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Jasper Janssen wrote: On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:59:33 GMT, Michael Press wrote: Up on a bicycle I am always pleased by the efficiency; you are settling for less. With a more efficient bicycle you can still put in the same effort to achieve your work-out goals; problem is ... you will go faster! So? What do you accomplish simply by going faster for the same effort? If you have a limited amount of time and a certain fixed trajectory, it might help. Seeing the countryside around your residence? Going faster doesn't accomplish much there. Now, if you're going faster because you've gotten better, stronger, that's something to be proud of. Simply because you're on a different bike? Who cares? Besides your sponsors, of course. Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. -- Michael Press |
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote:
In article , Jasper Janssen wrote: So? What do you accomplish simply by going faster for the same effort? If you have a limited amount of time and a certain fixed trajectory, it might help. Seeing the countryside around your residence? Going faster doesn't accomplish much there. Now, if you're going faster because you've gotten better, stronger, that's something to be proud of. Simply because you're on a different bike? Who cares? Besides your sponsors, of course. Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed thrill. You need something motorised for that. Jasper |
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"Jasper Janssen" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote: In article , Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed thrill. You need something motorised for that. Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road together at 50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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Jasper Janssen wrote: On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote: In article , Jasper Janssen wrote: So? What do you accomplish simply by going faster for the same effort? If you have a limited amount of time and a certain fixed trajectory, it might help. Seeing the countryside around your residence? Going faster doesn't accomplish much there. Now, if you're going faster because you've gotten better, stronger, that's something to be proud of. Simply because you're on a different bike? Who cares? Besides your sponsors, of course. Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed thrill. You need something motorised for that. I am easily amused. Riding the ridge roads around here at 30-40 kph is a thrill. -- Michael Press |
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Quoting Claire Petersky :
"Jasper Janssen" wrote in message On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote: Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed thrill. You need something motorised for that. Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road together at 50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not. It probably is, but a super-expensive light bike isn't going to help you get that thrill, which is kind of where they started... -- David Damerell flcl? Today is Second Teleute, October. |
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:00:49 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
wrote: "Jasper Janssen" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote: In article , Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed thrill. You need something motorised for that. Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road together at 50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not. Because a Huffy and a Colnago will go down hills at very nearly the same speed. The inefficiencies on the Huffy are made up for by the extra weight. Jasper |
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David Damerell wrote:
Quoting Claire Petersky : "Jasper Janssen" wrote in message On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote: Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed thrill. You need something motorised for that. Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road together at 50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not. It probably is, but a super-expensive light bike isn't going to help you get that thrill, which is kind of where they started... True. In fact, really cheap, really heavy bikes will be both stiff and heavy for better downhilling! -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:08:40 +0000, Garrison Hilliard
wrote: MIAMISBURG, Ohio – Huffy Corp. announced today it has emerged from bankruptcy after receiving $50 million in loans from two financing corporations. The 117-year-old bicycle and sporting goods company [snip] ....is now essentially a marketing arm of Asian manufacturers. Huffy has about 110 workers and is headquartered in this Dayton suburb. I have been unable to find any reference to Huffy having any US production capability at this point, but I didn't look very hard either. “Huffy Corp. has now successfully completed a very difficult period in its long history,” said John Muskovich, president and CEO. “We have accomplished all of our major objectives for this process and have secured an exit financing package, which along with the support from our trade suppliers will provide assurance to our customers as to the strength of the new Huffy.” Huffy said its board of directors has been reconstituted. Its new chairman is Zhidong Liang, executive vice president of China Export & Credit Corp. Mr Muskovich should count his days as numbered. “Huffy Corporation is an important partner for the China-based companies which manufacture its bicycles, and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial working relationship,” Liang said. Translation: "Huffy will provide yet another conduit for US wealth to be conveyed one-way to Asia, for as long as it takes for China to complete the process of stripping the US of its ability to compete with them in any area or to influence or restrict Chinese ambitions." -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 08:51:41 -0400, dvt wrote:
Rich wrote: I'd weigh 100 lbs. Call it the Huffy Diet and make millions! I think Rich left out a "t". -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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"Michael Press" wrote in message ... *snip* Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession. -- Michael Press Says who? |
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