Comments for Cycling Unbound

Comment on Safe Routes For Seniors by Fred

Fred — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:01:06 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I love it.

Comment on Safe Routes For Seniors by Zvi Leve

Zvi Leve — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:05:07 +0000

Are you familiar with the ’8-80 cities’ philosophy that “If you create a city that’s good for an 8 year old and good for an 80 year old, you will create a successful city for everyone. ” http://www.8-80cities.org/about-us/the-8-80-philosophy.html

Comment on Cycling Virtues: Patience by operasmorg

operasmorg — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:46:54 +0000

I’m trying, bro. I only have one bike and I love it to bits… though there are times I wish I had gone for a cyclocross bike instead of a racing style one just so I can do the many cool looking dirt trails around town. Am going up the mountains to explore Mother Grundy tomorrow. That will probably be a big test of patience (both for the hill and for the dirt-trailedness)!

Comment on About by Fred

Fred — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:51:38 +0000

Why?

I used to live in that area, and I cycled regularly.

I also lived in North Philly behind Temple Hospital and deep in South Philly as well as Center City.

The food is excellent on Baltimore.

Comment on E-Bike are Not Bicycles by Fred

Fred — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:50:25 +0000

Cycling as defined by California law is implicitely health. You seem to be confused between healthy fitness and athletics.

Not that there’s anything wrong with athletics, either.

I have been on all types of bicycles including e-scooters. Your remarks seem to know much about me.

But if you feel that opinions of one guy on a blog will stop you from cycling, I suggest that is something that your have wanted to stop for a long time, and that I am not responsible for your behavior.

I’d like to meet and go on a group ride, if you are up for it.

Comment on About by YouStillSawIt

YouStillSawIt — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:35:35 +0000

Do you live in Philly now? I hope you make a wrong turn and end up somewhere deep past 45th and Baltimore. Man you suck.

Comment on E-Bike are Not Bicycles by YouStillSawIt

YouStillSawIt — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:28:29 +0000

Man, reading your post makes me want to stop cycling all together. I feel like you’d give me shit for having a belt drive instead of a chain. BTW – Cycling is not predicated on athleticism, health or physical accomplishment. Those aspects are put upon cycling by roadies and fixie snobs. The average cycling commuter from the 19th Century to now gave a shit about any of those things.

Personally, I do hope e-scoots or whatever take the athlete out of cycling. I am tired of road lycra jocks who drive SUVs sipping coffee and pontificating about protein. I despise fixie kids that act like they are pro-bike when they are really just pro velodrome. Cycling is not implicitly a sport. Cycling is not implicitly healthy. Most of all, cycling was never intended to be implicitly elite.

Fuckers like you have ruined cycling for me. I constantly have to defend why I am different than cats like you to my non-cycling friends. After over a decade of adult commuter riding I am sick of it. I hope e-riders overtake the roads, the paths, the shops, hell – even the polo gams and critical mass. Fuck you.

Comment on E-Bikes Are Not Bicycles V: Gloves Come Off by Fred

Fred — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:53:44 +0000

There’s all ready a way to make it easier to climb up a hill. It’s called “gears”. If gears aren’t good enough for you then you really don’t want a bicycle. As soon as we admit these things, the easier things will be for you.

Comment on E-Bikes Are Not Bicycles V: Gloves Come Off by Steve A

Steve A — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:18:34 +0000

While I do not own an ebike, it seems that electric assist would be useful for a cargo bike being operated in a hilly locale with heavy loads.

Comment on E-Bike are Not Bicycles by Fred

Fred — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:22:58 +0000

Thanks for the advice. By values I meant patience and perseverance. These are important lessons that cycling teach us and e-scooter promotion denies these things to people.

I realize that people have different values, but the point is that e-scooter riders share more values with other motorists than real cyclists. Thus, they should be considered such for this reason and many, many others.

You can’t have it both ways. You can’t say that an e-scooter should not be regulated as a motor vehicle because we have crippled to the speed of a bicycle and then promote an e-scooter as being vastly superior. Either it’s the same as a bicycle and the bicycle wins due to cost and exercise or it’s a motor vehicle.

I don’t make the laws. I’m just pointing out deception being done in the cycling community. Perhaps people should relax about doping, too? Perhaps I should get a lobotomy and enjoy my life?

Writing this blog and the topics that I find juicy is one positive aspect of my life, and I’ll continue to innovate by speaking of things that others are too chicken to take on.