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Date: 02 May 2007 20:02:04
From: Ozark Bicycle
Subject: A nice thought
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"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
(Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
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Date: 08 May 2007 11:43:52
From: Bill H.
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 5, 8:56 pm, Bill <b...@comcast.net > wrote:
> Another baseball cap for me today.
Do you really put on hats that you find on the side of the road?
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Date: 08 May 2007 12:11:45
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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Bill H. wrote:
> On May 5, 8:56 pm, Bill <b...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Another baseball cap for me today.
>
> Do you really put on hats that you find on the side of the road?
The maggots have infested his brain.
LOL
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Date: 08 May 2007 11:10:06
From: bdbafh
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 10:48 am, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
> On May 3, 9:09 am, still me <wheeled...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
>
> > <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
>
> > >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> > >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> > >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> > >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> > >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> > >Go figure!
>
> > Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
> > exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
> > the local store and back too.
>
> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
>
>
>
> > The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
> > space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
> > cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
Perhaps multitasking is the answer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvbL_5rH1QQ
-bdbafh
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Date: 07 May 2007 17:24:23
From: Michael
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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Ozark Bicycle wrote:
>
> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
> something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
> gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
>
> (Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
Amen to that. A neighbor got a shiny new Chevy pickup last month, drives it
EVERYWHERE. So many times I've heard him tear off... and come tearing back in
5-10 minutes. Last weekend I was near his driveway when he roared back from
such a quickie, so I asked him where he goes that takes so little time.
"Eckerd's, for beer", he replied. That's a drug store on the opposite side of
_this_ block, all of a hundred yards distant.
I'm happy to admit that I don't know the price of gas currently. I haven't
bought gas since October, 2006, and about a quarter tank of it remains.
Mid-60's right now. Gotta spin!
--
Michael
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Date: 05 May 2007 08:43:35
From: dustoyevsky@mac.com
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 2:56 pm, John Kane <jrkrid...@gmail.com > wrote:
> Possibly true possibly a photoshop deal but funny.http://thewoobit.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/gym_escalator.jpg
Rehab.
I enjoy the Escalator Challenge from time to time. Reading glasses
(airport, gate listings, etc.) add a new dimension, I've found. --D-y
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Date: 05 May 2007 08:40:57
From: Ozark Bicycle
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 5, 10:29 am, Hadron <hadronqu...@gmail.com > wrote:
> Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> writes:
> > On May 3, 9:09 am, still me <wheeled...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
>
> >> <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
>
> >> >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> >> >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> >> >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> >> >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> >> >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> >> >Go figure!
>
> >> Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
> >> exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
> >> the local store and back too.
>
> > Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
> > spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
> > instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
> > store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
> > 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
>
> There is no comparison : the gym bike will make you work a lot
> harder.
That depends on the "gym bike", how the resistance is set, etc., etc.
It also depends on the terrain and conditions the real ride takes
place on (hills, headwinds, etc.).
> It is constant effort to keep the pedals spinning.
It is also a constant effort to fend of the utter boredom.
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Date: 05 May 2007 17:29:23
From: Hadron
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com > writes:
> On May 3, 9:09 am, still me <wheeled...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
>>
>> <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
>>
>> >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
>> >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
>> >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
>> >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
>> >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
>> >Go figure!
>>
>> Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
>> exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
>> the local store and back too.
>
> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
There is no comparison : the gym bike will make you work a lot
harder. It is constant effort to keep the pedals spinning.
>
>
>>
>> The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
>> space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
>> cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: 05 May 2007 09:47:09
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In rec.bicycles.misc Hadron <hadronquark@gmail.com > wrote:
> Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com> writes:
>>
>> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
>> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
>> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
>> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
>> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
>
> There is no comparison : the gym bike will make you work a lot
> harder. It is constant effort to keep the pedals spinning.
I somehow doubt that you can get a better workout on a gym bike. If
nothing else, they tend not to be comfortable to use for long periods.
If you really have a problem with coasting too much, get a fixed gear.
