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19-05.-2004, 01:19 PM
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OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
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19-05.-2004, 03:38 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
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> http://news.com.au/common/story_pag...5E28101,00.html > hippy HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA  -- |
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19-05.-2004, 03:43 PM
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hippy wrote:
> > http://news.com.au/common/story_pag...5E28101,00.html Looks like something you would see in those Arnie the Conan movies {:-). Looks totally impractical, but if I double size it, it would go great on my racks front and back for car radiators and boots {:-) |
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19-05.-2004, 08:39 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
hippy wrote:
> http://news.com.au/common/story_pag...5E28101,00.html > hippy Ahhahaha! Just when you think CM's losing it's radical edge! Sure beats the hissy fits and silly tanties going on the CM-Melb list at present. Hey, Hippy surely you weren't inspired by photos of my "gladiatorial" CM costume of a few years back? LOL  -- |
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19-05.-2004, 09:45 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
hippy <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message news:<WeBqc.11013$B36.10730@fe14.usenetserver.com>...
> http://news.com.au/common/story_pag...5E28101,00.html > > hippy > This would be pretty good if you wanted to do an impersonation of Shredder from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons (the original, of course). I'd try to import one myself, except that changing gears with downtube shifters would probably result in severed artery. I guess there is another reason to go fixed/SS... nah, I'm only allowed one bike in the house, so it has to have gears.  This 1-bikepolicy is a pain. Ritch |
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19-05.-2004, 09:59 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
Ritch wrote:
....snip..... > I guess there is another reason to go fixed/SS... nah, I'm only > allowed one bike in the house, so it has to have gears. This 1-bike> policy is a pain. I suppose that you are also only allowed one female too? {:-) Demand equality, so there is only one cat, one kid, one of everything. You are bound to find something she wants to compromise over. |
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19-05.-2004, 10:19 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
Ritch wrote:
> I'm only allowed one bike in the house, so it has to have gears. > This 1-bike policy is a pain.> Ritch Man, you gotta fight for your right to... -- |
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20-05.-2004, 10:06 AM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
Terry Collins <terryc@woa.com.au> wrote in message news:<40AB5A21.2E270E49@woa.com.au>...
> Ritch wrote: > > ...snip..... > > > I guess there is another reason to go fixed/SS... nah, I'm only > > allowed one bike in the house, so it has to have gears. This 1-bike> > policy is a pain. > > I suppose that you are also only allowed one female too? {:-) > > Demand equality, so there is only one cat, one kid, one of everything. > You are bound to find something she wants to compromise over. heh heh, one female... I like that. Actually, the 1-bike policy allows me to claim some kind of perverse moral high ground in that my one bike is my commuter, racer, dirt-road bike (not mtb though - not quite flexible enough to accommodate). I add some aero bars and it is also my triathlon bike. A mid-range '98 Giant Al road frame with Shimano 535 wheels and 23mm tyres. This is the same kind of moral high ground that riders with other kinds of bikes use to justify their choices - nothing wrong with that, mind you. Personally, I don't understand the fuss that some people put up about "low-spoke" and "manufactured" wheels and all that. I've broken one drive-side spoke in about 5000k, which happened about 3000k ago when I mistimed a bunny-hop over a pothole (doh!). Solution: buy spoke, install spoke, true wheel on a rim-trainer using the rim-rollers to guide. Haven't had to true the wheel since. Ritch |
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20-05.-2004, 10:58 AM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
Ritch wrote:
> I guess there is another reason to go fixed/SS... nah, I'm only allowed > one bike in the house, so it has to have gears. > This 1-bike policy is a pain.> Ritch Ah, we have no such problem. Going to get a BIGGER bike room soon. So all the projects & working bikes be all together (20+?) How sweet.  Even Hippy was impressed at a recent tour of our bike room.  -- |
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20-05.-2004, 11:57 AM
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> Ah, we have no such problem. Going to get a BIGGER bike room soon. So > all the projects & working bikes be all together (20+?) How sweet. > Even Hippy was impressed at a recent tour of our bike room. 20+ bikes. whoooaahhh Nellie!!!! Im impressed (and somewhat jealous) Makes my 9 look tame. Then again you said "Our"... Spent last Sat reorganising the shed to accomodate small boat (Sabo for kids) which meant trying to streamline the collection (yeah right!) but just meant I rearranged it and got them red-large-J-hooks to hang a few bikes on and work vertical. Sadly one of our spare rooms is waisted on kids and exchange student! photos ? -- |
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20-05.-2004, 01:38 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
>Originally posted by flyingdutch 20+ bikes. whoooaahhh Nellie!!!!
10 each.. I'm jealous too >Makes my 9 look tame. Then again you said "Our"... Damn, even I don't have that many! You're not counting the kid's bikes are ya? ;-P >Sadly one of our spare rooms is waisted on kids and exchange student! Swedish? ;-) hippy -- |
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20-05.-2004, 05:41 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
"Ritch" <rjlongmire@netscape.net> wrote in message news:e5da2a15.0405190445.6ab949da@posting.google.com... > hippy <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message news:<WeBqc.11013$B36.10730@fe14.usenetserver.com>... > nah, I'm only allowed one bike in the house, so it has to have gears. This 1-bike> policy is a pain. Ahh, a 1 bike policy is quite OK. I operate by this policy very happily. One touring bike (26 MTB with racks, mudguards and trekking tyres), one dually bike, one road bike (the old 27" used for distance rides infrequently), one tandem bike. We're doing pretty well on the one bike principle, but still need one folding bike and one recumbent bike. Then there's the rest of the family's bikes. Cheers Peter |
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20-05.-2004, 07:53 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
Ritch wrote:
><snipd>, I'm only allowed one bike in the house, so it has to have gears. This 1-bike policy is a pain.> > Ritch Fair enough; one bike in the house, 6 in the shed/garage or whatever. Parbs |
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20-05.-2004, 09:57 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
At age 16, I had 5 bikes. Sold two since then, have a couple of frames and random bits floating around, but a good place is A) under the house or B) in the bedroom. Might pacify the missus, Ritch.
No? Keep em at a friends place, in that case.  And buy them in secret.Develop a cache of ultra-high secret cycling weaponry. Maybe build a small bunker to accommodate them? Or not, as the case may be. -- |
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20-05.-2004, 09:57 PM
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Re: OT: Is "Critical Mass" getting a tad more serious?
At the tender age of 16, I had 5 bikes. I had a good policy with the folks; as long as they weren't in their way, it wasn't a problem. Sold two since then, have a couple of frames and random bits floating around, but a good place is A) under the house or B) in the bedroom. Might pacify the missus, Ritch.
No? Keep em at a friends place, in that case. And buy them in secret.Develop a cache of ultra-high secret cycling weaponry. Maybe build a small bunker to accommodate them? Or not, as the case may be. -- |
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