Forum: General
July 16th 09, 12:53 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 4
Views: 642
the Tour de France radio ban...
Norman wrote:
Go back to the 1920s rule: if you start a stage with a piece of
equipment,
you must finish the stage with that piece of equipment (including
punctured
tyres, empty water...
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Forum: General
July 16th 09, 12:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 3
Views: 416
TdF radio ban?
wrote:
I hear that the TdF is banning radios next year. What do you think
of
this?
It was just a stunt, and not likely to be repeated.
Oddly enough, the lack of radios...
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Forum: General
June 25th 09, 01:36 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,025
"news" from Chicago
DougC wrote:
DennisTheBald wrote:
On Jun 22, 3:30 pm, DougC wrote:
If someone liked bicycling, I would wonder why they would choose
to
live an an urban...
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Forum: General
June 23rd 09, 03:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,025
"news" from Chicago
wrote:
Doug Cimper wrote (in the subjunctive):
If someone liked bicycling, I would wonder why they would choose
to
live an an urban area to begin with. ...
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Forum: Rides
June 14th 09, 12:41 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,234
Dan Henry
Linda Freeman wrote:
What the hell is a Dan Henry?!
Roxie Redlight
The following is completely quoted from Sheldon:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ha-i.html
Dan Henry Arrow
Dan Henry was a...
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Forum: General
June 13th 09, 08:53 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,294
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Forum: General
June 11th 09, 01:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 1
Views: 602
Mike J quoted in WSJ
The Wall Street Journal devotes half a page to Lemond's suit against
Trek, which results from the Lemond-Armstrong feud (with a
Lemond-Landis feud as a lagniappe). Mike J gets quoted:
"When the...
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Forum: General
April 23rd 09, 05:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,086
Corn and bicycling?
Leo Lichtman wrote:
"ZBicyclist" wrote: (clip) No other common crop works as well.
(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Let's not contribute to the confusion. The traditional corn item
for
...
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Forum: General
April 23rd 09, 01:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,086
Corn and bicycling?
wrote:
Hello,
On a dare, I'm writing an essay that tries to tie in bicycling
with
corn. However, I'm unsure about how I want to approach this.
There's a plus side to...
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Forum: General
April 18th 09, 01:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 5
Views: 731
Totally off Topic but . . .
Erness Wild wrote:
Is it just our area, or has the price of a loaf of bread more than
doubled in the last three years?
Are you perhaps a bit behind the curve on this? The big grain price...
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Forum: General
April 13th 09, 04:26 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 12
Views: 973
spackle for tires?
It's Chris wrote:
This is just a wild hare idea, but if all you want to do is FILL
the
gaps (IOW, this isn't a structural repai), then how about
Shoo-Goo?
"spackle" it in just like, well,...
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Forum: Rides
March 29th 09, 04:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 1
Views: 560
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Forum: General
March 7th 09, 05:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,179
What is the pronunciation of "brevet"?
mikeyan wrote:
correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?
breh-VAY is an acceptable English prounuciation, although bruh-VEH
comes closer to its sound in French. There is no exact...
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Forum: General
March 4th 09, 03:05 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 7
Views: 578
Why the Anger?
Tom Keats wrote:
I'm certainly no pys-kic-ologist. But y'know what? There's
female anger, and then there's male anger. Sometimes I sort
of understand female anger,
Just keep thinking...
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Forum: General
January 30th 09, 04:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,175
An AAA for cyclists?
PatTX wrote:
wrote:
Does anybody know of an organization, but for bicyclists?
Cullen
Are you talking about roadside repair and pick up, that sort of
...
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Forum: General
January 28th 09, 05:30 AM Posted to ba.bicycles,rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 133
Views: 5,247
Shimano electronic shifting
wrote:
Actually, catgut comes from various animals, but never from cats.
Not even from kittens, which you'd think would make the finest
stuff.
More than I thought I...
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Forum: General
January 23rd 09, 04:47 AM Posted to ba.bicycles,rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 133
Views: 5,247
Shimano electronic shifting
Papa Tom wrote:
Why????
Because. Shimano has a bunch of engineers sitting around trying out
what might be cool stuff. Sometimes it makes it into market.
I'm sure a lot of us said the same thing...
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Forum: General
January 23rd 09, 04:42 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 4
Views: 566
Hincapie's first Paris Roubaix result
bicycle_disciple wrote:
Can anyone help me with finding out George Hincapie's first and
second
Paris Roubaix results? I believe he started racing PR at age 20,
in
1993, so I'm looking for...
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Forum: Rides
December 25th 08, 07:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 6
Views: 827
Utah route assistance
I did Blanding to Zion a few years ago. Writeup is he
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=3Tzut&doc_id=1216&v=5W
A key point is that it is two days between Hanksville and Blanding.
So far as I...
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Forum: General
December 24th 08, 11:10 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,381
Need 1 inch diameter seatpost??
Stephen Bauman wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:37:16 -0500, mm wrote:
I need an extra-long seatpost for a cheap bike that uses a 1 inch
diameter post. The entire length. It doesn't get...
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Forum: Rides
December 9th 08, 04:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,594
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Forum: General
December 6th 08, 04:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 70
Views: 4,325
Another Lifetime Non-Warranty
Tim McNamara wrote:
Most likely REI just eats the cost and sells the item for pennies
on
the dollar at the monthly "scratch and dent" sale. REI has a
"100%
satisfaction" policy.
That's...
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Forum: Techniques
December 6th 08, 04:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 67
Views: 800
Another Lifetime Non-Warranty
Tim McNamara wrote:
Most likely REI just eats the cost and sells the item for pennies
on
the dollar at the monthly "scratch and dent" sale. REI has a
"100%
satisfaction" policy.
That's...
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Forum: Techniques
November 30th 08, 09:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,196
Best Way To Carry Pepper Spray ?
Tom Keats wrote:
I have a strong hunch that scents like Chanel No 5
or Revlon's "Charlie" would be more effective than
pepper spray for repelling canines. I figure animules
who like to...
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Forum: General
November 30th 08, 09:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,056
Best Way To Carry Pepper Spray ?
Tom Keats wrote:
I have a strong hunch that scents like Chanel No 5
or Revlon's "Charlie" would be more effective than
pepper spray for repelling canines. I figure animules
who like to...
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