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
Robot, n.:
University administrator.
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Date: 05 May 2007 19:35:41
From: still me
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On Sat, 5 May 2007 09:47:09 -0700, Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu > wrote:
>In rec.bicycles.misc Hadron <hadronquark@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com> writes:
>>>
>>> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
>>> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
>>> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
>>> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
>>> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
>>
>> There is no comparison : the gym bike will make you work a lot
>> harder. It is constant effort to keep the pedals spinning.
>
>I somehow doubt that you can get a better workout on a gym bike. If
>nothing else, they tend not to be comfortable to use for long periods.
>
>If you really have a problem with coasting too much, get a fixed gear.
Personally, when I work out, I really want to work out. I push myself
as hard as I can for the workout period. Walking to the store is not
working out. So, back to my original point - I don't have time to
waste walking to the store. Any free time I can pry out can go into a
real workout.
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Date: 06 May 2007 03:56:12
From: Bill
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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still me wrote:
> On Sat, 5 May 2007 09:47:09 -0700, Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu> wrote:
>
>> In rec.bicycles.misc Hadron <hadronquark@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com> writes:
>>>> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
>>>> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
>>>> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
>>>> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
>>>> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
>>> There is no comparison : the gym bike will make you work a lot
>>> harder. It is constant effort to keep the pedals spinning.
>> I somehow doubt that you can get a better workout on a gym bike. If
>> nothing else, they tend not to be comfortable to use for long periods.
>>
>> If you really have a problem with coasting too much, get a fixed gear.
>
>
> Personally, when I work out, I really want to work out. I push myself
> as hard as I can for the workout period. Walking to the store is not
> working out. So, back to my original point - I don't have time to
> waste walking to the store. Any free time I can pry out can go into a
> real workout.
>
That is counter-intuitive. Run to the store if you don't want to waste
time walking. If you don't think running at near sprint speed is a real
workout then we are on 2 different planets.
Gym bikes basically are not worth the bother.
Just get on a bike and think of the hardest place to ride and do it.
Today I rode 4.5 hours into the mountains and back, hard, and my legs
are telling me I got a good workout.
Bonus, finding stuff on the side of the road.
Another baseball cap for me today.
If you are really serious about wanting to go to the gym, then why not
ride as hard as possible and get warmed up before hitting the gym??
Are you going for muscles, cardio, weight loss, or what?
More information is always good for better advice, and there is plenty
to be found here.
Bill Baka
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Date: 04 May 2007 10:24:03
From: Bill H.
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 8:27 pm, "Mike Kruger" <Mik...@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
> Bill H. wrote:
> Which means those of us who are long-married can discuss with a spouse the
> merits of a new bike versus a gym membership and get a fair amount of
> enthusiasm for the new bike, even from a non-cycling spouse.
Ah-ha! Good point!
Recently being single again...well...I'm in a different camp.
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Date: 03 May 2007 23:03:38
From: Garry Lee
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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I cannot stand any gym work. Never could. My youngest daughter who's a
triathlete loves gym work as well.
I just cycle and walk. I have always cycled to work and I cycle about
4-5 days a week during the summer, 2 during the winter. It keeps me
(relatively) sane.
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Date: 04 May 2007 10:28:39
From: Tim McNamara
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In article <1178258618.473701.222110@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com >,
Garry Lee <golaoi@gmail.com > wrote:
> I cannot stand any gym work. Never could. My youngest daughter who's
> a triathlete loves gym work as well.
>
> I just cycle and walk. I have always cycled to work and I cycle about
> 4-5 days a week during the summer, 2 during the winter. It keeps me
> (relatively) sane.
I'm with you on this. I hate exercising indoors, period. I used to
lift weights and all that in the gym during the winter back in my racing
days, and I hated every minute of it. I used to ride the rollers or a
trainer in my basement, and hated every minute of it.
