b******n
发帖数: 1269 | 1 Actually in this part of the world the risk is minimal because nobody would
give a sh*t about the bike you ride and you will be treated like nothing
more than a "lowly" cyclist. Over here, a poser is someone who is living
like a slave to afford a RMB300w apt. Actually there is something nice
about this anyway.
Regardless, I would say get what makes your heart move. Compared to 50-yr
old fat bald guys in their Maseratis, you will never be called a poser. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 2 在LA访问过几个月，那几个月一直在Beverely Hill和LA西北面的Topanga State Park
转，Baldy一直没机会去。你说得没错，LA不如SD对Cyclist友好。在PCH（1号公路）上
还被人用石头砸过，还好没砸到。不过你住的地方离LA市区比较远，因该没有问题。好
福气啊，就靠山边上。 |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 3 Here is a lawyer I can find in Southern California.
Richard Duquette
(760) 730-0500
www.911law.com
This guy himself claims to be a passionate cyclist and even sponsors some
bike race. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 4 13、把外胎塞到车轮里时，从气嘴附近的位置开始，两个手分别从两个方向把外胎挤进
去，到离气嘴最远的位置会合。
Here is the trick professional cyclist use at step 13. If you use it
correctly, you don't need a lever in most cases.
When you get to the point opposite to the air valve, the point where you
find it difficult to get the inner tube in, go back to the valve and start
pressing the outer tire against the wheel little by little from the valve
all the way around the wheel. This will squeeze some space out so that it
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c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 7 oh well, I'm not arguing against the point. BUT, don't we drive for fun too?
We drive to watch movies, drive to zoos, drive to restaurants, or just for
promenades.
Is it right to block the car for 2 miles if it's safe to let pass? No. Do
such cyclists deserve a citation? Maybe. Do they deserve a crash or even the
risk of being killed? No.
That being said, I am toally in agreement with the responsibilities. I
always let cars to pass when it's safe for both the car and me. I always
stop at stop si |
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z*********n
发帖数: 94654 | 8 汽车司机overpunish in a criminal way 了几个traffic violation的cyclist |
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w********6
发帖数: 12977 | 9 主要是我看cyclist杂志里面碳架的review, 说骑车经过坑坑洼洼的路面，如履平地，
说的俺现在骑
铝架过粗燥路面如同震骨机的心里痒痒 |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 10 说得好。Get more people to ride a bike. Brain wash your friends or
colleagues whenever you get a chance. Tell them how cyclists are
discriminated by the current traffic law and the way roads are built.
Talking about traffic law. In Oregon, a biker can treat red light as stop
sign, stop sign as yield under the consideration that momentum is much more
important for a biker than a driver. It is simply a lot more hassle and a
lot slower for a biker to stop completely and then restart than a driver. It
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w******x
发帖数: 4396 | 12 actually in his defense, cyclists are indeed a much smaller--and more
importantly, different--target. when the average american driver is actively
looking for cars and road signs he tend to ignore other objects in view.
this is the psychological effect called visual filtering. it's a very well
proven scientific fact.
on the other hand if the driver learned to drive in china where he has to
look for both cars and bikes it's a different story. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 13 Maybe Oregon is different. It is a well known bike friendly state. Well, on
one hand, it is great to know the trick for triggering the detector which is
designed for cars not for bikes in most places. On the other hand, it is
yet another example that cyclists are discriminated. I have been riding for
7 years averaging about 100 miles a week. If I can't figure out how to make
the detector work, what can you expect from an ordinary biker? If you care
to read this article, you will understand my po |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 14 That is good to know. I appreciate all of you sharing your experience with
me. But, still it is inconvenient for bikers. It would be better if they
also put it in bike lane or places where a bike naturally stand or have a
better sign to point it out for cyclists. You see the current design does
not require a driver to be aware for it to work. I have been riding in 4
states including SoCal. In all the group rides I have been to, I don't
remember anyone ever mentioned or tried to trigger such a de |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 16 Just got next month (July) Outside magazine. There is an article about the
upcoming Tour in one week (July 3). It is going to be yet another exciting
year. From the open rivalry between Contador and Armstrong, their teams and
their sponsors (Specialized vs Trek) to the infamous Landis doping
allegation against Armstrong and many other famous cyclists including David
Zabriskie, Levi Leipheimer and George Hincapie etc., I can't wait for all
the dramas to play out.
