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Date: 15 Nov 2006 21:01:17
From: me
Subject: Winter SPD Shoes
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Hi All,
just thought I would let other crazies like me know about this,
Mountain Equipment Co-op now does Exustar E-SM450 Cold Weather Shoes,
at $79 Canadian which is about half the price I have seen anywhere
else. Have yet to try them out as I'm waiting for some extra Crank
Bros cleats for my eggbeaters (Great Pedals!) but they have higher
cuff made out of neoprene and are full leather uppers with water
proofing and have a chunky treads with optional toe studs.
If you are riding through the winter and don't want give up your
clipless pedals these might be of interest. You will need a one-off
mebership ($5) to order. www.mec.ca
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 23:16:19
From: Bill
Subject: Re: A bike just to ride.
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Fred wrote:
> "Ken C. M." <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message
> news:GKmdnfinmuW548bYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> Not really a question here. Just something I noticed. I had a bit of time
>> this afternoon so I thought I would take the recumbent out for a ride, as
>> I haven't ridden it in a couple of weeks. I wasn't planning a long ride or
>> anything, just some spin time on one of the local routes. So that was the
>> plan. Now I "borrowed" the bottle cage and cycle computer off the 'bent to
>> put on the road bike a couple of weeks ago. So I set off riding and it
>> felt kind of strange to glance down to where the cycle computer used to be
>> and not see it. But after a couple of time I realized that I spent too
>> much time looking at the darn thing. And after a bit more I found that
>> riding without it was actually more fun. I mean I just rode at a speed /
>> cadence that felt comfortable, probably to slow on the overall speed but
>> at a reasonable cadence. And I just rode until I got home again. How long
>> did it take me? I don't know. What was my average speed? I have know idea.
>> Did I enjoy the ride. Yes. I may go without a computer on the 'bent. It's
>> still a fun bike to ride. Even if I don't have all the "important"
>> information that the cycle computer gives me.
>
> There's something in what you say alright. I have an old 18 speed that I
> ride occassionally - mainly for rough stuff or chucking on the car etc to
> save my 'good' bikes. (Well more expensive anyway)
> On the old bike I mounted the speedo on the seat post and it's reading off
> the back wheel. The only info I want is distance, and I can't even see that
> untill I'm finished and off the bike.
> Makes for enjoyable riding.
>
>
I'll second that. I left all the electronics to go for a ride to a car
parts yard and wound up with a 12 year old boy I know riding with me and
it turned into just toodling around and exploring things on the way.
Maybe 12 MPH so I wouldn't leave him in the dust but we wound up going
through fields and down muddy side roads and just plain goofing off
before getting to the destination. It was actually fun to not care about
the speed or mileage or whatever. Kind of felt like a 12 year old myself
on that ride yesterday. Got muddy and everything.
Bill Baka
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 18:28:40
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: Re: A bike just to ride.
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Bill wrote:
> Fred wrote:
>> "Ken C. M." <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message
>> news:GKmdnfinmuW548bYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> Not really a question here. Just something I noticed. I had a bit of
>>> time this afternoon so I thought I would take the recumbent out for a
>>> ride, as I haven't ridden it in a couple of weeks. I wasn't planning
>>> a long ride or anything, just some spin time on one of the local
>>> routes. So that was the plan. Now I "borrowed" the bottle cage and
>>> cycle computer off the 'bent to put on the road bike a couple of
>>> weeks ago. So I set off riding and it felt kind of strange to glance
>>> down to where the cycle computer used to be and not see it. But after
>>> a couple of time I realized that I spent too much time looking at the
>>> darn thing. And after a bit more I found that riding without it was
>>> actually more fun. I mean I just rode at a speed / cadence that felt
>>> comfortable, probably to slow on the overall speed but at a
>>> reasonable cadence. And I just rode until I got home again. How long
>>> did it take me? I don't know. What was my average speed? I have know
>>> idea. Did I enjoy the ride. Yes. I may go without a computer on the
>>> 'bent. It's still a fun bike to ride. Even if I don't have all the
>>> "important" information that the cycle computer gives me.
>>
>> There's something in what you say alright. I have an old 18 speed that
>> I ride occassionally - mainly for rough stuff or chucking on the car
>> etc to save my 'good' bikes. (Well more expensive anyway)
>> On the old bike I mounted the speedo on the seat post and it's reading
>> off the back wheel. The only info I want is distance, and I can't even
>> see that untill I'm finished and off the bike.
>> Makes for enjoyable riding.
>>
> I'll second that. I left all the electronics to go for a ride to a car
> parts yard and wound up with a 12 year old boy I know riding with me and
> it turned into just toodling around and exploring things on the way.
> Maybe 12 MPH so I wouldn't leave him in the dust but we wound up going
> through fields and down muddy side roads and just plain goofing off
> before getting to the destination. It was actually fun to not care about
> the speed or mileage or whatever. Kind of felt like a 12 year old myself
> on that ride yesterday. Got muddy and everything.
> Bill Baka
Well isn't feeling younger part of why some of ride? I mean really? Sure
the exercise is good for your health which makes you feel younger too.
But sometimes I think just riding without all the gadgets is good too.
Just ride.
Ken
--
The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 17:42:13
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: Re: A bike just to ride.
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Fred wrote:
> "Ken C. M." <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message
> news:GKmdnfinmuW548bYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> Not really a question here. Just something I noticed. I had a bit of time
>> this afternoon so I thought I would take the recumbent out for a ride, as
>> I haven't ridden it in a couple of weeks. I wasn't planning a long ride or
>> anything, just some spin time on one of the local routes. So that was the
>> plan. Now I "borrowed" the bottle cage and cycle computer off the 'bent to
>> put on the road bike a couple of weeks ago. So I set off riding and it
>> felt kind of strange to glance down to where the cycle computer used to be
>> and not see it. But after a couple of time I realized that I spent too
>> much time looking at the darn thing. And after a bit more I found that
>> riding without it was actually more fun. I mean I just rode at a speed /
>> cadence that felt comfortable, probably to slow on the overall speed but
>> at a reasonable cadence. And I just rode until I got home again. How long
>> did it take me? I don't know. What was my average speed? I have know idea.
>> Did I enjoy the ride. Yes. I may go without a computer on the 'bent. It's
>> still a fun bike to ride. Even if I don't have all the "important"
>> information that the cycle computer gives me.
>
> There's something in what you say alright. I have an old 18 speed that I
> ride occassionally - mainly for rough stuff or chucking on the car etc to
> save my 'good' bikes. (Well more expensive anyway)
> On the old bike I mounted the speedo on the seat post and it's reading off
> the back wheel. The only info I want is distance, and I can't even see that
> untill I'm finished and off the bike.
> Makes for enjoyable riding.
>
>
Yeah I seem to remember reading in previous post about someone mounting
the cycle computer to the seatpost, makes a little sense if you want to
keep track of mileage. Heck even mounting it upside down on the bars
would work.
Ken
--
The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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