[TWohlford]

"The bicycle industry will look to see if these new titanium alloy mixtures can make their bikes light as a feather and at the same time extremely tough"

And motorists... among them some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads.

[RegulatorCountry]

"And motorists... among them some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads."

Having once been surrounded and accosted by what can only be termed a spitting, profane mob of "bicycle fascists" in downtown San Francisco, all I can say is that rude behavior is not the exclusive territory of motorists. My "sin" was driving a red Corvette and being convenient, nothing more.

[buccaneer81]

And motorists... among them some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads.

Well, obey the rules of the road. No tandem riding, stopping at red lights and stop signs and using turn signals. Maybe then you and others will get a little respect.

[buccaneer81]

Oh... ride with traffic. Too many idiots going against the flow.

[dljordan]

"And motorists... among them some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads."

And cyclists... among them some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads.

There, I fixed it for you.

[Last Dakotan]

some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads.

Who pays the fuel taxes?

[ExtremeUnction]

And motorists... among them some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads.

Oh yeah, you betcha'!! I always enjoy honking my horn as I pass a bicyclist on my right at 50mph, with a foot to spare! Great fun!!

[R. Scott]

And motorists... among them some Freepers... will still flip us the bird for having the gall to ride on THEIR roads.

I don’t mind sharing the road with polite bicyclists – but when in a 35, 45 or even 55 mph speed zone and two or more bicyclists are riding side by side holding up traffic and causing a hazard I tend to get a bit touchy about being forced to drive at 10 or 15 mph. 2nd gear is really hard on gas mileage.