Re: respect for cycling commuter at work... - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

08-14-2003, 06:57 PM

"Doctor Phibes" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> One time I left my bike in the breakroom. I was told this was the
> safest spot. One day I returned to find my bike not only had been
> moved but cruised around the breakroom tables leaving a generous
> amount of my tire on the floor with one big mud streak! When I
> complained they acted like I was making a big thing out of nothing.
> The idiot who took my bike for a spin even admitted he did. The
> response was like "boys will be boys". The next night riding into work
> and I hydroplaned through a red light! If someone had been coming the

Alright, quit trolling. As has been discussed around here many times, bikes
cannot "hydroplane." It is even more ridiculous to suggest that the
"generous amount" of your tires left on the floor had anything to do with
you sliding through a light on wet pavement. Take a look at what Sheldon
Brown has to say on the subject: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

Sliding through the light was more likely caused by you failing to clear the
water from your rims before trying to actually stop. Or it had just started
raining and the oil had not yet been washed off the road. Or you were riding
a clunker with chrome rims....

As for people messing with your bike, if you put it in a proper bike rack
(not always possible) or lock it into place (whether inside the building or
not), people are much less likely to mess with it. It also helps to be 6'2"
and weigh 200lbs.

-Buck

08-15-2003, 03:32 PM

"Buck" <j u n k m a i l @ g a l a x y c o r p . c o m> wrote in message news:<F_X_a.1911$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>. ..
> "Doctor Phibes" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
>
> > One time I left my bike in the breakroom. I was told this was the
> > safest spot. One day I returned to find my bike not only had been
> > moved but cruised around the breakroom tables leaving a generous
> > amount of my tire on the floor with one big mud streak! When I
> > complained they acted like I was making a big thing out of nothing.
> > The idiot who took my bike for a spin even admitted he did. The
> > response was like "boys will be boys". The next night riding into work
> > and I hydroplaned through a red light! If someone had been coming the
>
> Alright, quit trolling. As has been discussed around here many times, bikes
> cannot "hydroplane." It is even more ridiculous to suggest that the
> "generous amount" of your tires left on the floor had anything to do with
> you sliding through a light on wet pavement. Take a look at what Sheldon
> Brown has to say on the subject: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
>
> Sliding through the light was more likely caused by you failing to clear the
> water from your rims before trying to actually stop. Or it had just started
> raining and the oil had not yet been washed off the road. Or you were riding
> a clunker with chrome rims....
>
> As for people messing with your bike, if you put it in a proper bike rack
> (not always possible) or lock it into place (whether inside the building or
> not), people are much less likely to mess with it. It also helps to be 6'2"
> and weigh 200lbs.

>
> -Buck

>
trolling? I was telling a story, if you don't like it don't respond to it.

08-15-2003, 10:07 PM

"Doctor Phibes" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
> trolling? I was telling a story, if you don't like it don't respond to it.

There's a small group of subscribers to this ng that take an odd pleasure in
calling others a "troll" or simply enjoy being disruptive.

hth