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on the side of Jesus or the Devil's?
Michael Warner wrote: On 18 Jul 2006 07:44:55 -0700, donquijote1954 wrote: Just don't leave her. Simply have an affair with the bike. Or become a bigamist. A Mormon will be happy. By the way, I see religous people often driving gas-guzzling SUVs (with all the mandatory bumber stickers: support our troops, Jesus is on our side, etc), will they be on the side of Jesus or the Devil's? |
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Hallelujah!
I think the recumbent will make the perfect commuter bike, and I'm
getting one of these... http://www.sunbicycles.com/sun/recumbents/ez1/ez1.htm It's not superfast but VERY COMFORTABLE and we can sell the idea to lazy Americans (you know who you are) who still have a modicum of concern for the environment AND want to save the buck. Then they can be healthy as well as say they are working for peace, and truly be in line with Jesus's lifestyle. Hallelujah! |
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Hallelujah!
"trino" wrote in message newshrvg.210888$Mn5.152171@pd7tw3no... "donquijote1954" wrote in message ups.com... I think the recumbent will make the perfect commuter bike, and I'm getting one of these... http://www.sunbicycles.com/sun/recumbents/ez1/ez1.htm It's not superfast but VERY COMFORTABLE and we can sell the idea to lazy Americans (you know who you are) who still have a modicum of concern for the environment AND want to save the buck. Then they can be healthy as well as say they are working for peace, and truly be in line with Jesus's lifestyle. Hallelujah! In the South West BC Cambie Cycle has been the recumbent specialist for decades. fastest recumbents etc CAMBIE CYCLES - CANADA'S PREMIER RECUMBENT DEALER http://www.cambiecycles.com/ no pictures as such but several brands offered including Sunbicycles Look under used bikes for the finest looking recumbent. I know the store owner used to ride to Seattle every weekend on one like that. Cool bike. |
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when the Middle East becomes one big ball of fire
(brought from another group)
donquijote1954 wrote: (brought from another group) "When I was a kid the ice cream man (actually a teenager, but old to us kids) traveled the neighborhood in my small flat-land town on a three wheel bike with an ice chest. Two wheels and chest in front, one wheel in back. It was a factory built looking rig with a row of bells mounted across the handle bars. No electronic repetitive tune to drive you out of your skull. The mailman walked to your front door rather than driving down the curb and all of us kids walked to school except in the worst of weather. We delivered papers by bike in summer and pulled them on a sled in the winter. No car routes. What Happened??? "That's a job American's won't do but Canada won't let the eskimos who WOULD do the job cross the border. Damn Canucks." Talking about eskimos, if Big Oil/Detroit can sell Stupid Unnecessary Vehicles to Americans, we can sell ice to the eskimos. |
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Hallelujah!
trino wrote: Look under used bikes for the finest looking recumbent. I know the store owner used to ride to Seattle every weekend on one like that. Cool bike. I wanted the EZ-Sport (http://www.sunbicycles.com/sun/recum...rt/ezSport.htm) but it's too big, and must settle for the lowly EZ-1. |
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Hallelujah!
In article . com,
donquijote1954 wrote: I think the recumbent will make the perfect commuter bike, and I'm getting one of these... http://www.sunbicycles.com/sun/recumbents/ez1/ez1.htm It's not superfast but VERY COMFORTABLE and we can sell the idea to lazy Americans (you know who you are) who still have a modicum of concern for the environment AND want to save the buck. Then they can be healthy as well as say they are working for peace, and truly be in line with Jesus's lifestyle. Hallelujah! I had a similar recumbent bike, a Batavus Relaxx http://home.wxs.nl/~kreul1/relaxx/home.html but I didn't like it very much. Whilst it is comfortable being able to sit in a relaxed pose and you can actually exert more force on the pedals than on a normal bike, my legs got tired sooner than on a normal bike. The problem, at least on this bike, is that you need to hold your legs horizontally to pedal. To maximise the force on the pedals the leg needs to be almost straightened when the pedal is the furthest away from the body. In that position the thigh muscle has a twin duty: it pushes the pedal *and* needs to hold your leg horizontally. Now, if there were some sort of straps on the pedals or if I installed the clips that the racing bikes have it would help, but the first option is dangerous and the second option necessitates that you use special shoes just for riding the bike. It got stolen anyway, so now I'm back to a regular bike. I see from the web page that the EZ-1 has pedals lower than my ex-bike, but I'd still suggest that before you buy it you take it out for a spin and see if what I've described also applies to your future bike. -- /"\ Jan Kalin (male, preferred languages: Slovene, English) \ / http://charm.zag.si/eng/, email: "name dot surname AT zag dot si" X ASCII ribbon campaign against HTML in mail and postings. / \ I'm a .signature virus. Copy me to help me spread. |
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Hallelujah!
