maxisnow
09-19-2007, 08:20 AM
So I live and bike on Hawthorne. Or at least I did, until this morning. Well, I may get on my bike again, but do to my spill this morning I'm probably not going to be able to bike for a week or two. After that, I'll decide if I want to give it another shot.
Who I would like to thank for the spill I had this morning and my now general distaste for SE, possibly Portland Riders:
1 - The guy who clipped my left pedal with his saddlebag when passing me on the Hawthorne bridge this morning. Not only did your entirely too close of a pass at 30mph cause my fall, but it also was the straw that broke my back. So thanks for convincing me not to ride. And thanks for the bruised side and tweaked knee.
2 - The guy who almost landed me in the traffic on Hawthorne bridge because he had to cut between me and the girl who I was passing. Yes, the Hawthorne bridge rideway is rather wide, but not wide enough for the three of us. Especially not when you put me against the traffic side.
3 - The guy who owns the Bianchi Virata that is "worth more than my life". Yes, his words not mine. (note: This might be true, but was it necessary to point it out to me?)
4 - Various local bike shops. Of course, the staff varies and I have had some great people helping me at the local shops. However, on the days I go in and it's "let's be a prick" day; thanks for those days. And in the words of one of your most "assy" associates, "Of course I'm right, I work in a bike shop," indeed, you do work in a bike shop. Without your murmured scoffs and obnoxious little chortles, I wouldn't be so self-conscious every time I walk in a bike shop.
5 - And last, just a general thanks to the SE bike community. When I rode in N, NW, NE, and even Gresham the other riders were so nice and ready to strike up conversation. Only in SE did I ever get dirty looks and snotty attitudes. Yea I built up my singlespeed from an older road bike. And no, I didn't put $300 wheels on my $50 frame. And yes, I get it, you ride a $500 fixie made from $140 in bike and parts.
So, thanks to everyone! You've made me the rider, or non-rider I am today.
Who I would like to thank for the spill I had this morning and my now general distaste for SE, possibly Portland Riders:
1 - The guy who clipped my left pedal with his saddlebag when passing me on the Hawthorne bridge this morning. Not only did your entirely too close of a pass at 30mph cause my fall, but it also was the straw that broke my back. So thanks for convincing me not to ride. And thanks for the bruised side and tweaked knee.
2 - The guy who almost landed me in the traffic on Hawthorne bridge because he had to cut between me and the girl who I was passing. Yes, the Hawthorne bridge rideway is rather wide, but not wide enough for the three of us. Especially not when you put me against the traffic side.
3 - The guy who owns the Bianchi Virata that is "worth more than my life". Yes, his words not mine. (note: This might be true, but was it necessary to point it out to me?)
4 - Various local bike shops. Of course, the staff varies and I have had some great people helping me at the local shops. However, on the days I go in and it's "let's be a prick" day; thanks for those days. And in the words of one of your most "assy" associates, "Of course I'm right, I work in a bike shop," indeed, you do work in a bike shop. Without your murmured scoffs and obnoxious little chortles, I wouldn't be so self-conscious every time I walk in a bike shop.
5 - And last, just a general thanks to the SE bike community. When I rode in N, NW, NE, and even Gresham the other riders were so nice and ready to strike up conversation. Only in SE did I ever get dirty looks and snotty attitudes. Yea I built up my singlespeed from an older road bike. And no, I didn't put $300 wheels on my $50 frame. And yes, I get it, you ride a $500 fixie made from $140 in bike and parts.
So, thanks to everyone! You've made me the rider, or non-rider I am today.