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Was he holding it with one hand on each handle, facing forwards? I mean, completely wide-open, pointy-side into traffic?

Maybe he was a modern-day Don Quixote?

It's a chainsaw for zombies. A chainsaw! Hedge trimmers just won't cut it.

Oh, I dunno. Adding the right accessory blade goes a long way...

Oops. I was thinking "weed whacker". Nah, Kordite's right...hedge trimmers would never work well. They'd take F O R E V E R to cut through anything.

Back in the Day(tm), I used to actually work with weed whackers that had blades like that. It is truly amazing I still have all my limbs.

If we were being invaded by triffids, then hedge trimmers may be ok. If they were small triffids. But otherwise I'd still want the power of a chainsaw.

Yeah, that's so dangerous to ride w/o a helmet.

@Kordite: No, but it does seem like we're being invaded by Japanese Knotweed. Speaking of dangerous things I bungee cord tied a machete to my rear bike rack. Granted I did it within the slip-over box it came with but still.

Anyway, back to the weeds. That crap is heinous and grows like wildfire. I've noticed it has gotten pretty unsafe at the Bates Street entrance of the Jail Trail because of how much they're encroaching on the trail. I made sure to go down there earlier this evening to whack a bunch of those SOB's down.

I seriously think Japanese Knotweed is going to be a major nuisance to bikers on trails and sidewalks in the near future. It's also going to make it difficult for people like me who want to make new trails.

Do you notice any difference in the way drivers treat you when you ride with a machete?

How about a shirt with an outstretched arm holding a machete, and a double ended arrow that says "Safe passing distance".

But was the hedge trimmer running? I think the extension cord would seriously hamper my commute.

my coworker told me the other day that I look like a samurai riding with my collapsible hula-hoop on my back.

...Impala is Danny Trejo?

machete...

http://aicn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/2010/05/machete_trailerx.mov

Oh, boy, that looks like a winner. Rodriguez is headed for the shark jump...

I'll be sure to make my next profile picture me wielding my machete.

The funny thing is that right now it's so dull all it can cut is that thin knotweed stuff. I couldn't conceive it doing much damage to a person. Yet, it is still intimidating all the same muahahah....

Dull instruments can do more damage to a person than sharp instruments, since they tear apart flesh rather than cleanly cutting. A clean cut heals much better.

New sport: jousting on bikes. Although, chances are that something like that already exists.

There's an app for that

@reddan: Somehow, I knew I could count on you to find something!

Nick, maybe you could try that after you heal up from the crash?

"I don't recommend it to anyone."

i saw this dude on penn near the coop yesterday... he was on the road... at first i thought it was bumper bike

@impala26 I'll be sure to make my next profile picture me wielding my machete.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10133/1057941-100.stm

"Man with machete robs Westmoreland store"

Impala.

Dude.

Turn yourself in. No one here will think less of you for it.

@ Saltm "I don't recommend it to anyone."

Well...

If you do it with the fire going, at least motorists will see you at night.

Prolly give you 3 ft passing space, too!

Mick

...before fleeing in a a car.

Not likely it was impala26, then.

@saltm513, I suspect that if you carry your fire hoops with you, that will make it mighty difficult for someone to blame you for a crime. How many crimes take place while surrounded by flaming hoops?

<-- not a criminal

But oh yes. Great for visibility! ...Though I think I'd prefer riding with my LED. Something about the possibility of car and flame collision, well...

hedge trimmers are chainsaws 2.0

Hm. I can see it now. "The Pittsburgh Hedge Trimmer Massacre: The Horror From Texas Has Just Moved North."

The Pittsburgh Hedge Trimmer Massacre:

A Little Off the Top, Please.

"...The Horror From Texas Has Just Moved North."

Damn. Just like 2001 all over again.