Adventures of onelescar and the stupid driver's he encounters #1

So I decided to make a new segment, if you wanna call it that. It will feature the stupid drivers that I encounter when riding to work or where ever.

So yesterday I was riding to work. I left at 6 am, it was cold, 40 something degrees. I was just wearing a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. I thought that I would warm up, but I, in fact did not. I was fucking cold the whole ride to work.

So am almost to work, less than a mile to go. Still cold as shit. I'm riding through a business complex and this car is barreling towards the exit from the parking lot of their building. I know that there is a car behind me, by at least 250 yards, so I pull into the middle of the lane, because I'm not sure this guy sees me or if he just doesn't care. As I am passing him, giving him a dirty look and moving back into my part of the lane, the car behind me honks at me, startling me, so I yell "fuck off" and flip him off.

I feel better just yelling, so I am just cruising to get to work. I'm going about 25 miles an hour, the speed limit is actually 20, and I am starting to gain on the car that honked on me.

So I guess he thinks that I am chasing him and he starts to go about 30-40 miles an hour around a almost 90 degree turn. I start laughing, because I think that it is pretty funny. It looks like his hyundai is about to roll. Well in his hast to avoid me, he completely misses a stop sign and blows through it at around 50 miles an hour. Again I laugh.

So the whole point of this, is I think I scared the driver. I mean I know the beard is starting to get fierce and I'm a big guy, but come on now, I wasn't trying to catch him at all. I guess he has maybe encountered an "angry cyclist" before and maybe suffered some kind of backlash from them, and didn't want it to happen again.

Needless to say, that kind of made my morning, after riding in 40 degree weather while only wearing a t-shirt and shorts.


til next time


OLC

POLO!!!!

Some good video from thyneighborsbike, makes me want to play so bad. Stupid broken leg!!!




Austin Bike Polo from Thy Neighbors Bike on Vimeo.

STUPOR BOWL!!!!!

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Some of you may know....some may not....but it is happening again, the 11th annual STUPOR BOWL!!!!!!!




This is straight from their myspace,


Once again, the Minneapolis Bicycle Messengers are at it again, organizing the 11th Annual Stupor Bowl alleycat to be held in our fair city on the 1st and 2nd of February, 2008. Last year, depite the starting temprature -2 F, over 300 people braved the cold to race in what has turned into one of North America's biggest and longest running alleycat races.

Sponsored by: Seagull Bags, Freight Bags, Under the Weather, One on One, Swobo, Behind Bars, Crank Bros, Jonny Cycles, Twin Six, Cars R Coffins, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and more!

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE SUCKS: http://www.stuporbowlmpls.com all info will be listed here too.

email: stuporbowl11@gmail.com if you are coming from out of town and need accomodations!

Schedule

Friday Feb 1st-- welcome to town! 5pm-8pm Pre-REGISTRATION and Texas Twins @ Cars R Coffins 3346 Lyndale Ave

9pm meet at Grumpy's DT 1111 Washington AVE S for 1st annual Stuporbowlopoly: "Cash is King" Monopoly-Style Alleycat Race

1 1/2 race time from start. rules when you register (6 stops, DWNTWN MPLS, CA$H MONEY PAYOUT) - post race, dwntwn bar party.

Saturday Feb 2nd- 10am-1:00pm Registration @ One on One, 117 Washington Ave N 2:00pm Stupor Bowl XI, start your engines. post-race-- track stand comp, skidzzzz, awards, and, big time, for real stupor bowl XI sized party, location and beer SECURED. it is going to be awesome. y'all gonna have to race to find out, though. be prepared.

I really wish I was going to be riding again by this, I swear to God, nothing is going to keep me away from it next year. I have a friend up there so I can crash at his place and fucking race. Man, fuck having a broken leg!!!


til next time


OLC