In a message dated 6/30/00 3:21:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Can you make an observation on the ages of the youngest children you typically saw biking in...
1941
Cyclepete@...
Jul 1, 2000 3:30 pm
In a message dated 7/1/00 1:15:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, espi@... ... From pictures I've seen, I suspect another reason pedal-operated coaster brakes are...
1942
Lauren Cooper
cyclemedia@...
Jul 1, 2000 5:34 pm
Different tools for different purposes. If I lived in Amsterdam I would definitely have a 1spd clunker, for all the reasons above. As a car-free cyclist, I...
1943
Darrell Noakes
borealis@...
Jul 1, 2000 6:20 pm
Interesting point. In our grade three bicycle education program, we find that on a lot of the bikes the front brake doesn't work at all. When we ask the kids...
1944
Fred Oswald
Fred_Oswald@...
Jul 2, 2000 11:14 pm
... them in ... reach the ... hand-brake ... sneakers. It is not just a matter of being weak. It is also inexperience and just not knowing what to do,...
1945
Stanley Batt
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Jul 3, 2000 6:49 pm
Sheldon Brown wrote about the evolutionary process that has brought about the Dutch style bicycle---a bicycle well suited for a large percentage of the entire...
1946
Stanley Batt
stanley_b@...
Jul 3, 2000 7:02 pm
... first "10-speed" bike, a used Bianchi, around 1970).< SB reply: The bicycles my family ride daily are just like your favorite commuter bike of the past...
1947
Bill Volk
bvolk@...
Jul 3, 2000 7:04 pm
Go MusicThis is one case where I agree with Mr. Batt... I would like to add that I think there are some bicycle companies trying to address the need for a...
1948
John Forester
forester@...
Jul 3, 2000 10:59 pm
Well, what do we make of Stanley Blatt now? After all these years of yammering against elitism, he finally discloses the elitism at his heart, at the source of...
1949
Bill Volk
bvolk@...
Jul 4, 2000 2:45 am
John Forester wrote: There's two ends to this elitism. The first is that Stanley wants to force the American public to buy the kind of bicycles that Stanley...
1950
paulw@...
Jul 4, 2000 3:11 am
... Palo Alto is hilly ?!? What area of Palo Alto did you live in? While it's technically true that Page Mill Rd west of 280 is Palo Alto land (and very steep...
1951
paulw@...
Jul 4, 2000 3:13 am
#@#$&%! Reply-to field of "chainguard"...last message was supposed to be to Bill only. sorry, Paul Wendt...
1952
Bill Volk
bvolk@...
Jul 4, 2000 4:18 am
Exactly what I ment. The ride to Skyline etc... I actually did Page Mill, Old La Honda et. al... and at that time I was pushing a bit over 300 lbs!!! at 6'...
1953
J F Scott
JFSCOTT@...
Jul 4, 2000 5:48 am
Mr Stanley Batt is at it again. This time he voices some small truths and at least one big falsehood. I bought the Cupertino Bike Shop from Spence Wolf (both...
1954
Jeremy Parker
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Jul 4, 2000 1:09 pm
I share something of Stanley Batt's feelings about bikes, although my ideal (actually, ideals) wouldn't be the same as his. He should have put in a bad word...
1955
Schubley@...
Jul 4, 2000 3:47 pm
Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.biketrans.com/">Bicycle Transportation Systems - The future of …</A> I like the part where it says "low-cost, low-tech...
1956
Schubley@...
Jul 4, 2000 3:48 pm
Thought y'all would want to check this out. I REALLY wanted to do this when I was a kid. Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.rubberbandit.com/">Welcome to Rubber...
1957
Bob Sutterfield
Bob@...
Jul 4, 2000 5:26 pm
... Always a tailwind! Magic! Now if only they could aim that tailwind at my back when I want to travel at right angles to the TransGlide 2000™. (I...
1958
Fred Oswald
Fred_Oswald@...
Jul 4, 2000 6:24 pm
Stanley Blatt and John Forester are now accusing each other of elitism. I think I have a few ideas that may clarify the argument. I think we have a consensus...
1959
Kalle A Mustonen
Kalle.Mustonen@...
Jul 4, 2000 7:30 pm
... http://www.shimano.com/cycling/lifestyle/nexusautod.htm "It's great to have a brain!" Is that an insult or what!? Kalle Mustonen...
1960
Brian DeSousa
briandesousa@...
Jul 4, 2000 9:08 pm
... Hmm, a bike path with higher speeds due to a constant tailwind? I can't even safely ride on a bike path at my maximum speed when there's a headwind! Oh...
1961
Bob Sutterfield
Bob@...
Jul 5, 2000 5:27 am
... I think the difference is that this is a vehicular facility, not a pedestrian facility, and with few intersections. That eliminates the two biggest ...
1962
Stanley Batt
stanley_b@...
Jul 5, 2000 8:21 am
To Send Message: chainguard@onelist.com From: "Bill Volk" <bvolk@...> Subject: RE: Bicycle Evolution Bill Volk responded to John Forester's strawman...
1963
Stanley Batt
stanley_b@...
Jul 5, 2000 12:37 pm
Kalle M. and Jeremy P. wrote about the offerings from Shimano and referred ... SB reply: It is interesting to compare the Nexus info meant for North American ...
1964
Whitney Turner
wturner@...
Jul 5, 2000 1:02 pm
Stanley, in your continuing rant against market forces you ignore one of the great contributions that cycling advocates can make. In sunny South Florida the...
1965
Tom Revay
trlist@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:10 pm
... While I agree with you and with Sheldon that the Netherlands bike is favored in that country for topical reasons specific to the geography, climate and ...
1966
Tom Revay
trlist@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:16 pm
... I've passed this along to my friends in the legal department at Microsoft. They're going to begin an investigation to determine whether Shimano products...
1967
Bill Volk
bvolk@...
Jul 5, 2000 4:19 pm
I would guess that over 80% of the cyclists I see on the roads during weekdays ... ride in a vehicular manner. That is, with traffic ... first come/first...
1968
Bill Volk
bvolk@...
Jul 5, 2000 4:19 pm
In regards to: Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.biketrans.com/">Bicycle Transportation Systems - The future of …</A > We've got a far more effective version...
1969
Lyle Seaman
lws@...
Jul 5, 2000 4:39 pm
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Belgian minister wants to reduce rush-hour traffic jams by creating a market to trade traffic vouchers. Jaak Gabriels, minister for...
