What To Bring On Rides?
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MikeyWalsh at 02.23.08 - 12:46 am
Coming along with Midnight Ridazz, all you really need is a good attitude and a bicycle.
But, once you decide you want to do this a bit more frequently, you may want to be better prepared. Or, perhaps you have friends who want to participate in rides, but don't know what to bring along?
Fret no more! Here's a page with a cool "packing list" geared specifically towards doing a night ride in The City Of Angels:
Bicycle Ride Packing List
Enjoy.
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awesome page,
i know you all want to look at it, don't you?
e-rock02.23.08 - 8:46 am
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Great page, especially the info! It would also be very cool if you would mention custom bikes, freakbikes, tall bikes, or burrito bikes!
http://www.chopperbicycle.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4614
(see all 19 pages)
Anyways, great job!
speedybrian200002.23.08 - 11:56 am
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Thin tires = crashes??
Uh, ok.
kyber02.23.08 - 12:16 pm
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Recumbants are awesome for night rides? Um... except that they are even harder to see for people in cars who aren't paying attention anyway.
seanbonner02.23.08 - 2:47 pm
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It's all about the CO2 air chuck instead of a pump. Tiny, lightweight, and super-fast.
0gravity02.23.08 - 3:17 pm
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@e-rock and Agent Orange
Thank you. Postive feedback is always nice to hear.
@speedybrian2000
You are right. There are other styles and types of bicycles that one could mention. However, I wanted to focus on brand-name bicycles that a newbie could find going into a local bikeshop. Highly customized bicycles like tall-bikes are not the sort of bikes that new riders will find on a showroom floor. That is why I didn't mention those.
@kyber
No. I never said thin tires = crashes. I said, "thin tires ... can easily lose traction in gravel or potholes (not to mention getting caught in railroad tracks or stormdrains) and cause the rider to crash." I also said, "every crash I've witnessed on night rides was on a thin-tired roadbike or fixie." Those statements are both true. Nowhere did I say that thin tires = crashes.
@seanbonner
Good point. I agree with you. I've changed the text accordingly.
@0gravity
Good point. I agree with you. I've added CO2 pumps.
@eddieboyinla
You're right. Too bad some people often forget to bring that.
MikeyWalsh02.23.08 - 5:57 pm
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Recumbents are the #1 choice for night-riding with me.
I've been using that EZ-1 to get me pretty, much anywhere up here in the sandbox.
Lights at the various hardpoints, reflective tape, I got it down.
Consider my ride the bug-out vehicle.
bentstrider02.23.08 - 6:06 pm
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really awesome page. I should link it up. love the midnight ridazz flyer!
Roadblock02.23.08 - 7:40 pm
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FWIW, every crash I've witnessed was on a mini being ridden by a small (human?) being in an animal mask.
kyber02.23.08 - 11:10 pm
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"Learn to Ride a Motorcycle"
"Learn to Fly a Hang Glider"
"Learn to Ride a Skateboard"
"Learn to Buy a Bicycle"
Buy? Why is it BUY a bike? Is this a subtle commentary on bike culture?
Of the 6 bikes I've owned in the last 2 years, 3 have been free.
Not trying to harsh you; it's a good compilation of hard facts and generaly sage advice...just wondering.
Eric Hair02.23.08 - 11:45 pm
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@Eric Hair
Of the 10 bikes I've owned in my lifetime, none have been free. Folks like myself can only envy your frugality.
Besides, "Learn To Get A Free Bicycle" isn't what the page was about. The page was originally created specifically for a friend of mine who was going to buy a new bike, and she asked me for advice. The entire page was written just for her. Eventually the information evolved into a webpage I could share with people in general, instead of a specific individual.
Sorry. No "subtle bike culture commentaries" anywhere to be found.
MikeyWalsh02.24.08 - 12:41 am
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Ridazz Roulette!
I ACTUALLY CARRY CONDOMS IN MY BACKPACK.