I contemplated a Tucson trip for this winter, but Maynard's negative
impressions swayed me in another direction. Now that I've heard a more positive
perspective, Tucson is back on my mind. Also, I have no fear of death, which
helps.
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I rode through Clear Lake this year and had numerous people shout
indecipherable babble out the window, presumably yelling at me to get my
bike off the road or some other drivel. The closest I came to a physical
threat was when someone threw a half eaten sandwich at me (other riders
have had beer
Clear Lake consists mainly of drunk people in pickup trucks, especially
since the recession. Stay away.
Joe
On Thursday, November 8, 2012 10:52:29 AM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote:
I rode through Clear Lake this year and had numerous people shout
indecipherable babble out the window, presumably
I did get a couple thumbs up and encouraging waves while I rode through
that area, but the obscenity to friendly wave ratio was probably 5:1 :(.
Toshi
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
Clear Lake consists mainly of drunk people in pickup trucks, especially
In my experience the roughest time is right about now. Angst is high with
El Tour de Tucson and then you have the snowbirds. If you are biking
outside of the city it isn't so bad though. Lots of folks stop riding once
the winter monsoons happen.
I lived in Tucson when Maynard's anti-Tucson
The most intense level of bicycling activity in Tucson declines
considerably after the El Tour de Tucson (always on the Saturday
before Thanksgiving). Many of the snowbirds are themselves cyclists
and they're active right up until they return to their home roosts
around late April!
One of the
Maynard Hershon used to write for Winning magazine and later Velo News. A
compilation of his articles appeared in his books *Tales from the Bike
Shop* and *Half Wheel Hell and Other Cycling Stories*. Well written.
Stories about the bicycle racing scene in the 70's and 80's and the
He's well known in motorcycle circles, too; wrote for a free monthly
motorcycle paper, City Bike, out of San Francisco for many years (I haven't
seen one in a while). He has a downbeat style of writing that fit the paper
well, but seemed a little off in the Readers. His last couple Reader
I was actually a little surprised that Grant published the article in
the Rivendell Reader. There are a number of Rivendell owners in
Tucson. Several of us even got together on one occasion to display
our Rivendells and distribute Rivendell catalogs during a GABA
(Greater Arizona Bicycling
I remember the Maynard article, but I thought it showed more about
Maynard's known grumpiness than it did about Tucson. I never feared
riding a bike in Tucson because of the article.
jim m
wc ca
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote:
I was actually a little surprised
There was considerable flak somewhere (boblist? thislist?) about what many
people seemed to see as MH's misanthropy; and wasn't that essay his last in
the RR? At any rate, to my eyes, from the half dozen or so pieces of his
that I've read, he does seem touchy.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Jim
I read some of MH's stuff in the Riv Reader years ago and couldn't
understand why it was ever published by Grant. It was sour, negative, even
mean. He came off as a cranky, bitchy old man. I remember reading one
Reader with a very inspiring article about an amputee who was getting back
on
Plus, he was hit on his motorcycle there.
On Nov 4, 10:34 pm, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote:
Since you haven't lived in Tucson, I don't think you should judge what
our conditions are regarding cycling. I've lived here since 1978,
Tucson is definitely a very good place for cycling (I've
On Sunday, November 4, 2012 3:37:43 PM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote:
He dissed the place for multiple run-ins with maniac drivers. I'd be
pissed, too.
Yeah, I recall he was almost run off the road by a driver. Then he
chased/follow him and when he confronted the driver, the guy basically
I honestly have no idea who this guy is (dont hate me) but if I stopped
riding because someone tried to run me over and/or threatened me I doubt I
would ride at all here in NYC. Its all part of the experience, so to
speak, hahaha.
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Brewster Fong bfd...@gmail.com
I made no such judgment. I reported why Maynard wasn't happy riding there.
Joe Bernard
On Sunday, November 4, 2012 10:34:48 PM UTC-8, Jim Cloud wrote:
Since you haven't lived in Tucson, I don't think you should judge what
our conditions are regarding cycling. I've lived here since 1978,
I lived in Tucson and I would say that it is one of the best places to ride in
the country. I have lived in NH, MA, CA, OR, and WA and the drivers were no
better and worse in most cases than in Tucson. The fact is cyclists have issues
with cars in every big city. Maynard is semi-famous so his
It's 15.2 miles from Denver to Golden, not so many mile-high miles.
Maynard Hershon once lived in Tucson, until he dissed the place and
moved on. He hasn't been missed here to my knowledge...
Jim Cloud
Tucson, AZ
On Nov 4, 11:26 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, they're still mile-high!
On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote:
It's 15.2 miles from Denver to Golden, not so many mile-high miles.
Maynard Hershon once lived in Tucson, until he dissed the place and
moved on. He hasn't been missed here to my knowledge...
He dissed the place for multiple run-ins with maniac drivers. I'd be
pissed, too.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Sunday, November 4, 2012 1:02:30 PM UTC-8, Jim Cloud wrote:
It's 15.2 miles from Denver to Golden, not so many mile-high miles.
Maynard Hershon once lived in Tucson, until he
Since you haven't lived in Tucson, I don't think you should judge what
our conditions are regarding cycling. I've lived here since 1978,
Tucson is definitely a very good place for cycling (I've also lived in
Boulder, CO, by the way). Tucson is rated a Gold status as a Bicycle
Friendly City by
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