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Alan Braggins

In article <maipq0p0hhr61dfa463426ek873i99fg1s@4ax.com>, Naqerj wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:26:06 -0000, "Mark"
><mark.harris.nospam@ukonline.co.uk.nospam> wrote:
>
>>> Indeed. It's also an unnecessary luxury, most houses already come with
>>> ample built in bicycle storage, it's called the front room.
>>
>>Or, in my case, "the dining room".
>
>I've got a bike temporarily stored [1] in the dining room.
>So, how many others are there who keep bikes in the main rooms of the
>house?

I think it's currently eight in the right hand shed, two in the left
hand shed, roughly two and a half in the workshop, and a few out in
the back shed (a mixture of grown out of childrens bikes and scrap frames
that might one day become something).

Only two of the complete working bikes are mine, along with two that
I'll get round to sorting out soon honest and one fractionally built
project. Six people in the household own bikes, and I've included
trailer cycles as bikes.

Steph Peters

deb107_york@yahoo.co.uk (David E. Belcher) of http://groups.google.com
wrote:

>"Pete Biggs" <pwrinkledgrape{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote in message news:<30pc4jF30kga8U1@uni-berlin.de>...
>> Hi friends at u.r.c,
>>
>> Just to explain why I've been quiet for the last few days and why I might
>> not be posting much or at all on the group any more... well, for a while
>> at least.......
>>
>> I had a road bike crash at 8pm on Monday and broke my hip. Annoying thing
>> is, it was just a silly little incident that I wouldn't have thought would
>> normally cause very much bother, but I was unlucky in how I fell or with
>> the condition of my bones (for my age, which is about half that of those
>> who have hip problems normally).
>>
>
>Pete,
>
>I've only just happened on this thread about your accident, but along
>with so many others who've replied to the original post, wish you all
>the best and hope you're on the mend soon.

Another late reader here, wishing you a good recovery. And I've got a bit
of practical advice. Ask your docs whether the metal in your hip will be
enough to set off metal detectors. If so, then get yourself a letter from
your doctors to wave at security. Otherwise you may find it very difficult
to get on a plane or ship.
--
I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps
the planets revolving in their orbits and then suddenly stops in order to give
me a bicycle with three speeds. Quentin Crisp
Steph Peters delete invalid from incm@sandbenders.demon.co.uk.invalid
Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm>

Iain Jones

"Pete Biggs" <pwrinkledgrape{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote in
news:30pc4jF30kga8U1@uni-berlin.de:

> Hi friends at u.r.c,
>
> Just to explain why I've been quiet for the last few days and why I
> might not be posting much or at all on the group any more... well, for
> a while at least.......
>
> I had a road bike crash at 8pm on Monday and broke my hip. Annoying
> thing is, it was just a silly little incident that I wouldn't have
> thought would normally cause very much bother, but I was unlucky in
> how I fell or with the condition of my bones (for my age, which is
> about half that of those who have hip problems normally).

Sorry to hear that Pete, get well soon.

I had a similar accident this time last year, coming down a slight hill
around a left-hand bend, the bike disappeared from beneath me. It was
drizzly, the road was greasy; me, the bike and the pannier slid some
distance in separate directions. Came out of it with a huge graze on my hip
and huge holes in my 2-week-old leggings. It was my own stupid fault, going
too fast.

My best one though was a couple of years back. Had some shopping which
wouldn't fit in the pannier, so, the inexperienced prat I was, I slung it
over the handlebars. Bag jams in the front wheel as I move off from traffic
lights, I go over the handlebars, land on the kerb and break my wrist. What
was in the bag? A new helmet!

the.Mark

Simon Brooke wrote:
> in message <maipq0p0hhr61dfa463426ek873i99fg1s@4ax.com>, Naqerj
> ('andrew@pattle.globalnet.co.invalid') wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:26:06 -0000, "Mark"
>> <mark.harris.nospam@ukonline.co.uk.nospam> wrote:
>>
>>>> Indeed. It's also an unnecessary luxury, most houses
>>>> already come with ample built in bicycle storage, it's
>>>> called the front room.
>>>
>>> Or, in my case, "the dining room".
>>
>> I've got a bike temporarily stored [1] in the dining room.
>>
>> So, how many others are there who keep bikes in the main
>> rooms of the house?
>
> Dining room, six bikes.

While discussing this thread with Helen she has decided that the people with
bikes in the front room are single and those with bikes in the dining room
are a couple with no kids and those with bikes in sheds/garages are
families.
How right/wrong is she?
--
Mark

1x1 wheel, 3x2 wheels & 1x3 wheels.

Velvet

the.Mark wrote:
> Simon Brooke wrote:
>
>>in message <maipq0p0hhr61dfa463426ek873i99fg1s@4ax.com>, Naqerj
>>('andrew@pattle.globalnet.co.invalid') wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:26:06 -0000, "Mark"
>>><mark.harris.nospam@ukonline.co.uk.nospam> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Indeed. It's also an unnecessary luxury, most houses
>>>>>already come with ample built in bicycle storage, it's
>>>>>called the front room.
>>>>
>>>>Or, in my case, "the dining room".
>>>
>>>I've got a bike temporarily stored [1] in the dining room.
>>>
>>>So, how many others are there who keep bikes in the main
>>>rooms of the house?
>>
>>Dining room, six bikes.
>
>
> While discussing this thread with Helen she has decided that the people with
> bikes in the front room are single and those with bikes in the dining room
> are a couple with no kids and those with bikes in sheds/garages are
> families.
> How right/wrong is she?

