a cage creature observation

Kevan Smith /\/\ wrote:
I often ride to my LBS from my house, taking the same 7-mile route each time.
When I am all spandexed out and on my racing bike, cage creatures give me room
on the road, seldom yell, and, in general, treat me well. But, when I am on my
ATB, outfitted in normal clothes, I get heaps of abuse -- cars pass way too
close, people yell, etc. Nothing changes but the bike and clothing. I find this
odd.

I have noticed some of the same behaviors with my commuter bike vs.
my grocery shopping bike. I'll be riding the same roads right near
my house. Riding the same way, often at the same speeds (assuming
I don't have twenty pound sacks of rice in my baskets). Yet I get
a lot more honking, swearing, and bad behavior from motorists.

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Kevan Smith wrote in message ...
But, when I am on my ATB, outfitted in normal clothes, I get
heaps of abuse -- cars pass way too close, people yell, etc.
Nothing changes but the bike and clothing. I find this odd.

Now you know why FREDS like Zoot are so bitter
and have such a bad attitude.

One question, why get on a ATB in normal clothes in
the first place?


When guys like Cipollini and Me aren't out training
we are seen in the Tuscany region on stuff like
Honda's 16-valve DOHC inline-four cylinder CBR
1100XX with the 42mm slanted flat-slide CV-type
Carburetors.

Save the lame ATB for the poor people like F. Golighty.

Fabrizio Mazzoleni wrote:
When guys like Cipollini and Me aren't out training

In your dreams.

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Bill Davidson wrote:
Fabrizio Mazzoleni wrote:
When guys like Cipollini and Me aren't out training

In your dreams.

Uh, duh.

It seems pretty factual to me anyway, as Mario said
he hasn't been out training for several months, on
retiring from the Vuelta.

Steve McDonald wrote:

When I finish my recumbent tricycle with
quadraped lever drive, a front fairing and a
streamlined cargo box and tow the trailer, I wonder
what my status will be?
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Kevan Smith proclaimed:

Full Fred-dom.
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Actually, it was a guy named Fred who first got me started riding
quadraped recumbents. I believe he was the original "Fred" who inspired
this generic Fabbrizic handle, so disparagingly applied these days. It
was once a respected thing, to be a Fred.

Steve McDonald

Kevan Smith /\/\ wrote:

I often ride to my LBS from my house, taking the same 7-mile route each time.
When I am all spandexed out and on my racing bike, cage creatures give me room
on the road, seldom yell, and, in general, treat me well. But, when I am on my
ATB, outfitted in normal clothes, I get heaps of abuse -- cars pass way too
close, people yell, etc. Nothing changes but the bike and clothing. I find this
odd.

I've seen the same thing. I think it has as much to do with your
speed as your clothing though. Maybe it's nothing more than the
drivers considering the fact that someone who's going fast just MAY be
able to catch them at the next light.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:44:26 GMT, Mark Hickey wrote:
speed as your clothing though. Maybe it's nothing more than the
drivers considering the fact that someone who's going fast just MAY be
able to catch them at the next light.

I don't think there are any concious decisions
by the drivers to respect or buzz a cyclist; I
think it's mostly subconcious, or a result of
the circumstances.

I couldn't begin to guess how that actually
applies, though.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame
--
Rick Onanian

Tue, 09 Sep 2003 22:04:51 GMT,
, tastelessly,
"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" admitted:

When guys like Cipollini and Me aren't out training
we are seen in the Tuscany region on stuff like
Honda's

Pros like you and Mario should be riding Ducati's Testasretta
SuperBike 998 with those gorgeous Marchesini wheels. Or something
manly like the Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Ballabio.
Leave the Hondas and Harleys for amateurs.
--
zk

Zoot Katz wrote in message ...

Pros like you and Mario should be riding Ducati's Testasretta
SuperBike 998 with those gorgeous Marchesini wheels. Or something
manly like the Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Ballabio.
Leave the Hondas and Harleys for amateurs.

Ask any of us over on team Fassa Bortolo and
the answer will be Jap motor bikes are what you
must ride these days.

Kevan Smith /\/\ wrote:

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:42:29 GMT, "Baker, Jane Baker"
from EarthLink Inc. --

So, Kevan... how does your ass look in spandex?

Pretty god damned good! My legs look great, too.

I find it ironic that just a few posts ago, Kevan was so concerned
with the importance of telling the truth, and now...

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame