Citizen Rider

Some advice and a lot of first-hand anecdotes and observations from someone who accidentally had a career in the bike business.

Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

In endless hope and constant fear

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 A road rider lives in endless hope and constant fear. The hope propels us, keeps us going out there because the odds aren't really that...
Friday, April 22, 2022

Quitters

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 "I don't feel safe out there." "The roads are so narrow." "People are all on their phones." "Someone...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

The rantings of an irrelevant old man

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 My frank appraisal of the backroom bike operation in town caused considerable angst in the upper management, who fears malicious reprisals ...
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Monday, March 02, 2020

Beautiful day for a hit-and-run

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Monday, February 24th was a dazzling foretaste of spring. The sun was bright, the sky clear, and the temperature surged up to the low 50s (F...
Tuesday, May 08, 2018

The danger of low-traffic roads

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Bicycle riders often choose paths and trails because they are afraid of traffic on roads. Road riders will share routes that they prefer, of...
Monday, October 02, 2017

It's the traffic, stupid

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To be more accurate, it's motor vehicles and the people who drive them. The category is, "Things that make people quit cycling on t...
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I like to explore under my own power. I like to avoid using motor vehicles, but I'm not obsessive about it. Okay, maybe I'm a little obsessive about it.
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