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On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:52:02 -0000, "Graham"
wrote: "I am aware that participation in the Ride is hazardous and that I could be seriously injured or even killed" I think things are exagerated a bit in the US I am aware that I could be seriously injured or even killed walking to the mailbox. I once broke a bone getting out of an easy chair. Get enough people together, and somebody is going to take an ambulance ride. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net |
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On Nov 26, 4:18*pm, wrote:
On Monday, November 26, 2012 6:48:07 PM UTC-5, Dan O wrote: Not real long - I only count about 60 steps or so on the sidewalk along the steep part. *So unless those are awfully high steps I don't see how the vertical rise could be a really big number (cobblestones may break my bones but numbers never hurt me :-) **Appears* to be eminently surmountable. Pittsburgh's steps are interesting on their own. *Seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steps_of_Pittsburgh I doubt there are many other places where some stairways are legally city streets. Aha, we have an elevator that is a city street! Well, actual Oregon City does. http://northwestrevealed.com/2012/05...north-america/ So, no offense to Pittsburgh, but we have the steepest street in the United States, and I can tell you, it is a grueling ride up that elevator. Tall bikes are recommended. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielamadeus/4552473995/ -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 11/25/2012 6:23 PM, wrote:
Article about a race in Pittsburgh's hills. 37% grade, anyone? http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/...-dozen-663572/ or http://tinyurl.com/booeuyl For tech, I suppose we could discuss what equipment you'd use for a 37% grade. On cobblestones! - Frank Krygowski I would swap out cogs in my mid-drive jack-shaft for a low of around 8 gear-inches on a trike, and spin my way up (since obviously there are no low-speed balance issues. -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731°N, 83.985007°W Post Free or Die! |
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On 11/26/2012 8:39 AM, Nate Nagel wrote:
[...] nate Off-topic, but the descriptive term "Nate-Nagelism" has been tossed around by a few of your old "friends" on RAD in the past week. -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731°N, 83.985007°W Post Free or Die! |
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Garmin's mapsource suggests property's orginal second or maybe first buyer gotta deal on an inaccessible site then built a driveway avoiding access costs..n prob turned a profit..
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On Nov 27, 12:36 am, "Tom $herman (-_-)" ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote: On 11/26/2012 8:39 AM, Nate Nagel wrote: [...] nate Off-topic, but the descriptive term "Nate-Nagelism" has been tossed around by a few of your old "friends" on RAD in the past week. 'member when I discussed hanging out on the newsgroup and reading ~every post in order to "get to know" people? The term has meaning for me without having to go look. |
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Global Spec sez hu with a jet pack post into yahoo where there's a strong stomach claming he walked into 201 countries http://us.mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch |
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On 11/27/2012 03:36 AM, Tom $herman (-_-) wrote:
On 11/26/2012 8:39 AM, Nate Nagel wrote: [...] nate Off-topic, but the descriptive term "Nate-Nagelism" has been tossed around by a few of your old "friends" on RAD in the past week. Hmm, let me guess, someone with a nym alluding to a satellite-based system? Don't actually care enough to take him out of my killfile, but it's reassuring to know that I've still got fans out there nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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