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Today's topics:
* I'm ashamed to admit I was conned. - 9 messages, 8 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/5e6b1523a2cdde60?hl=en
* Does TM have a brain? - 4 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/5abc091d2bfeaa34?hl=en
* HOT FOR TENAGE GUYS - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/56748a9156c947ff?hl=en
* Only an asshole doesn't believe in God and then hides his belief - 2
messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/9301900f6460e555?hl=en
* Liz Hatch Is Number One!!! - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/a60d4ff447ef2292?hl=en
* Liz Hatch Deeply Philisophical Question ;-) - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/94e2cf95edb2b500?hl=en
* Not conned by CF or spontaneous exploding forks. - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/4bb9e49d5d16fcd9?hl=en
* aero chic - 4 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/813ece8c72c5cf77?hl=en
* Tuesdays In January - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/2ec0feb534ac14de?hl=en
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TOPIC: I'm ashamed to admit I was conned.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/5e6b1523a2cdde60?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 12:01 am
From: Chalo
DirtRoadie wrote:
>
> There are MANY places where winter flooding is not an issue. However
> in some of those places the winter precipitation is measured in feet
> and the (packed or frozen) riding surface IS an issue.
Woe betide the miserable souls who inhabit such places.
Chalo
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 7:51 am
From: "Duane Hebert"
"Jay Beattie" <jbeattie@lindsayhart.com> wrote in message
news:5161b3a9-bef2-4420-9dd8-214cc301ebdf@d1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>I was riding today in the West Hills, and I was fretting about the
>areas of sheet ice from rain run-off and some local springs, but the
>road was mostly clear -- it was in the 20s F, and there was snow on
>the shoulder in some places, but nothing like the Midwest. I don't
>know how people ride below 0, or even below 20 degrees and in real
>snow and ice (with narrowed roads) for months on end. -- Jay Beattie.
Skiing.
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 9:14 am
From: AMuzi
> A. Muzi wrote:
> > [...]
>> It's not as if competitive cyclists come from a different pool than we
>> other humans ( Karol Wotylja may be a special case).
T�m Sherm�n� �_� > wrote:
> Il Papa was a competitive cyclist?
Yes, as a young man in Poland.
--
Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 10:30 am
From: tomapaterson@mac.com
On Jan 1, 12:03 am, Jay Beattie <jbeat...@lindsayhart.com> wrote:
> On Dec 31, 8:21 pm, DirtRoadie <DirtRoa...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > On Dec 30, 11:17 am, Jay Beattie <jbeat...@lindsayhart.com> wrote:
>
> > > I wish I could discover the real joy of riding, but I think I would
> > > have to move to San Diego to do it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWu6BTm74nM&NR=1
>
> > There are MANY places where winter flooding is not an issue. However
> > in some of those places the winter precipitation is measured in feet
> > and the (packed or frozen) riding surface IS an issue.
> > DR
>
> I was riding today in the West Hills, and I was fretting about the
> areas of sheet ice from rain run-off and some local springs, but the
> road was mostly clear -- it was in the 20s F, and there was snow on
> the shoulder in some places, but nothing like the Midwest. I don't
> know how people ride below 0, or even below 20 degrees and in real
> snow and ice (with narrowed roads) for months on end. -- Jay Beattie.
I know one former Austinite who has lived in Alaska for several years,
and one returned Austinite who spent 6 months in Oulu, Finland.
When I lived in the GFN, I rode at temps down into the teens, about
17deg F was my limit, because I insisted on using cycling shoes and my
technology was limited. These guys would call those balmy afternoons
"the first signs of Spring" <g>. It's all a matter of gear:
<http://www.susitna100.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40>
OTOH, there have been a few expats who have migrated to San Diego over
the years...
--D-y
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 11:17 am
From: Tºm Shermªn™ °_° <""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI$southslope.net">
On 1/1/2011 12:30 PM, tomapaterson@mac.com aka Tom Paterson wrote:
> On Jan 1, 12:03 am, Jay Beattie<jbeat...@lindsayhart.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 31, 8:21 pm, DirtRoadie<DirtRoa...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Dec 30, 11:17 am, Jay Beattie<jbeat...@lindsayhart.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> I wish I could discover the real joy of riding, but I think I would
>>>> have to move to San Diego to do it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWu6BTm74nM&NR=1
>>
>>> There are MANY places where winter flooding is not an issue. However
>>> in some of those places the winter precipitation is measured in feet
>>> and the (packed or frozen) riding surface IS an issue.