Jan Kalin wrote: In article . com, donquijote1954 wrote: I think the recumbent will make the perfect commuter bike, and I'm getting one of these... http://www.sunbicycles.com/sun/recumbents/ez1/ez1.htm It's not superfast but VERY COMFORTABLE and we can sell the idea to lazy Americans (you know who you are) who still have a modicum of concern for the environment AND want to save the buck. Then they can be healthy as well as say they are working for peace, and truly be in line with Jesus's lifestyle. Hallelujah! I had a similar recumbent bike, a Batavus Relaxx http://home.wxs.nl/~kreul1/relaxx/home.html but I didn't like it very much. Whilst it is comfortable being able to sit in a relaxed pose and you can actually exert more force on the pedals than on a normal bike, my legs got tired sooner than on a normal bike. The problem, at least on this bike, is that you need to hold your legs horizontally to pedal. To maximise the force on the pedals the leg needs to be almost straightened when the pedal is the furthest away from the body. In that position the thigh muscle has a twin duty: it pushes the pedal *and* needs to hold your leg horizontally. Now, if there were some sort of straps on the pedals or if I installed the clips that the racing bikes have it would help, but the first option is dangerous and the second option necessitates that you use special shoes just for riding the bike. It got stolen anyway, so now I'm back to a regular bike. I see from the web page that the EZ-1 has pedals lower than my ex-bike, but I'd still suggest that before you buy it you take it out for a spin and see if what I've described also applies to your future bike. Thank you for the tip. Well, I took it for a spin for a couple of minutes and... didn't get tired. But it's probably an issue. However: a) I got other bikes b) I ain't spending that much money ($500) c) I'll see whether the sport is worth it, since I'm sure all recumbents would present the same problem. Now I'm riding a comfort bike which I used to hate until I got the Easy Seat... http://www.bikemania.biz/Easy_Seat_b...oneasyseat.htm And at least the recumbent won't spoil my sex life either! |
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Divorce Your Car --and get into a relationship with a Bike!
Either that or simply don't kill the deer. Just set up a trap and then
have him walk with you properly attached with a rope to the back of your bicycle. More like take you on a wild (but short) ride through the woods... |
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Divorce Your Car --and get into a relationship with a Bike!
Sojourner wrote: Either that or simply don't kill the deer. Just set up a trap and then have him walk with you properly attached with a rope to the back of your bicycle. More like take you on a wild (but short) ride through the woods... Too many wild animals. Well, our roads are no less wild. By the way, when you go in the jungle, always carry a banana. Lions are said to eat it, and probably bears, sharks and other predators (including the ones behind the wheel). |
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Hallelujah!
trino wrote: That is the most unique collection of bicycle seats I have ever seen. Like the italian in particular. Dunno what collection you are talking about, but here is a comment on recumbents which surely got the most comfortable seat... Recumbents A Linear recumbent For many cyclists, the best solution to saddle discomfort is a totally different style of bicycle, the "recumbent." A recumbent features the basic position of an easy chair, with the pedals out pretty much straight in front of the seat (not "saddle".) The seat has a back, like a chair, which is important, since the rider's weight is not pressing against the pedals. The seat back provides a purchase so that the rider can pedal forcefully without sliding backward. Many people believe that the recumbent is the bicycle of the future, and they may well be right. Recumbents are significantly more comfortable than conventional "upright" bikes, and in some ways are safer. Unfortunately, recumbents are larger and more awkward to store and transport than conventional bikes, and, since they are not mass produced on the same scale, they tend to be substantially more expensive than comparable uprights. The recumbent position also complicates the drive train design, so the mechanical efficiency is frequently less than that of conventional bikes. This is somewhat offset by the fact that many recumbents are more ærodynamic than uprights. Unlike the conventional diamond-frame bicycle, which has evolved and been refined over a period of more than a hundred years, recumbents are still in an early, immature design stage. As more and more of them are sold and ridden, the poorer designs will fall by the wayside, and better features will survive. For more information on recumbents, check out the International Human-Powered Vehicle Association (I.H.P.V.A.) |
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