Comments on: Q & A Re: Courteous Mass

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:07:03 +0000

I agree with part of that statement. While I should be more open minded I realize that there is a part of me that is not and that those who are trying to appear anti-social are being just that. Take a look at my own organizations commuter of the month. Will this be a turn on or turn off to the general public? We already know that people who lose their licenses ride bikes….we need to be after the “regular folks” or “joe six packs” to borrow a phrase from the Alaska Governor.

http://www.pednet.org lower left hand corner.

By: Keri

Keri — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:50:48 +0000

I found it very gratifying to see 100s of cyclists of all types… novices who had never ridden on the road before, fixie-riding hipsters, folks on tall bikes, commuters, people on comfort bikes, etc. It’s wild, this huge bike culture comes from the shadows one Friday a month.

Some folks from a local bike shop started promoting it a few years ago, I understand they not only helped it grow, but helped inject some courtesy enforcement.

By: Andy Cline

Andy Cline — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:35:58 +0000

Keri… Sounds to me like you’re moving CM in the right direction. I WANT to like.

Andy in G… What I like about the concept is being visible, which is its own argument.

By: Andy in Germany

Andy in Germany — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:20:50 +0000

A great post and a great idea. I’ll be talking with other cyclists about this one. Trouble is, will the town actually listen unless we’re annoying them?

By: robert

robert — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:41:19 +0000

Hi, I lost your email. I’m posting it here.

You need some “hobby chain” that you can pick up at walmart, lowes, local hardware store etc and some “s hooks.”

Deflate the tire and put an s hook on one end of the chain. Smash one side so that its permanetely attached to the chain. Then figure out how many links of the chain it would take to so that you can put them on a deflated tire but they are very snug on an inflated one. Through trail and error you will figure this out.

The pictures should help you figure it out. There are two pic’s.

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s76/bobpicture/?action=view&current=DSC_0103-2.jpg

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s76/bobpicture/?action=view&current=DSC_0102-2.jpg