Slog - Comments on Don't Make Me Ride Bike To Work! Anything But That!

Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:14:17 -0800

Well, at least he remembered to take the training wheels off his kid's bike beforehand - otherwise, he would have REALLY looked stupid.

Comment by Lou

Lou — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:20:53 -0800

Maybe the point is that if you're going to ride a bike, you need to follow the rules like staying off the freeway, staying out of the middle of the road, etc., or you're going to have problems.

Comment by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:23:50 -0800

Well Erica, Do you EXPECT insurance companies to encourage you to ride you damn bike??!!!

Comment by Jason Josephes

Jason Josephes — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:38:50 -0800

It's not news that people don't like to ride bikes. Five minutes in traffic is enough to prove that.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:20:43 -0800

I'm actually thinking of buying my son a bike with that $900 "extra" refund they're giving me ... well, not all of it ...

Comment by twee

twee — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:36:30 -0800

That commercial really pisses me off

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:56:31 -0800

erica fails to see that these are people trying to adapt to an unexpected situation.

Comment by Mr. Joshua

Mr. Joshua — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:28:15 -0800

It's like when, after his DUI, Homer has to ride Lisa's pink frilly bicycle to work...though it's not a total loss with the bell. Those schmos at the Simpsons...

Comment by pox

pox — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:34:11 -0800

There was a quick shot of a "real" cyclist, with his snazzy Spandex Cyclist Costume. The main guy seemed to recognized that he wasn't prepared to ride a bike to work.

Comment by Woman

Woman — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:31:46 -0800

I will never ride my bike to work. I do not have the luxury to dress casually at work and my office is so tiny we are lucky to have bathroom facilities, let alone a shower, which I wouldn't use anyway.

I applaud people who ride their bikes to work, but that will never be me. It's too dangerous and inconvenient. I take the bus.

Comment by tacosaladday

tacosaladday — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:48:23 -0800

Maybe he is going to play a game of rollo?

http://bruisedbybike.blogspot.com/

Comment by Dance Fever

Dance Fever — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:02:26 -0800

no helmet!?!

Comment by pooh bear

pooh bear — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:16:12 -0800

um...for most normal people...other than a small minority in the young urban Seattle crowd...riding your bike to work IS a sucky and ridiculous idea.

Comment by clausti

clausti — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:41:25 -0800

but it IS a sucky and ridiculous idea because the infrastructure of the city (and other cities, as i live in ohio), and not because riding a bike is inherently sucky.

riding a bike is *fabulous*... if you are not on a main road.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:31:26 -0800

I don't want to ride a bike because I know that if I do, the SLUT will hunt me down and kill me.

Comment by montex

montex — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:04:38 -0800

I bought a new car today. It's a Honda CR-V. And, yes, it is an SUV.

I named it "Erica". Fitting - dontcha think?