Comments on: 10/11/2012 – Causes and Effects

By: Robmin

Robmin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:22:52 +0000

Hi there, The last time I passed through Białowieza was in 1992, on a three week trip with a three year old in a trailer. If you are ever in western Poland, look me up!

Great pictures, I recommend clicking the link.

By: malenki

malenki — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:35:20 +0000

Hmm… Did I meet you in summer 2010 near Białowieza on the campingsite of Grudka¹? I was there with my bicycle, too.
Just curious, would be a great incident

¹ a lovely one:
http://malenki.ch/Touren/10/Galerie/18/slide_01.html

By: DS

DS — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:44:09 +0000

Not much admiration here for a guy who says “Here’s my views” then “Now can we change the subject.”

But discussing dumb laws can change things. It discourages other places from passing them. There were lots of new helmet laws in the 1990s. Hardly any new ones now. Smart people have figured out that they don’t work.

By: DS

DS — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:40:04 +0000

@Sparky: I don’t think it’s possible to make a helmet that will pass a 20 mph impact test, to pick a number, unless it’s too heavy and hot to be practical. Of course if they made them, the nannies would tell us to just ride real slow.

By: Robmin

Robmin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:39:13 +0000

Nice to see a Bianchi in the work stand, at least the color looks like celeste on my monitor. Ride all year round in South West Poland, near Wrocław. Usually the winters are milder here than the rest of Poland, although a few years back we had loads of snow from November to March. Have studded tires on an old diamond back frame retro fitted with an internal 7 speed hub.

By: JaFO

JaFO — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:29:58 +0000

that happens any day of the year.
I’d even argue that it gets worse as weather gets bad.

fun fact : in Groningen (NL) they’re installing sensors that allow bicycle lights to turn green whenever it is raining …
It’s pointless though, because only the die hards stop for red lights in bad weather.

By: perthcyclist

perthcyclist — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:49:09 +0000

truly miserable weather barely exists in my part of the world, I can think of maybe 3 or 4 rides that made me feel miserable in the last 3 years and at least 1 of them was because of poorly chosen gear (I was wearing sandals, it was freezing and wet, got chillblaines on my feet!)

By: Sean Hayford Oleary

Sean Hayford Oleary — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:02:04 +0000

Why does Turner *always* have a cup of coffee in his hands?

By: Brrr

Brrr — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:53:49 +0000

I can handle any temperature, but once there is ice on the ground, I’m not riding. People tell me they are in control, but the thing is the cars are not. They smack into each other all the time in the winter. Then there’s the issue of snow, of which we get a lot. When cars are getting stuck everywhere, I’m not going to get much progress on a bike.

By: malenki

malenki — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:24:48 +0000

Maybe a stupid question, but I can’t help asking it: how to register/sign up for an account here? I find only the login prompt and the link for a lost password…