Comments on: I Am Both Terrified and Desperate

By: solar

solar — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:57:28 +0000

For the best sandwich ever stop by Beach Hut Deli. Its a 5 min walk from The Hall of Fame. Great place and great food.

By: john hess

john hess — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:03:57 +0000

Hiya Fatty,
Another Davis person here, with the Davis Bike Club and the Hall of Fame. Yes, the Hallmark sponsors the DBC and is closer than the Hyatt, which is really close to nothing but the freeway (OK, the Buehler alumni center and Mondavi Center for performing arts (no events according to their web page, but I have tickets for July 5th)). For food, Bistro 33 is also a sponsor of the DBC. Also close to the Hallmark is the Davis Beer Shoppe, not much to really look at, but a great place for beer.

cheers,

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By: Huy Tran

Huy Tran — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:48:12 +0000

Hallmark Inn, Aggie Inn, both Best Westerns,and Econo Lodge are the closest to Central Park. These are within walking distance. The Hallmark Inn is a sponsor of the Davis Bike Club Race Team. The Hyatt is the newest hotel and is on the southern edge of the UC Davis campus near the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. It is only a 5-ish minute ride from there to the Park and you can go through the campus of you like. I would definitely say Hyatt or Hallmark Inn. Definitely eat at Seasons if you stay at Hallmark.

By: Flora

Flora — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:12:30 +0000

I’ve been following your blog for quite some time is SUPER excited to see a Team Fatty in Davis – where I live!

By: davidh-marin,ca

davidh-marin,ca — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:46:57 +0000

@ Comment by cyclingjimbo | 06.24.2011 | 5:43 am

That picture is not my own I assure you. I am both too old and still too much in control of my own faculties to even attempt a move like that. That picture belong to our fearless(?) leader. I just have a good memory for the obscure. The story comes from “15+ years of wisdom” below;

http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/09/28/distilled-for-your-convenience-15-years-worth-of-acquired-wisdom/

@squirrelhead: we’ll all toast a ‘can-o-pay’ in your honor.

By: Lord Adamantine Sedgepig

Lord Adamantine Sedgepig — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:22:38 +0000

I’ve often been called upon to address rather unruly crowds. I find that a little levity often wins around the most cantankerous of audiences. Here is a comical story that I picked up at Harrow – feel free to use it:
A latin teacher went to a pub near his house for a drink.
“What would you like to drink?” asked the barman.
“A martinus,” said the teacher.
“Don’t you mean martini?”
“If I wanted more than one I’d ask for more than one.”

By: Dr Codfish

Dr Codfish — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:18:04 +0000

You are uncomfortable because you are in uncharted (for you) territory. Go with what you know:

Fatty’s top 10, most worst ever safety violations all scouts must NEVER commit!

You’ve got a treasure trove of photos documenting all the bonehead safety vioulations you know by heart. (lacking water bottles, hand stands out on that rock arch, bombing into blind corners). Thnk abot it: Whenever you end up with some monor knee gash or road rash what do you do? YOU RUN AND GET THE CAMERA! Now put all that foolishness to work.

Plus kids love gore so they’ll be glued to your speil, and in this way you get to come off edgy with that “danger man, don’t grow up like me” asthetic. You’ll be edgy, (maybe just a little too for the scout leaders) but you can pull it all together with a few examples of good practice. You know full water bottles on hot days, a little crash pack in your seat bag, a helmet shot here and there.

You’ll be in your element, completely at ease and thie whole thing will roll off your lips like you knew what you were doing!

Yr pal, Dr C

By: Mike@Squirrelhead

Mike@Squirrelhead — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:36:44 +0000

Sadly I am going to miss the Bicycle Hall of Fame because I get in at 10pm on Friday. :( I am also staying at the Courtyard Marriott on River Plaza Dr in Sacramento. A family member donated it to my cause which I love so I will have to drive a bit. I am excited for this event!!

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:48:58 +0000

@Dr Bryce – As I said in my first message, helmets have a place. I usually wear one myself, especially when taking part in more risky cycling eg offroad. My point is that by stressing the need to wear a helmet above everything else as some here seem to be suggesting, you are, even if only at a subliminal level, reinforcing the message that cycling is a dangerous activity. That in turn discourages people from getting on bikes in the first place. Santi’s suggestion to “scare (them) into wearing a lid” is just as likely to scare them into staying in the car, which is more likely to shorten their lives than riding a bike without a helmet.

It’s very easy to count cyclists with head injuries that could possibly have been helped by wearing a helmet. Much harder to count the people who have been put off cycling for whatever reason and gone on to die young from obesity related illnesses, but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored.

I guess what I’m saying is that the message should be “cyling is wonderful: a fantastic way to get around; great for you health and wellbeing. You should think about wearing a helmet in case you’re involved in an accident” rather than “wear a helmet everytime you’re on a bike or you’re going to end up with head injuries”.