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speedyjvw aka Joe Van Wetering is a 22.1 year old boy, has been a member since September 27, 2004, has scored 62949 submissions, giving an average score of 1.34.

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Jul 06 '08 by speedyjvw

88 Comments

Watch this

let's ride bikes blog

with the rising gas prices and global warming everyone should stop driving as much or else the world is going to turn into like mad max

simple solution: bikes

what kind of bike do you have?
do you use it often?
how far do you usually ride?
do you wear your helmet? (because you should)

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Bramish on Jul 06 '08 at 12:10pm

Haven't ridden a bike in about 10 years. I should really get one since Vienna is ideal for the cyclist and I need to get fit. I tend to walk or use public transport.

squatterjohn on Jul 06 '08 at 12:12pm

I don't have a bike. But if I did, I would wear a helmet because it is the law.

cassiepaige on Jul 06 '08 at 12:12pm

I haven't rode a bike in a while either. If I tried to use a bike instead of a car where I live I'd be killed within a week. My town is not bike friendly at all for transportation reasons. We do have a lot of recreational trails though.

speedyjvw on Jul 06 '08 at 12:13pm

yeah i noticed i was gaining a little wait in my belly a while ago, but after riding so much it seems to have disappeared

Bramish on Jul 06 '08 at 12:14pm

I should add that I don't have a driving license either so driving has never been an option for me.

chubacabra1031 on Jul 06 '08 at 12:15pm

this is mah bike

I use it almost every day to ride to friends houses, the coffee shop, or just around the neighborhood.
And I do wear a helmet

squatterjohn on Jul 06 '08 at 12:16pm

My mum would not let me hire a bike in Vienna. I could've really shown her and just done it anyway, but it was hard enough gettin used to the fact that they drive on the other side of the road there and that you can't just walk out onto a pedestrian crossing even though they're marked like a zebra crossing they have lights.

iDanSimpson on Jul 06 '08 at 12:19pm

I'll be biking at least 10 miles 3 days a week this summer to get to my work. I want to avoid driving/paying for public transportation as much as possible. I'm working on the helmet situation...

speedyjvw on Jul 06 '08 at 12:21pm

also dan has a brand new very nice front tire
seriously its a good tire

iDanSimpson on Jul 06 '08 at 12:23pm

agreed. my new tire (not pictured) is amazing. it cures cancer and stuff like that.

edean on Jul 06 '08 at 12:26pm

i can ride my bike with no handlebars
no handlebars
no handlebars

speedyjvw on Jul 06 '08 at 12:34pm

heres the picture i took with my new bike when Josh foolishly challenged me to a bike race

speedyjvw on Jul 06 '08 at 12:36pm

*side note, i have since gotten a haircut

helladelightful on Jul 06 '08 at 12:41pm

sometimes I bike around boston at midnight with a bunch of twenty five yaer olds even though I'm not actually that cool.

go bikes!

Malcolm Man on Jul 06 '08 at 12:44pm

I have a bike don't ride it that often. You see, I have to drive 20 miles on the freeway to get to work. They're are a few people that ride their bikes along that corridor, but people DIE out there man!!!!

I have a 1970 Shwin.

It kinda looks like this:

tofurky on Jul 06 '08 at 12:47pm

Me on my bike.

And as you can see, I wear a helmet and I bike all over the place because I cant drive.

phones on Jul 06 '08 at 1:17pm

i cycle everyday near enough on my shitty £100 bike which is falling to bits. literally. the top 6 gears only work with the right combination of luck and pure luck.

don't wear a helmet.

i'm very erratic and always in a rush so i'm always nearly crashing into people and things- ladders, scaffolding, fences, cars.

it's my current most fave thing in the world.

shirtflirt on Jul 06 '08 at 1:20pm

i have a beach cruiser
i cruise to and fro the beach
the beach is far
i am tired

kayceislost on Jul 06 '08 at 1:22pm

when i move to my new place in august i will be riding a bike to school/everywhere... but right now im 15 miles away one job, 23 away from another, and cant not drive right now.

squeegebeckenheim on Jul 06 '08 at 1:23pm

My sister stole my bike. :(

Ste7en on Jul 06 '08 at 1:24pm

once upon a time I had a sweeeeeet specialized...but then I outgrew it when I grew 8 inches in one summer. Now that im all done growing, I shall maybe get a new bike when im done paying off all my bills...so never.

phones on Jul 06 '08 at 1:31pm

but kayce, you have superpowers- you don't need a bike

Mountain Gnome on Jul 06 '08 at 1:32pm

This is my bike

It is handy to take on the train, but tiring to ride long distances.

