KaskadskyjKozak

People sometimes ask me what an ass-clown is. I just refer them to No. 13 Crybaby on training wheels.

I have the low-end clips (SPD?) and cheap shoes. The clips are pretty loose - I keep tightening them. I bought a middle end touring bike last year, and have used it enough to justify the 1K price tag, but just barely. :-)

I ride in those stretch pants, and wear my marmot precip for my top. No, I don't have fenders... I have a mountain bike too, and am debating if that will be my winter ride (with thinner tires) I'd get the fenders on whatever you choose to ride, and ditch the precip in favor of something a bit more breathable, and maybe get some cold-weather cycling pants. I think they make some that are waterproof/windproof on the front/ breathable on the back of the legs. Ditto for tops - more wind/water resistant on the front-side, breathable on the sides and/or back. Getting waterproof shoe-covers that extend up to your ankles also makes a huge difference. You bastards, now I have no excuse! Except for snow/ice, then I can puss out. I'm not sure about water proof pants... I don't get too miserable in the stretch pants unless it really pours. But the jacket needs replaced. I have the shoe-covers but they are only water resistant and soak up really fast... gotta get waterproof ones this year.

I have hit those posts on the entrances to the bicycle paths twice and flew both times. My head was down, it was dark, and it was raining. But for some reason, I have never hit black ice. But then again, I now have tread on my tires. I have found in the past that if I go with bare tread I get more flats. I have almost hit one of those posts too ... on the I90 trail I saw the black ice and went very slow, but as soon as I started the turn, I wiped out. I'd hate to do that going 20+ mph

I ride in those stretch pants, and wear my marmot precip for my top. No, I don't have fenders... I have a mountain bike too, and am debating if that will be my winter ride (with thinner tires)

Have you ever biffed it in the winter? I took a fall last Jan on some black ice. I ride a road bike with fairly thin tires.

Well, I bus when I don't ride, and it's not cold here. It's the rain that gets to me... the prospect of getting dripped on in 40 degree temps and soaked, and having all the road grit collect on my gears, and messenger bag.

snow? what snow. :-P

don't start this thread again...

Interesting that you raise that example... I was thinking about Tibet's situation and the philosophy of pacifism that obviously permeated the POV of at least one participant in this discussion. A lot of good pacifism has done them, eh? And a lack of an army? I just watched Kundun a few days before this thread started, and that definitely made an impression on my mind set when this thread started. My impression of the history of the Tibet/China conflict is that Tibet did raise an "army", but were vastly out-manned and out-gunned; in the end, pacifism, as a nation, was not practiced. Yes, they had a very small army, and some fought. The movie does touch on the "ethics" of fighting - is it justified "ever", and so on, and should the Tibetans fight/when is it appropriate. I disagree with your statement that "pacifism, as a nation, was not practiced". In that case, the culture of pacifism did have a huge role in the amount and nature of resistence, and history played out exactly as you would expect. I have no desire for the US to go that route, that's for certain.

Do you climb?

The rains are here, and it's gonna get harder to suck it up and bike in miserable drip/piss. Any hardmen (or women) out there who bike every day - rain or shine - at least 10 miles each way every day, that can give me motivation to enjoy the pain?

Is it really necessary to express tautologies?

Interesting that you raise that example... I was thinking about Tibet's situation and the philosophy of pacifism that obviously permeated the POV of at least one participant in this discussion. A lot of good pacifism has done them, eh? And a lack of an army? I just watched Kundun a few days before this thread started, and that definitely made an impression on my mind set when this thread started.

I thought libertarians were against government imposing its ways on the people. Pegged you for a lockstep neocon right away. You are consfusing libertarians versus anarchists. Libertarians aren't necessarily opposed to rules, but they generally agree that whatever rules are in place should apply to everyone, and are generally opposed to the government using the said rules as a mechanism by which to order society in a manner which favors or elevates certain groups or interests who satisfy whatever arbitrary standards of virtue or merit that the majority happens to favor at any particular point in history. and who said I ever wanted to make abortion illegal, anyways? just because you argue ethical topics and ask challenging questions doesn't imply or necessitate the former. well, weak minded individuals assume that. silly betas.

The best part about this thread is that after all the bitching, the ad is still there.

coming from the 4th biggest attention hound behind K-bone, pink and TV, kind of funny. listen, crybaby, i've posted a lot of incendiery crap, and I've never been banned (yet). so you must be doing something beyond the pale.

it depends

just think, he was once just a zygote. I get from your view and your words that you believe if you are a parent then you should be against abortion? And you would be a “hypocrite” if you thought otherwise? I refer you to Archenemy's post on hypocrisy.

everyone, please don't neglect to take some swipes at Seahawks. He's asking for attention again.

just think, he was once just a zygote. So were child rapers and suicide bombers. Not everyone gets to live. they get to be killed after they prove they deserve to die.

you were excepted all right.

just think, he was once just a zygote.

just the "kickin' chicken"

I thought you got banned? You mean cause the Nazi's banned be for a weekend becuase they don't agree with me. Its okay, I just know what type of person they are. they banned you because you're a "clueless twit".