Here in Minnesota, winter time riding can be less than pleasant with
lots of snow and ice and much below freezing weather for weeks at a
time- hence the gym membership and the rollers. However, we have had 10
of the warmest winters on record with low snowfall amounts in the past
12 years. Winter isn't what it used to be here. Now it's like the mild
winters from when I grew up in Chicago, and year round riding is much
more comfortable.
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Date: 04 May 2007 09:55:57
From: Jay Beattie
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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"Tim McNamara" <timmcn@bitstream.net > wrote in message
news:timmcn-66A65F.10283904052007@news.iphouse.com...
> In article <1178258618.473701.222110@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
> Garry Lee <golaoi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I cannot stand any gym work. Never could. My youngest daughter who's
>> a triathlete loves gym work as well.
>>
>> I just cycle and walk. I have always cycled to work and I cycle about
>> 4-5 days a week during the summer, 2 during the winter. It keeps me
>> (relatively) sane.
>
> I'm with you on this. I hate exercising indoors, period. I used to
> lift weights and all that in the gym during the winter back in my racing
> days, and I hated every minute of it. I used to ride the rollers or a
> trainer in my basement, and hated every minute of it.
>
> Here in Minnesota, winter time riding can be less than pleasant with
> lots of snow and ice and much below freezing weather for weeks at a
> time- hence the gym membership and the rollers. However, we have had 10
> of the warmest winters on record with low snowfall amounts in the past
> 12 years. Winter isn't what it used to be here. Now it's like the mild
> winters from when I grew up in Chicago, and year round riding is much
> more comfortable.
Winter in Chicago is mild? Egads!
My gym experience is identical to yours, and now as a grown-up with a
family, job, house, etc., going to a gym to work out puts a huge hole in an
already busy day. I much prefer riding to and from work. I also do longer
rides on the weekend as time allows. I get my upper body work by pulling
junipers out of the front yard. Apart from riding, my only athletic
time-and-money-blower is skiing with my son on Sundays (our version of
church, I guess). That is far, far more enjoyable than running on a
treadmill indoors, both physically and psychically. -- Jay Beattie.
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Date: 04 May 2007 14:13:13
From: Tim McNamara
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In article <463b645b$0$21258$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net >,
"Jay Beattie" <jbeattie@lindsayhart.com > wrote:
> "Tim McNamara" <timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote in message
> news:timmcn-66A65F.10283904052007@news.iphouse.com...
> > In article <1178258618.473701.222110@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
> > Garry Lee <golaoi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I cannot stand any gym work. Never could. My youngest daughter
> >> who's a triathlete loves gym work as well.
> >>
> >> I just cycle and walk. I have always cycled to work and I cycle
> >> about 4-5 days a week during the summer, 2 during the winter. It
> >> keeps me (relatively) sane.
> >
> > I'm with you on this. I hate exercising indoors, period. I used
> > to lift weights and all that in the gym during the winter back in
> > my racing days, and I hated every minute of it. I used to ride the
> > rollers or a trainer in my basement, and hated every minute of it.
> >
> > Here in Minnesota, winter time riding can be less than pleasant
> > with lots of snow and ice and much below freezing weather for weeks
> > at a time- hence the gym membership and the rollers. However, we
> > have had 10 of the warmest winters on record with low snowfall
> > amounts in the past 12 years. Winter isn't what it used to be
> > here. Now it's like the mild winters from when I grew up in
> > Chicago, and year round riding is much more comfortable.
>
> Winter in Chicago is mild? Egads!
Hah! This, of course, is a matter of perspective. I've lived in
Minnesota since coming here to go to college in 1977- so 18 years in
Chicago and nearly 30 years in Minnesota. Chicago temps are mild in the
winter, moderated I suppose by Lake Michigan and having a significant
"heat bubble." I don't recall ever experiencing -30F in Chicago,
whereas I've seen quite a few days in Minnesota where -30F was the high
temperature for the day. I've even been out in -45F snowshoeing on the
Gunflint Trail and in the Boundary Waters area around Ely- with mukluks
to keep your feet warm, it's not too bad.
Oddly, though, 0F here feels more comfortable than 20F in Chicago.
Winter is much drier here whereas Chicago's air always feels damp, and
feels more cutting when the wind blows.
> My gym experience is identical to yours, and now as a grown-up with a
> family, job, house, etc., going to a gym to work out puts a huge hole
> in an already busy day. I much prefer riding to and from work. I
> also do longer rides on the weekend as time allows. I get my upper
> body work by pulling junipers out of the front yard. Apart from
> riding, my only athletic time-and-money-blower is skiing with my son
> on Sundays (our version of church, I guess). That is far, far more
> enjoyable than running on a treadmill indoors, both physically and
> psychically.
Absolutely! There are lots of ways to get good quality exercise without
spending a couple hundred bucks a year on smelly, badly maintained gym.
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Date: 03 May 2007 20:38:49
From: Ozark Bicycle
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 10:27 pm, "Mike Kruger" <Mik...@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
> Bill H. wrote:
> > Gyms are better. They're air conditioned, ...
>
> > They're better socially, also, as there's usually a chance to strike
> > up a conversation with someone who's also there working out, and may
> > even be toned and attractive.
>
> Which means those of us who are long-married can discuss with a spouse the
> merits of a new bike versus a gym membership and get a fair amount of
> enthusiasm for the new bike, even from a non-cycling spouse.
That's a rather clever scheme! ;-)
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Date: 04 May 2007 15:15:00
From: Michael Press
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In article
<1178249928.960971.22310@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com >,
Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
> On May 3, 10:27 pm, "Mike Kruger" <Mik...@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
> > Bill H. wrote:
> > > Gyms are better. They're air conditioned, ...
> >
> > > They're better socially, also, as there's usually a chance to strike
> > > up a conversation with someone who's also there working out, and may
> > > even be toned and attractive.
> >
> > Which means those of us who are long-married can discuss with a spouse the
> > merits of a new bike versus a gym membership and get a fair amount of
> > enthusiasm for the new bike, even from a non-cycling spouse.
>
> That's a rather clever scheme! ;-)
What are gym dues? $60/month. It will take a while to buy a new
bicycle. A recently married acquaintance of mine with a good
salary made a deal with his wife. For every dollar he spent on
armament he would provide two dollars for her disposition.
--
Michael Press
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Date: 13 May 2007 18:12:25
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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Michael Press wrote:
>> On May 3, 10:27 pm, "Mike Kruger" <Mik...@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Which means those of us who are long-married can discuss with a
>>> spouse the merits of a new bike versus a gym membership and get a
>>> fair amount of enthusiasm for the new bike, even from a non-cycling
>>> spouse.
>
> What are gym dues? $60/month. It will take a while to buy a new
> bicycle. A recently married acquaintance of mine with a good
> salary made a deal with his wife. For every dollar he spent on
> armament he would provide two dollars for her disposition.
$60 a month is $720 a year, $1440 in two years, $2160 in 3 years.
You can finance a nice bike habit for $60 a month for a recreational rider
or commuter.
Your experience may vary. I expect many guys doing criteriums are spending
considerably more.
--
Mike Kruger
An opinion should be the result of a thought, not a substitute for it.
[Jef Mallet]
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Date: 03 May 2007 14:34:45
From: John Kane
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 4:30 pm, Dane Buson <d...@unseen.edu > wrote:
> In rec.bicycles.misc John Kane <jrkrid...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On May 3, 9:27 am, Ozark Bicycle
>
> >> A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> >> at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> >> this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> >> miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> >> cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> >> Go figure!
>
> > Possibly true possibly a photoshop deal but funny.
> >http://thewoobit.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/gym_escalator.jpg
>
> It appears that is a real photo.
>
> >25. San Diego Jeff02/22/2007 05:21:32 PM
>
> >I live near that gym with the escalator - Hilarious picture but nobody
> >who posts it mentions that the gym leases the corner of a large outdoor
> >shopping center that has escalators in every corner ...
>
> >Yeah I know, what fun is the truth ...
