Comments by "TotalRookie_LV" (@TotalRookie_LV) on "Not Just Bikes" channel.

  1. My road bicycle might look a tiny bit more sporty, but is mostly used for commuting to work (12km each way, 24-25 together, around 120km per work week). Might cycle just for fun sometimes some 35-40km. I actually now need a bicycle more than before, as I'm now handicapped with limited ability to walk, so a bike allows me to move around more on my own. Stand, rack and especially fenders are must have features, as here in Northern Europe right next to sea weather demands some protection from dirt and water.
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  2. 6:58 - is this Russia or some other part of ex-USSR? As the blue car on the left is Izh Combi (Иж Комби). My father-in-law owned one from late 1980s until 2005. Oh, I think I saw blue and yellow colours on some number plates, so that likely is Ukraine.
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  3. Watching this after my breakfast, as I'm about to cycle 12km to work.
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  4. Such cyclist stereotypes and culture is not a thing outside English speaking world. However, bad press does play role in other countries too, and some dumb muppets fall for it. Like once I was cycling back home on a sidewalk, street at that place is really narrow, but there is a lot of place on a walk, besides I prefer them anyway. A corpulent, bet relatively young lady (in her 30s or early 40s maybe) was walking towards me, then she suddenly sidesteps almost in front of me and says: "I'm walking here!" So what? Should have said to her something like: "It's not my fault you are a lonely fat cow!" XD If one wants to get in a fight, that person should first think about cyclist likely being pretty fit, and bicycle itself can be used not just as a shield, but even as a weapon, maybe not as a very handy one, but those are still some 15 or more kilos of metal. Even I am at pretty good shape, despite being handicapped, to some degree a bicycle so far serves to me as a substitute for a wheelchair - I can walk on my own, just not far and not fast - my "batteries run dry" after some time of walking, and I have to stop or sit to "recharge" (multiple sclerosis has damaged my spinal cord), and cycling basically allows me to move while sitting.
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