I had my first...

[spansen]

moment where it became painstakingly obvious that my town hates bicyclists. I rode my bike 4 blocks to the grocery (and back) and a passerby (in a car) shouted "Nice bike, ******!"

I'm sorry I don't feel like wasting the gas to go to a neighborhood destination.. Or even places within 5 miles of my house.. by bike.

[fulltiltxb00gie]

that sucks. are there streamers on your bike or something?

[spansen]

Nope. Nothing out of the ordinary: it's forest green and silver.. water bottle holder, a lock, and a small pocket behind the seat..

[eHaMpToN]

i love this thread already.

[spansen]

i was unaware that ap.net had censored words until now..

[eHaMpToN]

i was unaware that ap.net had censored words until now..

the british word for cigarette is one.

[spansen]

yup, that's the one.

[mynameisX]

It's the same in my town. A guy got egged for riding his bike, if you can believe that. People are stupid.

[spansen]

Youch. I'm glad that didn't happen.. My town's starting to try to become a little more biker friendly, as riding's become more popular with the rising gas prices.. Where I go to school, in Bloomington, at IU, it's extremely acceptable to ride everywhere.. Next month I'll buy a bike for being there to get me from place to place without worrying about the buses until it's cold or if it's just a shitty day out..

[HelpMeSleep]

Wow, that sucks. i've never heard of people doing that to people on bikes here. i mean, they could, but it's not to my knowledge.

[Bites the Dust]

because they don't know to ride on the right side of the road and aparently side walks mean zip to them. I yell at them too, not out the window unless they're in my way

[saysmydoctor]

Get a fucking car queer

[Bites the Dust]

Get a fucking car queer

who is your avatar a picture of?

[WakeUpBlondie]

who is your avatar a picture of?

pete wentz, right

[dodge_3001]

i ride my bike all the time. it's more for exercise though.
that sucks though dude

[I'm DC]

haha Nobody really gets like that around here for riding a bike.

But if you wear a helmet, be prepared for a total flaming. I don't get it, I guess the dumbasses lost all their common sense after smashing their head on a sidewalk during a bike wreck. haha

[hockeyguitar99]

thats sucks but my town is just filled with so many shitty drivers that its just unsafe to ride my bike

[saysmydoctor]

who is your avatar a picture of?
Mindy White
pete wentz, right
Kill yourself, acanadian******.

[Bites the Dust]

Mindy White

Kill yourself, acanadian******.

Ohhh I thought it was Michelle Nolan

[argg_xo]

they were obviously just jealous of your badass bike.

[failingwithease]

People think they're hot shit in their cars, as if most people don't have one.

[open mind]

i ride my bike all the time and even i can't stand alot of the people on bikes around here, you know.......the type of person that feels it's absolutely neccesary to get suited up for the tour de france in order to use a bike path.

[mynameisX]

they were obviously just jealous of your badass bike.


Ha ha, I thought of this after I got off and I was coming back to post this.

[spansen]

Get a fucking car queer
i hope that's a joke. i've got a car, but if i'm going somewhere that's within 5 miles of my house there's no sense in driving unless the weather's shitty or i know i'll be too tired for the ride back (why i drive to where i work).

[coryatlarge]

when i lived in denver my parents would have me get groceries or rent a movie or something all the time and i never go heckled...... that sucks man..... but who the fuck cares? ur saving gas

[pilot_light_out]

yeah Huffy bikes

[Hamlet]

So wait... you're the town bicycle now?

[spansen]

That was dumb.

[whiteboypain]

that sucks. are there streamers on your bike or something?

rofl!

[quarterhorse101]

if i weren't so scared of drivers in boston i would bring my bike
i'm better as a dangerous pedestrian anyhow

[Neo Cassady]

I ride my bike everywhere in town (except the grocery store, which I walk to and have gotten a couple of weird looks for as well); I've mainly just gotten the douche bags who speed by really close and honk--mostly high school kids who think they're hot shit because they just got their licenses. But it doesn't bother me knowing that I'm (1) saving money, (2) helping the environment, and (3) getting exercise.