>
> http://ww2.nutechs.com/hosting/msobczak/Blogs/BlogSphere-1_0_2/LordLo...
>
> --
> Dane Buson - sigd...@unixbigots.org
> "I'm not stupid, I'm not expendable, and I'M NOT GOING!"
Thanks Dane. I have always thought it was real but had no provenence
for the link.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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Date: 03 May 2007 12:56:26
From: John Kane
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 9:27 am, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
> On May 2, 11:38 pm, Werehatrack <raul...@earthWEEDSlink.net> wrote:
>
> > On 2 May 2007 20:02:04 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
> > <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> may have said:
>
> > >"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
> > >something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
> > >gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
>
> > >(Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
>
> > Nearly as absurd, IMO: The guy who gets in his car to go to the gym
> > just as the lawn care folks show up to mow the yard...and he's got a
> > perfectly good mower in the garage. Happens at least four times a
> > month right down the street.
>
> A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> Go figure!
Possibly true possibly a photoshop deal but funny.
http://thewoobit.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/gym_escalator.jpg
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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Date: 03 May 2007 18:27:43
From: Pat
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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I knew sooner or later a photo like that would show up. Have you stopped to
consider that the escalators are there for people who are rehabilitating
from surgery or illness? Or for people with cardiac problems who go to the
gym for modest exercise to build up their systems?
Don't be so quick to judge. When I had my torn achilles tendon, stairs were
impossible. I could take an escalator or elevator though to work out on the
arm machines.
Pat in TX
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Date: 04 May 2007 10:48:43
From: Doc O'Leary
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In article <59v9g3F2m189rU1@mid.individual.net >,
"Pat" <Pat@starrynight.com > wrote:
> I knew sooner or later a photo like that would show up. Have you stopped to
> consider that the escalators are there for people who are rehabilitating
> from surgery or illness? Or for people with cardiac problems who go to the
> gym for modest exercise to build up their systems?
Considered and rejected by any intelligent person. An escalator is used
to move constant, high-volume traffic. Presumably, the majority of
people going to the gym would not be in the categories you list, and
would easily be served by an elevator or other small lift system. A
more reasonable consideration is that the escalators were already there
when the gym moved in and it was simply easier to leave them running
than install other accommodations.
--
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Date: 03 May 2007 21:50:09
From: Patrick Lamb
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On Thu, 3 May 2007 18:27:43 -0600, "Pat" <Pat@starrynight.com > wrote:
>I knew sooner or later a photo like that would show up. Have you stopped to
>consider that the escalators are there for people who are rehabilitating
>from surgery or illness? Or for people with cardiac problems who go to the
>gym for modest exercise to build up their systems?
>
>Don't be so quick to judge. When I had my torn achilles tendon, stairs were
>impossible. I could take an escalator or elevator though to work out on the
>arm machines.
Still looks funny to me. Most of the people I've met with conditions
like you list are going to be too tottery to hop on and off the
escalator. Elevator, sure, but escalator?? I doubt it!
Pat
Email address works as is.
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Date: 03 May 2007 13:30:10
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In rec.bicycles.misc John Kane <jrkrideau@gmail.com > wrote:
> On May 3, 9:27 am, Ozark Bicycle
>>
>> A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
>> at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
>> this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
>> miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
>> cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
>> Go figure!
>
> Possibly true possibly a photoshop deal but funny.
> http://thewoobit.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/gym_escalator.jpg
It appears that is a real photo.
>25. San Diego Jeff02/22/2007 05:21:32 PM
>
>I live near that gym with the escalator - Hilarious picture but nobody
>who posts it mentions that the gym leases the corner of a large outdoor
>shopping center that has escalators in every corner ...
>
>Yeah I know, what fun is the truth ...
http://ww2.nutechs.com/hosting/msobczak/Blogs/BlogSphere-1_0_2
/LordLotusBlog.nsf/d6plinks/MSOK-6LGHW9
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
"I'm not stupid, I'm not expendable, and I'M NOT GOING!"
