I'm cruising along in my Ford, jamming to Aerosmith and I pass some dude on a bike!
Can you imagine, a grown man on a bicycle, I always shout 'Hey man, the war is over, you can get a car and stop wearing neon yoga pants!'
People theses days!
Man, I'm not sure you should ever come over here.😐 Everybody bikes, if you live in a city it's way more handy than a car. And we're no wimps, we bike no matter if it rains or snows. Even a tornado won't stop us! And we don't need no helmets and all that nonsense!
shareThe spectacular combination of ignorance and arrogance of Those People just makes my head explode! It's every red blooded American's God given right to go cruising in their classic truck with their 95lb Pitt mix, jamming to the greatest rock band to ever grace the airwaves, without being harassed by hordes of green ecowussies hogging the road on their pathetic little pedal pumpers. There oughtta be a law!!
Too much?
That probably was a bit too much but THAT right there was what I was fishing for LOL!
Off topic but for real, check out Cobra Kai if you can find it streaming...the rock soundtrack, the cars, the karate...It's fantastic, you strike me as a dude that would love it
It's my new favorite show🤛🤘👊
It's funny how many people took it marginally seriously lol. I thought it was hilarious! I had no idea how to respond to the post that inspired this. Honestly, it seems like a bout of lapsed lucidity ;)
shareThanks!
I love stupid parody threads, but they have the potential to tick people off LOL...I mean no harm, I just have a stupid sense of humor😎
There's a good chance I'll be reviving this silly parody thread stuff in the near future...Oh, and totally check out Cobra Kai, it's excellent💪👊🏆
Well considering that the posts are parodies of something someone (probably) thought was relative, at least to them... yeah, I can see the grape-skinned finding issue with it! Lol! And there's always a few of those.
Tho I must admit... the people here, especially on this board, are much more, um... evolved, than what I consider the "norm" these days. I gotta say that it's refreshing.
So I think you should go for it. I believe it'll be 99% smiles 😀
Strike First
Strike Hard
No Mercy👊🐍
I want this this T-Shirt AND the soudtrack!
Hey did you see the pigeons with the, ahem, Red Hats? Priceless!
shareSorry, I missed this, I'm unaware...I've been listening to links from fellow posters...Zepher is a total metalhead!
How can you not love that?!?
I don't know what 'red hats' means...I've been buried in music for an hour, apologies!
I was trying to be discrete so I wouldn't get whined at ;)
So apparently someone in Las Vegas grabbed a flock of pigeons, used a tube of glue on their heads and attached little red MAGA hats!
It was just as funny as it sounds!
Sadly, one of the lil feathered rats died later. That's a shame.
Still hilarious!
For everyone else out there - Yes, I know. No politics. I'm sorry. I'll try not to do it again.
I had no idea, I'm on a news freeze for several years now (and much happier for it)
I DO look out for the weather reports and sports scores...
'It will Snow very heavily this week and completely screw up your commute and The NY Knicks will continue to be awful...More at Eleven...'
I don't get the ones who take or try and take their bikes on crowded trains. When I drive somewhere I don't try and load it on the back of a truck.
Seems kind of half arsed. Either cycle all the way there or board the train without the bike and stop taking up so much room.
I really don't understand a grown man on a bike period... it seems super nerdy to me but whatever, maybe life is different in South America or Europe, or wherever, it just cracks me up to see a grown man on a bike LOL!
'Does your Ma know you're out cycling 😃👍?'
Yeah, keep the sweaty bike away from me on the train and anywhere else...gross!
Lots of cyclists in Australia. They break road rules all the time, very self centered arseholes. And I do agree the sight of especially the grown men in the Lycra gear is pretty sad.
shareI suppose biking could be a good workout, but they should just bike on the local High School track...NOBODY needs to see guys in tight ass space suits during a commute
It's just wrong
Hold on, now you've gone too far. Depending on the guy, seeing them in tight ass suits during a commute for approximately half of us is fine entertainment!
shareI hate cyclists with a passion because they expect everyone to bend to their will and they make no sound so unless you happen to see them you don't know they are coming before they hit you or you hit them. Also they look ridiculous in their super hero outfits. Those steel horses turns them into megalomanias. There are nice bikers out there as well of course but they are vastly outnumbered.
shareCyclists and pedestrians love to point to "right of way" laws to justify their foolish behavior on public roadways. When I point out the fact that these laws will do nothing to heal catastrophic wounds Or DEATH they tend to alter their views. It only takes one encounter with a motor vehicle to change anyone's life.
But not all of them are that intelligent.
Some folks are just naturally stupid. And Darwin Award winners.
