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Date: 22 Aug 2006 04:22:11
From: Kevan Smith
Subject: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Alright, all the off topic political stuff got to even _ME_ lately. (Can
you believe it, k?) And I haven't been reading or posting as much as
I'd like here.
This is to start a pure discussion that will trollop and trounce all
those bogus partisan ones!
I like to ride my bike because:
1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
3) Endorphins!
Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
--
Vegan Reich!
http://www.meetyourmeat.com/
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 11:18:12
From: treynolds@my-deja.com
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Kevan Smith wrote:
>
> I like to ride my bike because:
(This has been around in various forms for years):
The Zen Master asked three students who rode their bikes to Zendo "Why
do you ride your bicycle?".
The first student said "I ride my bicycle for fresh air and exercise".
The Zen Master replied "Well done. You will live a long and healthy
life".
The Zen Master turned to the second student who said "I ride my bicycle
to save the environment". The Zen Master said "Excellent. You are
blessed in your commune with the world around you".
Finally the Zen Master turned to the third student who said "Master, I
ride my bicycle to ride my bicycle".
The Zen Master kneeled before the third student and said "I am your
student".
Tom
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 20:52:29
From: Bob
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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I like to ride because:
1- nothing I've found (short of being shot at) makes everyday concerns
disappear as quickly or as completely;
2- 25 mph on a bike seems fast and I like speed;
3- the wind in my hair and the sweat pouring out of me makes me feel
good, dammit!
4- it's cheaper than driving a really FAST sports car.
Regards,
Bob Hunt
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 16:03:16
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Bob wrote:
> I like to ride because:
> 1- nothing I've found (short of being shot at) makes everyday concerns
> disappear as quickly or as completely;
> 2- 25 mph on a bike seems fast and I like speed;
> 3- the wind in my hair and the sweat pouring out of me makes me feel
> good, dammit!
> 4- it's cheaper than driving a really FAST sports car.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Hunt
>
Right on all accounts.
2, 3, and 4 I totally agree on.
1 is a toss up since I have been shot at by some idiot who thought I was
riding on his private property back in 1963 in the bay area, no less.
25 MPH on a mountain bike when pedaling is fast and sweaty but a great
workout.
Bill Baka
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 19:24:26
From:
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Is everyone clear on what a superheterodyne is?
In case not, it's a type of radio receiver that mixes the incoming
radio frequency signal with the signal from a fixed-frequency
intermediate oscillator, thereby producing sum and difference frequency
signals in addition to the original RF and IF signals. The frequency
of the IF oscillator is carefully chosen so that either the sum or the
difference frequency signal occurs at the frequency where the
receiver's detector has the most gain, and a tuned circuit at that
frequency is placed ahead of the detector, thereby greatly increasing
the sensitivity and selectivity of the receiver.
Oh, and I ride my bike because it keeps me really fit and strong, so I
have women coming on to me all the time and I get laid a lot.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 03:23:49
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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folson@innercite.com wrote:
> Is everyone clear on what a superheterodyne is?
>
> In case not, it's a type of radio receiver that mixes the incoming
> radio frequency signal with the signal from a fixed-frequency
> intermediate oscillator, thereby producing sum and difference frequency
> signals in addition to the original RF and IF signals. The frequency
> of the IF oscillator is carefully chosen so that either the sum or the
> difference frequency signal occurs at the frequency where the
> receiver's detector has the most gain, and a tuned circuit at that
> frequency is placed ahead of the detector, thereby greatly increasing
> the sensitivity and selectivity of the receiver.
>
> Oh, and I ride my bike because it keeps me really fit and strong, so I
> have women coming on to me all the time and I get laid a lot.
>
You could have said a superheterodyne Armstrong radio and baffled
everyone. He invented FM back around 1938 or so. No, not Lance. Heddy
Lar, the movie star, believe it or not, actually invented spread
spectrum for the military during WWII. An actress who just happened to
be a genius engineer.
Dude,
When I was younger I 'HAD' to have a car or never get laid. Bicycles
were just not cool for a 20 something in the 70's. I had to ride in
secret to maintain the cool factor for dates. I stayed in shape by
playing baseball all day Sundays with all my friends, both guys and
girls. We used to play with a keg on the sidelines and went until it got
so dark we couldn't see the ball or so drunk we, umm, couldn't see,
period. Playing 6 games in a row burned off a lot of calories, and I
remember going on a beer run on a bike with a girl on the back to
balance no less than 4 cases of beer on the return trip. I could have
been nailed for drunk pedaling, but we got a big round of applause and
laughter when we came into sight.
The good old days.
