Or, even one wheel less: scrap the bike and strap on the running shoes!
(Seriously, unicyclists have my respect and admiration!)
Why thank you. = ) There's someone near me that I see taking their Coker
big wheel to work in the summer. Now THAT'S a way to travel. You can
really move on one of those.
-Joel
RCJoh-@attglobal.net wrote:
Yeah! Fixed-gear in winter! Rims last forever. Another aspect of
not using the brakes much (legs do the slowing with back-pressure) is:
the rain water that drips off the bike when you get home isn't that
yucky gray ("rim mud") from grinding the rims with brake pads (that
really IS a primitive way to slow down! :-)
David
Hey, why not really go all the way - commute in the rain on a
unicycle! All the advantages of a fixie without all those other
wimpy extras like handlebars and a second wheel. Much less bike
to clean, and it stores almost anywhere.
Take it all the way! :-P
Rick
Or, even one wheel less: scrap the bike and strap on the running shoes!
(Seriously, unicyclists have my respect and admiration!)
David
--
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together."
Yeah! Fixed-gear in winter! Rims last forever. Another aspect of not
using the brakes much (legs do the slowing with back-pressure) is: the
rain water that drips off the bike when you get home isn't that yucky
gray ("rim mud") from grinding the rims with brake pads (that really IS
a primitive way to slow down! :-)
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David
Hey, why not really go all the way - commute in the rain on
a unicycle! All the advantages of a fixie without all those other
wimpy extras like handlebars and a second wheel. Much less bike to
clean, and it stores almost anywhere.
Take it all the way! :-P
Rick
john schmidt wrote:
(...)
But Rim wear in the winter is great way to end up with those super light
rims you've alway been dreaming of. Seriously, a worn rim can be
considerably lighter, easily by 100 grams or more. Obviously there is
point where the rim will break, but this has yet to happen to me. I've
either moved onto another wheel set or hit a huge pothole, or the rims I
have have that extra beef already. etc..
And of course another reason to rided fixed gear in the winter !
John
Yeah! Fixed-gear in winter! Rims last forever. Another aspect of not
using the brakes much (legs do the slowing with back-pressure) is: the
rain water that drips off the bike when you get home isn't that yucky
grey ("rim mud") from grinding the rims with brake pads (that really IS
a primitive way to slow down! :-)
David
But Rim wear in the winter is great way to end up with those super light
rims you've alway been dreaming of. Seriously, a worn rim can be
considerably lighter, easily by 100 grams or more. Obviously there is
point where the rim will break, but this has yet to happen to me. I've
either moved onto another wheel set or hit a huge pothole, or the rims I
have have that extra beef already. etc..
It's happened to me. Twice.
It sucks. The rim cracks, the tube explodes, your tire might also explode,
and you are walking home for sure. It's a good idea to keep those brake
pads clean and check the rims regularly for tiny dents or cracks that will
eventually crack big time.
-Erik
Its obvious they meant: audacious = "spirited and original".
off street bike paths /trails can be really fun and cool. But in lieu
of being able to drive a bicycle on the road as a vehicle, bike paths
(or lanes, in my opinion and others) give a false sense of safey and are
a step backward.
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/EffectiveAdvocacy/blvswol.htm
obviously, if you do a search of bike lanes there are many pro and cons,
but I always go for the simple and less complexity.
http://bicycleuniverse.info/transpo/bikelanes.html
But Rim wear in the winter is great way to end up with those super light
rims you've alway been dreaming of. Seriously, a worn rim can be
considerably lighter, easily by 100 grams or more. Obviously there is
point where the rim will break, but this has yet to happen to me. I've
either moved onto another wheel set or hit a huge pothole, or the rims I
have have that extra beef already. etc..
And of course another reason to rided fixed gear in the winter !
John
RCJoh-@attglobal.net wrote:
Since it's so quiet today I'll post this quote from an AP story carried
on CNN relating to the rebuilding of New Orleans.
Apparently the idea of a network of bike paths is "aduacious".
"Some audacious ideas being considered are re-creating a long-gone jazz
district, building a network of bike paths and commuter rail lines, and
establishing a top-flight school system."
au?da?cious (?-dshs)
adj.
1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. Synonyms adventurous,
brave.
2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; insolent.
3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean
dramas.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/11/neworleans.plan.ap/index.html
Rick
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