Joe Schmoe's Page

"Worst temporary bike thief ever."

"The cake is a lie.  Also you need to buy a pizza to get the cake which means you just spent money to get domino's pizza which is a step above cardboard."

"Note the date of expiration of the free cake."

"And free cake!  Note the date of the theft. "

"I hope to not judge people by their mistakes but how they fix them. OK, bike theft is not a mistake, and drunk or not, this was premeditated.  Still and all, I like the fact that the bike came back with an apology."

"The protected-lanes restrict my ability to take evasive action, and I still don't get how I'm supposed to make a right turn across traffic from a setup like they have on Dearborn.  Bikes are traffic, and integrate the most smoothly…"

"Neat!"

"Hey Cameron, can you post a basic map of the route you're describing?"

"Jaysus. I take CTA as little as possible. Thanks to (apparently) global warming, there seem to be less than 60 commutes a year I can't take via bicycle.  $270/year, + as many down-town and across-town rides, I probably spend $500.  Or…"

"Still riding. I don't do ice and salt, but until they salt the roads, I'm down.  I don't care about wind, or light snowfall. I ride a hybrid, and I'm a Clydesdale. "

"... and you'll burn deliveries on a hybrid. Super fast road/fixie only way to go. "

"1.  It's illegal 2.  You're no safer 3.  You're putting law-abiding cyclists at risk who are riding with traffic, and then have to go around you.  4.  How are you going to "anticipate" who's…"

"New project: Brooms for the South Side. "

"It would be grand irony For me to perish in Any other vehicular fashion"

"It's 100% legal.  If I can't pass cars that are stopped on the left, why can they pass me when I'm in a lane on the right?  The attitude comes from several states where "passing on the right" (by cars) is…"