Now I'm ried and no more of that.
<Sigh >
Bill Baka
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 21:45:11
From: n5hsr
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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<folson@innercite.com > wrote in message
news:1156472666.199625.75700@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Is everyone clear on what a superheterodyne is?
>
> In case not, it's a type of radio receiver that mixes the incoming
> radio frequency signal with the signal from a fixed-frequency
> intermediate oscillator, thereby producing sum and difference frequency
> signals in addition to the original RF and IF signals. The frequency
> of the IF oscillator is carefully chosen so that either the sum or the
> difference frequency signal occurs at the frequency where the
> receiver's detector has the most gain, and a tuned circuit at that
> frequency is placed ahead of the detector, thereby greatly increasing
> the sensitivity and selectivity of the receiver.
>
> Oh, and I ride my bike because it keeps me really fit and strong, so I
> have women coming on to me all the time and I get laid a lot.
>
Superhetrodyne: A method of receiving radio signals first developed by
Major Edwin Armstrong during the Great War, who also invented FM
broadcasting in the 1930's. It involves at least one IF stage, and
sometimes can use several. The IF stages are at a fixed frequency and are
tuned very tight to reject signals down on both sides of the desired signal.
Also the IF stage is made at a known frequency, (10.7 MHz for FM, for
instance) and the components are fairly common. They are also lower than
the receive frequency, usually, and therefore easier to work with.
Charles of Schaumburg
N5HSR
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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n5hsr wrote:
> <folson@innercite.com> wrote in message
> news:1156472666.199625.75700@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Is everyone clear on what a superheterodyne is?
>>
>> In case not, it's a type of radio receiver that mixes the incoming
>> radio frequency signal with the signal from a fixed-frequency
>> intermediate oscillator, thereby producing sum and difference frequency
>> signals in addition to the original RF and IF signals. The frequency
>> of the IF oscillator is carefully chosen so that either the sum or the
>> difference frequency signal occurs at the frequency where the
>> receiver's detector has the most gain, and a tuned circuit at that
>> frequency is placed ahead of the detector, thereby greatly increasing
>> the sensitivity and selectivity of the receiver.
>>
>> Oh, and I ride my bike because it keeps me really fit and strong, so I
>> have women coming on to me all the time and I get laid a lot.
>>
>
> Superhetrodyne: A method of receiving radio signals first developed by
> Major Edwin Armstrong during the Great War, who also invented FM
> broadcasting in the 1930's. It involves at least one IF stage, and
> sometimes can use several. The IF stages are at a fixed frequency and are
> tuned very tight to reject signals down on both sides of the desired signal.
> Also the IF stage is made at a known frequency, (10.7 MHz for FM, for
> instance) and the components are fairly common. They are also lower than
> the receive frequency, usually, and therefore easier to work with.
>
> Charles of Schaumburg
> N5HSR
>
>
OK,
It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me), and
a lot of people who probably have no clue, no cut down, but you have to
be in electronics to know. Most radios in the 20's were just TRF's
anyway and the superhet didn't catch on until international shortwave
became a way for countries to blow their own horn. Local AM stations
just blasted out plenty of power for the locals who didn't need good radios.
Sorry, that tickled my radio hobby nerve. My radios all have tubes so I
don't need to turn on the lights when I use them.
Sure couldn't put one on a bike. The battery would weigh as much as the
bike.
Oh yeah, and I like to ride my bike to get up in the mountain wilderness
where there are zero people with cell phones, ummm, actually zero people
period. Taking a break in the woods next to a creek relaxes me like
nothing else, especially after riding 35 miles just to get there.
Bill Baka
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 04:05:42
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:
>OK,
>It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me),
Billy, running an HO gauge train set in your spare time doesn't count
as being an engineer.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 16:06:33
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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R Brickston wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>
>
>> OK,
>> It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me),
>
> Billy, running an HO gauge train set in your spare time doesn't count
> as being an engineer.
Brickhead,
Nobody here seems to like your comments and I have been an engineer
since 1971, but I am winding down now due to technical burnout. I don't
know whether to change carer paths or just retire early and ride.
Go do something we would all find amusing, like get hit by a cement truck.
Bill Baka
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 18:07:05
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:06:33 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:
>R Brickston wrote:
>> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> OK,
>>> It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me),
>>
>> Billy, running an HO gauge train set in your spare time doesn't count
>> as being an engineer.
>
>Brickhead,
>Nobody here seems to like your comments and I have been an engineer
>since 1971, but I am winding down now due to technical burnout. I don't
>know whether to change carer paths or just retire early and ride.
>Go do something we would all find amusing, like get hit by a cement truck.
