 09/01/2008, -0/+9Biking is great until Igor Kenk steals your bike
- Gforce20, on 09/01/2008, -1/+10Biking is certainly a good form of transportation- no environmental footprint, good exercise, and far less costly. If you live in a small enough town, you may not ever need a car.
- thentro, on 09/01/2008, -0/+8I started biking to work last June and will not go back to a car unless I am injured. I used to hate the boring drive to work and waiting at stoplights and such. Now I look forward to the ride to and from work! I am happy at the end of the day not just because I get to go home, but because I get to bike home. I am a lucky one though, I get a bike lane or path for 90% of my route with slow traffic along side.
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -1/+9Bone and flesh needs no pedaling.
- robertlankford, on 09/01/2008, -0/+8I bought a Giant Cypress DX 1 year ago. I commute to work nearly every day on it now. Love it too. I've put over 1250 miles on it and took last winter off. Just bought some stuff yesterday that'll help me keep warm this winter. I live in suburbia and am the poster child of what everybody professes to want. I'm shocked more people aren't doing it. A year ago, I was shocked to see myself buy one. If you've even just thought about it at all, get a bike and just try it. After the first 2 to 3 weeks, you get past the "this sucks 'cause I'm outta shape" and get into the "I can't believe all these other idiots still put up with cars all the time" mode.
It's great! - inactive, on 09/01/2008, -6/+13Biking!? So you want us Americans to resemble the third world countries by pedaling our way to and fro our destinations. Like the indians, africans, iranians, chinese... you see the pattern? They are all terrorist nations. I guess you must be an Obama supporter... With McCain we don't need to use bikes. With continued offshore drilling we will be able to keep using our Hummers and ride like decent human beings.
- connieLingus, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6biking is great until some teenager decides it would be great fun to throw their garbage out the window and at you.
happens about once every two months if you ride to work and back every day...i speak from experience. - wukillabee, on 09/01/2008, -7/+13how about getting a motorcycle..
- Gforce20, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6I was about to make a long, educated reply to your comment, but I'm going to take the door closer to my hand and assume you were being sarcastic.
- macbookpromat, on 09/01/2008, -3/+9No, it was time to buy a bike last year, now the market is following oil prices because raw material costs more and so does transportation. Thank god I got my frame and fork before they started to cost so much more.
- slvrbullet87, on 09/01/2008, -1/+7You are getting dugg down, probably because digg hates oil an incredible amount. Most bikes get 45-55 miles a gallon and are probably a better choice than a bicycle since they can go more than 25 miles an hour. I bought a Honda 550 last summer to save gas. It was one of the best decisions i have ever made since i live 20 miles away from the town i work in.
- colifis, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6I just returned from a trip to the Netherlands. It was phenomenal to see the bicycling infrastructure in that country. Every road had a bike path next to it and even driving through the country side you could see most towns were connected by bike paths. I could see people from every walk of life heading to work, church, out to eat or wherever.
Sadly I think it will take additional pain in the US to make a priority of adding that kind of infrastructure. Our cities are built around automobiles. - robertlankford, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5Huh?
Buy groceries? My wife got a bike too. We have saddle bags on both bikes. All four of us (two kids) made the trip yesterday to the grocery store and came home with ~$200 worth of groceries.
Last Monday saw rain for me. It was more fun than I've had in a while. I tried to outrun a thunderstorm and didn't make it by about a mile. At first, I thought it sucked because I almost beat it. Then, quickly, I got soaked and thought it was a blast anyway!
Sweaty? My office has showers. I get cleaned up in the mornings at work.
A few kilometers? My trip is about 8 to 10 miles (depending on route) each way. Most days I wish I were farther away!
Smoked at an intersection? Got hit last year by a truck. It wasn't a big deal (really). Bought one of those bright neon green construction worker vests (wife insisted). I look like a dork, but everyone sees me for sure now.
Excuses aside, it's fun and it's adds a small amount of adventure to otherwise boring days (you know, then ones where you sit in traffic on a cell phone, for God's sake).
