Comments on: I Hate the Cold

By: laura

laura — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:20:01 +0000

hi every one i like ur storys im sorry i odnt have any of my own, i like the first one the best it sounded really good i hate the cold thats a good one okes well i better go cathc uses byess from laura

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:01:44 +0000

My favourite snowwy ride was one year when we did Settle – Malham – Settle in the Yorkshire Moors. Once we’d got through pasport control, we headed off from Settle. One of guys who was with us for the first time was a former 1st cat road racer. He shot off up the first climb. Lots of spills but noone hurt due to the snow. The final offroad bit came down a steep hill onto a rough track between two drystone walls. We hurtled down it, seven of us chopping and changing the lead. Then the path went from rough snow covered frozen mud, to 30feet of sheet ice. I went down taking the 1st cat guy and another crashing to the ice. Another guy hit a stray bike and ploughed into the wall. All seven of us hit the deck. It took two people standing on the wheel of the bike that went into the wall, just to get it straight enough to go through the forks. We had to disconnect the brake though. We still had a 1 in 5 road ride down into Settle. That night the road guy apparently sat shaking his head, saying we were all mad and he would never go riding with us ever again. He never did.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:14:17 +0000

Hey tayfuryagci,Gracious no, I’m not mocking you. I’m jealous of all the attention you’re getting, that’s all. As one tof the posters said, if you get on the wrong side of Fatty and the Aussies (that would make a great name for a rock group, don’t you think?), your keyboard would burst into fire from all the flaming you’d be subjected to. Just a random wisenheimer. Good luck with your cycling.

By: Ariane

Ariane — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:24:46 +0000

"What’s up with all these funny Austrailian guys?" They probably got here the same way i did, from Cyclingnews. Isn’t Cyclingnews an Aussie organization? All the prices in their shop are in $AUS, anyway…I don’t know which is worse, catching guff for cycling in the cold from relatives or catching guff for NOT cycling in the cold from other cyclists. My grandfather said this morning as I was leaving, and I quote, "What the hell do you think you’re doing, you crazy jackass?" I said, "Eh? I can’t hear you through this ear wamer."

By: BIg Mike In Oz

BIg Mike In Oz — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:48:58 +0000

Salad Dodger and BiKnBrYn est 1989 – Thanks for speaking up. I’m sure fatty values YOUR opinion. I’m the Australian with the gag order.Fatty – I arrogantly raise my nose, turn, and stride proudly away knowing I delivered the mail yesterday through a storm that deposited upon me 11 inches of rain in 2 hours. Welcome to the tropical storm season in Australia.P.S. It still never dropped below 65 deg F.

By: Bryn

Bryn — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 08:19:51 +0000

Oh, fatty, i feel so honoured that u made a comment about every person who themselves made a comment, but for me you made one separate and special one, lol. The fact that i made my comment 4 hours after u had already left for your commute was because, Im an Australian, remember fatty. I don’t know what time it is in, well i could look through your space and find out wherever you live exactly in the states but with writing all these comments for your blogs fatty, i dont think i’ll be able to find any time. Yeah i guess us Aussies really do have a wierd sense of humour, i guess thats why all you guys like the wiggles and the croc hunter so much, oh well. The day i regret saying i’ll comment on all your blogs i’ll let you know, oh and if i forget to comment one day, don’t think its because i can’t be bothered, its most prob because i couldn’t get to a computer, but i’ll make it up when i can, lol. Wish me luck i guess then :) I still feel so honoured!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:43:36 +0000

Feelin’ it a bit today, eh Fatty? I know folks get all juiced up when they feel like they headed for an adventure. I imagine you walking the halls of MegaSoft (liver incision still oozing) thinking that you have somehow crossed a threshold into adventure beyond what most would do. It’s not an adventure, mister. It’s a routine. And routines cannot be interrupted; not when impressionable young-er-ish minds are at stake. You are out there as a mutant mailman-like role model–an unstoppable force of nature. And yet you have flirted twice now with not riding when the chips are down. You’re not so tough. The fact that you even questioned riding home is, well, so not tough. And that liver thing is no big deal. Liver-schmiver. I re-assert that you are a pansy.