>Bill Baka
Billy, that was just my plonk test which means you told another one of
your many fibs. BTW, someone fired a weapon at you when you were what,
14 or 15 years old? Your resume of "stuff" is truly unbelievable.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 20:12:01
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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R Brickston wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:06:33 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>
>> R Brickston wrote:
>>> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> OK,
>>>> It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me),
>>> Billy, running an HO gauge train set in your spare time doesn't count
>>> as being an engineer.
>> Brickhead,
>> Nobody here seems to like your comments and I have been an engineer
>> since 1971, but I am winding down now due to technical burnout. I don't
>> know whether to change carer paths or just retire early and ride.
>> Go do something we would all find amusing, like get hit by a cement truck.
>> Bill Baka
>
> Billy, that was just my plonk test which means you told another one of
> your many fibs. BTW, someone fired a weapon at you when you were what,
> 14 or 15 years old? Your resume of "stuff" is truly unbelievable.
I don't know if they fired at me or over my head but I did hear the
bullets hit the dirt behind me, which is just what me and my friend did,
hit the dirt. That was more like when I was 24 and was out catching
crawdads for a feast that night and we were below a spillway of the old
Stevens' Creek dam in the bay area. The shooter was out of sight to us
but I don't think 3 or 4 shots just missing us was random. There are a
lot of nuts with guns out there and property owners think they have the
right to shoot at people who 'MIGHT' be on their property. We were in
fact on public land.
Brickston,
Take a whole box of Ex-lax because I think people here are getting sick
of your bullshit, not my experiences. I never said I was standing there
acting as a target intentionally, implying me bragging. A wacko shot at
us and we took our bucket of land lobsters and bailed.
The good part came later that night when we put them in the bathtub with
some fresh water to wash out the stream gunk from their systems. Chuck's
sister came home later that night to take a bath and stepped into a tub
full of pissed off and scared claws before she looked. The scream must
have woke the neighbors for blocks, while Chuck and I were rolling on
the floor laughing. We were all 3 room mates around 1972 or so.
If you can't believe I had a life in my 57 years, you need to get out of
your safe padded room once in a while. Thick padding for you, and a
straight jacket wouldn't hurt either. You sound like the coward who
wouldn't cross the street without his mommy, or a city boy who never got
out.
Bill (had and still have, a life.) Baka
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 21:04:57
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:12:01 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:
>R Brickston wrote:
>> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:06:33 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>
>>> R Brickston wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> OK,
>>>>> It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me),
>>>> Billy, running an HO gauge train set in your spare time doesn't count
>>>> as being an engineer.
>>> Brickhead,
>>> Nobody here seems to like your comments and I have been an engineer
>>> since 1971, but I am winding down now due to technical burnout. I don't
>>> know whether to change carer paths or just retire early and ride.
>>> Go do something we would all find amusing, like get hit by a cement truck.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> Billy, that was just my plonk test which means you told another one of
>> your many fibs. BTW, someone fired a weapon at you when you were what,
>> 14 or 15 years old? Your resume of "stuff" is truly unbelievable.
>
>I don't know if they fired at me or over my head but I did hear the
>bullets hit the dirt behind me, which is just what me and my friend did,
>hit the dirt. That was more like when I was 24 and was out catching
>crawdads for a feast that night and we were below a spillway of the old
>Stevens' Creek dam in the bay area. The shooter was out of sight to us
>but I don't think 3 or 4 shots just missing us was random. There are a
>lot of nuts with guns out there and property owners think they have the
>right to shoot at people who 'MIGHT' be on their property. We were in
>fact on public land.
>Brickston,
>Take a whole box of Ex-lax because I think people here are getting sick
>of your bullshit, not my experiences. I never said I was standing there
>acting as a target intentionally, implying me bragging. A wacko shot at
>us and we took our bucket of land lobsters and bailed.
>The good part came later that night when we put them in the bathtub with
>some fresh water to wash out the stream gunk from their systems. Chuck's
>sister came home later that night to take a bath and stepped into a tub
>full of pissed off and scared claws before she looked. The scream must
>have woke the neighbors for blocks, while Chuck and I were rolling on
>the floor laughing. We were all 3 room mates around 1972 or so.
>If you can't believe I had a life in my 57 years, you need to get out of
>your safe padded room once in a while. Thick padding for you, and a
>straight jacket wouldn't hurt either. You sound like the coward who
>wouldn't cross the street without his mommy, or a city boy who never got
>out.
