Okay, so this is gonna be a compilation of things I've learned about biking around town up here. It'll update from time to time.
1. Don't buy a fancy bike. You can ride on the sidewalks up here, and should you decide not to in an attempt to keep from hurting your bike, well guess what? The roads really suck too. Nuts.
2. If you ride at night, have lights. Many lights. Do not set your headlight(s) to strobe, as this will likely result in the death of at least one pedestrian.
3. No one wears a helmet up here. Even the motorcyclists don't. This is important because, should you get in a fight with a biker and are wearing a helmet, you'll have an advantage!
4. Suspension or GTFO. Your butt will thank you later.
5. Just because you're on the sidewalk doesn't mean cars won't still try to run you over. Hitting a bike is the second-most important goal of every car, right under hitting an old woman pushing a stroller.
6. Pedestrians will not get out of your way. Ever. Run them over, and then they'll learn.
7. Always remember that you are just as squishy as a pedestrian, and less capable of leaping agilely out of the way in the event that shit gets real.
8. If you're biking on campus and you lock your bike to anything that isn't a campus-approved Bicycle Securing Structure (tm) they will literally destroy your lock and jack your ride, yo.
9. You can totally get a DUI while biking. Lame.
And that's enough for now. To be updated in the future as needed.
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