tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post8203009348714842251..comments2024-03-12T22:45:16.628-04:00Comments on the beat bike blog: Slow Ridechillwillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374108424504518282noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-37455610085209196312009-06-07T07:54:58.890-04:002009-06-07T07:54:58.890-04:00Some of us belong to the The Slow Bicycle Movement...Some of us belong to the <a href="http://theslowbicycle.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Slow Bicycle Movement</a> I too have just recently acquired <a href="http://2whls3spds.blogspot.com/2009/04/hat-trick.html" rel="nofollow">a Twenty</a> and have been enjoying the hell out of it. I have been a slower rider for years (about the last 10) I have always heard that we needed to slow down and smell the roses along the way. I see, hear and do more from a bicycle than I ever do from behind the wheel of a car. I sometimes wonder if the need for speed doesn't come from it being pushed on us by the auto advertising and we just transfer to our entire lifestyle?<br /><br />Slow and proud of it!<br /><br />Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-59158583776419599622009-06-04T14:23:15.000-04:002009-06-04T14:23:15.000-04:00I realize the idea is to keep these stowed on your...I realize the idea is to keep these stowed on your boat for easy on-shore transportation, but the way it's worded on the craigslist ad makes it sound like the point is to ride them <i>on</i> the boat: "I used these up to a few years ago on my Boat for transportation." That guy must have a big boat.El Presidente de Chinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451059216906022450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-11441295422697068612009-06-04T13:52:24.067-04:002009-06-04T13:52:24.067-04:00Since joining the folding bike revolution, thanks ...Since joining the folding bike revolution, thanks to a heads-up from El Prez himself, I've noticed that a lot of the people who encounter or know about folding bikes are apparently also nautical enthusiasts. The people in Avon I bought mine from kept saying "it would be great for a boat." Someone else I was talking to about my folding bike also asked if I planned to use it on a boat. And now this Craig's List ad for the Raleighs expounded on his boat usage. <br /><br />I'd make a Lonely Island "I'm On A Boat" reference here, but I think it is getting tired.OpusOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109939318645099395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-58262599647273956612009-06-04T10:57:58.991-04:002009-06-04T10:57:58.991-04:00It's really nice to me that people are startin...It's really nice to me that people are starting to discover the joys of riding at a moderate pace.<br /><br />I think in general, we have forgotten that you get somewhere just as fast by going at a constant 10mph as you do peaking at 30mph for 30 seconds, then stopping, then peaking at 30mph for 30 seconds, then stopping. Our traffic engineering has been designed to accommodate that peaking and stopping, and not only is it a waste of energy, it's frustrating and stressful. Even on a bike (though you probably peak more around 20-25 on a bike, depending on the person).<br /><br />I average about 10mph on my daily trips, and I still travel much faster than buses, and not that much slower than automobiles, and I enjoy my rides. I don't get stuck in traffic (usually), I don't get frustrated at the people in front of me who aren't going as fast as I want to go (because most of them are going faster, when not stopped), and I have a chance to enjoy the places I ride through.<br /><br />Also, having a slow bike, for me, also means having a practical bike, and I do basically all of my grocery shopping, library trips, ride to work, out to the park for a picnic - I can do all of it on my bike easily.<br /><br />I was lucky enough just recently to find a 1952 Raleigh Sport which is in beautiful condition, and I've been having a lot of fun riding it slowly (though a little faster than my Electra Amsterdam) around town. It's such a solid, well-made, beautiful bike. Most people just don't make them like that anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-68082034298299402072009-06-04T10:31:32.825-04:002009-06-04T10:31:32.825-04:00I left them a message on those two Raleighs. Hope...I left them a message on those two Raleighs. Hope they are still available. If so, one might become a fixie project and I will clean the other one up for my wife because she needs to sit upright when she rides (bad back).Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-56418895162627721942009-06-04T10:03:09.067-04:002009-06-04T10:03:09.067-04:00I wonder if the slow speeds that you saw in Cuba a...I wonder if the slow speeds that you saw in Cuba are related to the weather. <br /><br />I bike slower in DC during the summer so that I am not dripping with sweat when I arrive at my destination. In cooler weather, I agree, speed is addictive.Mr. Donkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-46432036964933516652009-06-04T10:01:42.852-04:002009-06-04T10:01:42.852-04:00I ride a trike (Sun tadpole) and my days of fast r...I ride a trike (Sun tadpole) and my days of fast riding are drawing to a close here in Nebraska. The heat+humidity are conspiring to suppress my speed and, as I often tell people walking along beside me, "I'm trying not to break a sweat."Matthew Plattehttp://www.triopticon.comnoreply@blogger.com