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Front blinkies cost too much? Add too much weight?
It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into
Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? It can't be the cost, the bikes are obviously expensive and the clothes are also. I guess it must be the few grams that it would add. |
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Front blinkies cost too much? Add too much weight?
On Nov 1, 7:31 am, dgk wrote:
It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? It can't be the cost, the bikes are obviously expensive and the clothes are also. I guess it must be the few grams that it would add. Poke an axe handle into their spokes as they pass by, while yelling, "PROBING, PROBING!!". |
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On Nov 1, 1:31 pm, dgk wrote:
It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? It can't be the cost, the bikes are obviously expensive and the clothes are also. I guess it must be the few grams that it would add. They are vain, and haven't found a suitable fashion-approved light. Joseph |
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On Nov 1, 7:31 am, dgk wrote:
It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. It's the assumption that they can see hazards in front of them. One car taking a left turn *over* them should be enough to change that attitude. I got my 3 LED headlight mounted under the front platform rack on the utility bike, which gets raves from hipsters here in neighborhood--I might become a trend setter! "Dude, you're soooo visible!" |
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On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:18:07 -0400, "Gooserider"
wrote: "dgk" wrote in message .. . It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? It can't be the cost, the bikes are obviously expensive and the clothes are also. I guess it must be the few grams that it would add. I think it's "cool factor". They don't think that lights are cool. Oh, that is SO wrong. I look forward to the dark so I can ride with my lights blazing! I even head out earlier than I have to so I can ride when it's really dark. The novelty will wear off in a few days though so DLS will happily move the dark part of my commute to the trip home. |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? It can't be the cost, the bikes are obviously expensive and the clothes are also. I guess it must be the few grams that it would add. I don't ride with a front blinkie. Then again, I don't ride an expensive bike on a commute and I don't have any expensive clothes. |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? It can't be the cost, the bikes are obviously expensive and the clothes are also. I guess it must be the few grams that it would add. Some people need to wreck in the dark before they appreciate how important head/tail lights are. It is also a function of age. Older riders tend to avoid risk, especially when it is cheap and easy to do so. Younger riders think wrecks happen only to other people. It also has to do with the cost of really good headlights, which are not cheap. We all know that cheap headlights only help cars see the rider. They do not light up the road for the rider. Young inexperienced riders don't fully appreciate how invisible they are to others, in the dark. J. |
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Front blinkies cost too much? Add too much weight?
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dgk writes: It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? I think many riders alternate between a cyclist mindset and a pedestrian mindset, depending on which is the easiest and most convenient. Pedestrians don't need to wear active lighting at night. Pedestrians are permitted to use crosswalks. Pedestrians don't have to stop at stop signs. I guess there's a lot of cylidestrians out there. To a certain degree I'm guilty of that mindset swing, myself. But like yourself and everybody else here on r.b.m I distinguish riding from walking or driving, and tend to ride responsibly, if not always lawfully. Responsibly enough to not unduly endanger myself or infringe on others, anyway. I think by "serious" cyclists, I know to whom you refer -- those grim-faced folks in the black-&-yellow killer bee getups, who simply must be the fastest thing on the street/road/trail/MUP/parking lot/garden path. For "serious", those guyz know dick-all about riding. Personally, I don't have enough time or officiousness to attempt to [attempt to] edify 'em, or give 'em free blinkie handouts. AFAIC they're on their own. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if many of 'em weren't so much serious cyclists, but rather serious fitness phreeks to whom a bicycle is merely exercise equipment that isn't bolted down to a gym floor. So, there's a third mindset at play: "I'm not a part of the general traffic flow either as a vehicle operator or a pedestrian; I'm just having a workout on my mobile exercise equipment." Couple that with a diminuitive attitude about bicycles as vehicles to be operated responsibly, and there ya go. But I gotta ask: have you ever collided with, or had a near miss with an unlit rider at night? I know I haven't so far (knock on wood.) cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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On Nov 3, 3:47 am, (Tom Keats) wrote:
In article , dgk writes: It's still dark when I ride over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan, and I notice that some of the "serious" cyclists coming the other way don't believe in front blinkies. I sort of see a blur coming the other way and then it resolves into a bike as it enters my light beam. What the hell is wrong with these guys? I think many riders alternate between a cyclist mindset and a pedestrian mindset, depending on which is the easiest and most convenient. Bull****! I like to pretend I'm a badger when the sun sets! |
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