Comments on: 04/26/2012 – Friendly Commuter http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/ Sun, 19 May 2013 12:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: CPTJohnC http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50707 CPTJohnC Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:26:51 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50707 This happens with the cheapo bell on my MTB, but not with the incredibell on my commuter.  I sometimes get bell envy when I ride near a cowbell sporting fixie. This happens with the cheapo bell on my MTB, but not with the incredibell on my commuter.  I sometimes get bell envy when I ride near a cowbell sporting fixie.

]]> By: Fogel http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50708 Fogel Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:10:20 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50708 This is very poetic. As all know, a bike has a soul and a character and is therefore is able to burst out singing (or laughing as well. I'm thinking of the sound the slowly spinning bike wheel makes after you've been downed by black ice)  This is very poetic.

As all know, a bike has a soul and a character and is therefore is able to burst out singing

(or laughing as well. I’m thinking of the sound the slowly spinning bike wheel makes after you’ve been downed by black ice) 

]]> By: Bicycle Bill http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50710 Bicycle Bill Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:31:41 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50710 Never heard of the "gremlin bell" concept before, although I have seen little bells hanging off of motorcycles from time to time.  Maybe that's the reason. Never heard of the “gremlin bell” concept before, although I have seen little bells hanging off of motorcycles from time to time.  Maybe that’s the reason.

]]> By: Dale in Indy http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50713 Dale in Indy Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:23:38 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50713 Yeah, I noticed that too. If I'm on my befendered commuter with butterfly bars I just get a grim stare as they go past and I wave. If on my fixie town bike I get ignored altogether, like it's some form of non-bike. But if I'm on the old Bridgestone road bike with drop bars I'll get a nod or a wave in return. Just as an experiment, I put portuer bars on the Bridgestone and -- what do you know? -- all nods and waves ceased. Go figure; same bike, just different handlebars and I all of a sudden became a non-cyclist. Yeah, I noticed that too. If I’m on my befendered commuter with butterfly bars I just get a grim stare as they go past and I wave. If on my fixie town bike I get ignored altogether, like it’s some form of non-bike. But if I’m on the old Bridgestone road bike with drop bars I’ll get a nod or a wave in return. Just as an experiment, I put portuer bars on the Bridgestone and — what do you know? — all nods and waves ceased. Go figure; same bike, just different handlebars and I all of a sudden became a non-cyclist.

]]> By: Yolanda http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50709 Yolanda Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:20:50 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50709 Everybody hats my gremlin bell in my car.  It's a sweet little brass bell that dangles from the visor and tings on every motion of the car.  I find it irritating only if the radio is off.  It's purpose is to irritate away gremlins and negativity to protect against bad luck.  turns out it also works on irritable humans and their negativity, but if you can't let them out of the car because you're transporting them, well.  On a bicycle, of course, this is rarely an issue (excluding multi-rider cycles).  It puts me in mind of a chieftain's reel that has the lyric:   "If I had a wife that beggard me life I tell you what I would do.  I'd buy her a boat and put her afloat and paddle me own canoe!"  So if you have negative people in your life, first put a bell in your car, then when they're convinced to switch to bicycling to escape it, put another one on your bike.  Before long you'll be having your bike ride in peace with your little bell ringing and the irritable negative person rides just a bit away from you, not bugging you. Everybody hats my gremlin bell in my car.  It’s a sweet little brass bell that dangles from the visor and tings on every motion of the car.  I find it irritating only if the radio is off.  It’s purpose is to irritate away gremlins and negativity to protect against bad luck.  turns out it also works on irritable humans and their negativity, but if you can’t let them out of the car because you’re transporting them, well.  On a bicycle, of course, this is rarely an issue (excluding multi-rider cycles).  It puts me in mind of a chieftain’s reel that has the lyric:  
“If I had a wife that beggard me life I tell you what I would do.  I’d buy her a boat and put her afloat and paddle me own canoe!”  So if you have negative people in your life, first put a bell in your car, then when they’re convinced to switch to bicycling to escape it, put another one on your bike.  Before long you’ll be having your bike ride in peace with your little bell ringing and the irritable negative person rides just a bit away from you, not bugging you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50711 Anonymous Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:28:20 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50711 Incredibell! Incredibell!

]]> By: Adam DZ http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50712 Adam DZ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:04:02 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50712 Joe is such a roadie... They're always so serious, almost seem angry all the time, hardly ever smile, it must be such a torture to ride those bikes... Joe is such a roadie… They’re always so serious, almost seem angry all the time, hardly ever smile, it must be such a torture to ride those bikes…

]]> By: BlindPilot http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50718 BlindPilot Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:33:55 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50718 I believe in the case of bells per bike, the formula is quite simple. n=1*B where B=the number of bikes you own Of course, optimally if you can afford it and have room, B=N+1. I believe in the case of bells per bike, the formula is quite simple.

n=1*B

where B=the number of bikes you own
Of course, optimally if you can afford it and have room, B=N+1.

]]> By: SeanG http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50717 SeanG Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:25:20 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50717 As with anything bike related the correct answer is N+1. Ring on my friend! :D As with anything bike related the correct answer is N+1. Ring on my friend! :D

]]> By: matt mccluskey http://yehudamoon.com/20120426/#comment-50714 matt mccluskey Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:04:03 +0000 http://kickstandcomics/04262012/#comment-50714 We call that a "limp dinger" here. We call that a “limp dinger” here.

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