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I agree with John. I’m just trying to get to work. Its a commute trip, not an ego trip. And I don’t think of myself as a cyclist. I’m just a guy going to work or the grocery store or church or wherever.
Hey, can we help it if we’re better than everyone else? (KIDDING!!) 😉
But I cannot deny that whenever I hand out bike stickers from 1lesscar.com to my Commuting Meetup members, “That SUV Makes You Look Fat” *always* goes quickest!
fred_dot_u – “gone VC”! Heh. You guys do make some pretty persuasive arguments. Thanks to all the stuff from you and others that I’ve read, I find my riding style changing to be more VC almost every time I’m out (and I’m out every day)… I was pretty good about taking my lane before, but now I think I’m almost completely “gone VC”. Some bad habits die hard, however.
fred_dot_u says:
Rantwick, one of the habits that took me a few trips to break was the tendency to drift over to the right edge of the road. It’s an inferiority posture and the first time a motorist passes too closely, without changing lanes, the habit loses reinforcement!
Besides the one I mentioned, I like to get the NEV (No Emissions Vehicle) and the male and female versions of the Freedom sticker to hand out. Although I’ll bet “Pedal your fat ass off” would be a hit, too.
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andrewp says:
I remember reading about a sticker that was surreptitiously applied to SUVs that read:
“Stop and ask me what I’m doing to help Save the Environment!!”
Thanks, Mighk.
This cartoon really speaks to me.
I don’t want anyone to think I’m trying to impress anyone, for any reason, when they see me on my bike. I want to be ignored and forgotten about.
The compulsion to have people admire you because they see you riding is just ridiculous, and it inspires a lot of animosity.
I agree with John. I’m just trying to get to work. Its a commute trip, not an ego trip. And I don’t think of myself as a cyclist. I’m just a guy going to work or the grocery store or church or wherever.
Hey, can we help it if we’re better than everyone else? (KIDDING!!) 😉
But I cannot deny that whenever I hand out bike stickers from 1lesscar.com to my Commuting Meetup members, “That SUV Makes You Look Fat” *always* goes quickest!
Only 15 days until the return of Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery! http://www.yehudamoon.com/
Does anyone else read Frazz? He’s a bike-racer sort of fellow with a great attitude. He’s not gone VC (yet), but there’s always hope.
fred_dot_u – “gone VC”! Heh. You guys do make some pretty persuasive arguments. Thanks to all the stuff from you and others that I’ve read, I find my riding style changing to be more VC almost every time I’m out (and I’m out every day)… I was pretty good about taking my lane before, but now I think I’m almost completely “gone VC”. Some bad habits die hard, however.
Rantwick, one of the habits that took me a few trips to break was the tendency to drift over to the right edge of the road. It’s an inferiority posture and the first time a motorist passes too closely, without changing lanes, the habit loses reinforcement!
That is really funny! I like John B’s comment about the bumper sticker, “that SUV makes you look fat”. I want one!
http://www.1lesscar.com/stickers.html
Besides the one I mentioned, I like to get the NEV (No Emissions Vehicle) and the male and female versions of the Freedom sticker to hand out. Although I’ll bet “Pedal your fat ass off” would be a hit, too.
Not affiliated, just a satisfied customer.
I remember reading about a sticker that was surreptitiously applied to SUVs that read:
“Stop and ask me what I’m doing to help Save the Environment!!”
😉