Dealing with stupid curious people when riding

How about a hockey helmet, an orange plastic safety vest and some bugeye goggles and keep repeating "Hi, want to be my friend?" A little drooling helps.

HAHAHAA!!!!! ROFL!!

Now THATS an idea!!! I gotta go get a hockey mask for when I ride now! :cool:
 
What about if an attractive chick in skimpy clothing starts asking questions....i bet everyone would have all the time in the world to talk bikes then.
 
What about if an attractive chick in skimpy clothing starts asking questions....i bet everyone would have all the time in the world to talk bikes then.

Usually the chicas shout out their car windows at me flirting! I've never had one ask me ignorant questions!
 
i happily answer all the same old questions...

but when i hear "you should..." i just say "what YOU should do is build yer own however you want."

sometimes i get a laugh, sometimes not...oh, well...

EXACTLY! Augidog nailed it!!!

You got my laugh! LOL! :giggle:
 
For those who are evil and in my face (only happened twice) I used Youngbirds approach.

Can't blame ya there! I'm just too nice, and I should use that more often.

I had to call the Police on someone Monday, for nearly hitting me when I was in the bike lane, and they cut in front of me to go to a store, then threatening to fight me because I laid on my car horn long enough to pizz em off. They said I'm on a bicycle, so it doesn't matter if he almost hit me!!!! And he then said I shouldn't be riding it, and I told them they OBVIOUSLY don't know the laws, and he felt dumb and walked away. I got his tag number, and went to a phone to report him to the cops.
 
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yes -- I also get asked many questions very often

almost always willing to answer every question asked
in most part or parts mountainman enjoys talking with people

we have a bicycle shop a few miles away who sells motor bike motors now
some of these one's who have stopped me to ask questions
I have referred also to the shop -- possible sale ??

actually I did have a slight off the wall moment at that bicycle shop one day
one of their parts distributors was making small talk with me outside
I was just standing over my bicycle cross bar and talking with him
the guy starts adjusting my front brake ???
I am thinking to myself -- what's wrong with this guy ??
so as he's talking about other things -- he also kind of mentions
that my brake needs adjustment
I didn't say a thing -- although part of me wanted to !!!
I like to leave my front disk brake adjusted very loose
after the guy left -- I loosened it back up..

noticing that sometimes as we get a little or maybe a lot older
those THINGS said or done to us that we used to want to act on so fast
up top the old mountain today are just not that big of a deal


ride that thing
 
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I guess I've been lucky; only a couple of negative encounters and nothing as stupid as
"urine in a bottle".

I have found (once riding and in other situations) that "You've got better things to worry about" is fairly effective. Loudness and anger dependent on circumstances.

Seems to snap some of them out of stupid mode.
 
Haha the re-engineered thing pretty much hit the nail on the head for me. I mean ofcourse they all tell me its illegal. I just reply.. well i was thinking about getting a license for it.. but.. i wanted to save my 15 bucks.. ha. Idk how many times people come up to me and act like they first built the thing.
"So the chain turns the sprocket on the rear wheel to make it go"
"...yes.."
"O i'v been looking into one of these but the only kits i can find are over 500 dollars"
"Yup.. there pretty expensive.."
The coolest person to ever ask me about it was honestly a cop. He didn't ask dumb questions. He did ask me if i had a license for it, i replied no, he's like ya you should probably get one of those, atleast wear a helmet and we won't pull you over unless your riding it like an idiot. We laughed. I got a helmet. No license :)
 
What about if an attractive chick in skimpy clothing starts asking questions....i bet everyone would have all the time in the world to talk bikes then.

Hahaha thats why i put pegs on mine ;) take her back to my mom's place. ha. Face it, you're going to have to be pretty smooth to look cool on a motorized bike.. lol
 
Most of the time people in my area are asking questions in a positive light. I haven't had anyone tell me it's illegal, or that I shouldn't be riding that thing on the roads. But then again, I live in the heart of Amish country, so unusual vehicles on the roads are actually the norm in this neck of the woods.
The most questions I get are when I ride the Whizzer, and they are the usual: "Do they still make these?", "What kind of gas mileage does it get?" and "How much do they cost and where can I find one?" I can answer those all day long.
But the funniest question I ever had asked was when I was riding my '46 Columbia. It has the brick-red prewar style tires, the chrome springer and poopoo pipe and just has very much a prewar look. A cop stopped me and asked if it was an antique Harley! :laugh3:
 
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