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Date: 01 Oct 2007 15:27:08
From: javawizard
Subject: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
I have added three more very unusual bicycles to www.odd-bikes.com.
Enjoy, and please let me know if you come across any others you think
I should add.
Thanks,
- Jeff





 
Date: 05 Oct 2007 06:54:42
From: bjw@mambo.ucolick.org
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
On Oct 4, 11:23 pm, William Asher <gcn...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@sfu.ca> wrote innews:rcousine-F93925.17331104102007@news.telus.net:
> > That's not a bustle, I'm just in training to be a master's fattie.
>
> I thought "training" and "master fattie" were not to be used in the same
> sentence, or maybe even the same paragraph.

Training is very important for Fatties. If you don't
train, bad things can happen. Ask Henry:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/browse_frm/thread/7b44cd94d74d6c69/44340e151d8e2af2#44340e151d8e2af2

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/browse_frm/thread/23c99901245f59c3/dedddab0440c5a97#dedddab0440c5a97

Ben
RBR Eating Coach



  
Date: 05 Oct 2007 14:19:11
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
In article <1191567282.630141.312430@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com >,
"bjw@mambo.ucolick.org" <bjw@mambo.ucolick.org > wrote:

> On Oct 4, 11:23 pm, William Asher <gcn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@sfu.ca> wrote
> > innews:rcousine-F93925.17331104102007@news.telus.net:
> > > That's not a bustle, I'm just in training to be a master's fattie.
> >
> > I thought "training" and "master fattie" were not to be used in the same
> > sentence, or maybe even the same paragraph.
>
> Training is very important for Fatties. If you don't
> train, bad things can happen. Ask Henry:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/browse_frm/thread/7b44cd94d
> 74d6c69/44340e151d8e2af2#44340e151d8e2af2
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/browse_frm/thread/23c999012
> 45f59c3/dedddab0440c5a97#dedddab0440c5a97

Hm. That second link reminded me of something odd.

As far as I can tell, I have never ridden an imperial century. I'd have
to think harder, but the longest ride I ever did may still be a 140ish
km training ride somewhere in my first serious year of racing.

Short attention span, I guess, or maybe I'm not old enough for that
rando crap,

--
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


   
Date: 05 Oct 2007 21:56:01
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
Ryan Cousineau wrote:

<snip >
>
> As far as I can tell, I have never ridden an imperial century. I'd
> have to think harder, but the longest ride I ever did may still be a
> 140ish km training ride somewhere in my first serious year of racing.
>
> Short attention span, I guess, or maybe I'm not old enough for that
> rando crap,
>

Don't even start. According to someone in one of those threads, the real
test is a double century anyway. So if you do an imperial century, you
might feel the need to do a double. Then, you might get into brevets, and
then end up doing RAAM.

--
Bill Asher


 
Date: 03 Oct 2007 17:07:52
From: bjw@mambo.ucolick.org
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
On Oct 3, 9:47 am, William Asher <gcn...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> datakoll wrote:
> > WAIT!
>
> > sink yawl teeth into "WOODEN BIKE" and "CANNONDALE" right column
>
> > 'wooden bike' is just wonderful. absorb the design target group
> > graphics.
> > commercial approach does have useful applications out in the garage
> > where uselessness is forbotten.
> > NASA sat photos project recently described a no go for the cellulitic
> > approach: demand overwhelms supply, last week.
>
> > 'Cannondale' has useful links.
>
> Ok, but I still think the Bamboo Bike Project jersey is kinda cool looking.
> If only it was co-sponsored by LIVEDRINK(tm).
>
> http://duck-rabbit.ldeo.columbia.edu/bamboo/Merchandise.html
>

Men's size "M" is a 42 ?!!!

I support the idea of US Fatties helping create
sustainable industries in less-developed countries,
it's just the size inflation that gets me.

Ben




  
Date: 03 Oct 2007 21:39:47
From: Donald Munro
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
bjw@mambo.ucolick.org wrote:

> Men's size "M" is a 42 ?!!!
>
> I support the idea of US Fatties helping create
> sustainable industries in less-developed countries,
> it's just the size inflation that gets me.

I can never get American clothes to fit me. M Nike track
suit pants keep falling down while the small leaves 3/4 of
my calf exposed (and doesn't even stay up properly either).
Adidas on the other hand fits just fine.



  
Date: 03 Oct 2007 17:22:27
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
bjw@mambo.ucolick.org wrote:

> On Oct 3, 9:47 am, William Asher <gcn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> datakoll wrote:
>> > WAIT!
>>
>> > sink yawl teeth into "WOODEN BIKE" and "CANNONDALE" right column
>>
>> > 'wooden bike' is just wonderful. absorb the design target group
>> > graphics.
>> > commercial approach does have useful applications out in the garage
>> > where uselessness is forbotten.
>> > NASA sat photos project recently described a no go for the
>> > cellulitic approach: demand overwhelms supply, last week.
>>
>> > 'Cannondale' has useful links.
>>
>> Ok, but I still think the Bamboo Bike Project jersey is kinda cool
>> looking. If only it was co-sponsored by LIVEDRINK(tm).
>>
>> http://duck-rabbit.ldeo.columbia.edu/bamboo/Merchandise.html
>>
>
> Men's size "M" is a 42 ?!!!
>
> I support the idea of US Fatties helping create
> sustainable industries in less-developed countries,
> it's just the size inflation that gets me.

