Comments on: Relying on luck and ugliness? http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/ A Melbourne commuter cyclist Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: eccles http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64959 eccles Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:24:51 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64959 <p>I carefully locked mine up and then left the keys in the lock once. Brain somwhere else i guess...</p> I carefully locked mine up and then left the keys in the lock once. Brain somwhere else i guess…

]]> By: tom http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64723 tom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:38:42 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64723 <p>sigh.... about two weeks ago I finished a busy day at work and looked forward to a 12 mile ride home. It was a beautiful afternoon, the bike rack was full, and in the middle of all the bikes, was mine. I was the fiirst to arrive that morning at the rack. I had a lot on my mind after my ride. I unhooked my panniers. I put my lights and water bottle in the panniers. And so when I finished the day I was shocked to see my bike in the rack without a lock on. I simply blitzed it. I was lucky. I didn't depend on luck. I had a lock. I just never used it. I hope that is the last time that happens.... I'm imperfect. Good thing the thieves are too!</p> sigh….
about two weeks ago I finished a busy day at work and looked forward to a 12 mile ride home. It was a beautiful afternoon, the bike rack was full, and in the middle of all the bikes, was mine. I was the fiirst to arrive that morning at the rack. I had a lot on my mind after my ride. I unhooked my panniers. I put my lights and water bottle in the panniers.
And so when I finished the day I was shocked to see my bike in the rack without a lock on. I simply blitzed it. I was lucky. I didn’t depend on luck. I had a lock. I just never used it.
I hope that is the last time that happens…. I’m imperfect. Good thing the thieves are too!

]]> By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64287 Treadly and Me Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:56:55 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64287 <p>It's all relative: the bicycle is inherently a beautiful machine, regardless of how it's actually realised. But that <em>particular</em> bike is not one I'd put up as an example of 'the beautiful machine'.</p> <p>But I'm sure its owner reckons it's just ace.</p> It’s all relative: the bicycle is inherently a beautiful machine, regardless of how it’s actually realised. But that particular bike is not one I’d put up as an example of ‘the beautiful machine’.

But I’m sure its owner reckons it’s just ace.

]]> By: ChrisS http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64270 ChrisS Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:38:31 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/09/02/relying-on-luck-and-ugliness/#comment-64270 <p>Subtext: You're trying to say thats a ugly bike?</p> <p>Pauses for thought ... hmmm, yes it's very 1997 isn't it?</p> Subtext: You’re trying to say thats a ugly bike?

Pauses for thought … hmmm, yes it’s very 1997 isn’t it?

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