... I don't wish I agreed with Serge. I'm happy that bicycles don't have any status associated with them. I want people riding bicycles not buying very...
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Jeremy F. Parker
jfp2266
Jul 4, 2004 9:38 pm
Status lies in the eye of the beholder, of course. You lose status if you try to impress, and thereby associate with, people not worth bothering with. A bike...
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Ed Wagner
ejwagnerjr
Jul 4, 2004 11:34 pm
Jeremy, I think it's silly to ascribe high status to most any bicycle or rider. Why? Because the average person on the street has no idea of the difference...
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Matt Thyer
eyeballgrand
Jul 5, 2004 12:08 am
Stanley, No one believes that "across-the-board generalizations about popularly held viewpoints" (no matter how accurate or telling) will ever provide...
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Matt Thyer
eyeballgrand
Jul 5, 2004 12:23 am
Chris, The city of Redmond, where I work, is making biking to work (something I likewise enjoy) that much sweater as well. Everyday that I walk or ride to...
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Bijan Soleymani
rsoleymani
Jul 5, 2004 1:03 am
... I don't know about that. The drivetrain (I'm assuming that means chainrings, cogs and chain) are relatively cheap compared to the frame and the wheels....
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crkjlaw@...
crkjlaw
Jul 5, 2004 2:36 am
Hello mthyer@..., In reference to your comment: è The city of Redmond, where I work, is making biking to è work (something I likewise enjoy) that...
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tractorlegs
Jul 5, 2004 2:53 am
My bike ain't much of a status symbol -- The less expensive the better. I scan yard sales and flea markets or swap meets, and pick up fully rigid name-brand...
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w. r. niere
ternon_2000
Jul 5, 2004 5:50 am
Agreed. I also think Shimano SPD sandals qualify. Likewise the Mueller Windjammer fairing. Of all the things I use to make riding more enjoyable, those are the...
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SHYRLEY WILLIAMS
bobalinga
Jul 5, 2004 6:40 am
tractorlegs <tractorlegs@...> wrote: My bike ain't much of a status symbol -- The less expensive the better. I scan yard sales and flea markets or swap...
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Jwar11235@...
Jul 5, 2004 9:58 am
In a message dated 7/5/2004 2:14:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tcl1@... writes: I also think Shimano SPD sandals qualify. Rani, I like sandals for most...
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Stanley Batt
stanley_bike
Jul 5, 2004 12:22 pm
Johnny wrote: I like sandals for most any occasion, but have never had tried them for cycling. It looks like a lot of exposed toes hanging out there in front....
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Stanley Batt
stanley_bike
Jul 5, 2004 12:23 pm
... SB: Consider water bottle holders that can handle an adequately sized water/beverage bottle. My water bottle holder can handle up to 2-liter soda pop...
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Bijan Soleymani
rsoleymani
Jul 5, 2004 1:15 pm
... Do you mean the plastic bottles from bottled water they sell in the stores? I read in the newspaper that those shouldn't be re-used as the plastic contains...
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Bijan Soleymani
rsoleymani
Jul 5, 2004 1:32 pm
... Actually seems this was all a hoax. I gave this some thought and decided to do a quick search on the net. It seems that some college students wrote a...
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Douglas Muller
dugma78
Jul 5, 2004 1:52 pm
... stores? ... I've been looking for serious conclusions regarding the health of bicycle water bottles for a while now but haven't found anything. I live in...
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Jeremy F. Parker
jfp2266
Jul 5, 2004 3:22 pm
... (something I likewise enjoy) that much sweater as well. Everyday that I walk or ride to work they give me a greenback. I have to enter my "time" into...
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Jeremy F. Parker
jfp2266
Jul 5, 2004 3:36 pm
... water ... aren't even bike ones. Just the ones you buy in the shops which I then stick in the bottle cages. ... Shyrley, being a fellow Brit', should get...
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Matt Thyer
eyeballgrand
Jul 5, 2004 4:15 pm
Tracktorlegs, For the first time in a very long while I went the opposite direction. When I sold my car last April I was blessed with a moment of extra cash...
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Stanley Batt
stanley_bike
Jul 5, 2004 6:14 pm
Douglas Muller wrote: I do tend to reuse store water bottles to avoid this flavoring effect. I'm thinking of locating a properly sized Nalgene bottle, which is...
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RIIN GILL
riingill
Jul 5, 2004 6:20 pm
... I wear fisherman sandals. They cover my toes, and they're securely attached to my feet since I have to unbuckle them to take them off, so they're not...
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Stanley Batt
stanley_bike
Jul 5, 2004 7:25 pm
Chris Law wrote: My former company gave me $40 per tax each month provided I came to work by other than a single occupancy (motor) vehicle 16 times during the...
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RIIN GILL
riingill
Jul 5, 2004 8:05 pm
... Well, that poses an interesting philosophical question. While UM doesn't pay me to ride my bike, by not driving to work, I DON'T have to pay $500.00 a...
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bob.bayn@...
Jul 5, 2004 8:46 pm
... I have kids and grandkids. I am anti-bikelane and anti sidepath, but not generally anti bikepath. -- Bob Bayn http://cc.usu.edu/~bob/ o ...
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Doug Huffman
dhuffman_98
Jul 5, 2004 11:05 pm
Sorry. I'm late to the fray, having been *riding* the Grand Illinois Trails and Parks ride (GITAP) and Grabaawr. Forester brings orthodoxy to the dabate....
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crkjlaw@...
crkjlaw
Jul 6, 2004 1:14 am
A story appeared in the News Journal that has connection to the car/bike incident on the Delaware shore: http://www.tinyurl.com/2p7sh In addition to the usual...
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tractorlegs
Jul 6, 2004 2:48 am
... Just think about all that wonderful sunshine I'm missing on my back where ever you go. Its like wearing a big hat in a convertible if you ask me ;^) ... ...
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Matt Thyer
eyeballgrand
Jul 6, 2004 5:25 pm
Jeremy, Wow! $5 bucks to ride my bike. I'd be in my velomobile in no time with that. I'm still waiting for my first "gift card" of money from the program...
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Michael Graff
michaelgraff86
Jul 6, 2004 6:44 pm
... car/bike ... education and educational ... Yes, some good stuff about education, but still some of the usual fearmongering ("make the *road* safer",...
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Matt Thyer
eyeballgrand
Jul 6, 2004 7:56 pm
Riin, My company publishes an estimate for the cost of each parking stall it maintains at more than $1,500 a year. This does not include the cost of building...