Lol, aren't you a little delusional? Why would they alter their views when the law says they're right? More likely that they just don't feel like an argument.
shareMaybe. I've always felt that anything that weighs 3k+ and made of steel, glass etc, can have all the road it wants. I'll do my best to stay out from under the elephants' feet, y'know?
shareI never take any risks, because you never know if you're dealing with an insane driver. But it would be helpful if you'd just follow the rules, y'know.
shareI always do. I'm that one in ten that's only driving, nothing else.
I used a bike for transportation in S Fl. It was honestly just faster. I quickly lost track of the number of people who would have killed me out of stupidity.
On the roads, trust no one.
Can't really do much else when they don't listen to reason, if they get hit they get hit.
shareIt's fine to have the law on their side, and it Should be, but common sense has to rule the day. I'd guess around 90% of drivers are distracted, to some degree, and their lapse can be fatal for anyone not encased in their own cage.
shareFunny, over here in Europe it's the other way around. Motorists are complete jerks to cyclists and pedestrians, NEVER giving right of way.
shareI live in Europe too, but it could just be different from country to country, here they insist on using the sidewalks or highways even though there are perfectly fine bike ways right by. They are like a plague to the whole traffic.
shareI've been to several European countries and I don't recognize that at all. There are certainly many jerk-offs among them, but the real plague are joggers and dog walkers. They think they own the road!
shareThe type of dog walker i hate are the ones who refuses to put a leach on, then if something happens they blame other people. Joggers can be a problem as well, especially when it's dark, but they are still easier to avoid then those stupid cyclists.
shareNo, those joggers are the most dangerous. They've almost always have headphones on, so they don't even hear anyone coming. And they'll walk on the road or bike path, even when there's a sidewalk. If you point that out, they get really aggressive. They're the biggest annoyance in traffic right now.
shareSince they are on feet they are pretty much unstoppable and they an use any road or path in existence, that is a problem, but from personal experience i still take a jogger over a cyclist if one has to choose. Preferably none of course but they don't seem to go away.
Here is a video of a dumb cyclist which has now become a classic here in my country:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLUz8f4CPsk
Basically the guy refuses to go around the truck because by the law of traffic the truck should be the one moving out of the way. Instead he makes a big scene and wastes everyones time. He even calls the cops. Of course this is an extreme case but a good example i think.
Sorry, but as a cyclist myself I understand his frustration. Motorists always seem to block the roads everywhere so nobody can pass.
I do have to say I very much dislike race cyclists, they are extremely dangerous and cause a lot of accidents.
I'm a motorist, cyclist and pedestrian and I find being the first much less bothersome because it makes you far less vulnerable.
Motorists can be just as annoying but here the trucker says there are bike roads very close by so there really is no need for him to use this road. Race cyclists are on another level though, that is true, they all think they are competing in tour de france.
shareNow that's just a lame excuse, to be honest. This man is allowed to use that road. What if needs to take that road to get to his destination? We all just need to follow the rules and be more considerate of each other.
shareI don't think he needs to, it's possible of course, however it is his little protest just made him embarass himself. I'm sure the trucks are still using that road after the incident.
shareIn The Bronx the bike people are lunatics, they will plow right into you...some of these idiots even have electric motors on their bikes, they are silent and very dangerous...Mayor Bloomberg, a guy I respected but disagreed with, even went so far as creating 'Bike Lanes' on The Grand Concourse and other major roadways...Now I have to contend with a Bus Lane AND a Bike Lane?!? WTH? In America you should get a car or walk...Jeez!
I think in a city there should be room for both. If it works over here, why not in The Bronx?🤷♀️
shareThe Bronx is the new 'wild west'
You need to slam the gas and get the hell out when you can
At a stoplight you leave 10 feet between your car and the next guy's car, in case you need to escape a jacking or mugging...You keep at least two weapons on your passenger seat at ALL times, I prefer a heavy hammer and a hunting knife...nothing illegal like a stolen .38, only cops and the dirtbags carry pistols in New York City, a dirty pistol will get you two years hard time here so just travel with blunt instruments or blades you can explain to the Cops
The Hookers and junk dealers are ridiculously brazen...'Hey, you want a date?' is the soundtrack at 6:30 AM...Hell no, I don't want a date, I'm looking forward to getting out of this hellhole in 10 hours you STD zombie!
The pushers are even worse, they sling their crack and heroin in broad daylight, the NYPD never seems to notice or care
At some point you may need to be out of NYC in minutes, four wheels and some gasoline will assist you👍
Europe sounds lovely but most of you Europeans would not last an hour in New York...it's a junkyard dogfight every single day
Bikes are no good here:/
Maybe you shouldn't come down so hard on those poor cyclists. They're probably fighting for their lives to get out of that hellhole!😱
How about Greenwich Village? I'm sure that's a bike-friendly place.