>Bill (had and still have, a life.) Baka
Give the guy an inch and he takes a mile. You got like 10 words that
were related to my post in this "chapter" of yours. Why don't you
write a screenplay of your life and sell it to Hollywood, make it a
fictional account; not to imply anything, it would just give you more
freedom to be creative.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 21:39:04
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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R Brickston wrote:
>
> Give the guy an inch and he takes a mile. You got like 10 words that
> were related to my post in this "chapter" of yours. Why don't you
> write a screenplay of your life and sell it to Hollywood, make it a
> fictional account; not to imply anything, it would just give you more
> freedom to be creative.
The only fiction I ever posted was my way off estimate of tricycle
speed. The rest happened, and if you don't believe it, too bad, because
I not only did it but have the memories. Your life must be amazingly
boring. If you weren't such a jerk I might almost feel sorry for you.
Bill Baka
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 22:45:45
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:39:04 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:
>R Brickston wrote:
>>
>> Give the guy an inch and he takes a mile. You got like 10 words that
>> were related to my post in this "chapter" of yours. Why don't you
>> write a screenplay of your life and sell it to Hollywood, make it a
>> fictional account; not to imply anything, it would just give you more
>> freedom to be creative.
>
>The only fiction I ever posted was my way off estimate of tricycle
>speed. The rest happened, and if you don't believe it, too bad, because
>I not only did it but have the memories. Your life must be amazingly
>boring. If you weren't such a jerk I might almost feel sorry for you.
>Bill Baka
Yeah, why bother writing a screenplay as separate task, you're already
doing it here.
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Date: 26 Aug 2006 15:45:28
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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R Brickston wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:39:04 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>
>> R Brickston wrote:
>>> Give the guy an inch and he takes a mile. You got like 10 words that
>>> were related to my post in this "chapter" of yours. Why don't you
>>> write a screenplay of your life and sell it to Hollywood, make it a
>>> fictional account; not to imply anything, it would just give you more
>>> freedom to be creative.
>> The only fiction I ever posted was my way off estimate of tricycle
>> speed. The rest happened, and if you don't believe it, too bad, because
>> I not only did it but have the memories. Your life must be amazingly
>> boring. If you weren't such a jerk I might almost feel sorry for you.
>> Bill Baka
>
> Yeah, why bother writing a screenplay as separate task, you're already
> doing it here.
So you admit you have no life.
Thought so.
Bill Baka
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Date: 26 Aug 2006 16:31:23
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:45:28 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:
>R Brickston wrote:
>> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:39:04 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>
>>> R Brickston wrote:
>>>> Give the guy an inch and he takes a mile. You got like 10 words that
>>>> were related to my post in this "chapter" of yours. Why don't you
>>>> write a screenplay of your life and sell it to Hollywood, make it a
>>>> fictional account; not to imply anything, it would just give you more
>>>> freedom to be creative.
>>> The only fiction I ever posted was my way off estimate of tricycle
>>> speed. The rest happened, and if you don't believe it, too bad, because
>>> I not only did it but have the memories. Your life must be amazingly
>>> boring. If you weren't such a jerk I might almost feel sorry for you.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> Yeah, why bother writing a screenplay as separate task, you're already
>> doing it here.
>
>So you admit you have no life.
>Thought so.
>Bill Baka
Right. I have no life in, on or around Planet Baka... thankfully.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 13:28:38
From: H M Leary
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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In article <pltse2lt4jn2a8lqbpmij0gkbt60svpmcm@4ax.com >,
R Brickston <rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ > wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>
>
> >OK,
> >It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me),
>
> Billy, running an HO gauge train set in your spare time doesn't count
> as being an engineer.
It doesn't???
Dhyum!
All Abooooard.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 16:09:27
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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H M Leary wrote:
> In article <pltse2lt4jn2a8lqbpmij0gkbt60svpmcm@4ax.com>,
> R Brickston <rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:39:20 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> OK,
>>> It looks like we have 1 Ham operator here, at least 1 engineer (me),
>> Billy, running an HO gauge train set in your spare time doesn't count
>> as being an engineer.
>
> It doesn't???
>
> Dhyum!
>
> All Abooooard.
I lived next to a train engineer and he actually made almost as much as me.
Not too bad.
Bill Baka
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 09:52:11
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Kevan Smith <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
> I like to ride my bike because:
>
> 1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
>
> 2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
>
> 3) Endorphins!
>
> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
It's fun, no really - the life of a cellular telephone company
programmer and father of two is not exactly thrill a minute. Cycling is
fun.
I find it easy to enter the "flow" state that is paradoxically so hard
to get into with programming these days. Mainly because there are about
a million distractions at work.
It saves me quite a bit of money. My cycling to work means my family
only needs one car. Less gas, less insurance, less registration fees.