By: Fat Cyclist

Fat Cyclist — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:00:50 +0000

BiKnBrYn est 1989 – actually, i just said your comment on whether i should bike home carried no weight. and since you left your comment a good four hours after i had already biked home, it truly did carry no weight. but since you’re a funny guy — what’s up with all these funny australian guys? — i hereby give you permission and encouragement to comment on every single post in my blog. you may regret that commitment later.

By: Fat Cyclist

Fat Cyclist — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:53:59 +0000

stormcrowe – yeah, he definitely deserves the bag, and a bunch more. i’ll be talking about that tomorrow.the_cosh – it turns out that people whine in finland just like people whine in the UK just like people whine in the US just like people whine in my blog about me whining in my blog. let me know if you need me to draw a diagram. rich – what’s the nfc? seriously, i have no idea. sorry.dug – that’s a good point; i should cross train with a snow-specific sport. doesn’t work for commuting, though. craig – i’m giving you a pass on the whiney thing because you were being cleverly ironic. good show.mark – i’m doing it. i’m just not digging it.tayfur – congrats, man. i think we can do more for you, though.dj – thanks for reading, since september even. man, you’ve got more patience for me than i have. i got lots of offers for rides home today, too. turned ‘em down, too. turns out i had a really good ride. more on that tomorrow. watch out for that cake, man. it’ll make you fat in no time. trust me on this.dkirkavitch – roger on the survival mode thing. i’m afraid i never use hot tubs, though. they gross me out.conejita – actually, i’m your neighbor, and i AM spying on you. sorry.chris – absolutely right, i need to learn to cross country ski. i’m putting that on my list of things to do.tommy – the fenders and the bright light did in fact make a difference. and the super steep grade didn’t turn out to be a problem. the snow didn’t stick on high-traffic roads, at least not in my neck of the woods. hope you made it back home safely.juspasenthru – i very nearly busted out a righteous tirade about the "stop yer whining" thing until i noticed the miami, fl bit at the end of your sig. once again, clever and funny irony. and to think i was getting chapped off about everyone giving me a hard time.cyclingchic – duly noted. hey everyone! sign cyclingchic’s petition!salad dodger – i think you’re talking about hawaii. never been there myself, so don’t know for sure.rocky – a chest cold, eh? that’s awful. you know, i just had my liver removed today — outpatient surgery, did it arthroscopically myself using a soda straw and a dust devil — and still did the bike commute in the snow, ice and rain today. but i’m sure your chest cold is really bad.jake – i was astounded to see everyone clear out when the first few flakes of snow fell today. once i made the decision, i took no small pleasure walking the halls and thumping my chest. botched – "activation energy:" brilliantly descriptive term, and solid analysis of how/when snow riding is fun.TheBeastMom – i hope everyone does ditch work tomorrow. that’ll give me a perfect opportunity to go through their offices and steal their whiteboard erasers. i have a collection of hundreds.bradley – here’s a quick recap of your comment:1. you whine about the hill you live on being too steep to bike on in the cold weather.2. you tell me to stop whining, because the weather here’s usually pretty good.3. you call me a fool for riding in this weather.4. you reiterate that i should stop whining, because the roads will be better soon.5. you ask me to include you in my blogroll of blogging cyclists, although you don’t blog about cycling.does that about cover it?ellrod – so, how’s politics up there?keepyerbag – i didn’t forget the inversion layer. i don’t think i could ever forget that. man, that is some ugly haze. we don’t have inversion here. all our stink blows out to the ocean. plus, we don’t have geneva steel belching filth into the sky nonstop.gussand – well, it sounds like we oughta commute together sometime.

By: Bryn

Bryn — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:06:59 +0000

The fact that you said any comments made by Australians for that blog would not carry any weight was mean Fatty. From now on im gonna try and comment on every blog you do regardless of whether i have an opinion or not, call me annoying i know. I personally felt like commenting for 2 reasons1) I live in Australia and you told us not to comment2) I live in Australia and you told us not to comment, mainly beacuse you think it’s too warm over here to have any influence whatsoever. Just so you know Fatty i live in the one place in Australia which is known for its warm weather and sunny beaches, don’t you hate me for putting that image in your mind as you look outside at the cold, wind, snow and icey roads. The bad thing is, it’s actually raining today, but im not too fussed, i have no need or willingness to ride today. Oh how i love the weather!