[Brucester]

So I couldn't make a hill and was pushing my bicycle... It was a narrow windy road with not much of a shoulder. A nice European convertible passes and the driver shakes his head slowly and deliberately. He's right I'm the idiot in his way. It's ironic how simple gestures make us feel so many emotions. The hill was a humbling experience.

[Chief Joseph]

Lol...many years ago a friend and I brought our POS bikes to Monte Cristo and of course pushed them most of the way, my friend seriously wanted to leave his borrowed and worse POS on the trail. Then there was the bike push to the 3 fingers TH...coming back was scary and fast with questionable brakes, amazingly neither one of us crashed.

[Randito]

Even if you are cranking away up the hill, some drivers are dicks. I've had large customized diesel pickup truck slow as they approach and then just as their exhaust pipe is a few feet in front of me, punch the accelerator and spew a thick black cloud right in my path. OTH Farm workers driving very beat up ancient pickup trucks, are more likely to hang back a bit and wait to pass when it is safe for them to move into the oncoming lane , giving me plenty of clearance and a friendly wave.

[Chief Joseph]

I really despise those big diesel trucks (typically a POS Dodge) spewing their nasty, black smoke.

[Randito]

[BigBrunyon]

They should be MASSIVELY fined!!! they shouldn't see the light day again after this financially!! Financial ruin!!!

[neek]

[Slugman]

Why feel badly because a lazy POS is being pulled up the hill by a motor? You were out there trying. Even pushing a bike up a hill requires making it up the hill.

[treeswarper]

I bicycle or walk everywhere within an acceptable distance. Got my first "finger" the other day when I had to brake hard to avoid hitting a car left turning in front of me. I yelled HEY! (would like to use the more British OY!) and got flipped off. What is very scary are the number of drivers going by with their heads down, texting? reading? When walking or pedaling, it's easy to notice this. And yes, the people who have recently immigrated here, or are seasonal workers, are the most polite. Well, off to pedal to the store.

[pimaCanyon]

I love doing hills, long hills, steep hills, but I also like pedaling at a fast cadence. I can't do both on a road bike with normal gearing. So I have a triple crank, a granny gear. Makes it possible to spin at a decent cadence even on steep climbs.

[Jordan]

[trestle]

My favorite recent cycling experience was the guy who tried to swerve onto the shoulder after he passed me, then turned at the next right, pulled a u-turn in the middle of that tiny road blocking both directions, so he could lecture everyone on the rules of the road I didn't have to say a word, the old ladies blasting their horns at him made for a priceless moment.

[neek]

[flatsqwerl]

One of my more memorable cycling memories was getting a full Slurpy cup thrown at my face from an oncoming vehicle. Aren't people great!

[Tom]

I guess I haven't ridden enough, only bad experience was me screwing up on a crosswalk not realizing a car had a green right turn. Most annoying thing is cars giving too wide a berth to the bike lane unnecessary swerving into incoming traffic.