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On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:31:05 +1000, Tamyka Bell wrote:
I suppose if I ever bought a carbon latte racer, I'd have a chance of finding out. But I wouldn't be taking it offroad. What is it about lattes? I'll have to take note of who orders them after rides, and see whether there are any common character traits. -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message ...
I suppose if I ever bought a carbon latte racer, I'd have a chance of finding out. But I wouldn't be taking it offroad. Why not? http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/36788449-M.jpg OK, so it's not really a road bike and the frame is aluminium - the forks are carbon. Parbs |
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"Michael Warner" wrote in message ...
What is it about lattes? I'll have to take note of who orders them after rides, and see whether there are any common character traits. I'll have a flat white thanks with one sugar or a Coopers Sparkling Ale Parbs |
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Parbs wrote:
"Michael Warner" wrote in message ... What is it about lattes? I'll have to take note of who orders them after rides, and see whether there are any common character traits. I'll have a flat white thanks with one sugar or a Coopers Sparkling Ale Parbs While you're at it, can you get me a flat white or a pint of Guinness? Tam |
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"Michael Warner" wrote in message ... On 6 Jan 2006 02:12:02 GMT, Zebee Johnstone wrote: percentage wise, they are negligibly wider than roadbikes as far as your average car is concerned. What is the relevance of the width of a car? The point is that I have to give them a significantly wider berth than road bikes. My off-road MTB has bars that are 64 cms wide, as opposed to the average road bar at around 40 cms (they should be abbout the width of your shoulders) so there's 24 cms difference. But wait, it's only the right side of the bar that matters when passing, so it's 12 cms wider that you are forced to ride. So because of a 12 cm passing difficulty you're proposing to relegate all MTB riders to a lesser road system.? Stop being a pompous arse! Peter |
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"Theo Bekkers" wrote in message ... Peter Signorini wrote: "Zebee Johnstone" wrote: Clipless pedals aren't needed to ride a pushbike. Hell, tying your feet to the bike isn't needed. Not needed, but if you ride a lot, for longish distances, climb hills or ride a MTB on forest tracks, they do make your riding an awful lot better. Your choice, ignore those with experience if you like. Sounds like an argument for having a 4WD. Yep, interesting concept. But my clipless pedals dont chew up megalitres of fossil fuels. Using that argument maybe you should throw away the chain and go back to a direct-drive penny farthing? Or just run. Cheers Peter |
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Michael Warner writes:
In principle it's great to see people out riding on the work. In practice, though, I wish the ones on mountain bikes - nearly everyone I pass - would either pick another road (than the one I happen to be using!) or ride them in the mountains they were designed for. It's not the bike, it's the rider. Granted a mountain bike isn't the ideal tool for the job in most occasions but there's nothing wrong with them being on the road. -- Cheers | ~~ __@ Euan | ~~ _-\, Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*) |
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Michael Warner writes:
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:04:52 GMT, daveL wrote: I'm not entirely sure what this comment is getting at though. Ok, I'll spell it out - the problem is that MTBs are slow and wide, and trying to pass them safely is often a bit of a worry in busy traffic. Then exercise some god-dammed common courtesy and wait. You have no right to go faster than the person in front of you. -- Cheers | ~~ __@ Euan | ~~ _-\, Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*) |
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On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:51:56 +1100, DaveB wrote:
Hmmm, well I use them on the commuter and the SS. On the commuter because I don't trust my ability to unclip quick enough in CBD traffic, Obviously this is a personal thing, but I can get out of a clipless pedal way quicker than I can get out of a properly tight toe strap. And if the toe strap is loose I find I might as well just ride a decent flat pedal. Still, if you're happy with the way you've got your bikes set up, keep riding them that way. -- Dave Hughes | "The wages of sin is death, but so's the salary of virtue, and at least the Evil get to go home early on Fridays" - Pratchett |
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On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:46:22 +0000, Zebee Johnstone wrote:
Who doesn't start from "look you lower life form, learn How We Do It or sell the thing" Why is that we have to be nice to get people riding bikes, but no matter how much we try the above approach weirdos crawl out of the woodwork on Usenet? -- Dave Hughes | "The wages of sin is death, but so's the salary of virtue, and at least the Evil get to go home early on Fridays" - Pratchett |
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