"Sometimes drivers aren't being malicious," inferring that at all other times they are. "Sometimes they're not trying to be dangerous," inferring that at all other times they are. "Sometimes they're just being, um, a little careless... a little confused," inferring that at all other times they are. Not being familiar, is this the mindset of the typical cyclist or is this thinking confined to you individually believing that all drivers are out to intentionally harm cyclists? I am completely open to the notion that you did not accurately convey your thoughts as they truly are but you are very specific in your wording. Separately, it stands out to me when you state no driver would ever expect to see a cyclist anywhere but in designated areas. I rather believe riding among motor vehicles to be the norm rather than the exception seemingly back to the Cretaceous when my friends and I rode our Schwinns and Huffys dodging the mangled corpses of lesser dinosaurs as we rode from our neighborhood to the big mall several miles away. I distinctly remember receiving instruction regarding the use of hand signals, where to ride, etc. during elementary school. Perhaps, these sorts of things have fallen out of favor for other ideals but at no point in time did I ever not expect to share the road with cars and trucks (even if they were powered directly by the running feet of their occupants).
I've posted in enough videos of drivers being intentionally reckless, intimidating, and harassing me on bikes. I said what I said. Instead of writing mini-essays abou it, just driver carefully.
What do you ride? What kinds of problems are you having? I'm not a professional mechanic, by any means, but I've found that a lot of problems can be pretty easily solved on a bike.
@@RidingBikesinSanDiego I have a trek domane al2 with disk brakes, My wheels keep breaking, but I think I need to upgrade my wheels to sealed bearings where the bearings are all enclosed instead of what I have now which is unsealed. And also my tektro disk brakes are not the best to adjust. But I think that can be fixed by getting better quality disk brakes.
@BikeLA23 I've only had to mess with wheel bearings once, and it was just a matter of tightening up the sides of the hub with a cone wrench. For adjusting my disc brakes, I just loosen them on the frame mounts, then hold the lever and tighten them back up. If they still rub in some spots, there's a truing tool Park Tools sells for like $12. I don't know shops in LA, but I've been through LA Cyclery on Sunset...
Bro just a heads up I’ve scraped people off the road all this common sense look at me I’m riding a bike I got my helmet on with my camera isn’t gonna save you when the high probability chance of someone not paying attention is gonna straight out flatten you one day if there’s a sidewalk no one is walking on use it or get a new form of transportation seriously people die every day because they think they are in the right which sure I guess you are but your not using your head to its fullest capacity think about other people and how much they don’t care and how reckless they can be cmon
@Genghis420Khan There's no conflict in this video at all, and you kids in your cars are so triggered. It's weird. Everything's fine in this video and look at you...
You should bike in the sidewalk when possible if there are no bike lanes. It's more dangerous for you to ride in the street and I see no pedestrians on the sidewalks
Sidewalks aren't made for people riding bikes, and it's dangerous to ride them. It's the drivers that make the road dangerous. You're clearly watching the wrong channel, buddy.
It sure is the cars making the road dangerous, which they are allowed to do. All the guy suggested was its more safer to be on the sidewalk, which is true. Take advice or dig in your heels, your choice, buddy.@@RidingBikesinSanDiego
I don't know the exact traffic laws of San Diego (assuming this is there), but in most places I've been, riding bikes on the sidewalks is not allowed. And that's for good reasons: the sidewalks simply aren't wide enough. Even in this clip, if you were to meet someone else on a bike going the opposite direction, you'd either have to stop completely or risk falling off the sidewalk into the street. Or if there was a group of people walking there, it would be a really tight squeeze to get past them, which is even more dangerous than riding among cars.
@Genghis420Khan Drivers and cars are not "allowed" to make the road dangerous. They're allowed to use the road, same as I'm allowed to use the road. When @kyle333halfevil says the sidewalk is safer, he's incorrect. First, there is no sidewalk going over this freeway in the direction I have to go in; I'd have to ride in the wrong direction in spaces that aren't designed for me to be in and cross multiple intersections that nobody is prepared for me to be in. You dudes are obviously not people who ride bikes, and that's fine. It's okay to admit that you're wrong, and to find something else to watch on youtube. Again, there's no conflict in this video, and it's weird that you're here commenting the way you are
@martinsederholm786 You're exactly right. Usually there are laws about riding bikes in commercial areas; for example, if you bike on the sidewalk in Coronado, you'll get a ticket pretty fast. Sidewalks aren't wide enough, and people are walking on them, sometimes with strollers, sometimes with dogs. They're uneven, as you say. They also reduce visibility, so anyone pulling in or out of a driveway or parking lot is less likely to see you coming on a sidewalk. What these clowns are missing, again, is that I'm riding exactly where I'm supposed to be in this video, and even the drivers around me seem fine with it. The only problem here is what the drivers can imagine.
The amount of car brains here is ABSOLUTELY baffling, good on you for not letting 'em get to you @Riding Bikes in San Diego !
I believe that most people are not actually trying to murder others, and it's pleasant when we're all happy on the road.
"Sometimes drivers aren't being malicious," inferring that at all other times they are. "Sometimes they're not trying to be dangerous," inferring that at all other times they are. "Sometimes they're just being, um, a little careless... a little confused," inferring that at all other times they are. Not being familiar, is this the mindset of the typical cyclist or is this thinking confined to you individually believing that all drivers are out to intentionally harm cyclists? I am completely open to the notion that you did not accurately convey your thoughts as they truly are but you are very specific in your wording.