Also, I don't currently have a bike helmet but I could see where that would get ridiculed. If I was in a less bike-friendly town / one whose streets were > 25mph I'd probably get one though.

[GoWaitInTheCar]

Bloomington is one of the birth places of new school punk music, you'd think there would be more people on bikes.

[Renee]

I yell self esteem boosting things at bikers/walkers/other cars.

[spansen]

Bloomington is one of the birth places of new school punk music, you'd think there would be more people on bikes.
Bloomington is filled with people on bikes.. as well as cars.. But on campus there are a ton of people riding.. I'll be among them this next year.. But that's not where my particular event took place.

[glitteryunicorn]

because they don't know to ride on the right side of the road and aparently side walks mean zip to them. I yell at them too, not out the window unless they're in my way You're not suppose to ride bikes on sideWALKS...

[seesky?fly.]

the british word for cigarette is one.
never heard that before

[seesky?fly.]

oh no, you weren't in spandex were you?
social sucide

[spansen]

I don't own spandex.

[4N6 science]

that sucks bro....you're saving gas and money so they can go screw themselves

[spansen]

My bike sucks, though.. But it's good enough.. When I get to Bloomington I want to get a good (or, a better word might be better) bike for the good-weather days..

[swt_catastrophe]

I don't own spandex.
that's probably a good thing.

[spansen]

Yeah, I know.. I saw some commercial on TV today for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.. and there was a guy in a green spandex full-body suit.. I'm certain it was a guy. ha

[swt_catastrophe]

Yeah, I know.. I saw some commercial on TV today for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.. and there was a guy in a green spandex full-body suit.. I'm certain it was a guy. ha
that is absolutely terrifying.
please. please. don't become that guy.

[spansen]

definitely don't have the intention to. i don't think i've ever worn anything that was full spandex.. ever..

[thesafeword]

Were you wearing one of those race suits? Because those people look like jack asses.

EDIT- I guess that it's already been discussed.

[spansen]

Nope.. and, yeah it has.

[thesafeword]

Well unless you ride down the middle of the road, I have nothing against you.

[billyboatkid]

I congratulate you. I've been riding my bike a lot lately too. Fuck paying for gas.

[hockeycoshow1]

I was hoping this thread involved something sexual.

[thesafeword]

My first thoughts.

[xxOvercastKidxx]

I was hoping this thread involved something sexual.

this is off subject but your avatar is awesome.

[IXI CHEWIE IXI]

biking is the way to go.
especially mountain biking

[TK]

I usually walk places that are in a 5 mile radius

[SLoT]

Nope. Nothing out of the ordinary: it's forest green and silver.. water bottle holder, a lock, and a small pocket behind the seat..
Sounds like a great bike.

[TK]

Come to think of it, I don't even own a bike anymore

[DaveZeroZero]

moment where it became painstakingly obvious that my town hates bicyclists. I rode my bike 4 blocks to the grocery (and back) and a passerby (in a car) shouted "Nice bike, ******!"

I'm sorry I don't feel like wasting the gas to go to a neighborhood destination.. Or even places within 5 miles of my house.. by bike.
at least it's not a prius. Goddamn, I hate Prius drivers with a passion.

Biking ftw =]

[DaveZeroZero]

I was hoping this thread involved something sexual.
plus it's the PL forums, so I was hoping he was going to say it was his first anal experience.

I was sorely disappointed =[

[kafe]

Wow that's stupid, you should have come up with some good environmental(sp?) comeback. I love my bike, and it's awesome when you've gone out because biking 7 km back from town makes you almost sober again.

[daniel.e]

Wow that's stupid, you should have come up with some good environmental(sp?) comeback. I love my bike, and it's awesome when you've gone out because biking 7 km back from town makes you almost sober again.

