tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post5941007230315680644..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: Shoal Me The MoneyBikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-58990419348371084872018-06-30T10:56:11.087-04:002018-06-30T10:56:11.087-04:00The us-canada border is still open (ok, harder to ...The us-canada border is still open (ok, harder to get back into USA but you get my drift) so come north and visit. <br />If you ride our pre-eminent gravel bike event you could win your weight in our national condiment: Maple Syrup.<br />http://www.theappalachianclassic.com/la-classique/<br />Fred LeFrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-23998532142728085042018-06-29T16:42:55.604-04:002018-06-29T16:42:55.604-04:00i feel left out. i think i only reached the same ...i feel left out. i think i only reached the same intersection with another cyclist once this year. and he didn't shoal. just blew through (was a 4-way stop) almost becoming a vulture happy-meal courtesy some suburban or other behemoth.<br /><br />like todaze. only saw a kid riding on the sidewalk. Spokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634249104084545065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-25236438223736358532018-06-29T16:13:20.256-04:002018-06-29T16:13:20.256-04:00The canadien version is called Grey Pouponning The canadien version is called Grey Pouponning Bradtothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102219535279309571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-55946791976023013262018-06-29T15:55:52.710-04:002018-06-29T15:55:52.710-04:00Gregor Samsa awoke to find himself transformed int...Gregor Samsa awoke to find himself transformed into a hideous shoal. Gretenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-16266019876015057922018-06-29T15:48:36.088-04:002018-06-29T15:48:36.088-04:00I thought that was 'shoal' in the context ...I thought that was 'shoal' in the context of the collective noun for fish (not salmon).<br />Ah well - I'm going to try mounting Di2 shift buttons on the downtube for the full retro experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-76693910980208917892018-06-29T15:11:04.569-04:002018-06-29T15:11:04.569-04:00Check out dnk with the wcw poem riff.
Don’t shoal...Check out dnk with the wcw poem riff.<br /><br />Don’t shoal me <br />Cuz I’m close to the edge<br /><br />I’m trying <br />Not to lose my head<br /><br />Doothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-91864111155042472212018-06-29T14:14:46.656-04:002018-06-29T14:14:46.656-04:00Snob,
Then it was the picture, which means it'...Snob,<br /><br />Then it was the picture, which means it's a little scary just how far in front of you the shoal ends.<br /><br />I was shoaled by the same woman several times on the same poorly timed traffic light infested stretch of road. After the third time I followed her between lights and noticed when she had slowed down to a walking pace she would move her hands from the brake hoods to the tops, clip out and drag her cleat on the ground, usually hopping a couple times, until she finally stopped. At least that explains the shoaling.1904 Cadardinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-80203037525132681422018-06-29T14:12:04.610-04:002018-06-29T14:12:04.610-04:00Commuting this morning up First Avenue, I was shoa...Commuting this morning up First Avenue, I was shoaled by a guy on a road bike in full kit.<br /><br />I too commute on a road bike and, on hot days like today, I too don the Fredal lycra vestments with the clippy pedals.<br /><br />But I don't have a teardrop aero helmet like the guy who shoaled me.<br /><br />When I stopped giggling at life's absurdity, I considered drafting him (thus proving Mr. BSNYC's point about who's the competitive nerd in the shoaler/shoalee scenario). <br /><br />I didn't because, as the saying goes, "poor etiquette, poor skills."<br /><br />Actually, I'm not sure if that's a saying. <br /><br />If it isn't, it should be. <br /><br />Ride safe all!<br /><br />leroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489096287266831412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-83164766809737664522018-06-29T12:29:05.686-04:002018-06-29T12:29:05.686-04:00I have eaten
the shoal
that were in
the icebox
an...I have eaten<br />the shoal<br />that were in<br />the icebox<br /><br />and which<br />you were probably<br />saving<br />for breakfast<br /><br />Forgive me<br />they were delicious<br />so sweet<br />and so colddnknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-58059719207745273762018-06-29T10:24:53.583-04:002018-06-29T10:24:53.583-04:00In a certain mid-Atlantic city that is home to cer...In a certain mid-Atlantic city that is home to certain personalities that dominate the news these days; entire lanes are reserved for "Buses and Bikes Only."<br /><br />The lanes are clearly marked with those words, along with illustrations of busses and bikes. <br /><br />Not only have I been shoaled by automobiles in the "Buses and Bikes Only" lanes, I've received death threats from the operators of those automobiles because of the fact that I was using the "Buses and Bikes Only" lanes whilst aboard my Gunnar Crosshairs bike cycle.<br /><br />Of course, the last time that happened was nine (9) years ago. I've since abandoned my decades-long urbane sophisticate facade for the greener pastures of suburban flyover hell on the fringe of rural flyover hell, where I can ride for tens of miles without being overtaken by a single automobile. And as I understand it, an entire crop of new, younger, urbane sophisticates are now dominating the streets of said mid-Atlantic city, and thus I expect most shoaling these days is a matter between cyclists, not between cyclists and motorists.<br /><br />And in conclusion, I decided to search dcist.com for the word "shoaling", and look what I <a href="http://dcist.com/2014/08/courtland_milloy_went_on_a_bike_rid_1.php" rel="nofollow"> found. </a><br /><br />Tan, I think someone owes you royalties dating back to 2014.Chazunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-47496441264213703082018-06-29T09:18:45.967-04:002018-06-29T09:18:45.967-04:00I'm with upstate, My being Shoaled would mean ...I'm with upstate, My being Shoaled would mean there's more then one person going the same way as me. I did Shoal a Fred one time, because I could tell he was (surprisingly) Obeying the traffic signal and not just running the light as I was intending to do. At the last moment, traffic prevented me from going through, so I stopped in front of him. No problem though, he proceeded through the intersection blocking the traffic behind him and I proceeded on the adjacent bike path. - MasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-3630513469141093692018-06-29T04:02:13.166-04:002018-06-29T04:02:13.166-04:00Snobbage!