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Date: 03 May 2007 16:17:05
From: David Kerber
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In article <1178222185.966824.119810@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com >,
jrkrideau@gmail.com says...
> On May 3, 9:27 am, Ozark Bicycle
> <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
> > On May 2, 11:38 pm, Werehatrack <raul...@earthWEEDSlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On 2 May 2007 20:02:04 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
> > > <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> may have said:
> >
> > > >"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
> > > >something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
> > > >gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
> >
> > > >(Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
> >
> > > Nearly as absurd, IMO: The guy who gets in his car to go to the gym
> > > just as the lawn care folks show up to mow the yard...and he's got a
> > > perfectly good mower in the garage. Happens at least four times a
> > > month right down the street.
> >
> > A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> > at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> > this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> > miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> > cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> > Go figure!
>
> Possibly true possibly a photoshop deal but funny.
> http://thewoobit.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/gym_escalator.jpg
If it's a photoshop, then it's a really good job.
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Date: 03 May 2007 15:01:43
From: dgk
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On 2 May 2007 20:02:04 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
>"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
>something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
>gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
>
>(Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
When folks gasp at my commute (80 minutes each way) I just point out
that I don't need to go to the gym after I get home.
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Date: 03 May 2007 10:58:37
From: Bill H.
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 7:48 am, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
> On May 3, 9:09 am, still me <wheeled...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
>
> > <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
>
> > >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> > >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> > >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> > >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> > >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> > >Go figure!
>
> > Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
> > exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
> > the local store and back too.
>
> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
Gyms are better. They're air conditioned, safer than riding around in
traffic, and offer more far more variety than walking/running or
riding a bike.
They also have more amenities, such as TVs, hot tubs, showers, steam
rooms / saunas, and sometimes even a juice bar.
They're better socially, also, as there's usually a chance to strike
up a conversation with someone who's also there working out, and may
even be toned and attractive.
They're not without their drawbacks...long lines at the exercise
machine...the monthly fee you have to pay regardless of whether you go
or not, not to mention they can be kind of boring sometimes when doing
the same thing over and over again.
I have a gym membership. I also own a bike. Some days I feel like
riding, other times I wanna run on the treadmill and listen to my
Ipod, or lift some weights. And any exercise is better than none,
even if people are driving to get there.
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Date: 03 May 2007 22:27:30
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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Bill H. wrote:
> Gyms are better. They're air conditioned, ...
>
> They're better socially, also, as there's usually a chance to strike
> up a conversation with someone who's also there working out, and may
> even be toned and attractive.
>
Which means those of us who are long-married can discuss with a spouse the
merits of a new bike versus a gym membership and get a fair amount of
enthusiasm for the new bike, even from a non-cycling spouse.
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Date: 03 May 2007 07:48:08
From: Ozark Bicycle
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 9:09 am, still me <wheeled...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
>
> <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
>
> >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> >Go figure!
>
> Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
> exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
> the local store and back too.
Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
>
> The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
> space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
> cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
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Date: 03 May 2007 12:51:01
From: Michael Press
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In article
<1178203687.456328.37250@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com >,
Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
> On May 3, 9:09 am, still me <wheeled...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
> >
> > <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
> >
> > >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> > >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> > >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> > >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> > >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> > >Go figure!
> >
> > Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
> > exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
> > the local store and back too.
>
> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
It isn't just a treadmill, it's a rat race! How you gonna win if
you don't compete?
> > The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
> > space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
> > cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
--
Michael Press
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Date: 03 May 2007 16:27:12
From: Chris
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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Ozark Bicycle <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote in
news:1178203687.456328.37250@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
> On May 3, 9:09 am, still me <wheeled...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
>>
>> <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
>>
>> >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
>> >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
>> >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
>> >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
>> >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
>> >Go figure!
>>
>> Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
>> exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
>> the local store and back too.
