Afraid

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

I saw people with scary bicycles driving down Highland Ave last night. My wife said it was due to summer solstice. I was scared...

HELP!

Comments

[ifotismeni]

they're SCUL! i saw them in arlington too :)

way to read your friendslist ;P

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

My first reaction was:"Is that some sort of Cult?" Did you see the person with the disco ball? I was speechless...

[ron_newman]

SCUL.org. Yes, I've ridden with them as a 'guest' a couple of times. Disco ball is awesome.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

We were in the car and there was a red light in front of us, I was sorta afraid and he just got on the sidewalk until the light went green, impressive...

[mperrotti76.livejournal.com]

Nah. They're a semi-regular fixture around here. They're an environmentally friendly chopper gang.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

*lol* They did not wear leather jackets though ;o)

[makoshark.livejournal.com]

Sometimes some folks in SCUL wear leather jackets.

[spatch]

Congratulations. You witnessed a SCUL ride. For some, this is akin to seeing a shooting star or finding a four-leaf clover or thinking of a certain song, turning on the radio, and immediately hearing that song.

Cherish your experience like an autumn blossom.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

Ummmkay, I still think it was scary, altohugh I saw some impressive proficiency riding a bike.

[warlord-mit.livejournal.com]

> Ummmkay, I still think it was scary, altohugh I saw some impressive proficiency riding a bike.

Beware of your shadow!

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

Beware of your shadow!(s)

That's almost always the right reply :o)

[spud.livejournal.com]

Heh! They have to be proficient! Some of those ships (bikes) are barely held together!

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

No shit...

[ifotismeni]

i want to join them! :O

[makoshark.livejournal.com]

You can! First step might be to sign up on an email list and think about building yourself a chopper.

Sorry I am free wheeling

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

Who's bike is this? :o)

[ron_newman]

A couple of much earlier posts just like yours:

who were the kids with the crazy bikes this weekend? (June 2005)
crazy bikers with handlebars on their helmets (March 2005)

I took this opportunity to retag these as 'local characters'. I think we've had other such posts, but I can't find them right now.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

Ok, I could have used the search function, you got a point there...apologies. And thanks for tagging, I saw that.

[ron_newman]

You would have had to search way back in 'bicycle' to find these. No need to apologize.

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

OMG people biking in a group! Hide the children!

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Seriously. My first response was far less eloquent: FAIL.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

You too?

[spatch]

but OMG I hear those guys crash parties
and then hang out playing with dry ice and soap

[turil.livejournal.com]

And use liquid nitrogen to freeze bananas which they then shatter like glass on the ground!

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

Is there _anything_ special about that?

[ron_newman]

?

[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

and play funkadelic music with a bike-mounted disco ball! the horror!

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

I loved the disco ball!

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Hey, I invited them! And I still have somebody's left-behind hoodie which might someday be returned.

Did I tell you that the next day neighbors asked if I'd had a parade just for the party? (They did not indicate any fear, however.)

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

A SCUL mission can be a scary thing to witness. I don't blame 'em.

[dskippy.livejournal.com]

What's the scary part? The disco ball, the dance music, or the high fives?

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

The disco ball and watching them ride the bike, especially at red lights...I did hold my breath....

[dskippy.livejournal.com]

We appreciate the concern. Though we are all well-trained pilots, I can understand why someone might fear *for* us. I was just a little surprised that anyone would be afraid *of* us.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

No you did not look scary at all, I was just sorta concerned...excuse my use of wrong words here.

Actually I was sorta confused of the display I have to admit, but I easily get scared anyway....

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't you post this on davis_snark then?

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Here I thought I was responding to something on davis_snark, and the original snark-worthy post had already been deleted from davis_square.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

clever :o)