how many people here are into bike riding?
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It is what it is
That's my Corima Puma. An old (1980s) bike that was a breakthrough when made and much copied since. I bought and restored her back to pristine condition. You see this geometry used in the veledrome more than any other.
Carbon fibre frame and wheels - great for time trialing and sprints.
I have another bike which I use more frequently. ;)
Ah, so these are the bikes Ghandi was talking about when he said modern man's greatest inventions are the bicycle and the loom...with their aerodynamic sleak look, titanium water bottles, 78giggy watt computers, and diamond plated spokes.
Sincerely,
The Fanatical Vegan of Bicycle Riding
Sincerely,
The Fanatical Vegan of Bicycle Riding
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the only good poet
One retreat after another without peace.
for years i cycled to and from work (roughly fifty minutes per day). i wasn't into cycling for it's own sake: it seemed the lesser of the two evils of public and private transport. what a slog though! pumping those peddles as those fat bastards flew by all superior in their smuggery...
mjp
Founding member
Actually, he was talking about bicycle looms, which are now, ironically, very rare and expensive.
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number6horse
okyoutwopixiesoutyougo
I love cycling and find it essential for city living. In warm weather, it is the best way to get to the ballpark, lakefront, or any other typically crowded affair. Until last simmer, I averaged 100 miles per week for the last 10 years or so. I changed jobs, which required a car to take me to the suburbs, and the hours I worked were interfering with my biking time. This summer will be different. Work has settled down and I hope to be "back in the saddle" very soon. Hell - it's 60 degrees today. Let the rubber meet the road.......
mjp
Founding member
I rode 60-70 miles a day with weighted down panniers for about four months to prepare/train for a 2000 mile solo bike trip. Four days into the trip I tore ligaments in my knee and that was the end of that. Ha.
Now it's just me and my dog taking it slow. If you like to ride with your dog, this is the world's greatest invention: http://www.springerusa.com/
Now it's just me and my dog taking it slow. If you like to ride with your dog, this is the world's greatest invention: http://www.springerusa.com/
jordan
lothario speedwagon
fuck you. also, friend, my bike is vegan down to the tires (i made sure of that), so lay off.
ps- "modern man's" greatest invention? way to marginalize 51% of humanity.
Sincerely,
Someone who thinks that you're a blowhard.
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the only good poet
One retreat after another without peace.
"ah, hatred! it's the only thing that lasts."
"humanity, you never had it from the beginning."
it does get somewhat tiresome seeing threads deteriorate into petty wrangling. no good for the digestion. there's hardly any consequences in needling someone here, as opposed to face-to-face encounters, so it only reflects on us, the needler and the needled.
"humanity, you never had it from the beginning."
it does get somewhat tiresome seeing threads deteriorate into petty wrangling. no good for the digestion. there's hardly any consequences in needling someone here, as opposed to face-to-face encounters, so it only reflects on us, the needler and the needled.
Woah!? I didn't even realize I was on the attack. So be it. Although fault is mine for not letting anybody else in on the joke except myself.
Most days I think whether one rides a 3 speed huffy or some pristine $5000 Italian piece of art there is no difference, just as long as we ride. Yet I've got a radical strain and some days I see too many jokers hitting the pavement with their expensive accessories and, well, you get the picture.
Our bookshops are becoming too much like web sites. Our cars too much like living rooms. Our bikes too much like cars. Gone is the day some 12 year old kid can save up his allowance for 6 months and buy some decent bike with rims that won't bend the first time he gets a little too overzealous with his ramp jumping.
Peace (really)
PS I'm too poor to be vegan anything.
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the only good poet
One retreat after another without peace.
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Father Hank says "No, my child. Cats only." I don't understand him, but sometimes it is not for us to understand. Just to obey....
Bill
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
You better keep your dogs hidden, in case Buk's drinking partner Grammarcy comes around. You remember Grammarcy, right? The guy from the short story "A Drinking Partner" who cut out a piece off a bulldog...
On the other hand, since your dogs aint bulldogs you should be in the clear...:D
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the only good poet
One retreat after another without peace.
i believe it took a bit of shih tzu to make the breed we now know as the bulldog.