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Things I do on a flatfoot
As I was zooming along the hiking path with the wide, wide sleeves of my poncho shirt fluttering, I reflected that there are a lot of things I do on my crank-forward that I won't do on my diamond frame: riding in sleeves capable of scooping up a wasp, for example. I was out just riding around in circles. I rode in a lot of quarter-century circles last summer (and hope to recuperate enough to do it again before this fall), but when I ride the road bike, there is always some excuse for a destination somewhere along the way, if only to see whether there is something interesting out that way. I'll sometimes ride the "pedal-powered wheelchair" on a sidewalk. which I'd consider unthinkably rude on a road bike. Not only that, I'll remain seated when a pedestrian appears. (A "comfort bike" works well as a granny-size baby walker.) Sometimes I ride right into the garage and remain aboard until I'm in my parking space. Once I started out for a walk, then went back and put my bag of picnic supplies in the basket of the flatfoot. (The cargo carrier is only a fancy-pants basket hanging from an almost-unbungee-able rack, something I'd never tolerate in a road bike.) Sometimes I go out to the garage to put something away and decided to take a lap around the block while I'm out there. On Sundays I ride wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat that turns inside out on the way down Ninth Street. I frequently ride to church wearing an ankle-length Sunday dress. I've seen people in hiked-up long skirts on diamond frames, but I've never done it. I rode barefoot only once; the pedals were getting rather rough by the time I got back. But I usually ride wearing sandals, and sometimes take a lap wearing garden slippers. I'll put on a scarf or do-rag before riding only on days when I'd wear one to walk. I can't ride fast enough for the breeze to hurt my ears. Safety featu on the road bike, I don't keep both hands on the brake levers at all times. On the flatfoot there is nowhere *else* to put them. -- joy beeson at comcast dot net http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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