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"Gary K" wrote in message
news:1g043zc.1vk5bzq3jirygN% I heard of a guy who was building his own track on his rural property near Perth. A standard 250m track needs too much banking (~45 degrees) Wow, I never knew they were that steep! I should go watch a track race somewhere! for a DIY'er to handle I think, but the Midland track is 400m, bitumen and looks to be about 5 degrees banking, (which is plenty for sprinting). 400m track goes around a football field, needs about 1.6 hectares of land. You should do that $10mil later (urgh.. don't need reminding about land prices!) Don't know any inner city Melbourne warehouses going cheap do you? One of them would be perfect for my lifestyle! I still haven't built up the Raleigh frame with fixed-gear parts. I'm finding (well _not_ finding) that track parts are not exactly easy to acquire unless you a) buy a whole bike second hand or b) buy new (and expensive) parts. Grr.. stupid costly hobbies... For the house: - 3 fridges: 1 food, 1 beer, 1 tools ;-) - In the middle of the velodrome a nice little skate park setup for "trick" practice. - A "dishwasher", but for degreasing bike parts - Cable tv for tour coverage and well stocked DVD/Video collection for mtb stuff. - All rooms should be rideable and interconnected allowing bike travel all over the house. hippy |
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hippy wrote in message
... I was thinking right? (yes, THAT's what that noise was!) With all that home improvement rubbish on TV, what would cyclists do if they had to design a house, given unlimited funds? Just having an easy back entrance to the yard would be a bonus. One you could unlock with one hand, and still be easy enough to get in and out of, even with a trailer or a tandem. Having a back laneway for test riding would be a bonus too. Seeings as we have unlimited funds, I would bulldoze every speed hump in the area that didn't allow for cyclists to fly through too. Technically this is not part of the house, but anyway... --- DFM |
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hippy wrote in message
... "Gary K" wrote in message news:1g043zc.1vk5bzq3jirygN% I heard of a guy who was building his own track on his rural property near Perth. A standard 250m track needs too much banking (~45 degrees) Wow, I never knew they were that steep! I should go watch a track race somewhere! for a DIY'er to handle I think, but the Midland track is 400m, bitumen and looks to be about 5 degrees banking, (which is plenty for sprinting). 400m track goes around a football field, needs about 1.6 hectares of land. You should do that $10mil later (urgh.. don't need reminding about land prices!) Don't know any inner city Melbourne warehouses going cheap do you? One of them would be perfect for my lifestyle! One recently sold for about $900,000 in North Melbourne, near Errol St. It had a huge open space about 40 metres by 50 metres. I had a few mates living in it, and they would ride trikes around from one side to the other. Winter was obviously a bitch there. That place would have been my dream home if I could have gotten my hands on it. Now it's gonna be turned into yuppy townhouses, dammit. --- DFM |
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Rick Onanian wrote in message ...
