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    CicLAvia was awesome!
    So many people on bikes, on skates, on foot.
    So many Dutch bakfeits and cargo trikes as well.
    • CommentAuthorSam
    • CommentTimeOct 13th 2010
     
    I've always wanted to go to etiquette school since I think I am very uncouth and I need to learn to be a little proper. One thing I think every San Diegan needs to learn is how to exit from an automobile, gracefully. This is not about dooring cyclists or anything, but throwing open the door and then catapulting yourself onto the middle of the road or sidewalk...just looks really tacky. Have some dignity, San Diego! Exit gracefully.
    • CommentAuthorthom
    • CommentTimeOct 13th 2010
     
    bëany: One thing I think every San Diegan needs to learn is how to exit from an automobile, gracefully. This is not about dooring cyclists or anything, but throwing open the door and then catapulting yourself onto the middle of the road or sidewalk...just looks really tacky. Have some dignity, San Diego! Exit gracefully.

    I dated a dancer for 5 years, and although I'd sooner cut my wrists with a butter knife than go to another dance concert (okay, that's a little harsh), I do think that dance or gymnastics or some kind of similar training should be mandatory in school. People need to stop crashing and slamming through the world generally.
    • CommentAuthorslobiker
    • CommentTimeOct 13th 2010
     
    bëany:I've always wanted to go to etiquette school since I think I am very uncouth and I need to learn to be a little proper. One thing I think every San Diegan needs to learn is how to exit from an automobile, gracefully. This is not about dooring cyclists or anything, but throwing open the door and then catapulting yourself onto the middle of the road or sidewalk...just looks really tacky. Have some dignity, San Diego! Exit gracefully.


    At the risk of sounding insensitive, I think we as Americans should invest a little effort into exhibiting a more care in how we move from point A to point B.

    My wife is from Asia; I have visited many times and people there appear to be slightly more careful about looking before they leap. In this particular place people are poor; carelessness can cause breakage; broken things need to be replaced or expensively repaired. Thus, you preserve what you have by exercising CARE. So here is my "insensitive amero-centric statement": OF NECESSITY people in this place exercise more care in how they move from point A to point B.

    Now that we Americans aren't as rich as we once were, we could benefit by that example.
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 13th 2010
     
    slobiker:
    bëany:I've always wanted to go to etiquette school since I think I am very uncouth and I need to learn to be a little proper. One thing I think every San Diegan needs to learn is how to exit from an automobile, gracefully. This is not about dooring cyclists or anything, but throwing open the door and then catapulting yourself onto the middle of the road or sidewalk...just looks really tacky. Have some dignity, San Diego! Exit gracefully.


    At the risk of sounding insensitive, I think we as Americans should invest a little effort into exhibiting a more care in how we move from point A to point B.

    My wife is from Asia; I have visited many times and people there appear to be slightly more careful about looking before they leap. In this particular place people are poor; carelessness can cause breakage; broken things need to be replaced or expensively repaired. Thus, you preserve what you have by exercising CARE. So here is my "insensitive amero-centric statement": OF NECESSITY people in this place exercise more care in how they move from point A to point B.

    Now that we Americans aren't as rich as we once were, we could benefit by that example.


    Not from Korea, I'm guessing. Most aggressive drivers I have ever seen.
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    Amen ! Perhaps that's why I'm so careful with everything I do. I grew up in south east Asia
    • CommentAuthorthom
    • CommentTimeOct 13th 2010
     
    slobiker:At the risk of sounding insensitive, I think we as Americans should invest a little effort into exhibiting a more care in how we move from point A to point B.


    That's not insensitive in the least, and I couldn't agree more!
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 13th 2010
     
    When I was in Korea, I saw buses and trucks NOT yield to other vehicles and drivers play 'chicken' to the point of near miss. I made the mistake of asking a taxi driver to get to Gimpo from Inchon airport quickly, they drove the highway at over 180km/hr.
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    Just looking over the cicLavia pictures makes my heart bunny-hop !
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      CommentAuthorbatmick
    • CommentTimeOct 14th 2010
     
    Disclaimer: I do not work for nor am I in any way paid by Giro/Bell.

    Just wanted to say how stoked I am with the customer service by Giro helmets. In the past month I first needed replacement adjustable helmet straps (broken) and then new helmet pads (yucky!). Perfectly fine after more than two years of daily use. So I set out to find the parts in local shops to no avail. Then I checked online and was turned off by the ridiculous prices for the parts and especially for the shipping. One retailer sold the pads, that easily fit into a regular envelope, for $4 but wanted $9 for shipping!!! UPS as the only option.
    So I called Giro's 800 number to inquire about other sources or ask if they sold them direct. The person was very friendly, asked me my shipping address and then told me the straps were on the way, no charge. Wow! Then, last week, I emailed about purchasing replacement pads. Within an hour I had a reply, basically doing the same thing. What is your shipping address? OK, pads are on the way, no charge.