According to the article, the Foo |
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J********e
发帖数: 2284 | 17 说一下我们这里的情况：我常去的那个riding group，当中有七八只老鸟要去玩Tour
De France一个星期
为什么说“玩”呢？原来他们发现加拿大有个旅行团专门做一个生意：他们的游客都是
cyclist，把这些连人带车飞到法国，然后一群人要去法国南部山区的那几个赛段。不
光看比赛，每天开赛前，公路对游客开放，这些人还要煞有介事地骑一遍这些赛段，旅
行社会提供SAG, 机械师和其他的支持。
听起来很好玩，不过价钱也不便宜- 每人$3000不含机票。 |
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g****g
发帖数: 1828 | 19 hehe又学了英语
我直接从biker引申到cycler，原来应该是cyclist. |
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J********e
发帖数: 2284 | 20 If you don't have any specific plan on July 4th, come out and ride with us.
We will have more than several hundreds(or maybe close to 1K) of guys/gals here, to ride and celebrate the Independence Day.
http://www.capcycling.org/events-fireCracker.php |
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V*****n
发帖数: 893 | 21 that ride is a thing of past for me now. it is indeed exciting to see that
many people ride. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 22 Personally, I don't like this kind of media exposure before the
investigation and would not believe any of it. It does more harm to the
sport than doping itself. Don't forget these cyclists have undergone so many
tests probably more than any other sport. Especially Lance has even more.
This means and weighs much more to me than these unfounded reports.
Well you could argue that the anti-doping method cannot keep up with drug
development. Again, this is your speculation. To me what is more import |
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h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 23 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703964104575334812419976690.html
The Case of the Missing Bikes
By REED ALBERGOTTI And VANESSA O'CONNELL
To Floyd Landis, one of the mysteries of his time with the U.S. Postal
Service cycling team was why more new bikes weren't available for the riders
. He eventually struck on one possible answer: the team was selling
equipment to the public to raise cash.
Blood Brothers
Cyclist Floyd Landis gives an exclusive tour through what he and others say
is a |
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J********e
发帖数: 2284 | 24 No problem!
It indeed involves some level of safty risks. I am pretty sure all the
experienced cyclist on this board had encoutered some riding accidents
before. The key is if you can use caution and learn quickly enough so that
you can do the best you can to mitigate the risk factors. The rest is purely
about luck and balance the gain and potential lose.
20 |
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b******n
发帖数: 1269 | 25 we are talking about beginners here. A beginner can ride at an extremely
leisurely pace with probably 20 watts output. A beginner runner, typically
will need a bit more effort to just be running at all.
The brutal truth about the distinction is, a running person will need to
move the body up and down, which requires effort. But a cyclist doesn't. |
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w********6
发帖数: 12977 | 26 Actually I am looking forward to be skinny, for running and biking. A real
runner and serious cyclist should be skinny in a healthy way.
I used to be quite muscular since my teenage from the practice of gymnastic,
but now I don't really care about any muscle that won't
contribute to running or cycling. |
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h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 27 if the hub has 10k on it after being rebuilt, then it's not worth that much.
i think the competitive cyclist's deal is better. |
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 29 One factor that should be taken into account is that LZ is fairly heavy --
something like 200 lb if I remember correctly? So relatively speaking, the
grocery bike may not feel quite as heavy to you as to a 150 lb cyclist. |
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h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 30 yep, it's a similar deal as the one from competitive cyclist.
i like stiff frames. the caad9 frame is one of the stiffest aluminum frame
around. it used to be the standard crit frame. |
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l**n
发帖数: 2405 | 31 Don't do it. You are cyclist, very easy for the car diver to remember you.