I actually get to meet people. In a car, you go from point to point,
not seeing or talking to anyone in between. Your little armored castle
protects you from the scary *outside*. On a bike, I can nod, say hello,
stop and chat, offer people help with their bike, give directions (I did
that to some fellow on Mercer who was walking to the Park & Ride).
It's good for me. My brother and father both have Type II diabetes. I
used to be *very* overweight before I started cycling. I still might
develop diabetes, but hopefully at a much later stage in life.
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
"Anything created must necessarily be inferior to the essence of the creator."
-- Claude Shouse
"Einstein's mother must have been one heck of a physicist."
-- Joseph C. Wang
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 02:47:41
From: Claire Petersky
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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"Dane Buson" <dane@unseen.edu > wrote in message
news:rmdur3-npr.ln1@zuvembi.homelinux.org...
> I actually get to meet people. In a car, you go from point to point,
> not seeing or talking to anyone in between. Your little armored castle
> protects you from the scary *outside*. On a bike, I can nod, say hello,
> stop and chat, offer people help with their bike, give directions (I did
> that to some fellow on Mercer who was walking to the Park & Ride).
Example: yesterday I was riding home, Dane was coming the other way. When we
stopped to say hello, a guy named Kent that I know rode by and said hi. Try
doing all of that on the freeway.
--
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 02:53:35
From: Cathy Kearns
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:hr8Hg.13218$xp2.748@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>
> Example: yesterday I was riding home, Dane was coming the other way. When
we
> stopped to say hello, a guy named Kent that I know rode by and said hi.
Try
> doing all of that on the freeway.
Maybe not on the freeway, but that happens between cars, bikes, and
pedestrians in our neighborhood all the time. The cut-thru traffic may not
appreciate two cars stopped in the middle of the block chatting, but what
the heck.
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 06:32:59
From: SlowRider
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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What he said, plus:
It keeps my BMI under 22, my cholesterol under 180 and my blood
pressure under 120/70.
and
I get to hear my sweetie tell me, "nice legs!" :-)
-JR
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 19:01:45
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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SlowRider wrote:
> What he said, plus:
>
> It keeps my BMI under 22, my cholesterol under 180 and my blood
> pressure under 120/70.
>
> and
>
> I get to hear my sweetie tell me, "nice legs!" :-)
>
>
> -JR
>
Same here, BMI about 20, cholesterol 178, and blood pressure about the
same. My wife told me I had great legs but looked like a 98 pound
weakling on top, so she told me to gain some weight, sigh.
My only bad side effect at that weight was that after a long hot ride my
BP could go down to about 80/40 if I didn't pay attention to water.
Sitting down was OK but getting up too fast made the room spin. I got
down to where I wore 'HER' Levi's by mistake and that really pissed her
off. Is there a 'Too thin' point if you feel great riding and attacking
a hill?
Bill Baka
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 17:09:14
From: Michael Warner
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:22:11 -0500, Kevan Smith wrote:
> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
Here's a reason I didn't see - you can eat as much as you
like, and stay thin. I really like food :-)
--
Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 14:14:03
From: Marlene Blanshay
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Michael Warner wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:22:11 -0500, Kevan Smith wrote:
>
>> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
>
> Here's a reason I didn't see - you can eat as much as you
> like, and stay thin. I really like food :-)
>
the nice, sun drugged feeling after a long ride on a hot day.
Glowing sun tan
sleep great
can stuff face with ice cream and goodies and burn it off the very next day
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 19:56:24
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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I like the fact that I am almost totally responsible for my own
progress. No more missing the subway train and being late because of a
million slow fat-fucks carefully ambling down the stairs.
I like that it's physical, but can be as relaxing or as rigorous as I
choose.
Those are the two biggest reasons for me. It lets me be me. I go on
the sidewalk if I want to. I go against traffic if I want to. I run
red lights if I want to. I'm a pedestrian, only faster.
Kevan Smith wrote:
> Alright, all the off topic political stuff got to even _ME_ lately. (Can
> you believe it, k?) And I haven't been reading or posting as much as
> I'd like here.
>
> This is to start a pure discussion that will trollop and trounce all
> those bogus partisan ones!
>
> I like to ride my bike because:
>
> 1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
>
> 2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
>
> 3) Endorphins!
>
> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
>
> --
> Vegan Reich!
> http://www.meetyourmeat.com/
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 20:28:24
From: Patrick Lamb
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:22:11 -0500, Kevan Smith
<cuthulu@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
>Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
I never wanted to grow up. Same reason I like trout fishing -- you
get to wade in the creek, and it's socially acceptable for an adult to
wade in the creek if he's fishing.