DUI ;)

[kafe]

DUI ;)

Fuck no haha, that would be twice as bad for me becuase I don't have my licence yet :P
Are taxis as expensive in Sthlm as they are here? It costs me like 200 kr for the 7 km home

[SteveHolt]

i used to be a serious runner so i would run like a total of 13-14 miles a day. i got so used to people honking at me and calling me a *** that when my friends would honk at me i would be flicking them off by the time i saw they were waving at me...

[daniel.e]

Fuck no haha, that would be twice as bad for me becuase I don't have my licence yet :P
Are taxis as expensive in Sthlm as they are here? It costs me like 200 kr for the 7 km home

Haha, yeah it's mad expensive to take a cab here too. :/ But I think it's great that you're riding your bike instead. I have a bmx, and it's kind of uncomfortable to ride longer distances.

[kafe]

Haha, yeah it's mad expensive to take a cab here too. :/ But I think it's great that you're riding your bike instead. I have a bmx, and it's kind of uncomfortable to ride longer distances.

Ah yes, bmx aren't very comfortable! I have a beautiful old blue Crescent and it's hella comfortable with big tires that roll good. The tires are getting too old now though, so I (read: dad) need to buy new ones :(

[daniel.e]

Ah yes, bmx aren't very comfortable! I have a beautiful old blue Crescent and it's hella comfortable with big tires that roll good. The tires are getting too old now though, so I (read: dad) need to buy new ones :(

I love crescent bikes, I often lend my moms, haha. :P Yeah old rubber sucks, it starts to crack. If I were about to buy new tires, I would buy like... pink ones. Like these (http://www.einradladen.net/shop/images/big_re1090_reifen_20_zoll_pink.jpg) , that would be cool. ;)

[kafe]

I love crescent bikes, I often lend my moms, haha. :P Yeah old rubber sucks, it starts to crack. If I were about to buy new tires, I would buy like... pink ones. Like these (http://www.einradladen.net/shop/images/big_re1090_reifen_20_zoll_pink.jpg) , that would be cool. ;)

Hahaha that's so ugly! I have grey tires so if i'm getting new ones i want the exact same. They haven't cracked yet but the air always goes out really fast
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/IntresseklubbenAntecknar/P6030238.jpg sweet huh?

[DaveZeroZero]

Hahaha that's so ugly! I have grey tires so if i'm getting new ones i want the exact same. They haven't cracked yet but the air always goes out really fast
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/IntresseklubbenAntecknar/P6030238.jpg sweet huh?
hawt.

[Angylion Gefell]

moment where it became painstakingly obvious that my town hates bicyclists. I rode my bike 4 blocks to the grocery (and back) and a passerby (in a car) shouted "Nice bike, ******!"

I'm sorry I don't feel like wasting the gas to go to a neighborhood destination.. Or even places within 5 miles of my house.. by bike.

This was not wat I expected it to be.

[matt_bergeron]

bikers get shit in Boston too. i use my car and i don't mind most of them cause they obey the laws and such. but there are fucking morons that don't follow the flow of traffic and weave in and out of traffic don't stop and lights and stop signs. ive almost hit a few because of it, that shit pisses me off.

one night driving home there was a guy driving in the middle of traffic AGAINST the traffic with no lights or reflectors or anything...idiot.

[daniel.e]

Hahaha that's so ugly! I have grey tires so if i'm getting new ones i want the exact same. They haven't cracked yet but the air always goes out really fast
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/IntresseklubbenAntecknar/P6030238.jpg sweet huh?

Haha yeah you're right, it's ugly. But it's kind of unique. ;) I like your bike, and grey tires fits well. Noterade adressen till bilden, intresseklubben antecknar? :D

[kafe]

Haha yeah you're right, it's ugly. But it's kind of unique. ;) I like your bike, and grey tires fits well. Noterade adressen till bilden, intresseklubben antecknar? :D

Yes, very unique and thanks, I like it too :)
Haha ja, jag lyssnade en del på Slagsmålsklubben när jag gjorde min photobucket ;D

[spansen]

Woooo foreign languages.. I rode my bike a few miles today without any heckling.. It's the usual case.. but there are idiots in this world.

