Total Serious Happy Thread - Page 154

Disneyphile · 07-15-2010, 12:29 PM

Very nice!

alphabassettgrrl · 07-15-2010, 08:19 PM

Good for you, GD! Bike commuting is fun! And yes, the 10mph speed limit is absolutely absurd. I'd ignore it, and so long as you're not rude, people will probably not hassle you.

A bike bell to announce your presence tends to help people be happier about sharing the path with bikes.

wendybeth · 07-15-2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

I stil haz job.

Yaayyyyy!!!!!

Ghoulish Delight · 07-15-2010, 08:58 PM

I'm pretty sure a bike bell would get me punched in the face.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-15-2010, 09:18 PM

Really?

I've got a squeezy horn that squeaks. A lot of people have the ding! bells. Lets people know you're there and about to pass them.

Not Afraid · 07-15-2010, 10:40 PM

I like the little round thumb bells that go brrrringcbrrring.

Disneyphile · 07-15-2010, 11:47 PM

My bike horn is a turtle that sounds exactly like a loud squeak toy when squeezed.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-16-2010, 05:16 AM

Yeah, those little round ones are pretty common. Even guys have them! They usually only ding them in response to someone else ringing, but they got 'em!

Ghoulish Delight · 07-16-2010, 07:59 AM

Yep, punched.

I've found a simple "Passing on your left" suffices just fine. Or, if I want just a noise, a quick flick of a brake lever does the trick.

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tends to help people be happier about sharing the path with bikes.

See, the thing was built as a bike trail. I don't mean to sound snobbish, but bikers are sharing it with them, not the other way around. Not that I in any way think that people shouldn't be using it as a walking path, perfectly fine. But the reason those stupid signs and regulations are so galling is they indicate an attitude that says that bikes, on a bike path, are an imposition and that preference should be given to non-bikers.

flippyshark · 07-16-2010, 08:33 AM

I had a bell, and found that it provoked far worse reactions and responses than alternatives such as GD describes. I bike at Celebration every Sunday, and there are lots of joggers, strollers (in either sense of the word) and skaters. I've been known to use a quiet, Jeeves-like cough with great success. (my rest-of-the-week routes are usually empty of other citizens.)

I've now been biking steadily for about a year and a half, and I love it. I would definitely commute with my bike were it possible.

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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Good for you, GD! Bike commuting is fun! And yes, the 10mph speed limit is absolutely absurd. I'd ignore it, and so long as you're not rude, people will probably not hassle you. A bike bell to announce your presence tends to help people be happier about sharing the path with bikes. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'm pretty sure a bike bell would get me punched in the face. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Really? I've got a squeezy horn that squeaks. A lot of people have the ding! bells. Lets people know you're there and about to pass them. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I like the little round thumb bells that go brrrringcbrrring.
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07-16-2010, 05:16 AM	#1538
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Yeah, those little round ones are pretty common. Even guys have them! They usually only ding them in response to someone else ringing, but they got 'em! __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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07-16-2010, 08:33 AM	#1540
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I had a bell, and found that it provoked far worse reactions and responses than alternatives such as GD describes. I bike at Celebration every Sunday, and there are lots of joggers, strollers (in either sense of the word) and skaters. I've been known to use a quiet, Jeeves-like cough with great success. (my rest-of-the-week routes are usually empty of other citizens.) I've now been biking steadily for about a year and a half, and I love it. I would definitely commute with my bike were it possible.
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