Separately, it stands out to me when you state no driver would ever expect to see a cyclist anywhere but in designated areas. I rather believe riding among motor vehicles to be the norm rather than the exception seemingly back to the Cretaceous when my friends and I rode our Schwinns and Huffys dodging the mangled corpses of lesser dinosaurs as we rode from our neighborhood to the big mall several miles away. I distinctly remember receiving instruction regarding the use of hand signals, where to ride, etc. during elementary school. Perhaps, these sorts of things have fallen out of favor for other ideals but at no point in time did I ever not expect to share the road with cars and trucks (even if they were powered directly by the running feet of their occupants).
I've posted in enough videos of drivers being intentionally reckless, intimidating, and harassing me on bikes. I said what I said.
Instead of writing mini-essays abou it, just driver carefully.
What bike do you have?
I have a few, but my regular commuters are either a Novara Verita (a beater I got for free), a Jamis Aurora Elite, or a Brompton
@@RidingBikesinSanDiego thank you, I was asking because my bike has so many mechanical problems.
What do you ride? What kinds of problems are you having? I'm not a professional mechanic, by any means, but I've found that a lot of problems can be pretty easily solved on a bike.
@@RidingBikesinSanDiego I have a trek domane al2 with disk brakes, My wheels keep breaking, but I think I need to upgrade my wheels to sealed bearings where the bearings are all enclosed instead of what I have now which is unsealed. And also my tektro disk brakes are not the best to adjust. But I think that can be fixed by getting better quality disk brakes.
@BikeLA23 I've only had to mess with wheel bearings once, and it was just a matter of tightening up the sides of the hub with a cone wrench. For adjusting my disc brakes, I just loosen them on the frame mounts, then hold the lever and tighten them back up. If they still rub in some spots, there's a truing tool Park Tools sells for like $12. I don't know shops in LA, but I've been through LA Cyclery on Sunset...
Bro just a heads up I’ve scraped people off the road all this common sense look at me I’m riding a bike I got my helmet on with my camera isn’t gonna save you when the high probability chance of someone not paying attention is gonna straight out flatten you one day if there’s a sidewalk no one is walking on use it or get a new form of transportation seriously people die every day because they think they are in the right which sure I guess you are but your not using your head to its fullest capacity think about other people and how much they don’t care and how reckless they can be cmon
Thank you, @Mateo2721, for demonstrating what "car brain" looks like when it puts words together, bro.
Dont bother, this guys camera and ego will protect him. He hasn't grown up yet.
@Genghis420Khan There's no conflict in this video at all, and you kids in your cars are so triggered. It's weird. Everything's fine in this video and look at you...
@@Genghis420Khan What ego was being displayed here, or anywhere? Stop hating on stuff you don't understand.
You should bike in the sidewalk when possible if there are no bike lanes. It's more dangerous for you to ride in the street and I see no pedestrians on the sidewalks
Sidewalks aren't made for people riding bikes, and it's dangerous to ride them. It's the drivers that make the road dangerous. You're clearly watching the wrong channel, buddy.
It sure is the cars making the road dangerous, which they are allowed to do. All the guy suggested was its more safer to be on the sidewalk, which is true. Take advice or dig in your heels, your choice, buddy.@@RidingBikesinSanDiego
I don't know the exact traffic laws of San Diego (assuming this is there), but in most places I've been, riding bikes on the sidewalks is not allowed. And that's for good reasons: the sidewalks simply aren't wide enough. Even in this clip, if you were to meet someone else on a bike going the opposite direction, you'd either have to stop completely or risk falling off the sidewalk into the street. Or if there was a group of people walking there, it would be a really tight squeeze to get past them, which is even more dangerous than riding among cars.
@Genghis420Khan Drivers and cars are not "allowed" to make the road dangerous. They're allowed to use the road, same as I'm allowed to use the road. When @kyle333halfevil says the sidewalk is safer, he's incorrect. First, there is no sidewalk going over this freeway in the direction I have to go in; I'd have to ride in the wrong direction in spaces that aren't designed for me to be in and cross multiple intersections that nobody is prepared for me to be in.
You dudes are obviously not people who ride bikes, and that's fine. It's okay to admit that you're wrong, and to find something else to watch on youtube. Again, there's no conflict in this video, and it's weird that you're here commenting the way you are
@martinsederholm786 You're exactly right. Usually there are laws about riding bikes in commercial areas; for example, if you bike on the sidewalk in Coronado, you'll get a ticket pretty fast. Sidewalks aren't wide enough, and people are walking on them, sometimes with strollers, sometimes with dogs. They're uneven, as you say. They also reduce visibility, so anyone pulling in or out of a driveway or parking lot is less likely to see you coming on a sidewalk.
What these clowns are missing, again, is that I'm riding exactly where I'm supposed to be in this video, and even the drivers around me seem fine with it. The only problem here is what the drivers can imagine.
Lovely film I really hope to cycle with you and eventually gain your confidence as a true friend. You are kind!
I try to be kind on our roads. Some drivers don't make it easy, but this person was alright.