[Bites the Dust]

You're not suppose to ride bikes on sideWALKS...

well I guess you can't run on sideWALKS either.

[Neo Cassady]

at least it's not a prius. Goddamn, I hate Prius drivers with a passion.

Biking ftw =]

One of my professors pissed me off so much; he would always tell these stories about how he drove a Prius and it told him his gas mileage and people would get mad at him because he drove 50 in a 55 because it would give him 59mpg as opposed to 52mpg and oh, did I mention he drives a Prius, etc. etc.


He then proceeds to tell us that he commutes every day from southeastern Indianapolis (a little under 100 miles away). Because driving a goddamned Prius that much is doing so much good for the environment :wallbash:

[altemose09]

bikes are the shit. i used to ride mine everyday until i let some kid borrow it and it ended up in a quarry.

[llwilliamsll]

I've been called a ****** for pushing my bike to the gas station to get air. The other day when coming back from class I was passing through in intersection that involved a street and alley. Car was coming out of the alley so all the other cars on the main street had the right of way, as did I since I was on the bike trail. Car from alley decides to speed up as I'm passing almost hitting the back tire of my bike. People are idiots. I do it for the exercies and it's a great money saver.

[hellogorgeous]

I just don't like the bikers that act like cars need to respect them yet they don't respect cars. Last time I checked it didn't matter if you were on a bike you still couldn't go thru a red light.

[KStrat]

we sued to ride our bikes to and from school, there were like 5 or 6 of us cause it was about 4 or 5 miles, and the guy ahead of me was in a white shirt and some douche in a truck chucked a slurpee at him.

that shirt is still pink.

people really need to grow up.

[Neo Cassady]

I just don't like the bikers that act like cars need to respect them yet they don't respect cars. Last time I checked it didn't matter if you were on a bike you still couldn't go thru a red light.

The sad thing is, a lot of the weird looks I get are when I'm actually following traffic laws on my bike (e.g., stopped at a red light, using hand signals, etc.).

[TheSkyline]

Does your bike look like this?
http://www.jacksons-camping.co.uk/kidstuff/puky-images/baby-learner-bike2.jpg
If so, that's your problem.

[Kassie09]

Our town just put in a bike lane, yet the bikers still feel the need to ride in the road. They kind of annoy me.

[thesafeword]

Our town just put in a bike lane, yet the bikers still feel the need to ride in the road. They kind of annoy me.
In WV we can ride anything, anywhere.

[Kassie09]

In WV we can ride anything, anywhere.
And I do.

[thesafeword]

Good.

[Willy McFurgle]

that sucks. are there streamers on your bike or something?

Nope. Nothing out of the ordinary: it's forest green and silver.. water bottle holder, a lock, and a small pocket behind the seat..

Maybe they wouldn't have been so mean if you had the streamers, pink and purple to be exact.

[Willy McFurgle]

Does your bike look like this?
http://www.jacksons-camping.co.uk/kidstuff/puky-images/baby-learner-bike2.jpg
If so, that's your problem.

HEY!

Thats my bike!!!

[Heart-A-Tact]

thats sucks but my town is just filled with so many shitty drivers that its just unsafe to ride my bike

I know what that's like.

[TheSkyline]

HEY!

Thats my bike!!!

Freak.

I have that bike too, we should totally ride sometime and showoff to all those losers with 2 wheel bikes!

[mattmatumbo]

i'm from the mountain biking capitol of the world, so not riding a bike is kind of a sin.

[spansen]

Maybe they wouldn't have been so mean if you had the streamers, pink and purple to be exact.
Well. I kind of fixed up that bike, as the handle-bars are a huge hassle when you ride it as much as I did. I fixed it so I have a bike when I am in my hometown, but I bought a new trail-bike yesterday.. Navy blue and silver. I need to get a water-bottle holder for it, though.

