Things I Hate About Riding My MB

MrLarkins · #1 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 06:52 PM

I hate it when I am in the middle of the lane, traveling 32 in a 30, and some $#@%@ feels they must pass me b/c I'm on a bicycle. A lot of times, they pass real close and scare the bajeebas outta me!

Who's with me?

**fairracing31** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 07:06 PM

I hate it when I'm at a stop light and the pull so close they give me no room to get pedaling. I'm always worried about bumping into them.

Or when you are in the bike lane and they are over the white line in the bike lane.

Here in AZ the law is, you MUST pass bicyclist with at least three feet. When ever I am driving and if at all possible I will switch lanes and if traffic is clear I will even get my left tires on the opposite lane.

But the one thing I hate the most in Tucson...is the city bus drivers...they DO NOT obey the three feet law. Just yesterday I yelled at a bus driver along Grant. Just wait till I get video of them and pass it along to someone who will let everyone know how bad they drive.

Saddletramp1200 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 07:25 PM

I hate it when I run out of gas and Just bought a gallon of milk and 1/2 gallon of ice cream and I know I have almost 5 gallons of premix sitting on the back porch. Just happened!

Hurricane IKE is scarring me to death!
Not good.

mralaska · #4 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 07:30 PM

I hate it when I get so used to driving forever on a tank of gas that suddenly I run out 10 miles from home and cannot find a gas station that sells 2-stroke oil for air cooled engines so I have to pedal all the way back home swearing I will get around to carrying the list of emergency items. I also hate narrow shoulders that do not give a car three feet to pass if there is any opposing traffic. I felt bad for a dump truck that lost all his speed when he slowed down to wait for oncoming traffic then he had trouble passing me. I actually caught back up to him before we hit the top of the hill.

trackfodder · #5 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 07:38 PM

That thing looks like the one I bought on Ebay. I had to really do a bunch of things to make it fit. How did you make out? I enlarged the sprocket hole, made a spacer to mount the rear out away from the aircleaner/seat post, had to mount a little peddle sprocket to put the motor at a reasonable height. Trackfodder

deacon · #6 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 07:46 PM

I hate when teenagers think is funny to pass me real close, then scream for me to get out of the way. That always comes as a shock to me. Good thing it's hard to mount a shotgun on a bike.

Can you image what the recoil would be like rofl

**fairracing31** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deacon

I hate when teenagers think is funny to pass me real close, then scream for me to get out of the way. That always comes as a shock to me. Good thing it's hard to mount a shotgun on a bike.

Can you image what the recoil would be like rofl

About over a year ago I had some guy hanging out of his window screaming "fairracing sucks, fairracing sucks!"

To this day have no ideal who he was or if he really meant it or was being funny

TwoWalks · #8 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deacon

Good thing it's hard to mount a shotgun on a bike.

Can you image what the recoil would be like rofl

4/10 little recoil. Piece of pluming pipe mounted on handle bars. End cap with ...

dang sometimes my mind scares me

comfortableshoes · #9 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 08:45 PM

Recently I got passed far too close for my liking by a couple of SUVs with young drivers with cell phones shoved in their ears. So I'm going to get one of those airhorns you see at soccer games and mount them up on the front end and let out a long blast when some butt head gets too close- that stuffs loud. I'd love to see the darn cell phones made illegal while driving like in NH. Down here in MA people seem to take it to the extreme, cell phone in one hand, cigarette in the other with a cup of dunkin's. Who's actually driving ? Who knows I sure as h3!! don't.

I dated this idiot in college who used to think it was real fun to hang out the window and yell at bikers. The first time it happened I was driving (my car freaking mooch) and we pulled over and had a real loud argument, needless to say the relationship didn't last too long. I ended up being pretty good friends with the biker who passed us as we had the argument. He was the president of the college bike club.

As for the shot gun, why not get some of those any side up road thorns? Razor sharp and used by the cops? You could even tose those out ahead of you or to your left as you were passed, not that I'm suggesting you do anythign illegal.

brucemg51 · #10 (**permalink**) 09-08-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MrLarkins

I hate it when I am in the middle of the lane, traveling 32 in a 30, and some $#@%@ feels they must pass me b/c I'm on a bicycle. A lot of times, they pass real close and scare the bajeebas outta me!

Who's with me?

What you're riding is a bicycle, not a motorcycle. Whatevery speed you're traveling you should be far enough off the side of the road that drivers of cars will have no trouble passing you. If you're not, you are the one at fault, not them for wanting to pass you.