    Now that deserved mention on here. So if you have a Bell or Giro helmet and need spare parts, try calling or emailing them first!
    • CommentAuthorbilld
    • CommentTimeOct 16th 2010
     
    • CommentAuthorAlanKHG
    • CommentTimeOct 18th 2010
     
    bëany:This is not about dooring cyclists or anything, but throwing open the door and then catapulting yourself onto the middle of the road or sidewalk...just looks really tacky. Have some dignity, San Diego! Exit gracefully.

    I disagree completely. I'm careful opening the door, but my favorite thing about cars is using the handle above the door to fling myself bodily outward.
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      CommentAuthormarkphilips
    • CommentTimeOct 19th 2010 edited
     
    “The bike movement has grown up, and now it has kids!”

    –Shane Rhodes, Eugene bike advocate
    • CommentAuthorthom
    • CommentTimeOct 21st 2010
     
    So I've been dealing with some bad work news the last couple of days. Conveniently, last night I also finished my new bike and I took it for its first ride around the neighborhood just now and everything worked perfectly and felt great--smooth, quiet, responsive. Felt like I could ride it forever.

    So I'm just sayin' that when life gives you lemons, go for a bike ride.
    • CommentAuthorWilliam.
    • CommentTimeOct 21st 2010 edited
     
    thom:So I'm just sayin' that when life gives you lemons, go for a bike ride.


    Fixed; because I can't link to save anyones life.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Life_Gives_You_Lemons,_You_Paint_That_Shit_Gold

    Anyfunnyway, that brought up that album, which I'm very much liking.
    • CommentAuthorgavilan
    • CommentTimeOct 21st 2010
     
    ^^^ Yeah!
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    I second that !

    My wife also reminds me to go out and "fly a kite." That is 5-10ft power kites.
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeOct 22nd 2010 edited
     
    Tonight, I went to visit a friend who lives halfway up Mt. Soledad and rode up the quiet backstreets to the west of Kate Sessions Park.

    As I approached an intersection with one of those old-school "Yield" signs, I saw the headlights of a car on a crossing course, and I came to a stop to give it the right of way it was entitled to. As the car - a giant lifted, full-size diesel pickup truck with two men in it - rolled through the intersection, I turned and rolled in behind it: We rolled together for about 100 yards, at what time the driver of the truck slowed down and stopped at the curb. As I passed him he rolled down his window and said with an apologetic gesture "--Sorry for blocking you, dude". I replied "--No problem, bro", waived and took off.

    The moral of the story - despite what you may have been led to believe - not all drivers of lifted truck are bicycle haters. That, and that the Blaze 2W is pretty damn bright!
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    Just switching from one Nitto mustache bars to another makes the bike feel brand new!
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      CommentAuthorBev
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2010
     
    Saw 3 Velo Cult stickers driving around Lemon Grove. :o)
    • CommentAuthorSam
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2010
     
    Going along with the not all drivers are insane theme...

    I love riding alongside semis. These are some of the best drivers I have ever encountered on the roads. Besides the obvious drafting benefits, they are extremely alert, communicative (even noticing things like a small nod or a finger point on where I want to go), friendly and...well they drive semis so they block traffic for me on hairier parts of the roads. They have a lot of incentives to be good drivers which is why I love semi-truck drivers. The downside is that these trucks are a little noisy - but that is a small price to pay for riding alongside some of the best drivers.
    • CommentAuthorslobiker
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2010
     
    bëany:... These are some of the best drivers I have ever encountered on the roads.


    Not only are they extremely good drivers but sitting as high up as they do they have an excellent overview of traffic conditions. Many years ago my work required that I drive in LA a lot... far more than I wanted to... and you are familiar with "accordion traffic." That's where one moment you're zipping along the freeway at 70mph, the next you're braking desperately into a sea of brake lights.

    I learned to get behind a semi and stay there. He - or she - would always be aware of traffic slow-downs way ahead of time, and the semi with me following would gradually enter the slow zone safely and sanely.

