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Forum: General July 16th 09, 12:53 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General July 16th 09, 12:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 3
Views: 416
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General June 25th 09, 01:36 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 39
Views: 2,025
Posted By ZBicyclist
"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...
Forum: General June 23rd 09, 03:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 39
Views: 2,025
Posted By ZBicyclist
"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. ...
Forum: Rides June 14th 09, 12:41 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
Replies: 2
Views: 1,234
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General June 13th 09, 08:53 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 10
Views: 1,294
Posted By ZBicyclist
Costco outshining the Lowe's Task Force Cree LED flashlight?

Ted wrote:
I bought a Task Force a year or so ago and am quite disappointed
as it
flickers so much. Even not on the bike it is only on half of the
time. I have stuffed tin foil against the...
Forum: General June 11th 09, 01:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 1
Views: 602
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General April 23rd 09, 05:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 9
Views: 1,086
Posted By ZBicyclist
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
...
Forum: General April 23rd 09, 01:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 9
Views: 1,086
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General April 18th 09, 01:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 5
Views: 731
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General April 13th 09, 04:26 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 12
Views: 973
Posted By ZBicyclist
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,...
Forum: Rides March 29th 09, 04:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
Replies: 1
Views: 560
Posted By ZBicyclist
Paging anyone who's ridden the west coat of Michigan

You might recognize the highway in this Frazz comic as the route 22
that hugs Lake Michigan from Manistee north past Sleeping Bear Dunes
to Northport and then back to Traverse City. 115 runs into...
Forum: General March 7th 09, 05:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 12
Views: 1,179
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General March 4th 09, 03:05 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 7
Views: 578
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General January 30th 09, 04:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 22
Views: 2,175
Posted By ZBicyclist
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
...
Forum: General January 28th 09, 05:30 AM Posted to ba.bicycles,rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 133
Views: 5,247
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General January 23rd 09, 04:47 AM Posted to ba.bicycles,rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 133
Views: 5,247
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General January 23rd 09, 04:42 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 4
Views: 566
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: Rides December 25th 08, 07:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
Replies: 6
Views: 827
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General December 24th 08, 11:10 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 15
Views: 1,381
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: Rides December 9th 08, 04:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
Replies: 4
Views: 1,594
Posted By ZBicyclist
Trip Report - Milwaukee to St. John's Newfoundland

Tom Sherman wrote:
Ron Wallenfang wrote:

Thanks for the reference to Crazy Guy on a Bike as a place to
post
reports with photos - another person had also suggested it. A
son-in- law...
Forum: General December 6th 08, 04:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 70
Views: 4,325
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: Techniques December 6th 08, 04:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 67
Views: 800
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: Techniques November 30th 08, 09:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 26
Views: 1,196
Posted By ZBicyclist
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...
Forum: General November 30th 08, 09:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
Replies: 32
Views: 1,056
Posted By ZBicyclist
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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