>
> Time is a consideration. But, why drive across town to the gym and
> spend 45 min on a treadmill (and then back across town to get home)
> instead of a ~45 min round trip to the convenience store/library/video
> store etc.? Personally, I'd much rather walk or bike outdoors on
> 'errands' than spend time on a treadmill or 'exercise bike' at a gym.
>
>
>>
>> The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
>> space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
>> cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
>
>
>
Dont forget about commuting to work. I spend an hour on a bike each way
and get both a good workout and stress relief. My little Saturn gets about
20 miles/gallon, so on a 30 mile round trip 5 days a week at $3/gallon that
is : $1560 /year I am saving on fuel alone. Let alone max'g out the
Lifetime medical benifit that my insurance provides when I have that
massive heart attack when I am 52, very over weight and the only exercise I
get is with my remote control finger and yelling at cyclists to get the
hell off the road
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Date: 03 May 2007 06:27:57
From: Ozark Bicycle
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 2, 11:38 pm, Werehatrack <raul...@earthWEEDSlink.net > wrote:
> On 2 May 2007 20:02:04 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
> <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> may have said:
>
> >"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
> >something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
> >gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
>
> >(Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
>
> Nearly as absurd, IMO: The guy who gets in his car to go to the gym
> just as the lawn care folks show up to mow the yard...and he's got a
> perfectly good mower in the garage. Happens at least four times a
> month right down the street.
>
>
A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
Go figure!
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Date: 03 May 2007 14:09:07
From: still me
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
>
>A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
>at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
>this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
>miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
>cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
>Go figure!
Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
the local store and back too.
The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
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Date: 03 May 2007 17:09:31
From:
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In rec.bicycles.misc still me <wheeledBob@yahoo.com > wrote:
> On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
> <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
> >
> >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> >Go figure!
> Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
> exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
> the local store and back too.
> The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
> space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
> cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
I happened to pass a local gym last night and take a look at their
parking lot. Sure 'nuff the cars were all parked as close as possible to
the front door.
Bill, grateful to whoever originally posted this quote here:
__o
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Date: 03 May 2007 10:28:08
From: Tom Nakashima
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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<D_Frumious_B@ndersnat.ch > wrote in message
news:f1d50b$r1f$3@news.xmission.com...
> In rec.bicycles.misc still me <wheeledBob@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
>> <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
>> >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
>> >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
>> >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
>> >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
>> >Go figure!
>
>
>> Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
>> exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
>> the local store and back too.
>
>> The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
>> space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
>> cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
>
> I happened to pass a local gym last night and take a look at their
> parking lot. Sure 'nuff the cars were all parked as close as possible to
> the front door.
>
Similar related story:
I once took a nutrition class in college. There was this athlete who had
a bodybuilder sculptured tank-top physique, volunteering information just
about every class on how healthy he eats. One day after the class
ended, I happened to be behind this Mr. Olympia candidate walking
to my next class, when he headed straight for the vending machine.
I stopped and watched in amazement as he pulled out two Paydays,
bag of Fritos and a can of Coke (not diet either)
-tom
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Date: 04 May 2007 01:28:13
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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In article <f1d638$30k$1@news.Stanford.EDU >,
"Tom Nakashima" <tom@slac.stanford.edu > wrote:
> <D_Frumious_B@ndersnat.ch> wrote in message
> news:f1d50b$r1f$3@news.xmission.com...
> > In rec.bicycles.misc still me <wheeledBob@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> On 3 May 2007 06:27:57 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
> >> <bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >> >A friend of a friend is a "workout freak", spending hours every week
> >> >at 'the club' on the treadmill, in spinning class, aerobics, etc. Yet,
> >> >this same person not only drives literally everywhere (Less than 2
> >> >miles to the convenience store? Take the car!) and will spend time
> >> >cruising a parking lot looking for a close-to-the-door parking place.
> >> >Go figure!
> >
> >
> >> Some of it is a time consideration. I can find an hour a day to
> >> exercise, but just one hour. I don't have another half hour to walk to
> >> the local store and back too.