>>> DR
>>
>> I was riding today in the West Hills, and I was fretting about the
>> areas of sheet ice from rain run-off and some local springs, but the
>> road was mostly clear -- it was in the 20s F, and there was snow on
>> the shoulder in some places, but nothing like the Midwest. I don't
>> know how people ride below 0, or even below 20 degrees and in real
>> snow and ice (with narrowed roads) for months on end. -- Jay Beattie.
>
> I know one former Austinite who has lived in Alaska for several years,
> and one returned Austinite who spent 6 months in Oulu, Finland.
> When I lived in the GFN, I rode at temps down into the teens, about
> 17deg F was my limit, because I insisted on using cycling shoes and my
> technology was limited. These guys would call those balmy afternoons
> "the first signs of Spring"<g>. It's all a matter of gear:
>
> <http://www.susitna100.com/index.php?
> option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40>
>
> OTOH, there have been a few expats who have migrated to San Diego over
> the years...
> --D-y
One can always wear more clothes for the cold. The converse is not true.
--
T�m Sherm�n - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 11:49 am
From: RobertH
On Dec 31 2010, 8:08 am, Brad Anders <pband...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 30, 1:36 pm, RobertH <r15...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > On Dec 30, 10:25 am, Jay Beattie <jbeat...@lindsayhart.com> wrote:
>
> > [...]
>
> > > Brad mentions road sprinters pulling out of SPDs, and frankly, that is
> > > a real problem for me with my M520s. Even with new cleats and tension
> > > at max, my right foot pulls out frequently. I have a really mobile
> > > right ankle due to injuries and surgery, and that results in frequent
> > > disengagement that I do not get on my Keos. -- Jay Beattie.
>
> > That's a serious danger, I recommend Time pedals as they do not
> > release inadvertantly until the cleat is quite worn.
>
> I could always tell who was riding Time pedals in crits, they were the
> guys hitting their pedals in the turns. Maybe the new ones are better,
> but years ago, it was an issue.
Interesting ... I was referring to their off-road pedals vs. the SPDs
though. I know nothing about their road pedals.
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 1:53 pm
From: "Mark J."
On 1/1/2011 9:14 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>> A. Muzi wrote:
>> > [...]
>>> It's not as if competitive cyclists come from a different pool than we
>>> other humans ( Karol Wotylja may be a special case).
>
> T�m Sherm�n� �_� > wrote:
>> Il Papa was a competitive cyclist?
>
>
> Yes, as a young man in Poland.
Huh. I remember him being noted as a skier when he was first made pope.
While I have a news photo of him being presented with a Colnago by
Ernesto himself (in the first year or so of his papacy), I didn't know
he had any experience /riding/ the things.
Mark J.
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 2:13 pm
From: "Duane Hebert"
"Mark J." <MarkUseNet@comcast.net> wrote in message news:ifo7pg$cs8$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> On 1/1/2011 9:14 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>>> A. Muzi wrote:
>>> > [...]
>>>> It's not as if competitive cyclists come from a different pool than we
>>>> other humans ( Karol Wotylja may be a special case).
>>
>> T�m Sherm�n� �_� > wrote:
>>> Il Papa was a competitive cyclist?
>>
>>
>> Yes, as a young man in Poland.
>
> Huh. I remember him being noted as a skier when he was first made pope. While I have a news photo of him being
> presented with a Colnago by Ernesto himself (in the first year or so of his papacy), I didn't know he had any
> experience /riding/ the things.
I think that he was an "outdoor enthusiast" including cycling. (not
sure about the competitive bit though)
http://www.francescoproductions.com/papalimages/historic1.html
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 2:41 pm
From: "dustoyevsky@mac.com"
On Jan 1, 3:53 pm, "Mark J." <MarkUse...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 1/1/2011 9:14 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>
> >> A. Muzi wrote:
> >> > [...]