If you read the details, that is for the regular. The Euro, or Pro, or
whatever they are called, versions are a good deal slimmer.

--
Bill Asher


   
Date: 03 Oct 2007 17:26:11
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
William Asher wrote:

> bjw@mambo.ucolick.org wrote:
>
>> On Oct 3, 9:47 am, William Asher <gcn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> datakoll wrote:
>>> > WAIT!
>>>
>>> > sink yawl teeth into "WOODEN BIKE" and "CANNONDALE" right column
>>>
>>> > 'wooden bike' is just wonderful. absorb the design target group
>>> > graphics.
>>> > commercial approach does have useful applications out in the garage
>>> > where uselessness is forbotten.
>>> > NASA sat photos project recently described a no go for the
>>> > cellulitic approach: demand overwhelms supply, last week.
>>>
>>> > 'Cannondale' has useful links.
>>>
>>> Ok, but I still think the Bamboo Bike Project jersey is kinda cool
>>> looking. If only it was co-sponsored by LIVEDRINK(tm).
>>>
>>> http://duck-rabbit.ldeo.columbia.edu/bamboo/Merchandise.html
>>>
>>
>> Men's size "M" is a 42 ?!!!
>>
>> I support the idea of US Fatties helping create
>> sustainable industries in less-developed countries,
>> it's just the size inflation that gets me.
>
> If you read the details, that is for the regular. The Euro, or Pro, or
> whatever they are called, versions are a good deal slimmer.
>

Ok, so the details aren't on there anymore, but the jersey comes in a club
cut or a pro cut. If you e-mail Dave Ho he can describe the difference, or
point to the site with that information.

--
Bill Asher


 
Date: 03 Oct 2007 13:47:33
From: datakoll
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
WAIT!

sink yawl teeth into "WOODEN BIKE" and "CANNONDALE" right column

'wooden bike' is just wonderful. absorb the design target group
graphics.
commercial approach does have useful applications out in the garage
where uselessness is forbotten.
NASA sat photos project recently described a no go for the cellulitic
approach: demand overwhelms supply, last week.

'Cannondale' has useful links.



  
Date: 03 Oct 2007 16:47:35
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
datakoll wrote:

> WAIT!
>
> sink yawl teeth into "WOODEN BIKE" and "CANNONDALE" right column
>
> 'wooden bike' is just wonderful. absorb the design target group
> graphics.
> commercial approach does have useful applications out in the garage
> where uselessness is forbotten.
> NASA sat photos project recently described a no go for the cellulitic
> approach: demand overwhelms supply, last week.
>
> 'Cannondale' has useful links.

Ok, but I still think the Bamboo Bike Project jersey is kinda cool looking.
If only it was co-sponsored by LIVEDRINK(tm).

http://duck-rabbit.ldeo.columbia.edu/bamboo/Merchandise.html

--
Bill Asher


   
Date: 04 Oct 2007 03:35:40
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
In article <Xns99BE63A37B51CFkldeltaC@130.133.1.4 >,
William Asher <gcnp58@yahoo.com > wrote:

> datakoll wrote:
>
> > WAIT!
> >
> > sink yawl teeth into "WOODEN BIKE" and "CANNONDALE" right column
> >
> > 'wooden bike' is just wonderful. absorb the design target group
> > graphics.
> > commercial approach does have useful applications out in the garage
> > where uselessness is forbotten.
> > NASA sat photos project recently described a no go for the cellulitic
> > approach: demand overwhelms supply, last week.
> >
> > 'Cannondale' has useful links.
>
> Ok, but I still think the Bamboo Bike Project jersey is kinda cool looking.
> If only it was co-sponsored by LIVEDRINK(tm).
>
> http://duck-rabbit.ldeo.columbia.edu/bamboo/Merchandise.html

You're wrong about the jersey looking cool.

But the Bamboo Bike Project is such a drunkard's solution to the world's
problems (only makes sense until the hangover) that LIVEDRUNK would like
to investigate what sponsorship level is necessary for us to get a place
on the jersey.

--
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


    
Date: 04 Oct 2007 07:42:10
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca > wrote in
news:rcousine-86867B.20354303102007@news.telus.net:

> You're wrong about the jersey looking cool.

Coming from a guy who walks around in public with a bustle, I'm going to
apply a weighting factor to that statement.

