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Reader: Ungrateful rider almost squashed flat by Texas truck

The wheels are still turning over our Cruiser bikes suck/Cruiser bikes rule debate, with aesthetes and athletes alike weighing in on the debate. And the discussion isn't limited to cruisers...
By Patricia CalhounJuly 13, 2012
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The wheels are still turning over our Cruiser bikes suck/Cruiser bikes rule debate, with aesthetes and athletes alike weighing in on the debate.

And the discussion isn’t limited to cruisers.

Says Uncle Scam:

On my ride to work today, I saw a guy riding in the wrong lane on a Walmart mountain bike. A big truck with Texas plates turned right and almost hit him, the guy looked at me a yelled, “Son of a Bitch.” I said, “Dude, you’re riding in the wrong lane against traffic.” He flipped me off.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor emeritus of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She was editor-in-chief from 1977-2026. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame (probably for her bar tab). She’s received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists, and is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS12’s public affairs roundtable.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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