Forum: Tips & Advice
08-10-2008, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,679
Thanks for the suggestions
I'll try all those things. There was no such thing as this here internet when I bought that bike, and I didn't know there was such a little Cilo cult going. Apparently it has a pedigree to be proud...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-09-2008, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,086
Maybe in Beaverton . . . .
. . . but in my neck of the woods the Ford Escort is the model most likely to be adorned with a bicyclist . . . :D
ps. Thanks for the tip on adding links to the blog. Your method is waaaay...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
08-08-2008, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,679
Kind of a dumb question about my Cilo frame
I have a late-80s Cilo, which is a Swiss racing bike. I recently brought it up out of the basement, put new tires on it and started riding it again -- I had forgotten how fun cycling could be! I was...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2008, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,086
Isn't it usually possible to choose another route?
I wasn't sure if this should go here or in the "routes" forum . . .
I know getting anywhere outside of Portland proper can be a challenge; I used to live in SW near the Barbur triangle. But closer...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-06-2008, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,476
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Forum: General Discussion
08-05-2008, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,071
Downtown . . .
. . . 4th Avenue northbound after the 405, because the new streetcar track runs right down the middle of the right lane. If I try to stay to the right as I would normally do, avoiding construction...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-05-2008, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,452
Yes!
OMG -- I suffer from intense performance anxiety. I do absolutely everything I can to assure cross-stopped drivers that I do not see them waiting for me, because if I have to try to launch my classic...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-05-2008, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,476
Hmmm
Lol! "Carefreely?" Somehow that doesn't work, either . . . I'll see if I can insert a little icon of some sort to make it car-lessly. Thanks for the heads up.
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Forum: General Discussion
08-04-2008, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 772
Views: 166,864
Ooo! Ooo!
How about towing a trailer with an electronic sign board? Bored commuters love those. You could edutain them!:D
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Forum: General Discussion
08-04-2008, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,476
Thanks!
I really appreciate the support and encouragement. I know I made the right decision but there are certainly moments of doubt. I dread the morning I wake up, grab my hair and shout out, "Oh my god!...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-01-2008, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,476
My year of living carlessly: blog and life
So it isn't much so far, but I've started a blog: myyearoflivingcarlessly.blogspot.com, to document my experience of non-car-ownership. There will be plenty about cycling, of course, as it is...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-16-2008, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,081
You are absolutely correct about passing on the...
You are absolutely correct about passing on the right on the one way street; I was only pointing out that the writer didn't seem to have read the part of the original post that said the cyclists were...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-16-2008, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,081
Us/them, us/them . . .
I am impressed that you guys a) ride into pitched battle for your life every single day, snatching victory from the jaws of death with every spin of your wheels; b) rack up veeeeeery manly quantities...
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Forum: Route Info
07-16-2008, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,922
Thanks!
As a matter of fact, I just left CityBikes after buying a new blinky. I feel pretty well lit up!
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Forum: General Discussion
07-15-2008, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,081
*sigh*
Thanks, Duncan, for the patronizing review of Speed Limits 101. However:
a) The gentleman who started this thread did not indicate there were any environmental reasons why it was unsafe to go the...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-15-2008, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,081
Re: to the fair weather spandex clown, etc.
See, this is a problem. The speed limit in a business district is 20mph. Although going 12-15mph may seem perfectly reasonable to you, it may be perfectly irritating to everyone who is stuck behind...
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Forum: Route Info
07-14-2008, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,922
Nighttime commute from OHSU
:) So . . . I finally did it, and it was so easy I feel silly about all my fretting. I ended up going down Sam Jackson and picking up Terwilliger at the Shell station. I encountered 1 motorcycle on...
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Forum: Route Info
07-05-2008, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,922
Re: Nighttime commute from OHSU
I have taken the tram up the hill during the day. I have also wished it ran later at night! The bus down the hill doesn't run late enough, either.
Update: I bought another, stronger light today and...
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Forum: Route Info
06-30-2008, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,922
Nighttime commute from OHSU to SE
Thanks, K'tesh, for the illuminating info!
And Wrinkles . . . I may try staying on Barbur. It's slightly less direct but worth trying.
I'm not comfortable heading alone down Terwilliger at midnight...
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Forum: Bikepool Connections
06-28-2008, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,164
Long shot: Night commute from OHSU to SE
I've posted in the routes forum about riding home from OHSU at night . . . I don't suppose in my wildest dreams there is anyone else who works swing at OHSU and commutes by bike . . ?
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Forum: Route Info
06-28-2008, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,922
Nighttime commute from OHSU to SE
I have seen some discussion of the safest ways to get down from OHSU, but my problem is that I work swing shift, which means heading down the hill at midnight or later. My usual route when I drive is...
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