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Comment on Spring Training by Daniel Evans

Daniel Evans — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:53:57 +0000

we often need leg warmers during the cold winter months in our place. we prefer cotton or wool’,*

Comment on Rapha 1910 Challenge by Bob Simonette

Bob Simonette — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:18:36 +0000

Wow! 100 years ago the roads were barely paved, most of them were dirt tracks, no wonder the riders called the race organizers murderers.

Comment on Riding in Traffic by Ian

Ian — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:07:12 +0000

Sorry, I realise now that my second point is exactly what you’re talking about above!

Comment on Riding in Traffic by Ian

Ian — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:04:47 +0000

The one thing I do at stop lights is to look behind and catch the eye of the driver behind, however briefly. It makes sure that they know you’re there and are more likely to wait for you to pull off.

I also rode slightly further out into the road (by a foot or so). If cars can get past you without having to shift their path they won’t and they also won’t slow down. Also this keeps you more out of the pot holes.

Watch out at junctions (this might be more of a UK thing). At every junction. Make sure you’re not catching up any vehicles at a junction.

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Daily Sports Tips — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:40:58 +0000

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Sicher Rad fahren auf der Straße und Selbstsicherheit | Bike-Blog — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:10:03 +0000

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Comment on Riding in Traffic by mikeo

mikeo — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:53:05 +0000

i used to ride in and around boston all the time on my shorter training rides and quite honestly i liked it. i will agree with andy that being confident on where you are going and where you are makes a big difference. when i was sure of myself my rides were much more enjoyable. besides breathing exhaust – i found riding in traffic enjoyable because it kept you on your toes. you had to pay attention all the time and the rides seemed shorter due to that fact. don’t get me wrong i liked riding on the hilly country roads as well but in-town had it advantages as well.

.mike

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Comment on Riding in Traffic by Dwight Brennfoerder

Dwight Brennfoerder — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:52:55 +0000

One helpful item that I’ve used in the past is a simple kid’s bike flag. I have the top 3′ of the fiberglass stick and the flag (which I’ve replaced 2 or 3 times already). I use a small bungie cord to snug the stick into the geometry of my rear rack in such a manner that the flag hang out to the SIDE and becomes a visible danger to anyone not wanting to scratch their car. In fact, I’ve wanted to make a mean-looking spikey ball from styrofoam or foam rubber to make it look even more menacing. The reason for the bungie cord is in case some idiot wants to grab the flag; I don’t want him to have the chance to pull me over; the flag just slips out. Final outcome, cars give me plenty of space; no more of those near side-swipes. I’m 66, use my hybrid Cannondale as a daily commute for a 15 mile round trip to work; have had a bike close by since the 5th grade.

Comment on Riding in Traffic by Andy

Andy — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:50:57 +0000

Thanks for the great list of advice for citydwellers. I don’t generally encounter that sort of riding so it’s great to get your perspective here!

It brings up some omissions in my article for suburb/country riding. Around here we have to keep on the lookout for rabbits, snakes, cows, opossums, skunks, etc… in addition to keeping an eye out for Bubba in his pick-em-up truck. A guy’s gotta keep his wits about him.