User Comments - orangina
orangina
Posted on: Scary News
October 27, 2009 at 12:56 AMhmmm..... I was able to access sinosplice just now. Maybe it was a temporary problem?
Posted on: Anybody home?
October 27, 2009 at 12:53 AMI've seen 太牛了 tàiniúle before... but cannot figure out what it means. Too cowed? What is the proper usage of 太牛了？
Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 23, 2009 at 9:08 AM@bodawei
"clips" are the old school cages that go over a pedal so you can pull up as well as push down. Clipless pedals are the ones that, well, kind of snap on to the bottom on your cycling shoe. The fact that they are more clip-like than the the clips they replace caused me much confusion when I learned about them as a kid. So I guess a regular pedal is neither clipped nor clipless. Perhaps they are "aclip" pedals. Yes, that is what they shall be.
Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 22, 2009 at 5:37 AM@ miantiao
You can make a mud guard with half of a soda bottle. Not pretty, but cheap!
@sebire
That is hilarious! When I think back on the first days of my clipless pedals, I feel retrospectively more secure...
Anyone know the word for clipless pedals?
Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 21, 2009 at 3:45 AM@ bodawei,
I think carlos-in-irvine,china means this kind of helmet. Rather impractical for a bicycle in my opinion.
Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 20, 2009 at 6:18 PM@wenjong
I think bodawei means this kind of motorcycle helmet:
Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 20, 2009 at 9:18 AMah! bodawei, I understand.
I think you are probably right. And helmets are compulsory in the US, too. But 1) who is going to check on off-roaders? Not many police out in the woods. 2) If city cyclists are also taking more risks because they are wearing helmets as the law requires, I think that is an issue.
I think proper training is far more conducive to safety than any piece of equipment anyway. And maybe seperating bicyle and car traffic. But I am afraid my eutopian society where only bikes are used for trips within city limits somehow not going to happen.
Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 20, 2009 at 8:40 AM@bodawei
True bicycles go fast, but the kind of head injury is different than a construction site... heavy things don't tend to fall directly onto cyclists. Bicycle helmets have been well tested for the types of accidents cyclist are prone to. The plastic on a bike helmet is purely cosmetic. It is the styrofoam that protects. However! They are not tested improperly worn, as many are. Very dangerous. More dangerous than no helmet. And studies (that I can't site right now... sorry) indicate that cyclists wearing a helmet may take risks that those who don't will not take. Resulting in some pretty nasty neck injuries. And neck injuries are more likely to paralyze or kill than a head injury.
Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
October 18, 2009 at 10:21 PMyup, same thing!
Posted on: Varieties of Candy
October 31, 2009 at 6:38 AMMy favorite is Dagoba's xocolatl 74% with cacao nibs and chilies. Probably because the name is reminiscent of the exilic home of my Chinese grammar teacher, Yoda. "mmm! Feel dark chocolate's force, you will!"... "嗯! 感觉黑巧克力的力，你会！“