    P.S. Some 30 years ago when I drove school buses they taught that trick of following the semis. These guys and gals can be trusted. Although when you see one jackknifed on the freeway you have to wonder....
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2010
     
    ... Also, if there Is a pile up, the Semi in front of you won't slow down too fast and it will enable you to avoid being in that mess.
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    With stop and go traffic follow a semi...they would prefer to go slower rather than stop and go (like most car drivers). Semi-truck drivers go through more intensive driver training.
    • CommentAuthorbilld
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2010
     
    Semi drivers are usually better because their license is a lot harder to get and requires a lot more training. They aren't all good but in general they do tend to be better than most. Keep in mind though that they can have difficulty seeing someone coming up behind them on the right. Always keep that in mind when you consider passing them on the right. We've had a few people in the last year who got crushed by right turning semis because the driver didn't see them. It's often better to pass them on the left or hang back and wait than try to pass on the right.
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2010
     
    Has anyone here cycled up Palomar on the Nate Harrison Grade Road?

    I drove up it today. It could be done on a MTB or a road bike with fat tires.

    Here's a description:

    The dirt road itself, which goes literally all he way up Palomar Mountain, is 9.5 miles long and ascends about 4000 feet - from about 700' to about 4700'. Once you add in the last, paved, climb to the Boucher Fire Lookout, you've climbed 11.1 miles and ascended to 5438'.

    From: http://www.adventurecorps.com/chronicles/2008/2008nateharrison.html

    (Great slide show of a ride up it)
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    ... you've climbed 11.1 miles and ascended to 5438'.
    That's one hill I wouldn't be embarrassed to walk at least sections of!

    bikingbill: It could be done on a MTB or a road bike with fat tires.
    A triple would would be helpful, too!
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    I'm guessing here, but I bet no-one has done it on a recumbent ... :face-devil-grin:
    • CommentAuthorWilliam.
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    Just sayin' I don't understand all the fevor and general hoopla about football. At all. And the idea of having enough money to own a 400,000 dollar (or higher) boat, which would get used less than once a month, completely boggles my mind.
    • CommentAuthort.e.d
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    I've actually ridden down it on a mountainboard. It's very long, steep in sections and would be a hell of a challenge for the underbikers here...

    Who wants to go with me?
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      CommentAuthorKathy
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    Just sayin - somedays the City of San Diego makes be want to cry and scream and pull all my hair out.
    Ok, now I feel better.
    • CommentAuthorbilld
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    Kathy:Just sayin - somedays the City of San Diego makes be want to cry and scream and pull all my hair out.
    Ok, now I feel better.
    I think that most of us appreciate your efforts, if that makes you feel any better.
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    William.:Just sayin' I don't understand all the fevor and general hoopla about football. At all. And the idea of having enough money to own a 400,000 dollar (or higher) boat, which would get used less than once a month, completely boggles my mind.


    Right now, there are a lot of $100,000k boats selling for less than $10,000. Tough times.

    One of my sons plays High School football (at 14). He's above the 99% in size for his age. Some positions in football almost demand an extreme amount of size and strength. The thing about European Football (soccer) is that it's accessible to almost anyone. Not so American Football. Yeah it's strange.
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    t.e.d:I've actually ridden down it on a mountainboard. It's very long, steep in sections and would be a hell of a challenge for the underbikers here...

    Who wants to go with me?


    I sold my mountainboard a long time ago....Are you guys planning a road or dirt ride?
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    billd:
    Kathy:Just sayin - somedays the City of San Diego makes be want to cry and scream and pull all my hair out.
    Ok, now I feel better.
    I think that most of us appreciate your efforts, if that makes you feel any better.


    You are our champion....It's one of those days that those pesky swarm just gets the best of us.

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    Kathy:Just sayin - somedays the City of San Diego makes be want to cry and scream and pull all my hair out.
    Ok, now I feel better.


    Perhaps the city of San Diego needs extra media coverage on STREETSBLOG.NET. So the WORLD can see that there's still a lot to do
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      CommentAuthormarkphilips
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010 edited
     
    Kathy:Just sayin - somedays the City of San Diego makes be want to cry and scream and pull all my hair out.
    Ok, now I feel better.


    Perhaps the city of San Diego needs media coverage on STREETSBLOG.ORG. So the WORLD can see that there's still a lot to do here.
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    t.e.d:Who wants to go with me?
    I'll go - as long as y'all promise to wait at the top...set a date so that we can put it on our calendars, Ted or BikingBill! I figure 10-15 back-to-back Torrey Pines' or Soledads - some of it on poor surface - would be good test of body, mind and bike! (Photo below courtesy of member X0-1).

    William.:Just sayin' I don't understand all the fervor and general hoopla about football. At all.
    You are not alone - you have a support group: We will do a Superbowl Sunday Ride this year as we did last year for likeminded people - we may stop somewhere for refreshments, but carefully select the location to avoid any widescreens or other NFL transmissions. Best of all - streets are nearly empty!

