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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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Hallelujah!
"donquijote1954" wrote in message oups.com... 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... I bet It was here under saddles. there are three categories, comfort was the one I was looking at. Bicycle Saddles http://www.bikemania.biz/Bicycle_Saddles_s/55.htm |
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Divorce Your Car --and get into a relationship with a Bike!
"george conklin" wrote in news:083vg.6020$vO.3322
@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net: "Arif Khokar" wrote in message oups.com... John S. wrote: An interesting but very incomplete analysis of the true costs of commuting by bike. Take the average commuter that lives 20 miles from work. To make an 8-4 work schedule that commuter will have to get up at 4:00 to begin riding at 5:00 to arrive at work by 8:00. What? The Tour de France averages 25 mph. Why can't we all do that? They also in a huge pack, much easied to ride 25 in the middle of a pack. They have the Alps and Pirinees (===Cant Spell) -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Divorce Your Car --and get into a relationship with a Bike!
Bill Sornson wrote:
wrote: I'm in Maryland for the summer but I spend most of the year living on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. If it its only 100 degrees I'm cool and comfy and still biking. Where in MD? I grew up in Silver Spring and lived in the DC area all my life until moving to CA in '82. (Aaack, it's almost 50-50 now!) I don't go back often (no family left), but when I do I'm always shocked how GREEN it is! LoSoCal is /brown/... Bill "DC & CA: no wonder I'm goofy" S. Hmmm, lets see now... 2006 minus 1982, times two... ;-) You're only as old as you feel! Paul D Oosterhout (from SAIC) |
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Hallelujah!
trino wrote: "donquijote1954" wrote in message oups.com... 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... I bet It was here under saddles. there are three categories, comfort was the one I was looking at. Bicycle Saddles http://www.bikemania.biz/Bicycle_Saddles_s/55.htm Good variety. I tried first the sportier seats but it was a pain in the ass, then the comfort that wouldn't let me pedal, and finally the Easy Seat, which solved the problem. A bit of sliding forward but I stop it by keeping my hands firmly on the grip or bar ends. |
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Divorce Your Car --and get into a relationship with a Bike!
Paul O wrote:
Bill Sornson wrote: wrote: I'm in Maryland for the summer but I spend most of the year living on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. If it its only 100 degrees I'm cool and comfy and still biking. Where in MD? I grew up in Silver Spring and lived in the DC area all my life until moving to CA in '82. (Aaack, it's almost 50-50 now!) I don't go back often (no family left), but when I do I'm always shocked how GREEN it is! LoSoCal is /brown/... Bill "DC & CA: no wonder I'm goofy" S. Hmmm, lets see now... 2006 minus 1982, times two... ;-) You're only as old as you feel! I'm 93?!? Aaack. Paul D Oosterhout (from SAIC) Know Lenny Caro? |
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when the Middle East becomes one big ball of fire
"donquijote1954" wrote:
A new bunch of trolls. Don't feed the troll, folks. I know you think you can out-reason this one (no doubt true) but it's like the proverb about teaching a pig to sing. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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