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The End of Boston's Bike Program
Now they want you to RISK YOUR LIFE with only ONE WHEEL, Bostonians.
Really, has not the AGENDA-PUSHING FART MIST gone TOO FAR?
"Unicycling may catch on in carbon-conscious world" By Billy Baker, Globe Correspondent | October 9, 2009
.... In a carbon-conscious culture that’s looking for new ways to get from A to B, is it time to reconsider the unicycle?
PFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTT!!!
It’s not as crazy as you think....
Oh YES it is, agenda-pushing dork!!!
Depending on the person, it can take anywhere from two to six weeks of steady practice to be able to ride in a straight line, and a few more weeks to do turns.
Yeah, and IT'S HARD because you have to BALANCE YOURSELF at ALL TIMES!
It is a REAL WORK-OUT, let me tell you!!!
But once riders are proficient, a typical unicycle is twice as fast as walking. With a larger 36-inch wheel, it can be more than four times as fast.
Yeah, well, WHEN I SEE SOME RICHERS getting out of their limos and start one-wheeling it around town then I'll take notice.
Otherwise, STFU!!!!!!!!!!!
Related: Chicago More Important Than Climate Change
Yeah, that about covers it.
In terms of speed of commute, it’s on par with Rollerblades and skateboards. Unicyclists point out that Rollerblades require you to take your shoes on and off, and skateboards aren’t good at going uphill (riding a unicycle up a hill is similar to riding a bike in a low gear). And unicyclists can get away with riding on the sidewalk - pedestrians instinctively part the way, they say - and thus avoid the dangers of the road.
UNLIKE the BICYCLISTS that are NOW DEAD, huh?
“The reason it hasn’t exploded is there’s more than a bit of a learning curve,’’ said Alex O’Brien-Feldman, a Somerville resident who has been riding a unicycle just about everywhere for more than 20 years. “Some people think it’s just for showing off, but in fact unicycling is a very convenient form of urban transportation.
Oh, is it JUST THAT (read on)?
And behind every agenda, you find.... sigh.
If riders are traveling less than 2 miles, he said, going by unicycle is faster than by bicycle.
Yeah, I NOTICED THESE GUYS did NOT COME UP during the PREVIOUS AGENDA-PUSHING RIP JOBS that hammered cars.
“You have to unlock the bicycle, stow the lock, and then relock it somewhere else, which takes a few minutes,’’ said O’Brien-Feldman, who makes a living performing (sans unicycle) as Alex the Jester. “With a unicycle, you just jump on and go, and you can take it with you into a store, on the subway, almost anywhere. Or you can just leave it outside unlocked, and no one is going to take it.’’
Then they can STOP WASTING STIMULUS on THESE:
"Bicyclists get storage cage at T station
Cyclists who want to pedal to the Forest Hills MBTA station will be able to store their bikes in a new bike cage, Boston’s first such facility, transportation officials said yesterday. The installation of the Forest Hills cage and another put in last year at Alewife station in Cambridge are just the beginning, officials said. The MBTA plans to use $4.8 million in federal stimulus funds to build 10 additional cages and as many as 50 covered bike racks at the transit system’s stations."
Talk about WASTING TAX LOOT on AGENDA-PUSHING BULLS***!
He’s now got his two boys, ages 9 and 6, on unicycles, and they ride to and from school together almost every day.
Poor kids!
But the fact remains that these nuances are tough to explain when you’re riding past someone who is yelling: “Where’s the other wheel?’’
“I’ve actually started riding mine less because the stigma is starting to outweigh the convenience,’’ said Daniel Whitlow, a senior at MIT who says he is tired of being known as “the unicycle guy’’ on campus.
What did that PoS agenda-pusher say above?
And you WONDER WHY I'M ANGRY?
WHO LIKES having LYING SMOKE pumped up his arse?
Sophie Wharton, a junior at Harvard University who recently did a 100-mile charity ride with her father through Montreal, made the conscious decision to leave her unicycle at home during her first semester of college “so I wouldn’t be the unicycle girl from the start.’’
It will probably SAVE YOUR LIFE, kid, so don't feel guilty like the brainwashing, inculcating, indoctrinating liars want.
“People at Harvard are very image-conscious,’’ said Isaac Shivvers, a senior at the school who said he only rides his unicycle on campus if it’s raining, because his hands are free to hold an umbrella. “No one is proudly weird at Harvard.’’
Translation: They are all a bunch of stuck-up elitists being trained for leadership.
But being proudly weird is part of the ride when you’re gliding down the street on one wheel.
“The problem is that cars don’t know whether to treat you like a bicycle or like a pedestrian,’’ said Arthur Lewbel, an economics professor at Boston College who has been unicycling since the early ’70s.
Which likely INCREASES your chance of GETTING HIT!
“What they should do is treat you like a jogger, because that’s about the speed at which you’re moving.’’
But with a HELL of a lot more SWEAT and WORK, business suit!
Ready for a ride?
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