kallend 2,184 #1 August 5, 2010 Yet another amazingly clueless Republican: Denver bike program is a step towards UN control... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,133 #2 August 5, 2010 What's even scarier is that 23% of readers take this warning "very seriously." The far right wing is really losing it. Over the past few weeks we've seen right winger positions including: "Abolish the 14th amendment because it will be used to get terrorist babies into the US" "Bikes are a secret tool of the UN" "Obama was not born in the US" (experiencing a resurgence due to his recent birthday) "Obama is trying to turn the government into God" (although presumably without the Old Testament sell-your-daughters-into-slavery stuff) "Kagan is an activist lesbian with a history of pushing an agenda - and a blank slate." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,184 #3 August 5, 2010 It's a vast left-wing biking conspiracy I tell you! Biking will undermine all that the US stands for. cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/spokes-cities-engage-in-vast-biking-conspiracy-shh/... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #4 August 5, 2010 QuoteWhat's even scarier is that 23% of readers take this warning "very seriously." It's up to 29.5%. Maybe they meant that they take it seriously as a warning not to vote for Maes... This reader comment has it about right: "When I started, I wondered if I was reading the Onion." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 August 5, 2010 Quote Yet another amazingly clueless Republican: Denver bike program is a step towards UN control I think there is a need for an immediate pickup in Colorado by the black helicopter squadron that transports nutters to the FEMA re-education camps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #6 August 5, 2010 I notice the bikes are all red. Coincidence? I don't think so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #7 August 5, 2010 My first thought was that this doesn't sound like a viable candidate in Colorado, which is more liberal than most states. But the article writes: Polls show that Maes, a Tea Party favorite, has pulled ahead of former Congressman Scott McInnis, the early frontrunner in the Aug. 10 primary for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Then again, in CA the ideologue often wins the GOP primary, giving the Democratic party a free ride in November (esp Boxer). ---- SF of course does a lot of bike advocacy, but IMO, until someone can solve the theft problem, adoption will always be limited. I'd like to use my bikes a lot more than I do, but the real fear of losing it and having to walk home in bike cleats (or carrying an extra 5-10lbs in locks) means that I rarely do anything but ride from home to home on a fun ride. I can currently do work, though the secured parking is limited in size. For many companies I've been at, no such option, so no riding. The shared bikes is one approach to solving this - no one will be stealing them. But then you get a lower class of bike than I would be buying, and no cleats on the pedals, bad for my knees on the hills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #8 August 5, 2010 QuoteMaes said ICLEI is affiliated with the United Nations and is "signing up mayors across the country, and these mayors are signing on to this U.N. agreement to have their cities abide by this dream philosophy." Well, bicycles are a slippery slope. I mean, next thing you know... um... er... where exactly is he going with this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,133 #9 August 5, 2010 > I'd like to use my bikes a lot more than I do, but the real fear of losing it >and having to walk home in bike cleats (or carrying an extra 5-10lbs in >locks) means that I rarely do anything but ride from home to home on a >fun ride. I solve those problems by using a very old bike (15 years) with a cheapo lock and using toe clips (real toe clips, the kind with straps) so I can use regular shoes. Since I'm normally carrying about 10lbs to and from work (laptop, lunch etc) the extra half pound isn't an issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,184 #10 August 5, 2010 Quote> I'd like to use my bikes a lot more than I do, but the real fear of losing it >and having to walk home in bike cleats (or carrying an extra 5-10lbs in >locks) means that I rarely do anything but ride from home to home on a >fun ride. I solve those problems by using a very old bike (15 years) with a cheapo lock and using toe clips (real toe clips, the kind with straps) so I can use regular shoes. Since I'm normally carrying about 10lbs to and from work (laptop, lunch etc) the extra half pound isn't an issue. What? My NEW bike is 20 years old.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,184 #11 August 5, 2010 QuoteQuoteMaes said ICLEI is affiliated with the United Nations and is "signing up mayors across the country, and these mayors are signing on to this U.N. agreement to have their cities abide by this dream philosophy." Well, bicycles are a slippery slope. I mean, next thing you know... um... er... where exactly is he going with this? I wonder why Mike and Turtle and Marc and Timmy aren't chiming in to support their guy. I'm sure they can tell us where he is going with this.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #12 August 5, 2010 Quote I solve those problems by using a very old bike (15 years) with a cheapo lock and using toe clips (real toe clips, the kind with straps) so I can use regular shoes. Since I'm normally carrying about 10lbs to and from work (laptop, lunch etc) the extra half pound isn't an issue. I did 2 days with toe clips and the resulting knee pains ended the experiment, replaced the pedals with commuter SPDs (flat one side, clips other) I'm not getting the same foot placement on the pedal that I need - the toe clips don't go far enough forward. If there weren't (large) hills between downtown and Golden Gate Park, it might not matter, but that's the situation for me. The growing number of electic aided bikes are interesting, but again we're making theft targets. I did try to find a cheapo sub $100 bike for the purpose, but the craigslisters all acted like bike thieves - wanting to meet at some obscure storage place in outer SOMA. Eventually I gave up and got my 'cheap' bike, a $450 Jamis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #13 August 5, 2010 Quote wanting to meet at some obscure storage place in outer SOMA. Having lived in Cathedral Hill (Gough/Van Ness) for 3 years, I am utterly amazed you would even think of riding a bike around SF. That's pretty hard core.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #14 August 5, 2010 QuoteI wonder why Mike and Turtle and Marc and Timmy aren't chiming in to support their guy. I'm sure they can tell us where he is going with this. Well, I try not to presume that anyone is anyone else's "guy" solely due to political party unless they say otherwise. Particularly not this guy. But, devil's advocate or otherwise, can anyone explain what this guy's argument is? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyfitz 0 #15 August 6, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteMaes said ICLEI is affiliated with the United Nations and is "signing up mayors across the country, and these mayors are signing on to this U.N. agreement to have their cities abide by this dream philosophy." Well, bicycles are a slippery slope. I mean, next thing you know... um... er... where exactly is he going with this? I wonder why Mike and Turtle and Marc and Timmy aren't chiming in to support their guy. I'm sure they can tell us where he is going with this. He is just another wacko politician. They are on both sides. I don't support extremist wackos no matter what their affiliation (prove me wrong if you can). He is an extremist wackos on the right side just like there are extremist wackos on the left side. I'm surprised your brilliant(biased?) mind hasn't figured this out yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
