Now that it's starting to get colder, the wheat is really getting separated from the chafe in terms of biking culture. Everyone is now so friendly! I suppose that challenging events bring people together and when your ride is a challenge, people with similar experiences band together.
In the past month I've met several friendly bikers:
1. While biking into 30 mph headwind another woman and i shared conversation and sweat while we struggled to get home. It was good times, we're planning on riding together some other time.
2. Several instances of gear talk: where did you get those shoes? Earmuffs? Gloves?
3. I finally met one of the other people who uses the bikeroom in my building. He also showed me a secret trail that is going to come in very handy.
4. This morning I met some folks who live 2 blocks away from me and who do the same commute. It was very nice. I'll have to look for them again.
I suppose that when you're biking and you see someone else biking you know that you have something in common and it's easier to start conversations.
Yay again for biking!
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bikers suck they always act like they are above the law they should all be run over
Hey Jami it's Raechelle, just thought I would tell you how great it is you are biking... I wish I could bike here, but it's culturally inappropriate since the locals believe a woman riding a bike will lose her virginaty to the bike... odd yes, but it prohibits me from enjoying the wind in my hair... instead I rely on the best transportation available, my own two legs! Yaxshi Yol! (Good Road!)
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