two wheelin

Sidehatch wrote:
why don't you just Uber it then? 

Smackie doesn't uber - doesn't believe in their liability model.

However, it's mostly because the matches are currently starting at 4:45AM and it's been unreliable to get a cab that early in the morning.  So if I ride the 1.5 miles, I can save about 20 minutes from the walk I used to make.  That's valuable sleep time… 

Sidehatch wrote:
Just like being seen on your fixie with your right pant leg rolled up?

Fixie?  No, serious cyclists hate me cruising along with my beer…

vansmack wrote:
Is this the bike thread now?  If so, this is my new ride….

brennser wrote:
Family, biking, beer and music are my four greatest pleasures in life

what are you… my brother from another mother!

killsaly wrote:
What are your hobbies, Sidehatch?

hope this answers your question

thanks for contributing to more sports threads, sidehutch.

ggw wrote:
Did this trip a couple years back.  It was totally sublime.  Climbing 6,000 feet in a day and getting swallowed by mud and forced to find a detour didn't feel so great at the time, but I would do the trip again in a heartbeat:

http://www.outsideonline.com/2004951/new-hut-trip-durango-moab-mountain-bikes

That looks pretty awesome

the Moco Epic is pretty cool too - I did it two years ago

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/8166549

vansmack wrote:
Smackie doesn't uber - doesn't believe in their liability model.

Are you talking about them classifying all the drivers as independent contractors?

brennser wrote: I also bike commute to work and MTB during the winter - closing in on 3,300 miles so far this year

that's impressive
I only commute by bike 1-2 days a week, but really would like to change that…but you know family getting in the way in all
and I'm kinda a wimp in the colder weather - if it's below 45 at 6:30 AM…not doing it

been averaging bout 2500 a year, if I change to commuting 3-4, could easily get to 5k a year

Bike commuter here. Haven't driven to work in 8+ years, including the day after I got a vasectomy. I should have driven that day, in retrospect.

relaxer, how is biking to work in winter?  does snow stop you from biking?

I have no personal boasts to add to this thread, but I will say that July 4, the day that my daughter learned to ride without training wheels, was one of my best days this year.

when I see people riding their bikes on the road, I scream at them . . . "do I ride my fucking car on your fucking bike trails?"  get off the road, assholes.

walk,on,by wrote:
when I see people riding their bikes on the road, I scream at them . . . "do I ride my fucking car on your fucking bike trails?"  get off the road, assholes.

Really? i'm going to have to go against you on this one. Because there aren't bike trails everywhere.

And because there's no way in hell someone over the age of 16 (12?) should be riding their bike on a pedestrian sidewalk.

sweetcell wrote:
relaxer, how is biking to work in winter?  does snow stop you from biking?

There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear. So no, biking in the winter is not too difficult because I have very good cold weather clothing. Really, biking in the summer is the big bitch because it's so damn hot.

And the snow has not stopped me yet because if it's bad enough that I can ride my fat tire bike (which is the only time I ever ride that thing) then it's bad enough that work has been cancelled.

It helps a lot that my commute is riding Mass Ave for two miles and then shooting up North Cap. It's not like I'm on backroads. These are among the first roads paved when there's a storm.

walk,on,by wrote:
when I see people riding their bikes on the road, I scream at them . . . "do I ride my fucking car on your fucking bike trails?"  get off the road, assholes.

Fuck you. Do you know how often I'm almost hit because douchebag drivers use the dedicated bike lanes as a fun new lane to speed into or park on top of or throw their doors open into?

I appreciate the sentiment and symbolism of the bike lanes but they've just given asshole drivers even more of an opportunity to be assholes. Overall a net positive though.

Space wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
when I see people riding their bikes on the road, I scream at them . . . "do I ride my fucking car on your fucking bike trails?"  get off the road, assholes.

Really? i'm going to have to go against you on this one. Because there aren't bike trails everywhere.

And because there's no way in hell someone over the age of 16 (12?) should be riding their bike on a pedestrian sidewalk.

I live in an area in the national forest, which is to die for beautiful, with 360 mountain views and a very narrow and windy road.  people love to ride their bikes on the road and it causes me to all most die when I try to pass them.  that, is who I am referring to.

Relaxer wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
when I see people riding their bikes on the road, I scream at them . . . "do I ride my fucking car on your fucking bike trails?"  get off the road, assholes.

Fuck you. Do you know how often I'm almost hit because douchebag drivers use the dedicated bike lanes as a fun new lane to speed into or park on top of or throw their doors open into?

I appreciate the sentiment and symbolism of the bike lanes but they've just given asshole drivers even more of an opportunity to be assholes. Overall a net positive though.

see, above post.  and yes, I would love, to fuck you.

Please, review Virginia.

http://bikeleague.org/StateBikeLaws

only have a road bike and my 15 mile commute is 98% on the awesome DC area bike trails

So fall (with lots of wet leaves) and snow are a bitch (because the don't clear them (well Arlington is starting to))

Just got a really powerful light, so night time (and early morning) riding is more doable on the trails

jaded wrote:
Please, review Virginia.

http://bikeleague.org/StateBikeLaws

oh boy…I'm screwed
half the reason I ride a bike  ;)
Bicycling Under the Influence

Virginia's law prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances is written so that it applies to motor vehicles and therefore does not directly apply to bicyclists. Nevertheless bicycles should not be operated while intoxicated.

Just going to leave this here.