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three's company? or 8 is enough?
I'm wondering if I have a problem and I need a 12 step program. Being springtime a man's fancy turns to new bicycles. But what one person really needs three bikes? My oldest at 12 years is a hardtail mountain bike at the point of being relegated to winter/utility status. My other is a full suspension X-country MB just 6 years old. I'm looking at a cylco cross for a higher gear ratio and something that would give me more bang for putting on road kilometers. So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? |
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three's company? or 8 is enough?
"recycled" wrote in message ... So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? My husband, an avid cyclist, recently passed away. My mom and dad, attempting to help me dig out from all this stuff, look into the garage and say, two people (my daughter and I) seven bikes, perhaps we could get this back down to two. Well, not quite. It seems three and a half of those bikes are mine. (My "despite my weight I can be fast" carbon fiber road bike, my "going shopping and lunching in my skirt and heels" town bike, and my "the road is too slick for skinny tires but I need a workout anyway" hybrid bike.) I suppose, since my captain is gone, I don't really need the road tandem anymore. I suppose we could get it down to four. Though my daughter is now jonesing for a new bike. Sometimes she thinks she needs another "ride to school" bike, though in three weeks she's graduating to a school she will likely walk to. And sometimes she thinks she needs some lycra and a road bike. |
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On May 14, 4:35 pm, "recycled" wrote:
I'm wondering if I have a problem and I need a 12 step program. Being springtime a man's fancy turns to new bicycles. But what one person really needs three bikes? My oldest at 12 years is a hardtail mountain bike at the point of being relegated to winter/utility status. My other is a full suspension X-country MB just 6 years old. I'm looking at a cylco cross for a higher gear ratio and something that would give me more bang for putting on road kilometers. So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? Save yourself a step or two and get an actual road bike. |
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"recycled" wrote: I'm wondering if I have a problem and I need a 12 step program. Being springtime a man's fancy turns to new bicycles. But what one person really needs three bikes? My oldest at 12 years is a hardtail mountain bike at the point of being relegated to winter/utility status. My other is a full suspension X-country MB just 6 years old. I'm looking at a cylco cross for a higher gear ratio and something that would give me more bang for putting on road kilometers. So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? I like my disease. -Race Bike -Commuter road bike with fenders and rack -Cyclocross Bike -MTB -ridiculous TT/city/Alfine gearhub Pinarello thing -small-wheel tandem -crap folding bike with two-speed kickback hub -BMX in bits and pieces -pristine early-80s MTB a friend found in the trash Plus miscellaneous frames, parts, projects, crap, and such. I'd seriously like to add a full-suspension trailbike to the mix, -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls." "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them." |
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"Cathy Kearns" wrote in message
... | | "recycled" wrote in message | ... | So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? | | My husband, an avid cyclist, recently passed away. My mom and dad, | attempting to help me dig out from all this stuff, look into the garage and | say, two people (my daughter and I) seven bikes, perhaps we could get this | back down to two. Well, not quite. It seems three and a half of those | bikes are mine. (My "despite my weight I can be fast" carbon fiber road | bike, my "going shopping and lunching in my skirt and heels" town bike, and | my "the road is too slick for skinny tires but I need a workout anyway" | hybrid bike.) I suppose, since my captain is gone, I don't really need the | road tandem anymore. I suppose we could get it down to four. Though my | daughter is now jonesing for a new bike. Sometimes she thinks she needs | another "ride to school" bike, though in three weeks she's graduating to a | school she will likely walk to. And sometimes she thinks she needs some | lycra and a road bike. Bikes are rapidly multiplying in my household, as my kids get into riding more and more. My son actually makes good use of whatever he has (he borrows my mountain bike, but has his own road bike and track bike), while my daughter just needs to have the bikes, ridden or not. It's only when my wife actually rides and has her bike in the house as well that it hits the fan and she talks about wanting to have a house where you're not constantly tripping over bikes. My own needs are relatively modest. I've got my extremely-nice road bike (Madone 5.9 SSL), my very nice "rain" road bike (5900), and my ancient (by mtb standards) Klein Mantra mountain bike. I do own a track bike, but it hasn't been ridden in many years. I don't recall how old your daughters are, but they've got an excellent program for young kids at the velodrome. Every 2nd & 4th Sunday, with an early session for kids 9-13 or so, and a later session for kids 13-17. No prior experience required, and it's done in a way that the kids have a lot of fun regardless of their ability. