tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post6099364290823730015..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Judaism And The Art Of Bicycle RidingJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-72423201354166875442018-08-15T15:08:39.223-07:002018-08-15T15:08:39.223-07:00Louis--I agree!Louis--I agree!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-91927345064160376102018-08-15T07:24:17.668-07:002018-08-15T07:24:17.668-07:00In my mind, those riders so accurately described b...In my mind, those riders so accurately described by Leo, are not cyclists; they are appliance operators.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356945956808397704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-4446092312026023922018-08-14T14:48:33.231-07:002018-08-14T14:48:33.231-07:00Leo--You give a great description of someone who &...Leo--You give a great description of someone who "doesn't trust the bicycle." And, it seems so many of today's "innovations" are intended to keep the rider from doing exactly that--or, perhaps, not trusting the rider to trust the bike!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-36085812320287717652018-08-14T13:57:28.352-07:002018-08-14T13:57:28.352-07:00"Always look... ahead of you. never look down..."Always look... ahead of you. never look down." Indeed. One might add "Always look where you want to go". The surest way to hit a piece of glass on the road is to be nervous about it and stare at it. Look at the path ahead that avoids the obsticle. As for looking down, one way to pick out the novice cyclists is to notice if they look down when they change gears, glancing at the gears on the read wheel. And then have to recover after swerving while looking down. You have to know what gear you are in by the feel. <br /><br />An awful lot of modern bikes have little numbers on gear shifters telling you what gear you are in. Personally I take this as an insult. <br /><br />I bought an aluminum and carbon fiber road bike a while back, a Merida. But I just can't get into it. It has those little numbers on the brifters, and I feel alienated from it, like it is always talking down to me, addressing me as a beginner. Back to the gritty zen of steel and DT friction shifters. <br /><br />LeoLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973419382045404953noreply@blogger.com