They are in my way and they look silly, I'm a motorist!
shareIf you ever come to visit us here in Europe, I'll take you on a nice bike ride down the river. Visit all the different historical towns. And eat some stroopwafel ice cream in a cute, little market square at the end of the day. I think you could do with some zen time!😉
shareJesus, man. I congratulate you on your inhuman levels of tolerance and patience. I'm certain I'd jump out of bed in the middle of the night, fill the gas tank and hit the freeway in high gear!
shareI get a very fair salary, the vacation time is generous and my coworkers are really great people, I'm honored to know them and work alongside them...I honestly can't say that I dislike any of them, I'm in a fine squad, I do anything I can for my work peeps!
The Bronx is really a toilet though👎
If you think you are safe, that's the minute you get hurt real bad in the BX...it's a dump
A man who loves his job is a rare thing ;)
shareI'm getting up there Amigo, turning 47 pretty soon
So I decided to change my crummy attitude over the last couple years
I do my job with full intent and to entirety but I also like to be of comfort to my colleagues
The people I work with are amazing, caring, decent...My door is open to any and all of them... need a smoke?, want to kvetch about the marriage, trouble with finances, thinking of running around on your Lady or Man...
I hear some wild stuff, I'm all about hearing out my coworkers and I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed but I offer honest advice to my peeps
The nearest I’ve been is Harlem. I’ve never had a need to go to The Bronx and probably never will.
shareTo be fair there is a world class zoo, Yankee Stadium, a fine Botanical Garden (I took a girl there on our second date 18 years ago and I have had her ever since😉) and the North Bronx has many fine Irish pubs
to choose from
Much of Harlem has been spruced up and renovated, Those old rotting brownstones by the train lines go for mega money these days
Can't believe people are still helping destroy the planet with gas cars.
shareAre cars destroying the Earth?
If so I suppose I have a lot to answer for on Judgement Day!
Some of us live 50+ miles from work...In a perfect world we'd all live in a quaint French village and pedal our Schwinns whilst waving happily at each other, but I'm in America, you need an engine to get around here
I've seen interviews with people from Europe and Asia who had no idea the truly vast empty spaces in the US. It's the kind of thing that has to be experienced. Even our cities, since they're so "new" have huge streets and massive blocks in comparison. You can really see it in our cars and especially our motorcycles, long, heavy and powerful.
They hear about it, nod and file it away. Then they get here, especially out West, and it stuns them.
I think the biggest contributing factor is the accessibility of this land.
You know what amazes me? I was watching a show or movie set in Britain the other day and this struck me. I've never been to the UK but I know relative to the US, it's tiny, and it's been very populated for many centuries. So how is it there are still plenty of woodlands?
The streets being narrow there, and in the rest of Europe, and Asia, that makes sense. They're old, they were designed for pedestrians, equestrians, or drawn carts.
The UK is somewhere between Minnesota and Michigan in size (helpful Andy).
shareGreat, a real live Brit to answer the question, and a helpful one at that!
So then, my good man, how is it that the UK has been populated for so long, isn't a large country, and yet mysteriously still has lots of woodlands, wuthering heights, moors, and all sorts?
The population of the UK is about 68 million, which is about the same as California and Texas put together. Whilst we don’t have the wide open spaces of the US, we still have plenty of woodland etc.
In general, you get much more floor space for your money in the US than in the UK (not including the places that are crazy prices), so houses tend to be smaller in the UK, as are our roads.
Ford GoBike: https://d21xlh2maitm24.cloudfront.net/fgb/IMG_0066.jpg?mtime=20180309192616
shareThe City Of Yonkers launched a Green bike program several years ago, a little card was all that was needed to borrow one
Those bikes all got wrecked or tossed in The Hudson
My cop friend informed me that each of those bikes had GPS locaters and at least a half dozen of them are drifting in the muck off of Hoboken now...people can be really awful!
If we follow normal logic, people who drive cars are supposed to appreciate such programs as Green Bike because public transport and public bike services really help to reduce traffic jams.
We also have some awful people in the city where I live, but the majority are just ordinary people. A little supervision and reminders are all we needed to maintain good behavior. For example, if I forget to return a public bike at night，say 8 to 9 pm, A friendly customer service would call to remind me to avoid paying extra rent fee.
The situation in your city sounds like an organized crime that aims to sabotage the program. Did your cop friend ever catch any of those scumbags and question them for their motivation?
My cop friend is busy busting very bad guys...dummies that wreck bikes are not on his radar
shareYep, people can be real jerks.
shareI'm currently training for a marathon and am scheduled to run 14 to 15 miles tomorrow....so bikers have nothing on me in the stupidity department.
shareHats off to you. I run 2 miles, sometimes 5K, 2-3 times a week. There’s no way I’d do a marathon.
shareVery impressive, Best of luck...my wife did a marathon and ran a lot, I tried to keep up with her but the shin splints were truly horrible...I can't do that anymore
Good for you👍