> >
> >> The people who amuse me are those that will struggle to find a parking
> >> space 25-50 feet closer to the store - sometimes even sitting in their
> >> cars and waiting just to avoid walking for an extra minute.
> >
> > I happened to pass a local gym last night and take a look at their
> > parking lot. Sure 'nuff the cars were all parked as close as possible to
> > the front door.
> >
>
> Similar related story:
> I once took a nutrition class in college. There was this athlete who had
> a bodybuilder sculptured tank-top physique, volunteering information just
> about every class on how healthy he eats. One day after the class
> ended, I happened to be behind this Mr. Olympia candidate walking
> to my next class, when he headed straight for the vending machine.
> I stopped and watched in amazement as he pulled out two Paydays,
> bag of Fritos and a can of Coke (not diet either)
> -tom
Paydays for the carbs, fritos for the salt, and Coke for the sugar and
caffeine. Totally defensible.
What?
In all seriousness, Quite a few local racers use Coke as their preferred
"final bottle" in bike races (usually flat), and while energy bars
finesse the ingredients and cut some of the fat, a Payday bar is a
defensible (and cheap) substitute.
The Fritos were probably just for fun.
--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos
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Date: 03 May 2007 22:08:43
From: John Forrest Tomlinson
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On Fri, 04 May 2007 01:28:13 GMT, Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca >
wrote:
>In article <f1d638$30k$1@news.Stanford.EDU>,
> "Tom Nakashima" <tom@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
>
>> Similar related story:
>> I once took a nutrition class in college. There was this athlete who had
>> a bodybuilder sculptured tank-top physique, volunteering information just
>> about every class on how healthy he eats. One day after the class
>> ended, I happened to be behind this Mr. Olympia candidate walking
>> to my next class, when he headed straight for the vending machine.
>> I stopped and watched in amazement as he pulled out two Paydays,
>> bag of Fritos and a can of Coke (not diet either)
>> -tom
>
>Paydays for the carbs, fritos for the salt, and Coke for the sugar and
>caffeine. Totally defensible.
>
>What?
>
>In all seriousness, Quite a few local racers use Coke as their preferred
>"final bottle" in bike races (usually flat), and while energy bars
>finesse the ingredients and cut some of the fat, a Payday bar is a
>defensible (and cheap) substitute.
That candy bar has too much fat to be digested well in any race of
less than three or four hours.
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Date: 02 May 2007 20:40:00
From:
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On May 3, 1:02 pm, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com > wrote:
> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
> something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
> gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
>
> (Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
hi i am new but i want to be good .yhea biking is healthy and you get
many places a car cant. hey if you r bill nye could you send me videos
through g mail i am a bigggggggggggggg fan
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Date: 02 May 2007 22:38:57
From: Werehatrack
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On 2 May 2007 20:02:04 -0700, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatelier@ozarkbicycleservice.com > may have said:
>"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's
>something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a
>gym." - Bill Nye, "The Science Guy"
>
>(Seen in the latest edition of "Bike Bits" from Adventure Cycling.)
Nearly as absurd, IMO: The guy who gets in his car to go to the gym
just as the lawn care folks show up to mow the yard...and he's got a
perfectly good mower in the garage. Happens at least four times a
month right down the street.
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Date: 03 May 2007 19:34:25
From: Doug Taylor
Subject: Re: A nice thought
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 22:38:57 -0600, Werehatrack
<rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net > wrote:
>Nearly as absurd, IMO: The guy who gets in his car to go to the gym
>just as the lawn care folks show up to mow the yard...and he's got a
>perfectly good mower in the garage. Happens at least four times a
>month right down the street.
More absurd:
I belong to a cycling club where members routinely drive up to 30
miles 2 or 3 times a week in order to participate in group rides of 30
- 100 miles. We have over 300 members and 20 - 60 people show up to
each ride depending on the weather and how far out in east bejeezus
the particular route meeting place is.
Ironic, yes, but if you want to ride with a group, what are you gonna
do?
www.onondagacyclingclub.org
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