From: Kevan Smith on
On 7/16/10 12:10 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:


> Are you in the belching monsters or the bike?

Often when I cycle, I'll belch, but not nearly so much as the
gasoline-powered things. I also push a monster gear.

Kevan

From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock on
On Jul 16, 1:48 pm, Kevan Smith <dr.goode...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/16/10 12:10 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
>
> Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:
> > Are you in the belching monsters or the bike?
>
> Often when I cycle, I'll belch, but not nearly so much as the
> gasoline-powered things. I also push a monster gear.
>
> Kevan

Have you consider a mule?

I like my bikes loaded too, and wanted a real workhorse bike when I
had dreams of biking.

Now I live in reality.
From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock on
On Jul 17, 11:34 am, Phil W Lee <p...(a)lee-family.me.uk> wrote:
> "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of
> Tantra-Hammock" <nolionnoprob...(a)yahoo.com> considered Fri, 16 Jul
> 2010 07:42:59 -0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write:
>
>
>
> >On Jul 16, 9:10 am, dgk <d...(a)somewhere.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:33:26 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the
> >> TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock"
>
> >> <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >On Jul 15, 11:11 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
> >> >Movement of Tantra-Hammock" <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >> On Jul 15, 9:04 pm, Cully J <ccar...(a)new.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >> >> > I totally understand about drivers talking on their phones. Luckily,It
> >> >> > seems that  many drivers now have car-phones that enable you to talk
> >> >> > outloud while driving with both hands one the steering wheel. How do
> >> >> > you feel about those?
>
> >> >> I'm OK with it. We need the cyclist to TAKE THE LANE to be seen
> >> >> better, but I don't think he should should comply with every stop sign
> >> >> and light out there. They do it at their own risk though.
>
> >> >> The other day my girlfriend missed the green arrow because this lady
> >> >> just walked in her path with a stroller. It's not fair where we had to
> >> >> wait a couple of minutes and she only had to wait two seconds.
>
> >> >Obviously we were in the car here.
>
> >> >The single-most safety issue for a cyclist is to wear a bright vest.
>
> >> >I'd enforce some laws on cyclists:
>
> >> >1- NO SIDEWALKS!
>
> >> >2- Lycra suit OR bright vest OR visible shirt,
>
> >> >3- Lights at night,
>
> >> >4- No phone.
>
> >> >I wouldn't enforce the helmet. Too hot for some places.
>
> >> I disagree with the NO SIDEWALKS! part. Mostly, of course, you're
> >> correct. But there is one place on my commute where it is far safer to
> >> use the sidewalk for a block than to be in the street. First off, the
> >> pavement is so horrible that I have to concentrate on that rather than
> >> watching the cars. And the cars are moving quickly and changing lanes
> >> and turning.
>
> >> We had a ghost cycle there for a while because a cyclist died at one
> >> intersection on that block. So, if traffic is light and reasonable
> >> I'll stay in the street. Otherwise I use the sidewalk with great
> >> consideration fo the people walking on it, and not moving much faster
> >> than them.
>
> >This only happens because there's no proper signs indicating bikes on
> >the road, and because nobody cares about cyclists anyway.
>
> Why should drivers need signs to warn them that other types of vehicle
> may be using the road?
> Nobody would sympathise with a trucker who hit a car and complained
> there were no signs warning that there might be cars there.
> It's the roadway - all users should expect to meet all types of
> traffic.

I totally agree, but there are SPECIAL CONDITIONS where signs may be a
necessary reminder. Blind curves could be one. Here's a curve that
goes over a draw bridge with griddles that most "seasoned" cyclists
avoid or take the sidewalk.

I just avoid the damn place, which happens to be the only connection
north to south.

From: Matthew Russotto on
In article <KNSdnRt6lYDrBt3RnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
Kevan Smith <dr.goodeyes(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>On 7/16/10 12:10 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
>Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:
>
>
>> Are you in the belching monsters or the bike?
>
>Often when I cycle, I'll belch, but not nearly so much as the
>gasoline-powered things. I also push a monster gear.

You know, it's not really considered a "monster gear" when the big one
is in the BACK.


--
The problem with socialism is there's always
someone with less ability and more need.
From: Kevan Smith on
On 7/20/10 7:41 PM, Matthew Russotto wrote:
> In article<KNSdnRt6lYDrBt3RnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
> Kevan Smith<dr.goodeyes(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 7/16/10 12:10 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the
>> Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Are you in the belching monsters or the bike?
>>
>> Often when I cycle, I'll belch, but not nearly so much as the
>> gasoline-powered things. I also push a monster gear.
>
> You know, it's not really considered a "monster gear" when the big one
> is in the BACK.

55-11.

Kevan