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Anybody tried Slipstreamz?
Ralph Barone writes:
I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three links: http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8 http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9 http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/ Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do they work? Tom Keats wrote: I just grow my hair out. The diff between long hair and short hair in terms of wind noise while riding is quite notable. The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric mane is: one can still hear things which are important to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks squeezing out of back alleys. huh. I probably have a longer mane than anyone here but my hearing is deteriorating as is my vision. "had a haircut once; didn't like it" -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Anybody tried Slipstreamz? - virus alerts
Reno wrote:
Ralph Barone wrote in news:invalid- 1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews: My Windows LiveOne Care found a Trojan virus when I clicked on the first 2 links. That because One care is absolute garbage and has more false positives then it catches real viruses. |
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On Jun 21, 7:06*pm, (Tom Keats) wrote:
In article , * * * * writes: On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:24:13 -0700, (Tom Keats) wrote: In article invalid-1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews, * * * *Ralph Barone writes: I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three links: http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8 http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9 http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/ Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do they work? I just grow my hair out. The diff between long hair and short hair in terms of wind noise while riding is quite notable. The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric mane is: one can still hear things which are important to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks squeezing out of back alleys. cheers, * * * *Tom Dear Tom, You mean like this? *http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/wo...00/1805342.stm :-) No, certainly not. I mean more like this:http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhill...theaddamsfamil... Married guys tell me I should get married. Car drivers tell me I should drive. Baldies/Qs tell me I should get a haircut. People are always trying to drag me down to their levels. Heh. If you need a hair transplant, I'd gladly donate some. No skin off my teeth. cheers, * * * * Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca If you've got skin on your teeth, you should brush more often. |
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Anybody tried Slipstreamz? - virus alerts
On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:51:55 GMT, wizardB wrote:
Reno wrote: Ralph Barone wrote in news:invalid- 1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews: My Windows LiveOne Care found a Trojan virus when I clicked on the first 2 links. That because One care is absolute garbage and has more false positives then it catches real viruses. Dear W, AVG 8 noticed a trojan, too. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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Anybody tried Slipstreamz?
In article , (Tom Keats)
wrote: In article invalid-1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews, Ralph Barone writes: I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three links: http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8 http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9 http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/ Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do they work? I just grow my hair out. The diff between long hair and short hair in terms of wind noise while riding is quite notable. The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric mane is: one can still hear things which are important to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks squeezing out of back alleys. cheers, Tom Unfortunately, that particular option seems unattainable to me, unless I can coerce the hair on my back to grow long enough to cover my ears. |
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Anybody tried Slipstreamz?
In article invalid-761B4D.20232322062008@shawnews,
Ralph Barone writes: In article , (Tom Keats) wrote: In article invalid-1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews, Ralph Barone writes: I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three links: http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8 http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9 http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/ Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do they work? I just grow my hair out. The diff between long hair and short hair in terms of wind noise while riding is quite notable. The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric mane is: one can still hear things which are important to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks squeezing out of back alleys. cheers, Tom Unfortunately, that particular option seems unattainable to me, unless I can coerce the hair on my back to grow long enough to cover my ears. Like Dorian Grey, I expect I'll eventually get my come-uppance. In the meantime, for some reason, the older I get, the better I get. I don't understand it. For all my excesses, I should be fat, ugly and surly, now that I'm in my mid-fifties. Today I bought a new pair of jeans. 32" leg, 30" waist. I had to go down to 30" waist to keep my pants from falling down. I still sport a voluminous head o' hair, although it's turning a little salt-&-pepper. And my irises are changing colour from an undecided hazel to steel blue-grey. My physique is more ripped than it's ever been, thanks to the physical nature of my current job. Life is sure weird. Riding bike keeps us young. You don't have to have a bunch of hair. Just maintain your Ka and life-loving exuberance. I guess Dorian Grey is the antithesis to Peter Pan. Both are tragic stories. My story is more comedic. What can I say? Riding bike is an happy, life-giving thing. cheers, & devil-horns / index/pinky-fingers-extended gesture, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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Anybody tried Slipstreamz?
In article ,
A Muzi writes: Ralph Barone writes: I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three links: http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8 http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9 http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/ Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do they work? Tom Keats wrote: I just grow my hair out. The diff between long hair and short hair in terms of wind noise while riding is quite notable. The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric mane is: one can still hear things which are important to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks squeezing out of back alleys. huh. I probably have a longer mane than anyone here but my hearing is deteriorating as is my vision. Ah, yes. Damn'd reading glasses. Have to put 'em on to see what yer doing, and take 'em off to see where yer going. It gets to be a hassle. Once, at my job, I accidentally ran over my glasses with a motorized pallet truck. It was a bittersweet moment. "had a haircut once; didn't like it" The wind noise was probably too annoying. I suppose homemade Slipstreamz could be fashioned out of a bandana and a few clumps of Christmas tree tinsel. Or better yet -- handlebar streamers. Or pom-poms. Or a laurel wreath. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:44:30 -0500, DougC
wrote: wrote: The diff between long hair and short hair in terms of wind noise while riding is quite notable. Yea, but then your hair can get in your eyes, too. That's the main reason I keep my hair short. The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric mane is: one can still hear things which are important to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks squeezing out of back alleys. The Windfoils are made of a formed mesh type fabric, and they don't impede regular noises much at all. On me they didn't fit right because the straps of my helmet didn't hold the Windfoils close enough to the sides of my head. ...Also I was riding a recumbent bike, so my head was tilted slightly back instead of leaned over forward--which might have made some difference as well. ~ Dear Doug, Lest I be besieged by hopeful barbers, the lush-maned author was Tom Keats, not me. Steve, the bespoke barber of Fogel Labs, has been pocketing $5 every couple of months for years now and isn't too worried about anyone undercutting him with a lower bid. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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