> >>> It's not as if competitive cyclists come from a different pool than we
> >>> other humans ( Karol Wotylja may be a special case).
>
> > T m Sherm n _ > wrote:
> >> Il Papa was a competitive cyclist?
>
> > Yes, as a young man in Poland.
>
> Huh. I remember him being noted as a skier when he was first made pope.
> While I have a news photo of him being presented with a Colnago by
> Ernesto himself (in the first year or so of his papacy), I didn't know
> he had any experience /riding/ the things.
<http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/sponsors/italia/colnago02/?id=bikes>
Detail, down the page a little, from Ernesto IRT the gold Colnago
Mexico he presented to Pope John Paul II, and what they built for him,
later, that he actually rode.
The poster of the presentation is priceless, many captions possible
and more power (so to speak) to J2P2; that Mexico was, um, heavenly.
--D-y
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TOPIC: Does TM have a brain?
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/5abc091d2bfeaa34?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 12:41 am
From: "Edward Dolan"
"His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle"
<nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:8c50b022-3359-41fc-a787-a7e17a456894@fl26g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
On Dec 31, 9:07 am, Bill <c...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> On 31/12/2010 08:14, Edward Dolan wrote:
>
> > TM is absolutely the biggest shithead to ever infest these cycling
> > newsgroups. Let me put it to you plainly - he is a god damn fucking
> > asshole-idiot who shits all over Usenet. He never says anything the
> > least
> > bit original and he is repetitive to the core. He is insane of course,
> > but
> > what to do about him?
>
> > Anyone there in Florida who would want to check him out where he lives
> > and
> > give him a few knocks beside his god damn fucking head? You would be
> > doing
> > us all a big favor. I only regret that I do not have either the time or
> > the
> > energy to go to Florida myself to put my foot up his ass personally.
> > Fuck
> > that asshole-idiot all the way to Hell and back!
>
> TM often makes me smile, occasionally makes me think, which either says
> something bad about me or something good about a troll. Surely the
> internet is big enough to accomodate all sorts.
>
> Bill
>>> There have [has] to be an alternative to the official viewpoint. I'm
>>> barely
in contact with their view of the world. At most I scan Yahoo and
newspaper headlines. Sometimes I smile. The Miami Herald reads:
>>> "Soap and toothpaste are removed from the ration card in Cuba"
>>> In other words, they ignore one reality --our deadly roads, for
example-- while minding the neighbors. But we have abundance of goods.
You've got shit for brains all right. Now what else is new?
Fucking Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 2:21 am
From: "Edward Dolan"
"His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle"
<nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:8c50b022-3359-41fc-a787-a7e17a456894@fl26g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
On Dec 31, 9:07 am, Bill <c...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> On 31/12/2010 08:14, Edward Dolan wrote:
>
> > TM is absolutely the biggest shithead to ever infest these cycling
> > newsgroups. Let me put it to you plainly - he is a god damn fucking
> > asshole-idiot who shits all over Usenet. He never says anything the
> > least
> > bit original and he is repetitive to the core. He is insane of course,
> > but
> > what to do about him?
>
> > Anyone there in Florida who would want to check him out where he lives
> > and
> > give him a few knocks beside his god damn fucking head? You would be
> > doing
> > us all a big favor. I only regret that I do not have either the time or
> > the
> > energy to go to Florida myself to put my foot up his ass personally.
> > Fuck
> > that asshole-idiot all the way to Hell and back!
>
> TM often makes me smile, occasionally makes me think, which either says
> something bad about me or something good about a troll. Surely the
> internet is big enough to accomodate all sorts.
>
> Bill
>>> There have to be an alternative to the official viewpoint. I'm barely
in contact with their view of the world. At most I scan Yahoo and
newspaper headlines. Sometimes I smile. The Miami Herald reads:
>>> "Soap and toothpaste are removed from the ration card in Cuba"
>>> In other words, they ignore one reality --our deadly roads, for
example-- while minding the neighbors. But we have abundance of goods.
