This year we're going to take a rather unusaul vacation. Our daughter has finally graduated to the trailer-bike, so we're going to put her behind my bike, load...
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phemph66
Jan 28, 2001 3:21 am
Thanks for the offer, NEWFSmith. I've already been in contact with the Harris bike shop in Mass. Seems like the mecca for S-A type questions. No, no need to...
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glennboulder
Jan 28, 2001 3:38 am
Interesting comment about U.S. bikes vs. European bikes with regards to usefullness. I agree completely and wonder if there couldn't be a buck or two made ...
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poondog_1999
Feb 1, 2001 1:04 pm
I'm putting an electric bike together to use for commuting. It's a Trek 820 with a Currie USPD motor. I love to ride, but I have hills that would make a...
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poondog_1999
Feb 7, 2001 3:41 am
Well, the electric bike runs great, has lots of power, and climbs well.... BUT it doesn't have enough range to get me to work. What a bummer, the claimed "avg...
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Dolo724
Feb 7, 2001 2:55 pm
<a href=http://www.homepower.com/article.htm target=new>http://www.homepower.com/article.htm</a> Home Power Magazine #81 Lead Article has a decent article on...
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trh177
Feb 10, 2001 6:51 am
Interesting article about an interesting subject. He doesn't appear to have refined his trailer that much yet however. I mean it weighs 190 lbs empty. That's...
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poondog_1999
Feb 10, 2001 8:22 am
Two points, first is the trailer, the 190lbs was the trailer, PV cells, batteries, and all the bracing and plywood built onto the trailer to hold the PV cells....
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spongy_wonder
Feb 17, 2001 6:00 pm
Did you know that your average bike seat can cause damage to the male reproductive system? But there is a solution, check out the revolutionary Spongy Wonder...
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radioactivepunk
Feb 17, 2001 9:06 pm
SPONGY BIKE SEATS EEEEEEEEEEEEEW! Squishy :P I will stick with a nice racing saddle (Not seat) with an anatomical cut out that keeps Mr Happy very happy :D...
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trh177
Feb 18, 2001 11:56 pm
I don't know. I can't help but think that it is possible to make a very small and efficient gas engine. I suspect that the only reason it hasn't been done is...
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kf4cln
Feb 19, 2001 1:38 am
I dont think the world is ready for Spongy Seat<br>I paid 29 bucks for a seat with the cut out thingy, cool points saved.....priceless...
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poondog_1999
Feb 20, 2001 5:49 pm
Small gas engines are already fuel efficent, you can get 150 mpg with no problem. The problem with small engines is the pollution, they are very dirty. Two...
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trh177
Feb 20, 2001 7:24 pm
I'm sure you could get 150mpg fairly easily, but I suspect motor driven bicycles would actually be capable of something more along the lines of 1000mpg. I used...
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cravenmorehead33
cravenmorehe...
Feb 24, 2001 11:44 pm
check out www.psychocycles.org its weird and the spelling is really bad but its cool,funny,and theres a lot of links...
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mmatzick
Mar 24, 2001 7:22 pm
I have a Super Cycle "Newport Cruiser". I know that it is not one of the best bikes out there, but I can say that it is VERY comfortable to ride. I would like...
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glennboulder
Mar 26, 2001 3:53 pm
How is the cruiser on hills? I've really though about getting one but it's verrrry hilly here in Nashville!<br><br>marc...
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mmatzick
Mar 26, 2001 5:18 pm
It's good at going down hills. On the flat I find my cruiser VERY comfortable. Be a good work out to ride up hills though :)...
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astro2000_1999
Mar 28, 2001 8:34 pm
I am looking into getting one just for fun. Target sells a Huffy cruiser for about 100 bucks. I used to have one when I lived on Capitol Hill back in the ...
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the_evangelist_of_fit...
the_evangeli...
Mar 29, 2001 1:20 pm
For $100, I would expect a bike that gets out of adjustment quickly, is hard to tune, and breaks easily. One would quit using such a bike for its problems....
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cravenmorehead33
cravenmorehe...
Mar 30, 2001 10:09 pm
dont ever buy a huffy guy here would beat you for riding a huffy,they have the most recalls of any bike and they give bicycles a bad name and thats hard to do,...
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igoddagofast
Apr 4, 2001 5:47 pm
I just joined the group this morning. Funny I haven't thought to look for a commuters newsgroup before but whatever, I found you now.<br><br>Like the ...
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astro2000_1999
Apr 5, 2001 12:52 pm
Umm... :-)I was talking about a single speed Huffy, not a mountain bike. Just a basic bike to ride back and forth to the store on, something that would be no...
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glennboulder
Apr 6, 2001 9:15 pm
I remember hearing about a recall on Huffys in the last year due to frames breaking and the rider getting impaled!! Not typical of course, but I'd never buy a...
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cravenmorehead33
cravenmorehe...
Apr 7, 2001 4:45 pm
huffy's are just that throw away disposible bikes.well that is if they dont bust i would check the recall listing before buying take a look at (next bikes) or...
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cravenmorehead33
cravenmorehe...
Apr 7, 2001 4:47 pm
recalls are NOT TYPICAL for the huffy bicycles company there a hole list of bikes and part on recall...
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cravenmorehead33
cravenmorehe...
Apr 7, 2001 6:34 pm
I mean RECALLS are TYPICAL huffy's recalls bikes and parts all the time geez hahaah i hate huffy's...
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astro2000_1999
Apr 9, 2001 4:21 pm
Actually I have resurected an old Rudge 3 speed. Fantastic bike, like driving around in an old car. Rudge was the maker of fine English 3 speeds many years...
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undead_franksinatra
undead_frank...
Apr 10, 2001 8:33 am
Been commuting for abt 3 years now. Present commuter is a rigid 2 speed (42/32 X 18) based on a Raleigh M50 which does double duty as a mtn bike on weekends....
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igoddagofast
Apr 10, 2001 5:43 pm
Well....<br>A coworker had her Trek 2100 replaced by trek last year because the frame was coming disjointed @ the topbar. Does that count? I think that this ...
