Serious bike w/ upright position

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 23:55:34 -0700 (PDT),
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On Apr 2, 8:18*am, Werehatrack wrote:
On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:34:33 -0700 (PDT),
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Denmark isn't exactly know for it's climbs! I was there last week and
out riding and went up a slight rise, and at the top was a commanding
view of miles seas on almost all sides and a sign noting the this to
be the highest point in the area and the altitude: 88m.

Nosebleed territory by comparison to where I grew up. *Within 100
miles, the highest natural elevation was less than 40 feet above sea
level. *Within 20 miles, it was 16 feet. *

That's one of the many things about Miami which I do not miss.

For all the fun I am poking at it, Nordjylland (the Northern tip of
Denmark) is one of the nicest places to ride bikes I've ever been. The
terrain is gentle rolling farm-land, small forests, costal sand dunes,
and quite pleasant. There are small roads all over the place
connecting innumerable small hamlets virtually devoid of cars. The few
areas that have enough cars to even notice have seperate bike paths
(mini roads usually) that are not a chore to use. They are designed to
be also used by mopeds, which travel fast enough not to have
encouraged building in absurdities into the path.

See what happens when you have a sane government? Where's the profit
in making stuff that's convenient, easy to use, safe, enjoyable, and
not subject to outrageous tolls, requirements and restrictions?
Denmark needs to get with the program, and start squandering resources
at the proper rate at the very least!

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Andre Jute tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:

The Pedersen is a recreation of an ergonomic design by a blacksmith.
The thing works. I love that long leather sling saddle. When I tried
one, I found it rode graciously: a bike for gliding along on rather
than dashing around. I don't think the price is excessive, considering
the work involved in building it, custom parts, the distinguished
pedigree. However, all those small pipes add up to substantial weight
-- and Denmark, where the Pedersen originates, is a country so flat
that people make pilgrimage to the highest spot in the country, 88
metres, which is still lower than a hill I ride over every time I take
my bike out.

Though bear in mind that when Mikael Pedersen first started to build bikes,
he was living in Dursley, Gloucstershire; a place surrounded by a veritable
cornucopia of contour lines. Well-known lunatic Drew Buck completed
Paris-Brest-Paris on an original Pedersen in 1999, though how much sleep he
managed to get en route is not known to this commentator.

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