My God, you are truly one crazy shithead. You do not have a clue about how
to respond to anything that is directed clearly at you.
You are absolutely the dumbest fucking shithead ever to infect these
newsgroups. I mean, even Tom Sherman is at a lost for words. You god damn
fucking stupid son of a bitch, you do not deserve to live. I would kill you
if I could get my hands around your scrawny neck. Tom Sherman, if he were
not just a self serving fool, would regard you as total waste of Usenet.
Fucking Regards.
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
---------------------------------------------------------
http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 8:51 am
From: Anton Berlin
Ed - look at this behavior - you're an absolute deranged loner.
You're up in the middle of the night spending a couple of hours each
to write a rambling psychotic post.
You truly are a sick human. Get some fucking help - usually the
county has a free mental health clinic that you can use.
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 10:57 am
From: Derek C
On Jan 1, 2:45 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "Bill" <c...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:fslTo.1484$PN.1251@newsfe19.ams2...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 31/12/2010 08:14, Edward Dolan wrote:
> >> TM is absolutely the biggest shithead to ever infest these cycling
> >> newsgroups. Let me put it to you plainly - he is a god damn fucking
> >> asshole-idiot who shits all over Usenet. He never says anything the least
> >> bit original and he is repetitive to the core. He is insane of course,
> >> but
> >> what to do about him?
>
> >> Anyone there in Florida who would want to check him out where he lives
> >> and
> >> give him a few knocks beside his god damn fucking head? You would be
> >> doing
> >> us all a big favor. I only regret that I do not have either the time or
> >> the
> >> energy to go to Florida myself to put my foot up his ass personally. Fuck
> >> that asshole-idiot all the way to Hell and back!
>
> > TM often makes me smile, occasionally makes me think, which either says
> > something bad about me or something good about a troll. Surely the
> > internet is big enough to accomodate all sorts.
>
> TM is a poor crazy bastard who just posts on his one favorite subject -
> hatred of motor vehicles because they interfere with his use of the roads.
> His other favorite subject is attacking Christianity. If you respond to this
> poor crazy bastard, then you are a poor crazy bastard too.
>
> He likes to reference monkeys and other wild animals normally found only in
> zoos because he is most likely a wild beast himself. I think he fornicates
> with monkeys, but I can't prove it.
>
> TM should confine himself to just one thread instead of proliferating them
> like a poor crazy bastard. He is insane of course. I liken him to the
> village idiot of olden times. The difference these days is that no one any
> longer recognizes the village idiot because idiocy has become so widespread.
>
> But I will be here to remind one and all of what a poor crazy bastard TM is.
> It is a mark of My Greatness that I can still recognize the village idiot
> even if the rest of you can't.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> aka
> Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota- Hide quoted text -
>
Is there any chance of pairing him up with Doug and sending the pair
of them off to a remote island somewhere with no cars and no internet?
Then we would be happy and they would be happy!
Derek C
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TOPIC: HOT FOR TENAGE GUYS
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/56748a9156c947ff?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 5:50 am
From: guru
BOLLYWOOD HOT PHOTOS&VIDEOS
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/keerthi-chawla.html
SOUTH ACTRESS HOT PHOTOS
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/madhu-shalini.html
HOT ACTRESS NAVNEET KAUR
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/navneet-kaur.html
HOT SEXY POONAM KAUR PICS
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/poonam-kaur.html
HOLLYWOOD HOT PHOTOS
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/christina-aguilera.html
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS HOT PHOTOS
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/christina-hendricks.html
UDITI GOSWAMI HOT BOOBS SHOW
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/uditi-goswami.html
NEHA DHUPIA HOT ROMANTIC STILLS
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/neha-dhupia.html
SHRADDA DAS SEXY WALLPAPERS
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/shraddha-das.html
FREIDA PINTO HOLLYWOOD HOT
http://www.photoscup.com/2010/12/freida-pinto.html
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TOPIC: Only an asshole doesn't believe in God and then hides his belief
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/9301900f6460e555?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 6:49 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle"
On Dec 26 2010, 4:31 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote in message
>
> news:70517$4d16a6a3$d8106f5c$21329@KNOLOGY.NET...