On 22 Aug 2003 06:51:07 -0700, Luigi de Guzman wrote: A lot of houses have them--garages. Pity they're usually full of automobile... I've never seen a garage full of automobile. They're always full of other stuff. "In Manila," he said, "the thieves will cut through a wall like this to get inside." I've always wondered why thieves don't do that here. We put heavy steel locks on doors, then leave the wall right next to it made of the following layers: Plaster or wallpaper or paint Sheetrock / drywall 2x4 or 2x6 studs every 16 inches Insulation, wiring, plumbing inside 1/2" plywood Siding -- Vinyl, wood, etc. Seems to me, under a minute with a cordless reciprocating saw, or 20 seconds with a sledgehammer, and you've got a hole you can reach in and unlock the door. Trouble is, of course, that sledgehammering a wall is so damn *noisy*. Although given the sparseness of some suburban bedroom communities, especially around mid-morning, it may just be feasible..... Apparently, troops operating in urban areas use a similar means to enter houses--I'm heard it's called "mouseholing"--so that they don't have to pass through doorways, which are presumably booby-trapped and/or covered by gunfire. In attached-housing situations, they move from house to house in this manner... -Luigi "You generals all and champions bold that takes delight in fields That knocks down churches and castle walls but now to death mustyield We must go and face our daring foes and with a sword and shield I often fought with my merry men but now to death must yield" -"Lord Marlborough," Trad. |
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Yawn. I already have the equivalent of most of these things mentioned, but I built them myself from junk found at the non-profit recycling place. Oh, and there are several masseusses, who rotate in and out every week for variety. They're built, too. None of this improves my riding one whit. That comes only from hard work in the hills. Steve McDonald |
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"Tim Jones" wrote in message . au... "Andrew Swan" wrote in message ... ... Hmm, let's see... A garage with room for a bike rack so I don't have to hang them up alongside the car (yes, I have a car, shock horror). A retinal scanning opener for the garage door so I don't have to fish around in my pockets for keys or a remote control while juggling bike, mail, helmet, etc. I ride with a bum bag with my garage door opener clipped to the side - that way I just touch the button and I can roll on in! ;-) A spare room for the (nubile Swedish) masseuse and bike mechanic to live in (this could be one person or two). There are sure to be at least a few nubile women that have dual diplomas in bike mechanics and massage from the Swedish University of Erotic Therapy (SUET). Tim As Long as these Swedish women don't massage you after fixing the bikes.....i'd hate to discover greasy hand marks all over my back...........or front for that matter!! |
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"hippy" wrote in message ... "Luther Blissett" wrote in message news:bi4ogi$9a3 I just throw my bike in the door .. no worrying about carrying it upstairs, or down the hall past various flatmates' piles of garbage. My problem is the "throw bike in the door" bit. I tend to connect bike to door frame. Of course, I _could_ try turning on some lights in the morning.. nah! But my dream home for my bike: A garage, with a heater and a good security system. The ute can live outside. Unfortunately such a setup is hard to come across in the inner city. Except the ute living outside bit. I work on my bikes inside my unit. The shed contains a car (damn I wish I could sell that!) and is freezing! The carpet is also quite dodgy inside so I feel no need to be careful with oil/grease/parts. (Hey Hippy - is my snipping improving?) Tis! Hey Hippy...is this your unit you are living in? I'd hate to think it was my unit i am renting out!! after the carpet is completely stuffed, i'm putting in plastic grass hehehehe hip |
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I have recently seen a house up the street that has a small roller door that
is powered with a motor (i reckon about a third of the size of a normal door) that the guy uses to store his motor bike. It is in the side of his house and must have been included in the initial plans of the house (I dunno if he has a door for internal access or not though) and I reckon it would be ideal for a pushbike. Also, another thing that I am working on is connecting up an old mountain bike to a DC motor to make a power generator. My eventual plan is to have one of these connected up to a Sealed Lead Acid battery which in turn is used to power a TV. I am in no rush, but I want to get it done well and truly in time to prevent the kids from becoming couch potatoes........ie, "sure you can watch TV, you just have to pedal". No wonder my kids love me. Gags "Deep Flayed Mares" wrote in message ... hippy wrote in message ... I was thinking right? (yes, THAT's what that noise was!) With all that home improvement rubbish on TV, what would cyclists do if they had to design a house, given unlimited funds? Just having an easy back entrance to the yard would be a bonus. One you could unlock with one hand, and still be easy enough to get in and out of, even with a trailer or a tandem. Having a back laneway for test riding would be a bonus too. Seeings as we have unlimited funds, I would bulldoze every speed hump in the area that didn't allow for cyclists to fly through too. Technically this is not part of the house, but anyway... --- DFM |
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Gags wrote:
*snip* "sure you can watch TV, you just have to pedal". No wonder my kids love me. I love you too! Do you have a payphone in the kitchen as well? That would rock. -- Cheers LB |
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Sat, 23 Aug 2003 23:31:18 +1000, ,
Luther Blissett wrote: Gags wrote: *snip* "sure you can watch TV, you just have to pedal". No wonder my kids love me. I love you too! Do you have a payphone in the kitchen as well? That would rock. Get a pedal powered 'puter too. -- zk |
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