I like how the bicycle was invented and then some wack a do was like, what if we made one wheel exponentially larger than the other and also you need a ladder to mount it
We have trikes to use at work and sometimes I am forced to use it.
I can ride a bike no problem but the moment I try and pedal one of those I just veer right and end up in a wall.
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OrcaAlso known as EspressosaurusWrexRegistered Userregular
edited September 2020
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It...honestly kind of makes sense for bikes to take awhile?
You need metal strong and light enough and capable of being fabricated to hold you up without weighing a zillion pounds just for the frame
Ditto for the spokes
Need smooth enough roads because a steel frame and heavy wheels mean you're doing a lot of work anyway
Need to be able to manufacture gears small enough but still strong enough where it makes sense
Need to be able to reliably manufacture small link chains so you don't need a 4' drive wheel that's directly driven by the pedals
You need rubber tires and preferably manufactured enough to be pressurized instead of solid
Turns out there's quite a bit of tech in there! Interesting that the basic design hasn't changed that much since 1885 "safety bicycle". Lots of iteration on improved brakes, gearing, and materials, but other than recumbent bikes they look pretty similar to the original.
I really hate the sound of bicycle bells and people who sneak up on you at the last possible moment and use it, I swear they are doing it on purpose because they are sickos
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Shortytouching the meatIntergalactic Cool CourtRegistered Userregular
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my perspective as someone who only ever walks anywhere is that even asshole cyclists are way less of a threat to me than asshole drivers, and that cyclists basically never park their big dumb selves in the crosswalk, so drivers get the bulk of my criticism
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
I like how the bicycle was invented and then some wack a do was like, what if we made one wheel exponentially larger than the other and also you need a ladder to mount it
The bigger the diameter of the wheel, the better it rides over rough terrain and the less it sinks into soft terrain. They just got real fucking stupid with it.
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
sure except i'm getting pretty sick of finding alternate routes just because drivers refuse to obey the law. i had to stop using the actual printed bike lanes because people insist on using them as parking stops and "the fast lane". even installing poles to block cars didn't work, they lasted about a month before they were all driven over and bent down.
and what if you cant? what's if that's the only way?
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
sure except i'm getting pretty sick of finding alternate routes just because drivers refuse to obey the law. i had to stop using the actual printed bike lanes because people insist on using them as parking stops and "the fast lane". even installing poles to block cars didn't work, they lasted about a month before they were all driven over and bent down.
and what if you cant? what's if that's the only way?
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
But that's the road that goes to where I want to go.
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
sure except i'm getting pretty sick of finding alternate routes just because drivers refuse to obey the law. i had to stop using the actual printed bike lanes because people insist on using them as parking stops and "the fast lane". even installing poles to block cars didn't work, they lasted about a month before they were all driven over and bent down.
and what if you cant? what's if that's the only way?
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
But that's the road that goes to where I want to go.
that sounds like a you problem then. go somewhere else!
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
sure except i'm getting pretty sick of finding alternate routes just because drivers refuse to obey the law. i had to stop using the actual printed bike lanes because people insist on using them as parking stops and "the fast lane". even installing poles to block cars didn't work, they lasted about a month before they were all driven over and bent down.
and what if you cant? what's if that's the only way?
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
But that's the road that goes to where I want to go.
no the person with the slower, physical effort-powered vehicle should be the one to go great lengths out of their way to avoid temporarily inconveniencing people using faster, easier modes of transportation.
I mean
Bicycles have a right to use the road? I could argue we have more of a right to the road ( if it's not a freeway), since you don't need to be licensed to have a bike. And you better believe I'm picking the route I'm least likely to get cleaned up on, but until every country decided to invest millions in bicycle specific Infrastructure that's... gonna be the winding country road more often than not.
Most cyclists also drive. We know it sucks to get stuck behind a show moving vehicle, really truly. it also sucks to be that vehicle! Sometimes life sucks! Sometimes you're stuck behind a bike and sometimes you're stuck behind a giant fuck off tractor, but either way there are times you just don't get to go as fast as you want. Unbelievable privation, I know.
