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David Kerber wrote: I'm not sure I've ever seen the eyes on the snails I've eaten. -Luigi They saw you though! ps: I bought a Fuji Touring Congratulations; I bet you'll love it! (That's what I have, too). I love the shifters (Shimano Tiagra - part of the brake levers) Definitely need to change the toe clips to toe cups - hey, not starting a war! it's just personal preference. B |
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In article , bmcilvan@mouse-
potato.com says... David Kerber wrote: I'm not sure I've ever seen the eyes on the snails I've eaten. -Luigi They saw you though! ps: I bought a Fuji Touring Congratulations; I bet you'll love it! (That's what I have, too). I love the shifters (Shimano Tiagra - part of the brake levers) Yep; Integrated shifters was the main thing which sold me on the Fuji over the Trek 520. Definitely need to change the toe clips to toe cups - hey, not starting a war! it's just personal preference. I've never tried toe cups, but clips are a whole lot better than the bare flat pedals I rode for many many years. -- Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying! REAL programmers write self-modifying code. |
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David Kerber wrote: They saw you though! ps: I bought a Fuji Touring Congratulations; I bet you'll love it! (That's what I have, too). I love the shifters (Shimano Tiagra - part of the brake levers) Yep; Integrated shifters was the main thing which sold me on the Fuji over the Trek 520. Definitely need to change the toe clips to toe cups - hey, not starting a war! it's just personal preference. I've never tried toe cups, but clips are a whole lot better than the bare flat pedals I rode for many many years. Amen to that! About two fast crossings over RR tracks while spinning fast (years ago) convinced me of the need for more control of the feet. Anything is better than nothing, including the mtn bike flats with the little pins that literally sink into the shoe sole and grab. IMHO, that is. Bernie |
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Someone, I know, is going to reply to this saying that I should
do my own work. My response: you don't have to take up gynacology to enjoy sex, and you don't have to take up wrenching to enjoy bicycling. It's not something I enjoy. Me neither. I've always loved being on the bike, and disliked doing repairs; but as long as the local know-it-all bike-shop gurus continue to disappoint me, I'll be forced to do my own shop work by my simple desire to have reliable commuting bikes and touring bikes, neither of which species the gurus appear to give a damn about. |
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On Sat, 01 May 2004 21:06:20 -0700, Bernie
wrote: Amen to that! About two fast crossings over RR tracks while spinning fast (years ago) convinced me of the need for more control of the feet. Have you considered coasting over RR crossings? -- Rick Onanian |
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Rick Onanian wrote: On Sat, 01 May 2004 21:06:20 -0700, Bernie wrote: Amen to that! About two fast crossings over RR tracks while spinning fast (years ago) convinced me of the need for more control of the feet. Have you considered coasting over RR crossings? -- Rick Onanian Yes! |
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So we bought the tandem
"Claire Petersky" wrote in message news:bZ_ic.36397$_L6.2096805@attbi_s53...
Notes: o My husband's used to riding at a higher cadence than me. Maybe it's just as well I get used to that. ------------- probably.... you'll be a little more efficient and suffer less lactic acid with a 95-ish cadence thatn 85-ish. The other thing is you'll get used to predicting when the captain will shift to maintain cadence. o He'll eventually learn to warn me when he decides he's going to coast, or suddenly start pedaling again. Especially since the suddenly start pedaling again thing could have potentially damaging consequences to my crotch. ----------- crotch preservation is a strong persuader for husbands. definitely a learning curve to either verbally or through "feel" start/stop pedalling. o Our speed was totally kick ass. ....Maybe we'll eventually buy a computer for it. ---------- you may want to. its fun to enjoy the speed, but also if you have "flight-deck compatible" STI shifters hooked to a flight-deck computer, the captain has see what gear you are in. o It's easier for me to reach the water bottle when tucked into his back jersey pocket than on the bike. Maybe after we both feel more confident on the thing, we can reach down for waterbottles, but we're not quite there yet. ----------------- camelsbacks are good too. I find waterbottles hard to get at in our frame, even after a lot of practice. d |
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So we bought the tandem
I'll let you know. My fiancee and I are going to rent a tandem bike
while on our honeymoon. If that isn't the truest test of marriage I don't know what is (or will be). ----------------------------------------- a tandem will take the direction your relationship is going.... faster. d |
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