The ironic part is that I *know* that most folks like you would actually have fun too if you'd just try it. The same folks making remarks like yours would be the biggest cheerleaders. - inactive, on 09/01/2008, -1/+6A bike is a good choice for local commutes, but if you gotta go more than about 10 miles, a motorcycle is probably your best best..
- antonio97b, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5Pay registration and title fees first.
- mroboy, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5Have you heard of Hookers?
- badenglishihave, on 09/01/2008, -2/+7In other news: obesity in America remains relatively constant while rest of world loses weight.
- Ibox, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5You'd get used to it...
- simplyintricate, on 09/01/2008, -1/+6Bikes are pretty much fitted to the future. We're now seeing hybrid bikes, electric bikes, and ones that are aerodynamic. So why are they the past?
- cowsgonemadd3, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5Yabadaba Doooo!
- herrferret, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5I love to ride my bicycle, i love to ride it where I liiiiike!
- charlie55, on 09/01/2008, -2/+7they dont cost much more now, clown.
- KingGorilla, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4Next time wear a suit
- gropo, on 09/01/2008, -1/+5Boy i'd like to stand next to you for a side-by-side comparison to see who has a leaner, higher-core-strength physique. Perhaps we could get some attractive women to judge.
Only then would you be allowed to spew forth assinine statements such as 'bikes are for kids.' - 4321234, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4Some ***** left a bunch of beer cans littering my favorite swimming hole, so the next time I went, I took a garbage bag and picked them all up. Also that day I wore a real ratty sweat shirt. On the way home cars were almost clipping my handle bars with their mirrors. Usually they give at least half a lane. Never ride carrying a bag half full of empty cans while you're dressed like a homeless man. Nobody gives a ***** if you die. I almost never made it home.
- mfc5200, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4It wasn't an intentional "experiment", all of our cities were created in a period of cheap fuel and easy automobile transportation. Except for cities like New York and Boston, cars are absolute necessities in the US.
- schnikies79, on 09/01/2008, -1/+5I don't like bicycling on the road, but mountain biking is great.
- garthmarenghi, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4I ride my bike everyday in Philly, and nearly get into/do get into crashes all the time. I've been hit by cabs twice, cars more times than I can count, and separated my shoulder in one of those crashes, and my friend dislocated his shoulder when he got hit by a cab. They want people to ride? Make it safe enough so that people don't have to put their lives in other people's hands every time they go somewhere.
For example, when a city bus driver runs you off the road by simply turning towards the curb so you have no where to go, while he yells at you for being in his (the bike) lane, so you get forced up onto the curb and hit an old lady who just went grocery shopping, I don't see biking getting very popular, at least here, any time soon. - johnlancia, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4Yes, thank God you got it.
'Cause you know all the omnipotent deities are spending alot of time on your bike situation. - OpenRevolt, on 09/01/2008, -1/+5I commute on a giant's back to work -- a single roast turkey gets me 20 miles.
Who's the green one now, bitch? - OpenRevolt, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4Yes, ***** the Jetson's and their flying cars.
In the year 2020 everyone will have a bicycle and a fart bag to prevent the planet from melting.
I'm so glad we're seeing 'progress'. - johnlancia, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4A social site for keeping track of how much I ride. Now I can die in peace.
How about a social site for keeping track of how much I jerk off? That would actually be a lot more useful. - OpenRevolt, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4I heard cars were even more popular but that's not what you want to hear, is it?
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4As an EMT I have noticed more accidents involving bikes. Mostly it's bike/car accidents. But what is troubling is there are much more bike/pedestrian accidents and many of the serious ones are when bikes hit little kids on the sidewalks. This year I took a call of a 5 year old who had to be airlifted after some jerk on bike hit him. (I learned latter that bike was doing 30 mph on the sidewalk). I think a lot of bike riders have no clue the damage they inflict on a person if they hit them. There can be a lot of good if more people ride bike but stay off the sidewalks!
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