Instead I ride a beat up busted dutch bike for 5 mins to the train station in the mornings and back home after work.

Mountain Gnome on Jul 06 '08 at 1:32pm

sorry that was huge!

sonmi on Jul 06 '08 at 1:32pm

my 1960s 3-speed that looks like a fixed gear but really isn't because i'm not that much of hipster and madison has too many hills

shibby558899 on Jul 06 '08 at 1:48pm

How about I ride a bike all over your face?

speedyjvw on Jul 06 '08 at 1:52pm

fix gears = suicide

EricDiaz on Jul 06 '08 at 1:55pm

BICYCLE! BICYCLE! I don't wear a helmet.

olie! on Jul 06 '08 at 2:05pm

wearing helmets is the cool thing to do!

Malcolm Man on Jul 06 '08 at 2:08pm

I'll be honest I’ll be honest here and say that the only reason that I wear a helmet is because I don’t want the wind to muss with my luscious hair. Oh, that and I’ve also been hit by a car TWICE!!!!

lulz

http://www.greysanatomyinsider.com/images/gallery/patrick-rides_300x400.jpg

Malcolm Man on Jul 06 '08 at 2:09pm

gumbolimbo on Jul 06 '08 at 2:31pm

Apparently, there are more bikes than people in the Netherlands, so every average duch person owns 1.3 bikes. I'm very average and own exactly that amount.

TheArtRobot on Jul 06 '08 at 2:38pm

The average Californian owns 2.5 neon Jeep Wranglers and 99 big-boob-beach-blond-babe-zillas... and a surf board to shred on.
I need a road bike, what kind should I get? (I'm looking for one with a good number of wheels and also steering bars, nice ones.)

canceromega on Jul 06 '08 at 2:52pm

I use a red Raleigh venture.
I use it all the time and am bringing it to college next week.
When I'm riding for pleasure, I bike about a mile to a creek and then a mile back home.
I don't have a helmet.

castle on Jul 06 '08 at 2:53pm

yup, Giant Cypress hybrid bike

I usually ride about 20miles round trip 4-5 times a week.
We've got a great trail and park system in NE Ohio.
(sometimes the helmet comes with me)

maddingo on Jul 06 '08 at 3:21pm

Specialized Stump Jumper Pro

I try to get out 1 or 2 times a week 10 ~ 20ish miles.

however I rode it yesterday and broke my back brakes somehow..So I'm going to get parts to fix it right now actually.

goldensara on Jul 06 '08 at 3:46pm

I use my brothers bike every summer to go to University for summer school since the shuttles only work during the normal school year. I have no idea what kind it is. And I don't use a helmet even though I've had a couple of close calls where I could have injured myself.

Monkey III on Jul 06 '08 at 3:46pm

I'm from the Netherlands so everyone has at least one bike.
I got a 'grandma' bike cause that's that's the chillest way to ride ^^

Steve The Great on Jul 06 '08 at 4:05pm

I have a nice bike. I rode it to school in middle school. I haven't ridden it since.

valorandvellum on Jul 06 '08 at 4:06pm

I have this bike:

It's a Specialized! I ride it to work which is 4 miles of hills away. I don't wear a helmet and a man in a truck yells at me for it.

Monkey III on Jul 06 '08 at 4:26pm

oh and I never wore a helmet before in my life.
We have no steep hills here.

speedyjvw on Jul 06 '08 at 10:59pm

bikes are fun

iDanSimpson on Jul 06 '08 at 11:16pm

i just went on a really good night ride. usually, chicago's lakeshore bike path is really crowded, but at night it is relatively empty. i was going for a leisurely ride but couldn't help but push myself really hard the entire time. that felt GREAT to ride hard.

valorandvellum on Jul 06 '08 at 11:18pm

Night rides scare me because of my klutziness. Daytime is bad enough... no need to throw in another variable.

maddingo on Jul 06 '08 at 11:25pm

since everyone else has posted pics of their rides

Jebbie on Jul 06 '08 at 11:56pm

I can't ride a bike ;-;

I learnt like once, and even if there is a saying about how something can be "like riding a bike - you'll never forget" I totally have forgotten how to ride ;-;

Jebbie on Jul 06 '08 at 11:57pm

Oh and in my defence I think it has more to do with the fact that my knees are screwed and riding plus my knees equals bad rather than I'm retarded.

Although, I'm sure part of it is more to do with the fact that I'm probably retarded ;-;

tofurky on Jul 06 '08 at 11:59pm

Bikes ARE fun.