Your new Tan Tenovo sign off keeps maki...Snobbage!<br /><br />Your new Tan Tenovo sign off keeps making me spit coffee... out my nose! Stop. Stop it now. I'm finding it hard not to imagine you as a porn actor... That concerns me.BeerDrivenCyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684007869524405963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-45226179297004101812018-06-29T01:57:25.181-04:002018-06-29T01:57:25.181-04:00AYHSMB!AYHSMB!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-21495537504580932792018-06-28T23:51:47.018-04:002018-06-28T23:51:47.018-04:00Yes, but who coined scranus?,
Of course I coined ...Yes, but who coined scranus?,<br /><br />Of course I coined salmon, of course I coined shoaling, and of course I am an important cycling figure. Maybe the most important.<br /><br />As for why they're aquatic, it's bad form to mix metaphors.<br /><br />--Tan TenovoBikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-23191172819250222632018-06-28T23:31:50.434-04:002018-06-28T23:31:50.434-04:00Where I come from, we have green boxes on the othe...Where I come from, we have green boxes on the other side of the crosswalk so you can get ahead of the cars *and* not block the pedestrians!skydavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-80210845999019858382018-06-28T23:18:04.046-04:002018-06-28T23:18:04.046-04:00Holy smokes!
We got a comment form Frilly Chick t...Holy smokes!<br /><br />We got a comment form Frilly Chick today for the first time in I don't know how long.<br /><br />Asis typical in a mostly boys, pre #metoo place and time, she got sexually harassed pretty regularly, and she was always a good spot about it.<br /><br />Frilly Chick, it's good to see your avatar again.wishiwasmerckxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-76121622430906921442018-06-28T23:15:38.973-04:002018-06-28T23:15:38.973-04:00Ass-shoals. I endure such behavior daily. Ass-shoals. I endure such behavior daily. Hearts and Mindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731597796865793732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-2478042899804150482018-06-28T23:14:08.176-04:002018-06-28T23:14:08.176-04:00A female shoaler is called "Shoaleen". S...A female shoaler is called "Shoaleen". Sung to the tune of Dolly Parton's "Jolene".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-3677991345709099802018-06-28T22:40:08.197-04:002018-06-28T22:40:08.197-04:00I've been shoaled and virtually shoaled by som...I've been shoaled and virtually shoaled by some pretty interesting folks. Al Franken comes to mind. He was on an old timey city bike. Fenders, chain guard and all. This was back in the early nineties. I was probably riding the Specialized Stumpjumper with the custom, glows-in-the-dark neon yellow paint job, with the one piece stem and handlebar painted like a Jackson Pollock. I do remember Franken smiling at it.Doothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-58583240026109917232018-06-28T20:57:30.955-04:002018-06-28T20:57:30.955-04:00The CBC tweet says you coined the term "shoal...The CBC tweet says you coined the term "shoaling", is this correct?<br /><br />I believe you're responsible for salmoning, but if you also came up with shoaling, well, that would make you a "significant cycling figure" (which simply means we're entitled to subject you to even more ridicule).<br /><br />But tell me, what's with all the aquatic terminology, do you have a degree in marine science, or something?Yes, but who coined scranus?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-73806937850157756492018-06-28T20:44:12.526-04:002018-06-28T20:44:12.526-04:00The mentality of the shoaler is that they are fast...The mentality of the shoaler is that they are faster than the shoalee, and thus must get in front so that the slower shoalee does not hinder the shoaler when the light changes.<br /><br />Don't ask me how I know this.Hee Haw the baristanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17580348020487986262018-06-28T19:42:27.762-04:002018-06-28T19:42:27.762-04:00This may date me, but I remember Tan Tenovo and Je...This may date me, but I remember Tan Tenovo and Jeff Spicoli battling for the Redondo Beach Pretty Big Wave Campionship in 1983. Spicoli barely nudged out Tenovo by throwing hot coffee on him in what can only be described as an “epic” showdown.<br />You’re not that Tenovo are you?Steely Danzignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-11567600068677937232018-06-28T19:29:28.654-04:002018-06-28T19:29:28.654-04:00Feeling kind of left out here...don't think I&...Feeling kind of left out here...don't think I've ever been shoaled...and if I was nobody told me and I didn't even get an after-shoal smoke or anything! Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-60635984002782819182018-06-28T19:03:53.552-04:002018-06-28T19:03:53.552-04:00I think I'd be happy to get shoaled, since it ...I think I'd be happy to get shoaled, since it would mean there were other bike commuters. Outside of the four mile stretch of bike path, I might see two other bikes in my 15 mile city-to-suburb morning commute. I know there have been occasions where I've pulled up next to another bike at a traffic light, but I can't remember when.Some guy from upstatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-70126148489190696922018-06-28T17:08:40.248-04:002018-06-28T17:08:40.248-04:00Here in sunny/rainy bikey Portland< Oregon, we ...Here in sunny/rainy bikey Portland< Oregon, we have the opposite of shoaling. We have green boxes for bikes, no, not green colored coffins as car after car creams cyclist after cyclist, but a pretend box painted green at each intersection. The purpose is to encourage cyclists to get in front of cars at a red light, allegedly so the cars can see the bikes and not right hook them. However, Portland cyclists being the polite plaided bebearded cyclists that they are, instead of all congregating within the green box, they line up behind the first rider there, creating a 10-20 person line of bikes. Mariahttp://bicyclekitty.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com