>
> > "Anton Berlin" <truth_88...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:c3fc50a6-d68e-4a05-acbe-7a6308e73899@32g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> Dumbass - everyone knows I am an anti-theist and my girlfriend has
> >> incredible breasts.
>
> >> So life DOES have meaning.
>
> > Everyone knows that only infants think breasts are important. I urge you
> > to concentrate on the groin if you would be an adult - you god damn moron!
>
> > Life has NO meaning. That is what atheism is all about - you god damn
> > moron!
>
> My God, I was way too kind to this idiot.
>
> If someone tells me he is believer, I will not argue with him. Instead I
> respect him and hold him in awe. Nay, I reserve my ultimate contempt for
> atheists who crow about it.
>
> What kind of an asshole would want to disillusion any from a belief in God.
> The fact is that those who believe in God are far better persons that those
> like me who do not believe. Atheists should shut the fuck up about their
> atheism. If they don't, I will attack them for being the crude basterds that
> they are.
>
> I have been an atheist ever since the age of 16 but I do not crow about it
> like this Anton Berlin jerk!
Only an asshole doesn't believe in God and then hides his belief. The
decision to believe in God is personal, but when they form a powerful
force that VOTE, and when they approve of an unnecessary war or when
he commits a suicide attack then it becomes everybody's concern.
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 8:38 am
From: Anton Berlin
Ed,
Many people all over the world prayed and hoped to god that you'd kill
yourself or fuck off into some other obsession like dancing around the
house in your grandma's panties.
The fact that you're still here annoying people proves there is no god
and that you're still the leading cunt of usenet. That is one fact in
evidence we can all agree upon.
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TOPIC: Liz Hatch Is Number One!!!
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/a60d4ff447ef2292?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 8:41 am
From: Anton Berlin
On Dec 31 2010, 11:56 pm, Zenon <zenon_jask...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> .
> .http://plixi.com/p/17635412
> .
> .
Send that photo to her sponsors and we won't see any more of her. Act
like a concerned citizen.
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TOPIC: Liz Hatch Deeply Philisophical Question ;-)
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/94e2cf95edb2b500?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 8:42 am
From: Anton Berlin
She should worry about her saggy bags. the right one got caught in
the big chainring last year.
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TOPIC: Not conned by CF or spontaneous exploding forks.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/t/4bb9e49d5d16fcd9?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 8:45 am
From: Anton Berlin
On Dec 31 2010, 7:36 pm, "rms" <rsquires...@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
> ?>motherfuckers texting while driving.
>
> This more than negates all the improvements.
>
> rms
Agreed - and the whole SUV and boys with small dicks-large trucks
thing - in the 80s cyclists tended to roll onto the hood and
windshield when hit.
Not they get mangled underneath.
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 1:13 pm
From: "Kurgan. presented by Gringioni."
On Dec 31 2010, 8:04 am, "A. Dumas" <alexan...@dumas.fr.invalid>
wrote:
> Anton Berlin wrote:
> > It's a nice sentiment that cycling has gotten ridiculous and that
> > we've all been conned but I've ridden for 44 years + now in one
> > fashion or another and I think cycling is easier and more accessible
> > than it's ever been.
>
> > I've had a number of bikes and still have some of the earliest ones,
> > my $200 Gitane painted in appliance white, my first Shimano 600 bike,
> > then Campy SR, Nivacrom and titanium - etc.
>
> > I now have (as well as all of the old bikes) 2 cf Ridleys that are
> > comprised of only 'asymmetrical' tubes and equipped with reasonable
> > SRAM Rival gruppos.
>
> > And without a doubt these are the finest bikes I've ever ridden. Sure
> > - I'm a fred, even a FM RBR Fred - the worst type possible.
>
> > But I don't feel conned in the least. I had $2000 bikes in the 80s
> > (my money out of pocket) and these amount to $3000 bikes more or less
> > but I think $2000 in 1984 money is closer to $4-5k today.
>
> > I think these bikes are a bargain and I doubt I'd ride as much on the
> > bikes that my younger more resilient body could put 100 miles on.
