Why American don't ride bike?

Red Cloud

1. Addicted to automobile
2 Hate slow speed
3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
5. Too lazy to pump two wheels

S o r n i

Red Cloud wrote:

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Please don't feed the troll.

Bill "TYFYC" S.

Evan Evans

If they do or if they don't whats the point? Do you hate Americans or automobiles?

MisterXTR

Red Cloud wrote:
> 1. Addicted to automobile 2 Hate slow speed
> 2. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> 3. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> 4. Too lazy to pump two wheels



I prefer Mister Fat-Ass, thank you. There's nothing like a great piece
of prime rib, followed by another piece of prime rib.


1. Too busy counting my new $20 bills
2. Can't find my helmet in the closet
3. Waiting for a new headset to come in from LBS
4. Krispy Kreme is at the top of a hill



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Werehatrack

On 19 Apr 2004 00:43:53 -0700, mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk (Red Cloud) may
have said:

>1. Addicted to automobile
> 2 Hate slow speed
> 3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> 4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> 5. Too lazy to pump two wheels

6. Vehicle drivers have murderous intent or habits.
7. Automobile-derived sprawl has caused distances to "nearby"
destinations to be too high.
8. Road maintenance is awful, too many flats due to potholes and
debris.
9. Roads largely unsuitable for bikes (various reasons), and the best
roads are closed to bikes.
10. Gas is too cheap to make them want to economize.
11. Television, computer and video game habituation eats the time
that should be spent on exercise.
12. Most employers and stores have little or no provision for safe
cycle parking; some actively discourage bikes.
13. Public transport is bike-unfriendly.

I could go on and on...

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Werehatrack

On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:03:36 GMT, MisterXTR <misterxtr@netscape.net>
may have said:

>Red Cloud wrote:
> > 1. Addicted to automobile 2 Hate slow speed
> > 2. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> > 3. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> > 4. Too lazy to pump two wheels
>
>I prefer Mister Fat-Ass, thank you. There's nothing like a great piece
>of prime rib, followed by another piece of prime rib.
>
>1. Too busy counting my new $20 bills
>2. Can't find my helmet in the closet
>3. Waiting for a new headset to come in from LBS
>4. Krispy Kreme is at the top of a hill

And Starbucks, at the bottom of the hill, has no bike rack, and their
drive-through lane won't serve a cyclist.

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G.T.

"Werehatrack" <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net> wrote in message
news:0br7801bn7kkjs0036h0fjb5nto62452kn@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:03:36 GMT, MisterXTR <misterxtr@netscape.net>
> may have said:
>
> >Red Cloud wrote:
> > > 1. Addicted to automobile 2 Hate slow speed
> > > 2. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> > > 3. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> > > 4. Too lazy to pump two wheels
> >
> >I prefer Mister Fat-Ass, thank you. There's nothing like a great piece
> >of prime rib, followed by another piece of prime rib.
> >
> >1. Too busy counting my new $20 bills
> >2. Can't find my helmet in the closet
> >3. Waiting for a new headset to come in from LBS
> >4. Krispy Kreme is at the top of a hill
>
> And Starbucks, at the bottom of the hill, has no bike rack, and their
> drive-through lane won't serve a cyclist.
>

So support the local coffee store that has a bike rack. The coffee will be
better, too.

Greg

MisterXTR

Werehatrack wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:03:36 GMT,
> And Starbucks, at the bottom of the hill, has no bike rack, and their
> drive-through lane won't serve a cyclist.



If someone wants to steal my Huffy 10 speed from outside Starbucks then
they need it more than me!



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Zog The Undeniable

Red Cloud wrote:

> 1. Addicted to automobile
> 2 Hate slow speed
> 3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> 4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> 5. Too lazy to pump two wheels

Lance Armstrong ride bike. He American. You ignoramus.

Alex Rodriguez

In article <1c9e1197.0404182343.25d86e04@posting.google.com>,
mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk says...
>
>
>1. Addicted to automobile
> 2 Hate slow speed
> 3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> 4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> 5. Too lazy to pump two wheels

Many folks commute such long distances that a bike is impractical.
-------------
Alex

Benjamin Lewis

Alex Rodriguez wrote:

> In article <1c9e1197.0404182343.25d86e04@posting.google.com>,
> mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk says...
>>
>>
>> 1. Addicted to automobile
>> 2 Hate slow speed
>> 3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
>> 4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
>> 5. Too lazy to pump two wheels
>
> Many folks commute such long distances that a bike is impractical.

Do they rely on cars because the commute long distances, or do they commute
long distances because they rely on cars? Or is it a combination of both?

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Benjamin Lewis

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David Kerber

In article <yy7o7jwbg3kc.fsf@marge.cs.sfu.ca>, bclewis@cs.sfu.ca says...



> >> 1. Addicted to automobile
> >> 2 Hate slow speed
> >> 3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> >> 4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> >> 5. Too lazy to pump two wheels
> >
> > Many folks commute such long distances that a bike is impractical.
>
> Do they rely on cars because the commute long distances, or do they commute
> long distances because they rely on cars? Or is it a combination of both?

IMO, to a certain extent it's both, but driven more by the 2nd one you
list. Having a car and a good road system makes it very easy to pick
where you want to live nearly independent on where you work. However,
since most people want to live in less-crowded areas, it also puts them
a long ways from places like grocery shopping, the hardware store, etc.
Therefore they feel they can't realistically use any transportation
other than the car to get to those other places they need to go.

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"Red Cloud" <mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1c9e1197.0404182343.25d86e04@posting.google.com...
> 1. Addicted to automobile
> 2 Hate slow speed
> 3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> 4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> 5. Too lazy to pump two wheels

Compulsive need to respond to trolls keeps them off their bikes
and infront of computers. -- Jay Beattie.

Paul Southworth

In article <1c9e1197.0404182343.25d86e04@posting.google.com>,
Red Cloud <mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>1. Addicted to automobile
> 2 Hate slow speed
> 3. Too fat to ride (60% Americans are fat-ass)
> 4. Driving gas engine is their obsession.
> 5. Too lazy to pump two wheels

All of the above except #3, being fat is not a reason to avoid
riding and is not a significant impediment to riding a properly
fitted bike unless there are already significant other health
problems such as ruined knees and hips.

As we move toward an obese majority in the US we will probably
worsen our urban planning decisions rather than improving them,
designing the roads for our population of people disabled
due to obesity. I use "disabled" as a literal rather than
a legal term in this context.

--Paul