Edit: stupid forum signed me out halfway through typing what the hell
This is my punishment for not just making a one liner and moving on.
I'm generally cool with bicyclists until I get stuck behind one on a curvy, single lane country road where I can't safely pass them without running the risk of meeting another car head on. So you're just fucking stuck behind them for a mile or so until you get a straight away.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
sure except i'm getting pretty sick of finding alternate routes just because drivers refuse to obey the law. i had to stop using the actual printed bike lanes because people insist on using them as parking stops and "the fast lane". even installing poles to block cars didn't work, they lasted about a month before they were all driven over and bent down.
and what if you cant? what's if that's the only way?
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speed has everything to do with it
How much speed have you been doing?
sadly none, i don't have health insurance
Someone get this man health insurance and a banana!
You don’t have to be gay for that, I got one too.
again i demand proof
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I can ride a bike no problem but the moment I try and pedal one of those I just veer right and end up in a wall.
You need metal strong and light enough and capable of being fabricated to hold you up without weighing a zillion pounds just for the frame
Ditto for the spokes
Need smooth enough roads because a steel frame and heavy wheels mean you're doing a lot of work anyway
Need to be able to manufacture gears small enough but still strong enough where it makes sense
Need to be able to reliably manufacture small link chains so you don't need a 4' drive wheel that's directly driven by the pedals
You need rubber tires and preferably manufactured enough to be pressurized instead of solid
Turns out there's quite a bit of tech in there! Interesting that the basic design hasn't changed that much since 1885 "safety bicycle". Lots of iteration on improved brakes, gearing, and materials, but other than recumbent bikes they look pretty similar to the original.
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
it's barely close enough to be tolerable with a car.
Thats when I start wondering if I could use a sonic drive in cup, some napkins and hand sanitizer to make a molotov cocktail and fling it out the window at them.
There are no other alternatives.
Thunderdome Death Battle.
The bigger the diameter of the wheel, the better it rides over rough terrain and the less it sinks into soft terrain. They just got real fucking stupid with it.
Thing about curvy single-lane roads is they are often quite hilly, and typically have soft shoulders. So if a cyclist pulls over to let a car past, they have to stop, and then get going again in less than ideal conditions, especially if it's a road bike with those skinny smooth tyres. And doing that for every car would be a GIGANTIC pain in the ass where it could likely be easier to just get off and walk the bike along the road which utterly defeats the whole point of the bike in the first place.
Cyclists aren't super fond of having to share roads like that with traffic either, except instead of "oh man if there's a bike I'm going to have to drive slowly for a little while", it's "oh man if some yobbo in a truck doesn't see me and slams into me at 45 they'll never find my body in all that undergrowth"...
this seems like a really good reason to bike elsewhere
sure except i'm getting pretty sick of finding alternate routes just because drivers refuse to obey the law. i had to stop using the actual printed bike lanes because people insist on using them as parking stops and "the fast lane". even installing poles to block cars didn't work, they lasted about a month before they were all driven over and bent down.
and what if you cant? what's if that's the only way?
I don't know
Leave the cars on the ground
But that's the road that goes to where I want to go.
find out and get back to me
i expect your report on my desk by next friday
that sounds like a you problem then. go somewhere else!
I'll take the zero
no the person with the slower, physical effort-powered vehicle should be the one to go great lengths out of their way to avoid temporarily inconveniencing people using faster, easier modes of transportation.
Bicycles have a right to use the road? I could argue we have more of a right to the road ( if it's not a freeway), since you don't need to be licensed to have a bike. And you better believe I'm picking the route I'm least likely to get cleaned up on, but until every country decided to invest millions in bicycle specific Infrastructure that's... gonna be the winding country road more often than not.
Most cyclists also drive. We know it sucks to get stuck behind a show moving vehicle, really truly. it also sucks to be that vehicle! Sometimes life sucks! Sometimes you're stuck behind a bike and sometimes you're stuck behind a giant fuck off tractor, but either way there are times you just don't get to go as fast as you want. Unbelievable privation, I know.
Edit: stupid forum signed me out halfway through typing what the hell
This is my punishment for not just making a one liner and moving on.
Problem solved.
it's pass/fail mister