John Wayne taking pot shots at cyclists--sick :)

[Cholo]

I know my humor is twisted, but don't shoot the messenger. It's John Wayne doing it, not me... :mrgreen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnPUe80oBZw&feature=player_embedded

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

Add me to the sick puppy club, too, but as a cyclist myself, if I've gotta go down, I'd much rather be shot by the Duke than splattered by some blonde bimbo soccer mom in a big SUV jabbering on her cell phone while she's hollering at the brats in the back (a far more likely scenario around here!)

Rick C

 

[Big Old Boy]

Yep that was sick and funny as hell.

 

[trebor44]

Hi,

Add me to the sick puppy club, too, but as a cyclist myself, if I've gotta go down, I'd much rather be shot by the Duke than splattered by some blonde bimbo soccer mom in a big SUV jabbering on her cell phone while she's hollering at the brats in the back (a far more likely scenario around here!)

Rick C

My sentiments exactly! I really thought the video was a hoot! Great Production!

 

[JFB]

thanks.
i loved John's expression to the "hit" at 0:34

 

[Cooperhawk]

We have a liberal community south of us with hundreds of bikers who use our two lane highway as a bike trail. They ride two and three abreast on the paved shoulder making us uneasy passing them with oncoming traffic. :shock:

Can I use John Wayne's tactic with them?

No, the Sheriff frowns on that I guess. :roll:

But there are days I'd like to.

 

[Bob Wright]

On Sunday morning we dress up in our Sunday best and go to God's House. The bikers dress up in funny outfits and do their best to hinder us.

Have to remind myself they're God's children, too.

Bob Wright

 

[graygun]

Libs ruin everything they touch.

 

[Cholo]

Is it me, or do cyclists have the reaction time of a Russian driver with a dash cam?

 

[Fox Mike]

There is now a law in Maryland that I have to give cyclists 3 ft clearance when passing them. We need the Duke's method of clearance.

 

[Rick Courtright]

On Sunday morning we dress up in our Sunday best and go to God's House. The bikers dress up in funny outfits and do their best to hinder us.

Hi,

Bob, ya don't suppose they're trying to point you where God's REAL house is, do you? It's always seemed odd to me that the Creator of the universe has to live in a little building put together by some of His less perfect creations, where most of the time He only gets visitors once a week!

Rick C

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Who ever put that together had a great sense of humor... Liberals like to narrow the lanes and add a bicycle lane. They call it traffic calming, I call it making the bikers an easy target.

 

[Coogs]

Skin tight spandex???!!! yeah, the Duke has it right! :shock:

 

[Bob Wright]

On Sunday morning we dress up in our Sunday best and go to God's House. The bikers dress up in funny outfits and do their best to hinder us.

Hi,

Bob, ya don't suppose they're trying to point you where God's REAL house is, do you? It's always seemed odd to me that the Creator of the universe has to live in a little building put together by some of His less perfect creations, where most of the time He only gets visitors once a week!

Rick C

Jesus said My Father's House shall be a house of prayer. And advised us to "assemble ourselves together" and "bring your tithes into the storehouse" and to "study to show ourselves worthy" and "edify one another." We meet there not once but several times each week, to do these things and hear the Word of God read and preached. Difficult to do on one of those little bicycle seats, much better in the pews.

And, "Where two or three are gathered together in My Name..........."

And God doesn't live "in a little house," but rather in the folks who attend.

Bob Wright

 

[Cholo]

There is now a law in Maryland that I have to give cyclists 3 ft clearance when passing them. We need the Duke's method of clearance.

Toss an old broom handle thru their front spokes. I did it to a friend when we were kids. Hey, I warned him! It was instant a-hole over appetite :mrgreen:

 

[Pat-inCO]

There is now a law in Maryland that I have to give cyclists 3 ft clearance when passing them.

We are stuck with that also.
I always figured that if anything went wrong, I'd just ask if I was supposed to
hit the oncoming car (there or not) to give someone that paid ZERO taxes
for the creation and maintenance of that road (gas taxes) extra space.

 

[ChiefMuzz]

Hi,

Add me to the sick puppy club, too, but as a cyclist myself, if I've gotta go down, I'd much rather be shot by the Duke than splattered by some blonde bimbo soccer mom in a big SUV jabbering on her cell phone while she's hollering at the brats in the back (a far more likely scenario around here!)

Rick C

I took a hiatus from road bikes when I lived in Morgantown. That blonde bimbo soccer mom has nothing on the coal and dump trucks that roam the roads and like to show you just how much of the road they actually "own". I've never seen aggression behind the wheel quite like them folks. I picked up a mountain Bike and got my fix on the trails until I moved.

 

[Cholo]

I know what you mean, Chief. Something like this?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdDxjge5hmY

 

[ChiefMuzz]

Cholo - not even close. They would literally run you off the road. It was well known on the cycling community that you put your life in the line if you road anywhere outside of the city limits.
As to the video, I question anyone that finds that much joy in making other people miserable. There is a word for that...evil.

 

[RugerHound]

That's a beautiful thing Cholo! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting!

 

[contender]

I didn't open the link,,, but where I live we have a fair number of people who get on their bicycles & proceed to ride the winding mountain roads we have here.

By law, they do have the right of way.