--
Bill Asher


     
Date: 05 Oct 2007 00:33:11
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
In article <Xns99BF726A7CB6FkldeltaC@130.133.1.4 >,
William Asher <gcnp58@yahoo.com > wrote:

> Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in
> news:rcousine-86867B.20354303102007@news.telus.net:
>
> > You're wrong about the jersey looking cool.
>
> Coming from a guy who walks around in public with a bustle, I'm going to
> apply a weighting factor to that statement.

That's not a bustle, I'm just in training to be a master's fattie.

--
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


      
Date: 05 Oct 2007 06:23:01
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca > wrote in
news:rcousine-F93925.17331104102007@news.telus.net:

> In article <Xns99BF726A7CB6FkldeltaC@130.133.1.4>,
> William Asher <gcnp58@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in
>> news:rcousine-86867B.20354303102007@news.telus.net:
>>
>> > You're wrong about the jersey looking cool.
>>
>> Coming from a guy who walks around in public with a bustle, I'm going
>> to apply a weighting factor to that statement.
>
> That's not a bustle, I'm just in training to be a master's fattie.
>

I thought "training" and "master fattie" were not to be used in the same
sentence, or maybe even the same paragraph.

--
Bill Asher


       
Date: 05 Oct 2007 10:08:56
From: Donald Munro
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
>> That's not a bustle, I'm just in training to be a master's fattie.

William Asher wrote:
> I thought "training" and "master fattie" were not to be used in the same
> sentence, or maybe even the same paragraph.

Apparently LIVEDRUNK participation requires hours of dedicated
draining.


 
Date: 01 Oct 2007 13:08:54
From: xzzy
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
Hmmm:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Website-20-Very-Strange-Bicycles-www-odd-bikes-com_W0QQitemZ290165405757QQihZ019QQcategoryZ2904QQcmdZViewItem


"javawizard" <javawizard@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1191252428.714969.323790@n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>I have added three more very unusual bicycles to www.odd-bikes.com.
> Enjoy, and please let me know if you come across any others you think
> I should add.
> Thanks,
> - Jeff
>




  
Date: 01 Oct 2007 19:20:53
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
xzzy wrote:

> Hmmm:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Website-20-Very-Strange-Bicycles-www-odd-bikes-com_
> W0QQitemZ290165405757QQihZ019QQcategoryZ2904QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
> "javawizard" <javawizard@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1191252428.714969.323790@n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>I have added three more very unusual bicycles to www.odd-bikes.com.
>> Enjoy, and please let me know if you come across any others you think
>> I should add.
>> Thanks,
>> - Jeff

This gives me a great idea for a similar thing. It would be called

www.odd-rec-bicycles-racing-posters.com

and it would have links to weird posts from all of you. I would then post
a message here, telling you about it, your egos would then *force* you to
go look to see if you made the list (hey, we all want immortality in some
form or other), and then (here is the devilishly clever part) because the
website would continually update as more weird posts were made, you
would keep checking back after making one weird post after another to see
if you were on the list yet, so that after a week or so
www.odd-rec-bicycles-racing-posters.com would be more popular than google
or www.hugetits-smallcocks.com.

It would sort of be like Facebook for people who couldn't really cut it on
Facebook except I would be raking in the money using a business model that
at this point might have a hole or two in it. Maybe I could sell the idea
that I can come up with ideas like this on eBay.

--
Bill Asher


   
Date: 02 Oct 2007 09:43:37
From: Donald Munro
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
William Asher wrote:
> This gives me a great idea for a similar thing. It would be called
>
> www.odd-rec-bicycles-racing-posters.com
>
> and it would have links to weird posts from all of you.

Dumbass,
That would never work. There are no weirdos on rbr.



   
Date: 01 Oct 2007 17:49:37
From: DougC
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
William Asher wrote:
>
> This gives me a great idea for a similar thing. It would be called
>
> www.odd-rec-bicycles-racing-posters.com
>
> and it would have links to weird posts from all of you. I would then post
> a message here, telling you about it, your egos would then *force* you to
> go look to see if you made the list (hey, we all want immortality in some
> form or other), and then (here is the devilishly clever part) because the
> website would continually update as more weird posts were made, you
> would keep checking back after making one weird post after another to see
> if you were on the list yet, so that after a week or so
> www.odd-rec-bicycles-racing-posters.com would be more popular than google
> or www.hugetits-smallcocks.com.
>
> It would sort of be like Facebook for people who couldn't really cut it on
> Facebook except I would be raking in the money using a business model that
> at this point might have a hole or two in it. Maybe I could sell the idea
> that I can come up with ideas like this on eBay.
>

BRILLIANT!! I will pay you one million dollars for absolutely nothing
but stock options!
~


    
Date: 02 Oct 2007 04:44:54
From: William Asher
Subject: Re: 3 More Very Strange Bikes
DougC <dcimper@norcom2000.com > wrote in
news:3QeMi.28$0O5.6@newsfe05.lga:

<snip >
>
> BRILLIANT!! I will pay you one million dollars for absolutely nothing
> but stock options!

Our corporate ad campaign will be based around "Snake Oil" by Steve Earle.

--
Bill Asher