[hero_dujour]

Hey, I ride my bike everywhere too!

Oh wait, I don't have a car... or a license...

But if I did, I think I would still use my bike if it's not far, because gas prices really are ridiculous. And work is just 2 miles away from my home anyways. But I've never been yelled at or anything, just honked at once lol.

[DaveZeroZero]

One of my professors pissed me off so much; he would always tell these stories about how he drove a Prius and it told him his gas mileage and people would get mad at him because he drove 50 in a 55 because it would give him 59mpg as opposed to 52mpg and oh, did I mention he drives a Prius, etc. etc.


He then proceeds to tell us that he commutes every day from southeastern Indianapolis (a little under 100 miles away). Because driving a goddamned Prius that much is doing so much good for the environment :wallbash:
Precisely.

we sued to ride our bikes to and from school, there were like 5 or 6 of us cause it was about 4 or 5 miles, and the guy ahead of me was in a white shirt and some douche in a truck chucked a slurpee at him.
I was looking forward to a good story about court action there, but then I realised that it was just a typo of 'used.' Lame.

Does your bike look like this?
http://www.jacksons-camping.co.uk/kidstuff/puky-images/baby-learner-bike2.jpg
If so, that's your problem.
I love wasting money. Therefore I wish to purchase that quadracycle for ironic lulz.

HEY!

Thats my bike!!!
My first bike was bright pink. True story.

[HelpMeSleep]

I was looking forward to a good story about court action there, but then I realised that it was just a typo of 'used.' Lame.
I read that one just fine days ago and then when I reread it just now where you quoted it, I did the exact same thing.

I haven't seen you on here lately! Where have you been?

[DaveZeroZero]

I read that one just fine days ago and then when I reread it just now where you quoted it, I did the exact same thing.

I haven't seen you on here lately! Where have you been?
Norway - god I've missed you guys.

But what did I miss?

[HelpMeSleep]

Norway - god I've missed you guys.

But what did I miss?
How was it??

Umm.. I'm trying to think if anything really big has happened.. apparently !hot_emo! came back! I can't really think of anything else exciting..

[kafe]

Norway - god I've missed you guys.

But what did I miss?

What did you do in Norway?

[DaveZeroZero]

How was it??

Umm.. I'm trying to think if anything really big has happened.. apparently !hot_emo! came back! I can't really think of anything else exciting..
It was actually a lot better than I had expected, but it's always good to be back home and by home I mean AP.net.

Yeah, I saw a couple of her posts when I was catching up this morning - I really need to get my PPD count back above 50 - it slipped a lot over the last two weeks.

[DaveZeroZero]

What did you do in Norway?
Ogled the girls. But did you really expect anything better from me? =]

Toured around the fjords a lot - got some great photos. It was a bit too much driving for my liking though. At least it let me get a couple of reviews done. Which reminds me, I should really get around to typing them up.

[HelpMeSleep]

It was actually a lot better than I had expected, but it's always good to be back home and by home I mean AP.net.

Yeah, I saw a couple of her posts when I was catching up this morning - I really need to get my PPD count back above 50 - it slipped a lot over the last two weeks.
I miss it when I'm gone too. AP.net usually makes me late for work because I have a hard time getting off haha.

PPD over 50?? Wow. Mine has been stuck around sad, little 4.97... I've actually been on what feels like a lot the last 2 days and I swear it hasn't changed lol.

Did you ever get cypered/any n00dz out of your thread? I forgot about that haha.

[kafe]

Ogled the girls. But did you really expect anything better from me? =]

Toured around the fjords a lot - got some great photos. It was a bit too much driving for my liking though. At least it let me get a couple of reviews done. Which reminds me, I should really get around to typing them up.

Nope! Any hotties then?

Ah nice :) What was it called where you went?

[DaveZeroZero]

I miss it when I'm gone too. AP.net usually makes me late for work because I have a hard time getting off haha.

