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The street was dry, the temperature 3 degrees, so I put on my
wraparound yellow glasses to keep the breeze out of my eyes and went
shopping for a DVD writer just as dusk fell.

I was amazed after several weeks off the bike because of ice on the
roads to discover that the instant I sat down on the Brooks saddle
(c4000km, ca 2500m) I sank comfortably into it. And the 60x622 Big
Apples settled further under my weight, and I never even noticed that
the road was gritted.

A proper comfort bike is really very comfortable.

Thanks to those who helped me choose a good bike to start with, and to
those who helped me develop it to such a high stage. My Utopia Kranich
is definitely the most successful bike I've ever owned, with
successful meaning comfortable, secure, safe, powerful and even fast.
It's a bike you really want to ride, and miss every time you're not on
it.

The roadies among you should try it sometime.

Can hardly wait for the spring...

Andre Jute
Visit Jute on Bicycles at
http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/fiultra/...20CYCLING.html

On 12/16/2010 4:17 PM, Andre Jute wrote:
The street was dry, the temperature 3 degrees, so I put on my
wraparound yellow glasses to keep the breeze out of my eyes and went
shopping for a DVD writer just as dusk fell.

I was amazed after several weeks off the bike because of ice on the
roads to discover that the instant I sat down on the Brooks saddle
(c4000km, ca 2500m) I sank comfortably into it. And the 60x622 Big
Apples settled further under my weight, and I never even noticed that
the road was gritted.

A proper comfort bike is really very comfortable.

Thanks to those who helped me choose a good bike to start with, and to
those who helped me develop it to such a high stage. My Utopia Kranich
is definitely the most successful bike I've ever owned, with
successful meaning comfortable, secure, safe, powerful and even fast.
It's a bike you really want to ride, and miss every time you're not on
it.

I feel that way about both of my bikes!

The roadies among you should try it sometime.

Can hardly wait for the spring...

Yeah just 5 1/2 more months...

"Andre Jute" wrote in message
...
Thanks to those who helped me choose a good bike to start with, and to
those who helped me develop it to such a high stage. My Utopia Kranich
is definitely the most successful bike I've ever owned, with
successful meaning comfortable, secure, safe, powerful and even fast.
It's a bike you really want to ride, and miss every time you're not on
it.

Excellent. Believe it or not, I feel that way about my torture rack.


The roadies among you should try it sometime.

Boo. Hiss.

(From now faded memories of a warmer clime...) Comfort rides degenerate very
quickly from "Hey! This is really kinda nice." to "F*&%@$# heavy ass lead
sled," and "(pant)(pant) ... *&(*# balloon tires!" The bike has to fit the
rider, not just his ass. I'm pretty sure it's the movement of wind past my
ears that set my comfort speed. Without the powermeter to moderate -- it's
not mounted on the mtn bike -- I'm still trying to hold that speed, when I'm
not out to hold a speed. There's nothing quite so uncomfortable as fighting
that fooking balloon tired lead sled.

On 12/16/2010 3:29 PM, Duane Hébert wrote:
On 12/16/2010 4:17 PM, Andre Jute wrote:
[...]
Can hardly wait for the spring...

Yeah just 5 1/2 more months...

Quebec winters go on a bit too long.

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

"Tºm Shermªn™ °_°" " wrote in
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On 12/16/2010 3:29 PM, Duane Hébert wrote:
On 12/16/2010 4:17 PM, Andre Jute wrote:
[...]
Can hardly wait for the spring...

Yeah just 5 1/2 more months...

Quebec winters go on a bit too long.

Last year the Tour de L'ile de Montreal was June 6 and
it was 10c, raining and windy. We try to make the most
of the summers though. Both weeks g

On Dec 16, 1:17 pm, Andre Jute wrote:
The street was dry, the temperature 3 degrees, so I put on my
wraparound yellow glasses to keep the breeze out of my eyes and went
shopping for a DVD writer just as dusk fell.

I was amazed after several weeks off the bike because of ice on the
roads to discover that the instant I sat down on the Brooks saddle
(c4000km, ca 2500m) I sank comfortably into it. And the 60x622 Big
Apples settled further under my weight, and I never even noticed that
the road was gritted.

A proper comfort bike is really very comfortable.

Thanks to those who helped me choose a good bike to start with, and to
those who helped me develop it to such a high stage. My Utopia Kranich
is definitely the most successful bike I've ever owned, with
successful meaning comfortable, secure, safe, powerful and even fast.
It's a bike you really want to ride, and miss every time you're not on
it.


I've ridden a lot of bikes. Each has its virtues. Glad to hear yours
fits. It's a beauty.

The roadies among you should try it sometime.


(CT=1.0)

Can hardly wait for the spring...


Somehow that seems very profound ;-)

Cheers,
Dan

On Dec 17, 1:22*am, "MikeWhy" wrote:
"Andre Jute" wrote in message

(From now faded memories of a warmer clime...) Comfort rides degenerate very
quickly from "Hey! This is really kinda nice." to "F*&%@$# heavy ass lead
sled," and "(pant)(pant) ... *&(*# balloon tires!" The bike has to fit the
rider, not just his ass.

Q: What do you call a cyclist who's all ass?
A: Kimberly (open cast diamond mine, advertised as "largest manmade
hole in the world")

I'm pretty sure it's the movement of wind past my
ears that set my comfort speed.

The smell of new-mown hay. The colour of the gorse on the hill. The
haunch of the pedalpal leading the pack...

There's more to cycling than just speed.

--AJ
I used to like open cars...

On Dec 17, 3:51*am, Dan O wrote:
On Dec 16, 1:17 pm, Andre Jute wrote:

Can hardly wait for the spring...

Somehow that seems very profound ;-)

Profundity is a knack for distilling and articulating a common
experience. But it's remarkable in what good spirits RBTs are taking
the foul winter.

Andre Jute

On 12/17/2010 3:02 AM, André Jute wrote:
On Dec 17, 1:22 am, wrote:
[...]
I'm pretty sure it's the movement of wind past my
ears that set my comfort speed.

The smell of new-mown hay. The colour of the gorse on the hill. The
haunch of the pedalpal leading the pack...

There's more to cycling than just speed.

http://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/images/uploads/applyingmanure.jp1.jpg

http://robertlindsay.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lagunacerdomuerto.jpg

http://www.gouldfarm.com/309photos/Anhydrous.gif

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

Op 16-12-2010 22:17, Andre Jute schreef:
The street was dry, the temperature 3 degrees, so I put on my
wraparound yellow glasses to keep the breeze out of my eyes and went
shopping for a DVD writer just as dusk fell.

I was amazed after several weeks off the bike because of ice on the
roads to discover that the instant I sat down on the Brooks saddle
(c4000km, ca 2500m) I sank comfortably into it. And the 60x622 Big
Apples settled further under my weight, and I never even noticed that
the road was gritted.

A proper comfort bike is really very comfortable.

Thanks to those who helped me choose a good bike to start with, and to
those who helped me develop it to such a high stage. My Utopia Kranich
is definitely the most successful bike I've ever owned, with
successful meaning comfortable, secure, safe, powerful and even fast.
It's a bike you really want to ride, and miss every time you're not on
it.

The roadies among you should try it sometime.

Can hardly wait for the spring...


Spring? I test drove my studded tires. They were wonderful. No reason
not to ride in these circumstances anymore

http://picasaweb.google.com/LoetjeH/Spijkerbanden#

.... and yes I was comfortable on that bike.

Lou