Cycling gives me the burn in my legs like I've been active after
climbing, I get the exercise I need, I spend more time outside
(including SAD-preventing sunshine in the winter) than I would
otherwise, I save gas, but mostly,
I get to fly down those hills!
Pat
Email address works as is.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 17:39:31
From:
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Kevan Smith wrote:
> Alright, all the off topic political stuff got to even _ME_ lately. (Can
> you believe it, k?) And I haven't been reading or posting as much as
> I'd like here.
>
> This is to start a pure discussion that will trollop and trounce all
> those bogus partisan ones!
>
> I like to ride my bike because:
>
> 1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
>
> 2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
>
> 3) Endorphins!
>
> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
>
> --
> Vegan Reich!
> http://www.meetyourmeat.com/
All that everyone said, and because of all that--it makes me feel alive.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 17:09:42
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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In article <cuthulu-F1FE16.04221122082006@news.newsguy.com >,
Kevan Smith <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com > writes:
...
> Why do _you_ like to ride?
I dunno. I just do.
> (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
Superheterodyne.
cheers,
Tom
--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 19:04:38
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <cuthulu-F1FE16.04221122082006@news.newsguy.com>,
> Kevan Smith <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com> writes:
>
> ...
>
>> Why do _you_ like to ride?
>
> I dunno. I just do.
>
>> (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
>
> Superheterodyne.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious.
Antidisestablishmentarianism.
High school big word contest.
Bill Baka
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 16:33:25
From:
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Kevan Smith wrote:
> Alright, all the off topic political stuff got to even _ME_ lately. (Can
> you believe it, k?) And I haven't been reading or posting as much as
> I'd like here.
>
> This is to start a pure discussion that will trollop and trounce all
> those bogus partisan ones!
>
> I like to ride my bike because:
>
> 1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
>
> 2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
>
> 3) Endorphins!
>
> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
>
> --
> Vegan Reich!
> http://www.meetyourmeat.com/
Since you ask;
1 ) I love to ride my bike with Airfree Tires because I NEVER have to
air them up and I NEVER have to stop and fix a flat.
2 ) Also, I love to ride my bike because I get to irritate other
people by STOPPING at stop signs and practicing my 'track stands'.
3 ) Lastly, I love to ride my bike because I don't own a motor vehicle
and I can go places faster on the bike than I can running.
Apart from that, I'm a _perfectly_ normal 66 year old. :-)
Lewis.
*******
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 13:02:33
From:
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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i ride for the excercise,
and for the outdoors experience
[sun, clouds, sky, breeze etc]
much better than being in a gym
for variety/fun,
i've added a Garmin Fortrex GPS on the handlebar
also, with gas prices so high,
i've started taking a back-pack to shop
waterboy
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 14:41:06
From: Chris Z The Wheelman
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Why? (in no particular order:
the sense of accomplishment that I got there under my own power (counts
double on mountain passes).
As mentioned before; endophins.
The serenity of traveling in peace and quiet, threatening no one or no
thing.
Being one with the landscape, instead of seperate from it.
The rush of a twisty mountain descent.
Racing that dog, and winning! Or even just riding along side him (her)
when their just running with you, playing, not threatening you.
Watching an eagle soar above you, or deer surmizng you're no real
danger.
The hum of high pressure tires on smooth paverment.
Sucessfully negotiating that ominous looking root garden.
Catching air.
The look of amazement in peoples eyes when I show them a photo of
something they've never seen before, yet they've driven past "millions
of times".
Impressing others with my "athletic prowess", especially when I'm
totally inept at more provintial sports.
Kids cheering me on as I pass their yards.
The way a good tailwind can make me feel like Lance Armstrong, if only
for a while.
The pleasent tight feeling in my legs after a hard ride.
And
Sleeping like a rock that night.
- -
Comments and opinions compliments of,
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
My web Site:
http://geocities.com/czcorner
To E-mail me:
ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 16:13:04
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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... it's healthy and fun.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 07:53:38
From: Will
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Kevan Smith wrote:
> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
The alternative: 3,000 pounds of noisy, polluting excess sucks <g >.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 06:36:13
From: Mark Hickey
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Kevan Smith <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
>Alright, all the off topic political stuff got to even _ME_ lately. (Can
>you believe it, k?)
Absolutely. I've been trying to avoid the pointless political threads
myownself.
> And I haven't been reading or posting as much as
>I'd like here.
Same here (mainly 'cuz of family travel)
>This is to start a pure discussion that will trollop and trounce all
>those bogus partisan ones!