PPD over 50?? Wow. Mine has been stuck around sad, little 4.97... I've actually been on what feels like a lot the last 2 days and I swear it hasn't changed lol.

Did you ever get cypered/any n00dz out of your thread? I forgot about that haha.
haha, you have a "hard time getting off" ololololololol.

But yeah, I live a sad little life - at the beginning of today I think that my post count was a little below 8020... well, there's more to come :-D

But no, no n00dz or cypering, just Jon & Chelsea chatting a lot, as is what happens with most PL threads haha

[DaveZeroZero]

Nope! Any hotties then?

Ah nice :) What was it called where you went?
Everywhere :)

Um, we were all over the place: Oslo, Kaupanger, Bergen, Voss, Flam and a bunch of other places whose names I can't remember. We even went for a walk on a glacier in one place =]

[kafe]

Everywhere :)

Um, we were all over the place: Oslo, Kaupanger, Bergen, Voss, Flam and a bunch of other places whose names I can't remember. We even went for a walk on a glacier in one place =]

Haha we'll you did visit Scandi, so I'm not suprised :P

Okay, so lots of driving around yeah. That's cool, must be weird to see ice in the summer. Might as well take the chance before they all melt away haha

[HelpMeSleep]

haha, you have a "hard time getting off" ololololololol.

But yeah, I live a sad little life - at the beginning of today I think that my post count was a little below 8020... well, there's more to come :-D

But no, no n00dz or cypering, just Jon & Chelsea chatting a lot, as is what happens with most PL threads haha
Hahaha. My brilliant wording. :-)

Lol yeah. I wanna say that on Friday my post count was in the 2,700's and now it's over 2,900. This was one of three things I did all day yesterday haha.

Lol dang. I was pulling for you. But yeah, that does happen with most PL threads haha.

[DaveZeroZero]

Haha we'll you did visit Scandi, so I'm not suprised :P

Okay, so lots of driving around yeah. That's cool, must be weird to see ice in the summer. Might as well take the chance before they all melt away haha
Haha, yeah, really.

But it was like seeing you everywhere - and that's no bad thing haha =]

Hahaha. My brilliant wording. :-)

Lol yeah. I wanna say that on Friday my post count was in the 2,700's and now it's over 2,900. This was one of three things I did all day yesterday haha.

Lol dang. I was pulling for you. But yeah, that does happen with most PL threads haha.
I managed to get over 1k in a 4 or 5 day period before I left. I was so impressed by that. But now I need to do it again =]

[kafe]

Haha, yeah, really.

But it was like seeing you everywhere - and that's no bad thing haha =]

Lmao, no way, I have very universal looks, no? :P
this is a semi-serious question

[HelpMeSleep]

Haha, yeah, really.

But it was like seeing you everywhere - and that's no bad thing haha =]


I managed to get over 1k in a 4 or 5 day period before I left. I was so impressed by that. But now I need to do it again =]
Impressive.
:highfive:

[DaveZeroZero]

Lmao, no way, I have very universal looks, no? :P
this is a semi-serious question
Haha, yeah - usually when people say that people from a particular country/area all look the same, it's a bad thing.

However, in this case, it's the best thing ever! :-D

Impressive.
:highfive:
Mmhmm =]

[kafe]

Haha, yeah - usually when people say that people from a particular country/area all look the same, it's a bad thing.

However, in this case, it's the best thing ever! :-D


Hahaha! Yeah that's usually a bad thing.

[Willy McFurgle]

My first bike was bright pink. True story.

My first bike was my sisters old bike which was pink with a banana seat, so i spray painted to whole thing red, but still had that pink seat...god i set myself up to look gay as a kid.

[DaveZeroZero]

Yeah, but my bike was bright pink out of the factory. So rad.

[HelpMeSleep]

I remember one of my bikes I got from Santa as a kid. I think it was purple. And on Christmas morning like immediately after getting it, I stuck Power Rangers stickers all over it. And I also had these glow in the dark bead things you put in the spokes to decorate them.

[DaveZeroZero]

swt.