Running is futile....they are the praying mantis and we are the fly....
Yes, Grasshopper
Just a friendly reminder to not support your LBS, as they obviously don’t give a $@?! about the long term health of the sport. Making a quick buck until the hammer drops is all that matters. (I know they’ll say that they need the ebikes to stay profitable. But the tobacco companies say the same thing about e-cigs.) Until I find a shop that’s willing to be vocally different, it’s mail order for me, thank you.And I can say we see e-bikes shuttling San Juan just about every time we're up there...
Also... If you're a local bike shop owner, apparently forest service rules don't apply to you! Ride your e-machine without worry on federal single track!
Shoulda said "ride for your life!"
Not criticizing or judging...just trying to wrap my mind around thought process....the mail order companies also sell e-bikes. Are you trying to "boycott" businesses that offer/support/encourage/hawk e-bikes? At this point, isn't that just becoming industry standard with most bike companies both on the retail and manufacturing side? I could be dead wrong.....just wondering how best to "not support" e-bikes. I get not supporting a local business that you do not agree with philosophically, but aren't you in the same boat via online purchases and mail order? Somewhere they are profiting from e-bikes as well I think...Thanks!
What J said...
Yikes. This video is from just up the street in my neighborhood. A neighbor also had a mountain lion kill a couple llamas just a few months ago as well. I don't worry about ever getting attacked, but it makes me wonder what kind of proximity I've been in when I take Rusty out for his nightly pee around 9pm.
Got it...e-bikes are not the enemy...people riding them where they should not be are. Whether those folks are LBS owners or you and I.....that's where our energy should be focused. I think often times people just hear "e-bike" and think "bad guy" but as you said, they are just another mode of transportation. Human nature to take a mile when given an inch sometimes I think.....
Wait a minute, my aunt, Andrea(my uncle’s wife) lives out by you and owns some llamas. Do you know this neighbor?
No, they kind of keep to themselves, so I don't know their names. I actually don't recall ever seeing a guy come or go from the house, though I'm several houses down. Do you know if she drives either a blue Ford Flex or a white Toyota Venza?
I don’t know what she drives right now. But he doesn’t live there..my uncle is a first rate a$$, he lives in Pacific Palisades and mooches off of her healthy income while she raises the kids(tmi, sorry
). I think she’s on 20 acres or so
Ahh, different folks then. No one with that kind of acreage in our hood. The fact that these neighbors have llamas is kind of oddball in and of itself. Our neighborhood is zoned light agricultural, just by virtue of ancient zoning regs that were never updated. It's pretty eclectic in a Calabasas meets Topanga kind of way, but they are definitely the only house in the neighborhood with livestock, much to the chagrin of their immediate neighbors.I don’t know what she drives right now. But he doesn’t live there..my uncle is a first rate a$$, he lives in Pacific Palisades and mooches off of her healthy income while she raises the kids(tmi, sorry
Our building did a weird settling sound and then the shaking started. Scared the crap out of our bird. We had to turn the lights on to settle him down.
That’s so cool! This may be a big year for critters and insects.Crazy! We're getting them in the Santa Anas also... During the Joplin trail work last week, it was raining lady bugs. Kinda creepy.
..once at the car we realized we had several hitchhikers!
That’s so cool! This may be a big year for critters and insects.
We started to get a little creeped out too, sometimes they would bite so we hightailed it outta there