>
> > I can't think of a part of the modern bike and cycling that isn't
> > vastly improved over 20 years ago.
>
> > The seats no longer smash the pudendal nerve, the frames absorb road
> > vibrations while still being stiff and reliable, tire compounds,
> > casings etc are better - I can ride for 1000's of miles without
> > flatting where I used to have several flats a week and it was a part
> > of the sport. (My flat changing ability has suffered - I used to be
> > able to do it in a few minutes)
>
> > The clothes are better, I can ride in any type of weather and stay
> > cool or warm and dry. In 1988 I suffered hypothermia, frostbite and
> > heat exhaustion within a 4 month period.
>
> > I have yet to pop out of a Look Keo and Sidi cleat combination and
> > knee problems are a thing of the past with floating cleats and the RAD
> > procedure. We used to do these by progressively tightening the cleat
> > while riding and hoping for the best. Twice in my career early season
> > intervals and misaligned cleats made my knees swell like
> > cantaloupes.
>
> > Besides, I don't walk that much when riding a bike. A few toes down
> > and the occasional run into a QT to grab some fluids on the long
> > rides. Cleats last 2 years or so in my experience and can be replaced
> > for $20.
>
> > Lighting is better, there are at least a hundred instances I can
> > recall where I should have been run over for riding at night. But
> > today I would expect that a driver would have a very tough case
> > proving he didn't see me with 500 lumens front and rear when I am out
> > riding solo.
>
> > Then there's the little things. Back in the day there was always
> > something going wrong with the bike, bolts and nuts stripped or broke,
> > spokes snapped, wheels had to be trued, frames creaked and cracked,
> > subtle design flaws (like the internally lugged crowns well addressed
> > by Jobsthttp://yarchive.net/bike/fork_failures.html) Parts broke
> > all the time - failures that I experienced include broken pedals,
> > crankarms, bb spindles, (cups seem to wear and pit all the time) same
> > with headset races, broken seatrails, posts, stems bars that never
> > stopped squeaking no matter how much locktite was applied or never
> > really locked in place or locked in place because of sweat. The
> > list goes on and on.
>
> > Cycling is better now in every way except for two things - my aging
> > body and motherfuckers texting while driving.
>
> Excellent, excellent Kunich spoof. Speaking of which, I hope he is still
> alive and (relatively) well.
Dutch Dumbass -
TK actually made a post here a few weeks ago.
thanks,
Kurgan. presented by Gringioni.
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TOPIC: aero chic
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 9:30 am
From: Fred
see it IS cool to tuck your jersey in your shorts:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/01/gallery/a-look-back-at-2010-a-casey-gibson-gallery_154280/attachment/tour-of-the-gila-2010-20
Fred
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 9:31 am
From: Fred
On Jan 1, 10:30 am, Fred <fred.gar...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> see it IS cool to tuck your jersey in your shorts:
>
> http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/01/gallery/a-look-back-at-2010-a-...
>
> Fred
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/01/gallery/a-look-back-at-2010-a-casey-gibson-gallery_154280/attachment/2010-tour-of-utah-15
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 10:51 am
From: drmofe
On Jan 2, 6:30 am, Fred <fred.gar...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> see it IS cool to tuck your jersey in your shorts:
>
> http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/01/gallery/a-look-back-at-2010-a-...
>
> Fred
VN shows how far behind the curve they are.
The correct caption should have been "Pull, or get dropped"
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 11:40 am
From: TheCoz
On Jan 1, 12:51 pm, drmofe <stew...@wic.co.nz> wrote:
> On Jan 2, 6:30 am, Fred <fred.gar...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > see it IS cool to tuck your jersey in your shorts:
>
> >http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/01/gallery/a-look-back-at-2010-a-...
>
> > Fred
>
> VN shows how far behind the curve they are.
> The correct caption should have been "Pull, or get dropped"
Obviously he forgot his one piece and had to make do with what he had?
Coz
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TOPIC: Tuesdays In January
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Jan 1 2011 4:05 pm
From: BLafferty
Unless I'm mistaken, the Federal Grand Jury for the Central District of
California meets every Tuesday. Which Tuesday will Lance & Co. come to rue?
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