>
>I like to ride my bike because:
>
>1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
>
>2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
>
>3) Endorphins!
>
>Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4 years old, and will do
'til I am flat on my back (one way or another). This provides a
common thread through my entire life, tying my 4 year old self to my
current old fart self and beyond.
5) It clears my mind for arrival at my destination.
k Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 18:52:57
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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k Hickey wrote:
> Kevan Smith <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>
>> Alright, all the off topic political stuff got to even _ME_ lately. (Can
>> you believe it, k?)
>
> Absolutely. I've been trying to avoid the pointless political threads
> myownself.
>
>> And I haven't been reading or posting as much as
>> I'd like here.
>
> Same here (mainly 'cuz of family travel)
>
>> This is to start a pure discussion that will trollop and trounce all
>> those bogus partisan ones!
>>
>> I like to ride my bike because:
>>
>> 1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
>>
>> 2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
>>
>> 3) Endorphins!
>>
>> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
>
> 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4 years old, and will do
> 'til I am flat on my back (one way or another). This provides a
> common thread through my entire life, tying my 4 year old self to my
> current old fart self and beyond.
>
> 5) It clears my mind for arrival at my destination.
>
> k Hickey
> Habanero Cycles
> http://www.habcycles.com
> Home of the $795 ti frame
k,
This one is for you from me, the Baka nut. Try riding Summit road over
to highway 9 and take the descent as fast as you can and see if you can
clock 60 MPH or over. I used to ride up in high school back in the 60's
just for the rush of the descent. There are some really steep sections
and a few U turns that you have to slow to 40 on one and 25 on another,
but overall it is fast. I used to pass cars going down and they were
going at least 45 so it is a fast downhill. The speed rush makes it
worth while to me but I don't live there anymore, so I invite you or
another Bay area rider to try it. Just don't become roadkill.
Bill Baka
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 20:23:55
From: Mark Hickey
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:
>k Hickey wrote:
>> 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4 years old, and will do
>> 'til I am flat on my back (one way or another). This provides a
>> common thread through my entire life, tying my 4 year old self to my
>> current old fart self and beyond.
>>
>> 5) It clears my mind for arrival at my destination.
>k,
>This one is for you from me, the Baka nut. Try riding Summit road over
>to highway 9 and take the descent as fast as you can and see if you can
>clock 60 MPH or over. I used to ride up in high school back in the 60's
>just for the rush of the descent. There are some really steep sections
>and a few U turns that you have to slow to 40 on one and 25 on another,
>but overall it is fast. I used to pass cars going down and they were
>going at least 45 so it is a fast downhill. The speed rush makes it
>worth while to me but I don't live there anymore, so I invite you or
>another Bay area rider to try it. Just don't become roadkill.
The "bay area" (presumably San Fran?) is a looooong way from here.
There are some epic descents here in AZ, though most of 'em are pretty
twisty, which would limit terminal velocity (a good example is the
road up Mt Graham, which is the site of the AZ state hillclimb
championship). I've only ever gone UP that monster on a tandem, but
have alway thought it would be fun to go DOWN it. The problem is that
most of the steepest sections end with a tight switchback, so a brake
failure would be no fun at all (and a tandem would be going a WHOLE
lot faster than a half-bike). I suspect 60 is quite do-able on a
tandem on many of the hills in this area - have to try it sometime.
k Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 10:55:12
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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k Hickey wrote:
> Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>
>> k Hickey wrote:
>
>>> 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4 years old, and will do
>>> 'til I am flat on my back (one way or another). This provides a
>>> common thread through my entire life, tying my 4 year old self to my
>>> current old fart self and beyond.
>>>
>>> 5) It clears my mind for arrival at my destination.
>
>> k,
>> This one is for you from me, the Baka nut. Try riding Summit road over
>> to highway 9 and take the descent as fast as you can and see if you can
>> clock 60 MPH or over. I used to ride up in high school back in the 60's
>> just for the rush of the descent. There are some really steep sections
>> and a few U turns that you have to slow to 40 on one and 25 on another,
>> but overall it is fast. I used to pass cars going down and they were
>> going at least 45 so it is a fast downhill. The speed rush makes it
>> worth while to me but I don't live there anymore, so I invite you or
>> another Bay area rider to try it. Just don't become roadkill.
>
> The "bay area" (presumably San Fran?) is a looooong way from here.