He could 报复 you in the future on the same commute route. No road rage
regardless who's fault. I learned this from the traffic school. |
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z*********n
发帖数: 94654 | 32 我现在越来越觉得在自行车设施不好的地方骑车，如同之前有人问的，究竟骑车的是
asshole还是开车的是asshole
both
罪魁祸首就是自行车设施不完善，虽然cyclist有法律规定的路权，但是危险硬上，害
人害己啊...
最好就在有自行车道的地方骑好了 |
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w******x
发帖数: 4396 | 33 it's not like you'll get bike paths built in places no one rides. conflict
with cars is unavoidable as ridership grows. winning cases like this thereby
making the issues public is in fact how cyclists gain influence on how
roads are built and cities planned. |
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h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 34 Struck from behind by a Civic. The driver must be speeding and not looking
at all.
How she managed to strike a cyclist on a road likes this, around 5pm in June
, and then pinned him underneath while hitting the on-coming car, is simply
beyond my imagination.
http://tinyurl.com/33rtrfa
Check out the comments here:
http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=2096
So sad, the guy was training for the same event that I went to last year. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 35 Serious cyclists those who ride and train for a race especially for a TT or
Triathlon race like to ride on this kind of long stretching road as it has
few traffic lights. Sadly, these are most likely the roads that lack bike
lane or even a shoulder. To expect or scare them away from riding on these
roads is unrealistic as riding/training is part of their lives.
By the way, those comments after the article are pretty educating for both
sides. Thank hengmei2 for digging them out. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 36 不要自己的命还好了，不顾别人的命，那就真是下三赖了。请记住每当你开车在路上的
时候，你就是在操作一件致命武器，当你随意指责别人不要命的时候，你就跟拿着枪的
匪徒没什么区别。
说实在的，真正把cycling作为一项运动的cyclists，我还很少见过有不要命的，至少
在加州那几年没见过。倒是我在LA骑车的时候，在路边骑得好好的，也没挡道，却被一
个开车的用石头砸过。
确实，我也见过有骑车不顾红绿灯的，就我的印象，多半是不懂事的teenager，或着像
纽约市里的bike messenger，但毕竟是少数。如果因为这你就恨biker，那你更有理由
恨atuo driver。 |
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y*****y
发帖数: 3433 | 37 开车的骑车的都有idiot，作为cyclist，一个是自己要遵守规则，另一个就是要小心
defensive，别去跟汽车硬碰硬。 |
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h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 38 We lose.
Look, the woman gets at most 6 years in prison for killing the cyclist.
I don't see anything worth arguing about here. |
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c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 39 I don't think a murder charge is fair. I am sure she didn't intend to kill
the cyclist. I don't think any prosecutors are that stupid to charge her
with murder. But I am all for manslaughter 1.
murder. |
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h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 40 I don't understand what is not clear here. She couldn't prove she had a
mechanical problem, and the cyclist is dead. At most she gets six years,
for taking away a life.
I don't see what she has to be stressed about. |
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w********6
发帖数: 12977 | 42 I really need to run in the morning, but to avoid too much sunshine and heat
, I have to get up at 5:30 or even earlier, just too hard to sustain. I now
run only after sunset, many times end up eating something at 10pm! |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 43 Hehe, be careful about what and how much you eat! |
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b******n
发帖数: 1269 | 44 I find the idea of pros dropping 60 or 80lbs a unimaginable idea. I guess
even the pros are human and can get that fat. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 45 I think they turned pro after they dropped 60 or 80lbs. |
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c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 46 I know I am weak. That's why I run on treadmills and spin on stationary
bikes. But that's better than sitting in the couch.
heat
now |
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b******n
发帖数: 1269 | 47 I know, but still. I somehow imagine the pros are sort of supernatural
humans who are born to be very strong and athletic the whole time. |
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 48 Hehe, are you motivated now to become a pro? |
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b******n
发帖数: 1269 | 49 Don't have the talent... |
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h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 50 Basso sure has the right bike, but these Italian men just know how to pull
it off with such panache. (And I suspect the second guy is actually a
cyclist.) |
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