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"My perspective is:  I am 58 years old, I started commuting and riding regularly just over a year ago after not having ridden a bike for all intents and purposes since I was a young teenager, my pace is relatively slow, and I am a chicken. A…"

"I'm not so much offended by disagreement, as disappointed that you didn't state what you don't like about the author's opinions.  I would welcome a discussion on the concept of protected bike lanes, so I will start one. In…"

"Didn't someone mention AirZound earlier in this (or another) thread?  Seems like it would be a bit more practical, since you recharge it with a plain old pump."

"> During the course of my meal nearly 200 bicycles had passed by going both directions in the PBL. Seems like they had no trouble navigating around the signs at Trattoria 10. :-) "

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"I was running a bit late today and took Clark St instead.  Sorry I missed the lake.  I love it when it's glassy."

"So I was told at the start.  (In fact, I was told some of the beverages were of the sudsy variety.)  Interestingly enough, the route rolled right past my house at about the nine-mile mark.  It was starting to get a bit dark.  I…"

"Didn't ride to work today, but did the Evanston RoS this evening.  Thanks to David Barish for setting it up and Chris Mailing and the folks at Wheel & Sprocket for providing shirts for the riders and pizza and beverages afterwards."

"I'm not sure what "reductionist drivel" is, but Jan Heine is well-respected within the cycling community.  I wouldn't have referenced his blog post if I thought he was just a bozo with an axe to grind."

"I mostly agree with the post, but with two minor quibbles. First, I think the author neglects the role that better design has played in European cycletracks not discouraging cycling. The intersections that I've seen in Europe are very different…"

"Just pointing out this video in the comments:   http://vimeo.com/album/1632204/video/23743067    "

"I can take or leave protected bike lanes, but the link (in the link posted) to the story about "Reasonably Polite Seattleites" installing a section of their own guerilla protected lane was pretty great.  I'd be completely in…"

"Protected bike lanes were invented by Nazis, so protected bike lanes are bad."

"I much prefer Quaterly Bicycle (AKA Randonneur Poseur Guide): http://quarterlybicycle.wordpress.com/    "