Oh my god, I'm worried now... What about bike in the bedroom.. I don't
seem to fit into any of those catagories Helen's come up with... :-)

--


Velvet

JohnB

"the.Mark" wrote:

> While discussing this thread with Helen she has decided that the people with
> bikes in the front room are single and those with bikes in the dining room
> are a couple with no kids and those with bikes in sheds/garages are
> families.
> How right/wrong is she?

It's quite often my wife's or eldest daughter's bike in the sitting room
while mine is relegated to the Hall.
Both the shed and garage are full of a whole mix of family bikes.

I'm not sure where that leaves your theory.

John B

gemarc

First of all get well soon Pete,sorry to hear of your problems.

I took a decision about 2 years ago to cut down on cycling at night and stop cycling to work as I thought that the risks were getting to great.

With me the problem was I had a couple of near misses with other vehicles and it occured to me that the cycling I do in the daytime on quiet country roads was conciderably more safe than the city roads in rush hours and nightime cycling.

As I am a bit of an excersise adict I joined a gym and although I do not enjoy it as much as a good cycle ride on a nice day it does complement my cycling and is,in my view anyway safer than "gambling" with the rush hour traffic.

The spinning classes are I find a great way to build strength.

Julesh

the.Mark wrote:

> Simon Brooke wrote:
>
>>in message <maipq0p0hhr61dfa463426ek873i99fg1s@4ax.com>, Naqerj
>>('andrew@pattle.globalnet.co.invalid') wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:26:06 -0000, "Mark"
>>><mark.harris.nospam@ukonline.co.uk.nospam> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Indeed. It's also an unnecessary luxury, most houses
>>>>>already come with ample built in bicycle storage, it's
>>>>>called the front room.
>>>>
>>>>Or, in my case, "the dining room".
>>>
>>>I've got a bike temporarily stored [1] in the dining room.
>>>
>>>So, how many others are there who keep bikes in the main
>>>rooms of the house?
>>
>>Dining room, six bikes.
>
>
> While discussing this thread with Helen she has decided that the people with
> bikes in the front room are single and those with bikes in the dining room
> are a couple with no kids and those with bikes in sheds/garages are
> families.
> How right/wrong is she?

Two kids. Bikes in the shed.


Julesh

Call me Bob

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 22:09:40 GMT, Julesh
<canned_lunchmeat@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> While discussing this thread with Helen she has decided that the people with
>> bikes in the front room are single and those with bikes in the dining room
>> are a couple with no kids and those with bikes in sheds/garages are
>> families.
>> How right/wrong is she?
>
>Two kids. Bikes in the shed.

Bikes in front room, single.

That's two for Helen.

--

Call me "Bob"

"More oneness, less categories,
Open hearts, no strategies"

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Richard Goodman

"Tony W" <tonyremove@chapmore.co.uk> wrote in message
news:31463aF35s0dbU1@individual.net...
>
> "Naqerj" <andrew@pattle.globalnet.co.invalid> wrote in message
> news:maipq0p0hhr61dfa463426ek873i99fg1s@4ax.com...
>> I've got a bike temporarily stored [1] in the dining room.
>>
>> So, how many others are there who keep bikes in the main rooms of the
>> house?
>
> Where else would one store a good bike? The cheap ones go in the shed.
>

Oi! Leave it out you lot! My bikes are getting jealous . Three of them
have to live outside next to wall under a tarpaulin. Only one gets allowed
inside the hallway, mainly because it leaves everyday in the morning and
doesn't come home again until evening, by which time 'the boss' has done all
the coming and going that she needs to do and doesn't have to squeeze past
it. It isn't fair on them to hear about all these pampered bikes which get
to live inside in bedrooms and living rooms and dining rooms and
kitchens.....


Rich

Richard

the.Mark wrote:
> While discussing this thread with Helen she has decided that the people with
> bikes in the front room are single and those with bikes in the dining room
> are a couple with no kids and those with bikes in sheds/garages are
> families.

What about those that keep the bikes in the house and the kids in the shed?

R.

Jon Senior

Dave Kahn dkahn400@yahoo.co.uk opined the following...
> In other words you got better in the end. :-)

Ouch! :-)

Jon Senior

Iain Jones spam@freshfield4.wanadoo.co.uk opined the following...
> My best one though was a couple of years back. Had some shopping which
> wouldn't fit in the pannier, so, the inexperienced prat I was, I slung it
> over the handlebars. Bag jams in the front wheel as I move off from traffic
> lights, I go over the handlebars, land on the kerb and break my wrist. What
> was in the bag? A new helmet!

Proof if proof be needed! ;-)

Jon

Helen Deborah Vecht

"the.Mark" <the_mark@hotmail.com>typed


> While discussing this thread with Helen she has decided that the
> people with
> bikes in the front room are single and those with bikes in the dining room
> are a couple with no kids and those with bikes in sheds/garages are
> families.
> How right/wrong is she?

We have one bike in the hall, none in the kitchen, lounge or dining room
and four bikes in the garage.

There are no kids. We co-habit.

--
Helen D. Vecht: helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk
Edgware.