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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"recycled" writes: I'm wondering if I have a problem and I need a 12 step program. Being springtime a man's fancy turns to new bicycles. Maybe /your/ fancy does ;-) But what one person really needs three bikes? .... hmmm, lessee: 1) all-weather utility bike 2) ugly weather fun bike 3) fair weather fun bike Sounds reasonable to me. But if you ride both off-road and on-road, there's an excuse for a fourth bike. And then there're tandems. And having a spare bike kickin' around for friends & visitors. Although I guess a tandem would do in a pinch. And orphaned bikes who just need a loving home. My oldest at 12 years is a hardtail mountain bike at the point of being relegated to winter/utility status. My other is a full suspension X-country MB just 6 years old. I'm looking at a cylco cross for a higher gear ratio and something that would give me more bang for putting on road kilometers. I think Robert's right about just springing for a full-on road bike. So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program Perish the thought! or do I go for it? Knock yerself out. Maybe get rid of some stuff to make room for more bikes. Sofas take up more room than they're worth, they're hard for a longer legged person to stand-up from, and your cat(s) will either claw it to bits or pee on it (or both.) At least two bikes can fit in the space taken up by one sofa. Tables take up a lot of space too. Provide everybody with folding TV dinner tables. Card tables fold up readily, and can just be leaned against a wall. Don't have a BarcaLounger or La-Z-boy hogging a bunch of space. You don't need it anyways; you /ride/, you don't sit around. Bunk beds -- kick the lower bunk out so you can park some bikes there, and sleep on the upper bunk. Make use of vertical space. Closets are often great for hanging bikes up in. How many hours per day does your bathtub just sit there unused, keeping that space being from being used for storage? I furthermore suggest becoming fascinated with bike trailers, and then longtails. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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"Cathy Kearns" wrote in message ... "recycled" wrote in message ... So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? My husband, an avid cyclist, recently passed away. My mom and dad, attempting to help me dig out from all this stuff, look into the garage and say, two people (my daughter and I) seven bikes, perhaps we could get this back down to two. Well, not quite. It seems three and a half of those bikes are mine. (My "despite my weight I can be fast" carbon fiber road bike, my "going shopping and lunching in my skirt and heels" town bike, and my "the road is too slick for skinny tires but I need a workout anyway" hybrid bike.) I suppose, since my captain is gone, I don't really need the road tandem anymore. I suppose we could get it down to four. Though my daughter is now jonesing for a new bike. Sometimes she thinks she needs another "ride to school" bike, though in three weeks she's graduating to a school she will likely walk to. And sometimes she thinks she needs some lycra and a road bike. So what you're saying is I'm not alone? |
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On May 14, 5:35*pm, "recycled" wrote:
*I'm wondering if I have a problem and I need a 12 step program. *Being springtime a man's fancy turns to new bicycles. But what one person really needs three bikes? *My oldest at 12 years is a hardtail mountain bike at the point of being relegated to winter/utility status. My other is a full suspension X-country MB just 6 years old. *I'm looking at a cylco cross for a higher gear ratio and something that would give me more bang for putting on road kilometers. *So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? http://www.starpulse.com/news/index...._his_bicycle_a has A garage with 60 bicycles inside. http://www.flickr.com/groups/684378@N25/ public photo group http://www.bikeaddicts.com/ bicycle shop. http://www.wombats.org/addiction.html questionaire. http://www.bicyclesource.com/incurable_bikeaholic another questionaire. http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/li...e/trucycle.htm checklist. http://www.bikereader.com/solo/ca.html one rider's story. http://www.bikereader.com/solo/addicted.html meeting transcript. http://www.bikereader.com/contributo...c/postnup.html marital conditional agreement. http://www.icebike.org/ for when 3 seasons is not enough. http://bikehugger.com/2008/04/oil_ad...ent_center.htm the evil alternative. http://www.bikereader.com/solo/petrol.html coming soon to your neighborhood mini-mart. |
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three's company? or 8 is enough?
wrote in message ... On May 14, 4:35 pm, "recycled" wrote: I'm wondering if I have a problem and I need a 12 step program. Being springtime a man's fancy turns to new bicycles. But what one person really needs three bikes? My oldest at 12 years is a hardtail mountain bike at the point of being relegated to winter/utility status. My other is a full suspension X-country MB just 6 years old. I'm looking at a cylco cross for a higher gear ratio and something that would give me more bang for putting on road kilometers. So is there a Bicyclist's Anonymous program or do I go for it? Save yourself a step or two and get an actual road bike. I've thought about it. I'm still not sold on it though. I want a little more ruggedness than they seem to possess. |
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"Tom Keats" wrote in message ... Knock yerself out. Maybe get rid of some stuff to make room for more bikes. That is an issue. I've been mentally rezoning my bike park area. |
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