tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post5325193528826906911..comments2023-12-28T03:36:52.452-06:00Comments on JBar Cycling: Bike Infrastructure Progress: Both Ends and Around the EdgesJBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-87892467090074749012010-04-14T13:53:38.417-05:002010-04-14T13:53:38.417-05:00anoncow,
Sorry for that one bad bannana that turn...anoncow,<br /> Sorry for that one bad bannana that turns up from time to time, I am a racer and so are alot of my riding partners, we try to ride away from the river trail when riding "fast" and reserve the river trail for getting somewhere or social riding, the only time I ride fast on the trail is in the winter when it is dark and cold (it's only me and the deer) I am glad to hear your out there and I brag to people everyday about the amout of "new" riders showing up on the river trail when the weather gets nice. and btw the person who did that to you was more than likly a "wana bee"rmooneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-47932137640858691082010-04-13T11:37:27.943-05:002010-04-13T11:37:27.943-05:00Road cycling has made me much more patient with pe...Road cycling has made me much more patient with people, so now instead of making a scene I tend to just roll on, unless they are making aggressive moves, which in Austin there is a direct correlation between the noise of your muffler or number of feet your truck is raised and the amount of assholery your bring to cyclists.<br /><br />I try to get more and more of my friends into road riding. If I was back in LR, I'd probably have a better chance, especially with the Two Rivers bridge project, which should make for much better cycling for beginner/intermediate cyclists on the LR side. I look forward to it's completion like everyone else who puts two wheels down in Pulaski County.anoncowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491918425090116010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-257175620758610342010-04-13T08:16:16.477-05:002010-04-13T08:16:16.477-05:00I'm glad to hear from a rider in their 20'...I'm glad to hear from a rider in their 20's. I had a recent conversation with a long-time Little Rock rider/racer bemoaning the difficulty of getting younger folks (by our geezer standards!) interested in riding. The community needs you, so bring your frinds! I appreciate your comments, and will add that we all deal with lapses in the judgement of others, both while riding and while driving our cars. We sometimes even make those errors ourselves, at which time about all we can do is mouth "sorry" and give a little wave.Such events can seem a little more personal on the bike, especially when accompanied by the "snide look", and I'm far less likely to deliver the therapeutic single-digit wave to a fellow rider, even a rude one.<br />Thanks for writing.JBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-47525243823880340502010-04-13T00:18:35.772-05:002010-04-13T00:18:35.772-05:00It's all good work, but as a Little Rock expat...It's all good work, but as a Little Rock expat cyclist who was riding on the NLR side on Sunday, we've got some work to do about culture. <br /><br />For one, It's not safe to pass at high speed around Emerald Park, especially when it's posted don't because of blind curves. Even worse, don't take up the whole path making big passes then act like it's my fault I'm on my side of the trail when you look at me with a very snide look. <br /><br />I realize that I'm a fat mid-20s Fred and you're probably a Cat 3 racer, Cat 2 at best, but at end of the day we're all in this together. Sorry to take over your fine blog on Central Arkansas bike stuff (I read it to stay up to date on happenings in the LR/NLR area for when I'm passing through and need to get a couple of hours of saddle time in) to rant about somebody likely you're not in the same crowd as (pretty sure he was wearing CARVE kit), but thought I'd throw that out there.anoncowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491918425090116010noreply@blogger.com