> There are some epic descents here in AZ, though most of 'em are pretty
> twisty, which would limit terminal velocity (a good example is the
> road up Mt Graham, which is the site of the AZ state hillclimb
> championship). I've only ever gone UP that monster on a tandem, but
> have alway thought it would be fun to go DOWN it. The problem is that
> most of the steepest sections end with a tight switchback, so a brake
> failure would be no fun at all (and a tandem would be going a WHOLE
> lot faster than a half-bike). I suspect 60 is quite do-able on a
> tandem on many of the hills in this area - have to try it sometime.
>
> k Hickey
> Habanero Cycles
> http://www.habcycles.com
> Home of the $795 ti frame
I could have sworn you were in Palo Alto. Memory leak. I think if you
tried 60 on a tandem your partner would never ride with you again. Good
luck if you do try some of those Arizona descents. Speed IS fun, as long
as you don't have an unplanned high speed stop.
Bill Baka
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 20:29:20
From: Leo Lichtman
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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"k Hickey" wrote: (clip) 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4
years old, and will do 'til I am flat on my back (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Why quit then? Just switch to a recumbent.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 21:28:43
From: Kevan Smith
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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In article
<AOJGg.674344$Fs1.101877@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net >,
"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net > wrote:
> "k Hickey" wrote: (clip) 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4
> years old, and will do 'til I am flat on my back (clip)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Why quit then? Just switch to a recumbent.
You just had to spoil the mood. :)
--
Vegan Reich!
http://www.meetyourmeat.com/
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 14:12:28
From: Marlene Blanshay
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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Kevan Smith wrote:
> In article
> <AOJGg.674344$Fs1.101877@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>> "k Hickey" wrote: (clip) 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4
>> years old, and will do 'til I am flat on my back (clip)
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Why quit then? Just switch to a recumbent.
>
> You just had to spoil the mood. :)
>
if i'm ever seen on one of those things, the worms can get me....
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 06:21:14
From: Mark Hickey
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
|
Kevan Smith <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
>In article
><AOJGg.674344$Fs1.101877@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>> "k Hickey" wrote: (clip) 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4
>> years old, and will do 'til I am flat on my back (clip)
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Why quit then? Just switch to a recumbent.
>
>You just had to spoil the mood. :)
Exactly. I can see the white faux leather shoes and belt, and maybe
even the long black socks with shorts... but riding a 'bent?! ;-)
k Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 20:21:33
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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In article <4gloe2pegdgt9ne9hr6kngnvfsfq4bek7a@4ax.com >,
k Hickey <k@habcycles.com > wrote:
> Kevan Smith <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>
> >In article
> ><AOJGg.674344$Fs1.101877@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> > "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> >> "k Hickey" wrote: (clip) 4) It's an activity I've done since I was 4
> >> years old, and will do 'til I am flat on my back (clip)
> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >> Why quit then? Just switch to a recumbent.
> >
> >You just had to spoil the mood. :)
>
> Exactly. I can see the white faux leather shoes and belt, and maybe
> even the long black socks with shorts... but riding a 'bent?! ;-)
>
> k Hickey
> Habanero Cycles
> http://www.habcycles.com
> Home of the $795 ti frame
It's all fun and games now, but wait until you become the home of the $x
ti tadpole trike.
Who needs balance?
Oh, to answer the original question. I like to ride my bike because it
feels good, and tinkering with bike parts allows me to vicariously live
the life of a meth addict without the attendant psychosis.
Also, I like racing,
--
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: 22 Aug 2006 15:23:12
From: Bruce Scott TOK
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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>Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
Well, for me it is just that it gets me out of my car. I like my car,
actually, but I really hated having to drive rather than choosing to.
It's bike only about 5 days a week for me now, and I get a sense of
fulfilment out of it besides being able to ride in the forest away from
traffic. There are lots and lots of good bike paths around here. And a
beer garden at the end of it is always nice as well *g*
--
ciao,
Bruce
drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 06:35:25
From: recycled-one
Subject: Re: I like to ride my bike because ....
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"Kevan Smith" <cuthulu@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:cuthulu-F1FE16.04221122082006@news.newsguy.com...
> Alright, all the off topic political stuff got to even _ME_ lately. (Can
> you believe it, k?) And I haven't been reading or posting as much as
> I'd like here.
>
> This is to start a pure discussion that will trollop and trounce all
> those bogus partisan ones!
>
> I like to ride my bike because:
>
> 1) It gets me from one place to another with panache and aplomb!
>
> 2) I like pedaling hard and going fast.
>
> 3) Endorphins!
>
> Why do _you_ like to ride? (Bonus points for big archaic words.)
It is the most effective force multiplier for movement that is entirely
human powered. What other manner of transport can compare to a bike's range
and velocity without an external power source?
In an homage to the Simpsons:
"It embiggens the soul"
"It's a perfectly cromulent activity"
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