tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post4559044149048868622..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Do As I SAYSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-16286244522146955782012-01-11T12:42:53.613-06:002012-01-11T12:42:53.613-06:00Cool video Steve. My favorite pedestrian on the bi...Cool video Steve. My favorite pedestrian on the bike trail is the roller blade`r. You know, the one who is on the wrong side and is wearing head-phones. lolHughhttp://hughughsbicycle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-76647278313701484562012-01-08T14:19:22.874-06:002012-01-08T14:19:22.874-06:00A lot of the cycle paths I encountered in France a...A lot of the cycle paths I encountered in France and Spain often had similar drop-offs. Some just dropped off straight into a four foot deep ditch...<br /><br />-TrevorTrevorW�� https://www.blogger.com/profile/13212954091289189979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-4484235942655502902012-01-08T14:03:01.724-06:002012-01-08T14:03:01.724-06:00I have to follow a carefully-angled route on rail ...I have to follow a carefully-angled route on rail trail I use for some commuting because the rails are still in place.<br /><br />Use of a helmet light as well as a bike-mounted light gives you a light patch where the bike is aiming AND light where you are looking. For angled path entries and exits that means you cover the projected path as well as the actual current path of the bike.<br /><br />Cafiend (using the shop computer)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-3051589423389479622012-01-08T09:13:44.502-06:002012-01-08T09:13:44.502-06:00Yeah, our path-sides look like that too. Also, man...Yeah, our path-sides look like that too. Also, many have gravel, cactus, gulleys, and canals right next to them which are even less fun to divert into. I find slowing down (sometimes way down) is a safer practice than diverting off the path.John Romeo Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289456379789026152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-23539498644497560422012-01-07T14:18:47.877-06:002012-01-07T14:18:47.877-06:00Big Oak, the "Blair Cyclist" video was m...Big Oak, the "Blair Cyclist" video was made on my way to work. I love trails as much as anyone and will use them even if they are poor, but they cannot get you all the way from "point to point." and we should not delude ourselves into believing they are hazard free. I think Big Oak would agree trails have their place, even for transportational cyclists, and I agree that place is not as big for transportaional cyclists as for people that lug bikes around on their cars. The last time one of my bikes rode in a car was when I picked it up from the bike shop after an overhaul.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-81849557860106529402012-01-07T14:07:02.551-06:002012-01-07T14:07:02.551-06:00Steve, the Blogger app (free) for my iPhone doesn&...Steve, the Blogger app (free) for my iPhone doesn't permit intermingling text and photos. I think I might be able to label photos, but I'm not sure yet.<br /><br />Anyway, the bike / walking trails around here are similar to yours in no. Texas. In addition, on warm days, like we've had lately have caused snowmelt to run across the trails and refreeze overnight. The black ice the next morning is the slipperiest ice in existence. Another reason why trails are not as good as streets and roads. They get plowed and sanded/salted on a regular basis.<br /><br />Trails are great for encouraging people to get out, but they are not the answer for transportational cyclists as you say.Big Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713190395281794960noreply@blogger.com