![]() As more and more people turn to bicycles for exercise and as an alternative means of commuting, I expect more friction to arise. Unfortunately, not all encounters end so benignly. ![]() As for myself, I was too shocked by the verbal abuse that I didn't have enough time to come up with a witty repartee, or even a friendly middle-finger salute. Fortunately, my friend elected not to bite and just waved him off as Mr. It comes with the territory of being a bike-shop owner.Īpparently, my exhausted riding companion had held up the motorist behind him, who was probably in a rush to make the weekend sale. Not as much as I used to-back in the day when my saddle time was more than my drive time-but I still put in a fair amount of miles every week. Of course, the flip side to the story is that he very well knows I also ride my bike. ![]() So upon the request of the Chief to write about the things I hate the most about our bicycle-riding brethren, I immediately said "yes" without yet considering the backlash such a litany of angst would release. I just want to finish the damn drive without getting into a fender-bender that will eat up even more time. I have long since given up trying to set a personal record for the fastest drive to work, and I no longer feel the need to always be first in line to the tollgate or to merge before the lane dividers come up. ![]() I spend at least two hours a day in my car to get to and from work, trying to preserve my fuel, my sanity and my ever-dwindling supply of counterfeit power cords as I try to Waze my way through our cruel streets. ![]()
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