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By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:30:17 +0000

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By: TIMOTHY

TIMOTHY — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:01:34 +0000

People toss ciggarette butts out of their car windows for one simple reason (I have given this much thought because it is one of my pet peeves!): smokers (in general) are inherently self-centered and have a hard time thinking beyond the cigarette that’s in their nicotine-stained fingertips. They just care more about themselves and their addiction than they do about anything or anyone else. They don’t think about the long term consequences to their own health, the consequences that their second-hand smoke has to the health of others and they certainly don’t think about what happens to their nasty cigarette butts when they toss it out the window. I have had burning cigarettes bounce off the hood and windshield of my car. Luckily (for me as well as for the the smoker…) I haven’t been hit by one while riding…yet…

By: Tom Stormcrowe

Tom Stormcrowe — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:47:46 +0000

The most intense thought I’ve ever had on a bike was "Oh c%#p, I think I’m gonna die!" around some of the extremely courteous motorists here in the midwest!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:34:13 +0000

Apart from the questions which are prompted by this blog (Am I a bike snob? What is a Luxury Body? Does my knee position make me look like a circus bear?) I have noticed recently that an alarming number of cyclists are riding bikes which are way too small for them. And I don’t mean a-couple-of-inches-too-much-stem-showing too small - these guys are just wannabee pros. No, I mean knees-up-round-the-ears-too-small. And the questions this poses are: Are all these bikes stolen? Why else would anyone ride something so obviously wrong for them? And what happened to all the bike thieves whose haul was too big for them?

Mike, London UK

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:24:24 +0000

Trash just happens. But worse than regular trash, is when you see a blown tube laying on the side of the road. My first thought usually is…Jerk, Then my second thought is ohh crap I probably road through the same crap. psssssssssssssssssssss.

By: joan

joan — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:37:36 +0000

The only cycling-related question that pops into my head while on the bike is "does that guy think he’s better than me?" The answer to this query is usually affirmative – and often proven very quickly thereafter. For whatever reason, most of the questions that become burningly important on a ride are on a much more existential level. For example:1. If most car accidents happen withinn 5 miles of home, why not move 10 miles away?2. If bread always lands butter-side down and cats always land on their feet, what happens when you tie a piece of bread butter side up to a cat’s back?and of course… 3. What the hell happened to all my bungees and rivets?

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:16:06 +0000

As to who throws things along side the road, my question is not "everyday trash," the answer there is idiots, but rather who is that drives some sort of a pickup truck or other large capacity vehical filled with tires, old toilets, and other sundry household items and leaves them in the otherwise unspoiled ravine miles from anywhere. Is it just one idiot or is it a series of idiots? Or is it Arlo or someone who wishes to be Arlo, or whatall? And why is it always a toilet and tires? Is there some connection? While driving back from the store after obtaining a new toilet and some new tires they, or he, or she, decided to save an extra trip to dump and fling? Or while driving to the dump they, or he, or she sees a tire and following the Arlo line of least resistance fling instead of gathering?
yrs quizzically

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:42:01 +0000

ummm…. forty-two?

By: bob

bob — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:46:07 +0000

so questions, questions, questionsthe following pop into my head with the most alarming frequency – and particularly when starting a climb (albeit even the most gentle) or into a headwind (ditto)1. is my front brake rubbing?2. is my back brake rubbing?3. does my real wheel have a flat?what else, i ask you, could explain a. the feeling that i am cycling through treacleb. the screaming in my quadsc. the burning in my lungsd. the faint, yet familiar, coppery taste of blood in the back of my throatwhile this may sound a tad paranoid i take scant comfort in the fact that i for one will never ride 200km of l’alpe d’huez with a brake rubbing

By: Jsun

Jsun — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:37:30 +0000

FC-These are all very good questions, but you are not really breaking any new ground since they have also crossed my mind, and I am not Mensa material. You probably have enough answers from the blog readership (wow, a readership, never been on one of those ships before) so I will just add my question/cycling connundrum to the bottom of your list.oops couldn’t resist…Q- Why do people toss their cigarette butts on the road?A- They are actually trying to get them to stay in the air, its a smoker’s question (how much air time can this butt get??)Q- Who’s tossing trash these days? A- bloggers (oh I though it read- talking trash)Q- What are all those bungie cords doing on the ground?A- and do they stretch before they ‘workout’Q- If someone passes me and says “How’s it going?” as they blow by, what is the likelihood they really want to know how it’s going? A- I am not sure anybody really cares how you feel or what you have to say,Q- Which is better, road biking or mountain biking? A- better for what? swimming? chewing the fat? (and where does that saying come from?)Q- How fat do I look? A- like above question – does someone really want to hear the answerQ- How far I can ride between breaths? A- actually, I haven’t thought about this one before, but I am usually wondering if I will ever get my breath backQ- What percentage of people in cars are envious? A- not sure, I take the bus a lotthe Q- that plagues me the most comes from feeding my cycling addiction by reading the internet. I am now constantly wondering what everyone else will think of me,- my riding, my bike, my components, my answers to threads and blogs. Like, What if I meet up with the FC at the LT100? Should I have shaved my legs? gone with SRAM parts? what if he interviews me this time, will I be breathless? Anyway, I was never this competitive with people that I don’t know and that are really only in my head, so your blog and other biking sites now fill up my time on and off the bike. boy do I need to a real life or something…