rural amusement

BrettS wrote:
How is a recumbent snip different
from snip
* Wheelie bins?

Did you really ask that?

Donga (having sport with snipping)

Duracell Bunny wrote:
You missed a nice LA ride this morning took, Asterope. You were missed.

DB what's the LardArse schedule these days? Clearly you've shifted from
Friday to Monday? When and where? Never know I might make it along
sometime.

Donga

Donga Wrote:
BrettS wrote:
How is a recumbent snip different
from snip
* Wheelie bins?

Did you really ask that?

Donga (having sport with snipping)
awwwh... come on donga... you can race wheelie bins too you know


--
asterope

scotty72 wrote:


leave the guy alone; sure, he's big but he's trying (I've been - still
am there).

Then I read the bit with the motor....

sigh

Let's hope this is his first step and he eventually loses the motor.

Naah, lets hope he actually starts pedalling. There are a lot of people
that could use this technology for mobility and the more it is seen, the
better.

I always thought these motors were assistance only and not strong enough
to actually hoot you along with out pedalling.

If he is seen again, try to find out what system/gearing/other specs
please and how long he has had it.

I need to play wth something similar for hill boosting for a cargo trike
I am planning.

asterope wrote:
Donga Wrote:
BrettS wrote:
How is a recumbent snip different
from snip
* Wheelie bins?

Did you really ask that?

Donga (having sport with snipping)
awwwh... come on donga... you can race wheelie bins too you know

Never been beaten yet!

*Cue dueling banjos*

Bwhahahaha, I could tell a familar story from the Deep South, although
people tell me Lachlan has changed sinced the '80's.


--
cfsmtb

Donga wrote:
BrettS wrote:

How is a recumbent snip different
from snip
* Wheelie bins?


Did you really ask that?


Well, it looks like I did! ;-)

--
BrettS

In aus.bicycle on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:17:39 +1000
asterope wrote:

Donga Wrote:
BrettS wrote:
How is a recumbent snip different
from snip
* Wheelie bins?

Did you really ask that?

Donga (having sport with snipping)
awwwh... come on donga... you can race wheelie bins too you know

Yeah but only in the fixie category.


Zebee

In aus.bicycle on 9 Oct 2006 18:18:42 -0700
Donga wrote:

asterope wrote:
Donga Wrote:
BrettS wrote:
How is a recumbent snip different
from snip
* Wheelie bins?

Did you really ask that?

Donga (having sport with snipping)
awwwh... come on donga... you can race wheelie bins too you know

Never been beaten yet!

But some of those wheelie bins came awful close....


Zebee

"Zebee Johnstone" wrote in message
...
In aus.bicycle on Mon, 9 Oct 2006 23:10:55 +1000
Duncan wrote:

He's got a point. I mainly lurk here but when you were deciding on a
bike I
almost piped up to talk you out of a recumbent. For a lot of drivers
they're practicaly invisible, they're less manouverable and wider so
more
likely to be clipped. A flag doesn't cut it, a burning flare might be a
better option.

And this is different to upright bicycles in what way?

An upright is a lot taller and is wide at the level of a drivers eyes.

I note that so far the only person who seems to have had a problem
seeing me was that motorcyclist.

Not everybody is going to be vocal about it.

As car drivers regularly say "didn't see you" to motorcycles they've
just hit, for a motorcyclist to use the same excuse is hilarious.

For a cyclist to buy into the same idea is equally hilarious.

In the rare case I mentioned where a bike is 100% obscured it may be a valid
excuse. I didn't mean to suggest that otherwise it was a valid excuse at
all.

It's been my experience that people process the bent just fine. If I
ride with my brain in gear, act predictably, and don't put myself in
silly positions.

It's not a risk I'd personaly be prepared to take on a regular basis and I'm
not known for living a risk free life..

Which is what everyone on the road's supposed to do, eh?

What people are supposed to do is irrelevant when your saftey is on the
line. It doesn't take too many experiences to realise that a significant
portion of drivers are not paying enough attention. By decreasing your
visibility you're dramaticaly increasing the number of people who aren't
paying enough attention to see you.