But, I have to question their sanity.
The roads are steep, curvy, and with many blind curves. Next, the speed limit is usually a minimum of 35 mph, but more often 45 & 55.
These folks can barely make 5 mph going uphill.
When a normal driver rounds a blind curve to find a VERY slow bicycle in the middle of the lane he has very few options. Slam the brakes & hope he can stop. Swerve into the oncoming lane & hope nobody is coming at him. Swerve into the other lane & hit oncoming traffic, causing a head on collision & usually deadly for somebody. Not swerving, trying to stop & running over the bicyclist.

I question their sanity for putting their lives at risk. But even worse, they are putting other lives at risk. They do not think of their families if they are killed.
They do not think of the families of the person who kills them.
They do not think of the person who kills or injures them.
They do not think of the innocent families who get his head on.

I question their sanity for trying to ride a bicycle so slowly on a steep, winding mountain road, where normal drivers may not be able to avoid an accident.

And these roads are narrow enough already. No way the state has the space or the money to widen the roads where we could all travel safely.

But they have their right to be on that road & create such hazards. If I'm ever involved in an actual accident, I'm going to sue the bicyclist, his/her family etc for creating such a hazard & putting my life in danger as well as the lives of so many others. That is my right.

 

[exavid]

Very funny! If you've ever been caught in one of the bicycle Nazi's 'Critical Mass' actions you'd want to help ole John with the job. Nothing like one of those spandex fools coming down the right side of a 45' motor coach making a right turn. I used to drive for a charter bus company. Those idiots ought to be shot, they make a driver's life hell in rush hour.

 

[Cholo]

I didn't open the link,,,

You might want to open the link :mrgreen:

 

[bogus bill]

I was riding with a friend. He parallel parked and without looking opened his door to get out. There was heavy traffic and a kid on a bike ran into his door. The kid was skinned up and crying. Henry was giving him hell.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Very funny! If you've ever been caught in one of the bicycle Nazi's 'Critical Mass' actions you'd want to help ole John with the job. ... Those idiots ought to be shot, they make a driver's life hell in rush hour.

Hi,

I've never been a fan of "Critical Mass" style gatherings. Be it cyclists, or the "I've got my rights and I'm gonna open carry in your face" gun owner types, the reaction from the public seems to be remarkably similar! And it's never positive... :roll:

Rick C

 

[coach]

The borrowed the music from the wrong western though. The effect was funny. Probably something we all thought about trying.
One bicyclist isn't too bad, but the groups of 5 or 10 really test your patience and acceleration on the roads where I live.

 

[ChiefMuzz]

I agree with the "en masse" sentiment. It goes the same for 18 wheelers when they are driving in groups of 4-5 and clog up and try to control traffic, or "rolling thunder" bike groups that ride a dozen deep on roads and congest traffic. It just goes back to treating others with consideration.

 

[sfhogman]

Commuted on a bike in San Francisco for 35 years...the bicyclists are far worse than the drivers...especially the Critical Massholes.

I liked the video!
Jeff

 

[Rick Courtright]

Difficult to do on one of those little bicycle seats, much better in the pews.

Hi,

I passed that sentiment on to a couple of the Mormon lads working our neighborhood this week as they rode up the street on their mountain bikes. We've got enough hills they appreciate the extra gears, especially as it was getting toward the end of their day. They enjoyed the comment, but didn't seem to have any problem with their bicycle seats! "Wherever two or more of you..." seemed to keep them going just fine.

Rick C

 

[Phoenix too]

...to give someone that paid ZERO taxes
for the creation and maintenance of that road (gas taxes) extra space.

I regret to inform you that I do, indeed, pay taxes, including gas taxes.

I usually ride solo, so I don't make such a big obstacle for those that want to pass, and I note that the very great majority of cars I meet on the road are driven by polite people. I do my very best to reciprocate, even waving 'thank you' to those who are really only waiting because of the large truck behind me, LOL. I always signal, and do my very best to be where I'm expected.

However, a few weeks ago a school bus driver did his level best to get me, cutting me off, not once, but twice. I'm convinced a less skilled rider would have ended up under his bus. I filed a formal complaint; the police interviewed me, and a parent waiting for his kids the first time the bus cut me off. Said driver was fired. One can feel very vulnerable on a bicycle, much more so than on a motorcycle. We share some hazards - painted lines, wet leaves, metal plates, but parallel-bar storm drains, when oriented parallel to the roadway, are especially nasty to skinny tire bikes. Opening car doors are why experienced riders stay several feet away from parked cars - it's not to annoy you. (I know someone who's car lost a door when he opened it if front of a cyclist.) I'm not saying that all bikers are angels, it's clear that many are not; I am suggesting giving them the benefit of the doubt. And common courtesy suggests giving ample clearance. Assuming the cyclist is on the right, and you are approaching from behind, and there's a car coming towards you in the other lane, all you need to is slow down and let that car pass, and then you can pass the biker with ample room. (Yes, I know, when there are several bikes it is a pain in the ass, but so it is with multiple trucks, too.)

Anyone ever see the AIM 9 being launched off the Hobie cat hitting the jetskeet? That was hilarious. I can't find it now.

I'm nice to 'you', please be nice to bikers you meet, one might be me, or my wife

or daughter. I like to ride up hills for the challenge, and down them for the thrill (and so maybe I can pass you!)

Sorry, I didn't mean to make this so long. We now bring you back to your regularly scheduled programming.