    Kathy:Just sayin - some days the City of San Diego makes be want to cry and scream and pull all my hair out.
    Care to share? I will second BillD's comment that all you do is much appreciated - and we do realize that Rome was not built in a day, either.

    Kathy - an idea: Georgia St. in Univ. Hgths and Hillcrest could become a good north south street for riders wanting to get off Park - and an easy way of crossing over University - between Adams and Robinson with some modifications: Today, Georgia does not go through at El Cajon Blvd. - it is blocked by a median (just to the west of the "Boulevard" sign). By opening the median (for bikes and peds only, of course!) and a few signage changes, Georgia could become a 15-block long bike blvd. of sorts.

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    Okay I'm in I've got to ride this fire-road.

    Time to re-build my old Bianchi hard tail. Salsa drop bars, bar cons, where is that Judy SL suspension, 26x1.5 tires (a.k.a 650bs)
    • CommentAuthort.e.d
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    I too, sold my mountainboard. Not enough time or interest to keep riding.

    I would love to do the fire road someday. November is actually a really good time too. Last time I rode it, there was snow near the top.
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    I will be the first recumbent rider to do that ascent. :face-angel:
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    bikingbill:I will be the first recumbent rider to do that ascent.
    Except - you gotta do it first... :face-devil-grin:
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2010
     
    Njord Noatun:
    bikingbill:I will be the first recumbent rider to do that ascent.
    Except - you gotta do it first... :face-devil-grin:


    Yep. I love a challenge. I do ride up a 12% grade almost daily and even a 16% one or two times a week.

    You think Schwabe Marathons are up to the task?
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      CommentAuthorKathy
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2010
     
    Thanks for all the messages and the pep talk you guys! It did help just to vent. It was truly one of those days when the swarm got to me. I'm SO tired of having people tell me 'no' all the time. *sigh*
    It's funny the differences between cities. Carlsbad is moving forward with their Coastal Rail Trail project, Oceanside has been installing sharrows, bike parking all over the downtown and extending the river path. Coronado is getting ready to reveal their draft bike plan (wait till you see it!). But for some reason we can't get the City of San Diego to budge on anything. It's frustrating.
    But the sun is out this afternoon, I got to ride my bike to a meeting, and things are looking up. Now to figure out a way to make sure SANDAG puts 3% into bike ped projects... :face-monkey:
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2010
     
    Will Carlsbad's "Coastal Rail Trail" be a actual bikeway near the tracks? The one in Solana is really more geared to pedestrians than cyclists.
    • CommentAuthorWilliam.
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2010
     
    Kathy:Carlsbad is moving forward with their Coastal Rail Trail project, Oceanside has been installing sharrows, bike parking all over the downtown and extending the river path. Coronado is getting ready to reveal their draft bike plan (wait till you see it!). But for some reason we can't get the City of San Diego to budge on anything. It's frustrating. But the sun is out this afternoon, I got to ride my bike to a meeting, and things are looking up. Now to figure out a way to make sure SANDAG puts 3% into bike ped projects... :face-monkey:


    Sounds like a good story for the media, and there are a few pretty good tie in's that I can think of. Hmm...... Something like a Jamacha redux, but city wide?
    • CommentAuthorWilliam.
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2010 edited
     
    Today I'm just sayin' how funny it all is, that sometimes when you pare down to the basics... how many people want to call it some sort of aberation. We should all live simple lives and interact on a matter of 'as we have time' not on some requirement. Yesterday I was aghast at the level of commentary behind the screens, today, we should all learn to live simple and get a long...or be able to call it good. I think it's a San Diego thing to create as much controversy as possible..
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      CommentAuthorKathy
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2010
     
    bikingbill:Will Carlsbad's "Coastal Rail Trail" be a actual bikeway near the tracks? The one in Solana is really more geared to pedestrians than cyclists.


    I'm not sure yet, Bill. The plans are sitting on my home computer since they were too big to go into my work email. Hoping to look at them tonight to see if they're any good. I'm cautiously optimistic.

    I like the idea of Georgia Street as an alternate to Park. How hilly is it? The thing I love about Park is that it's flat...

    I also like the idea of some media attention, William. I'm pulling the trigger for bike corrals if the City doesn't have a plan to approve them at Thursday's Business Improvement District Council meeting. Right now all the media people are distracted by the election, but in a week they'll be looking for stories again.
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    A complete Xtracycle cargobike fits inside a Honda Odessey minivan. That family van is big!
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2010
     
    I think we can all see a bit of ourselves in this description of various types of cyclists:

    The bike snob's guide to cycling tribes

    http://www.bikeiowa.com/asp/hotnews/newsdisplay.asp?NewsID=4756

    Me? The Righteous Cyclist + The Contraption Captain

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