Re: How many bikes do you have?

[M. Barbee]

I've got 2. A hybrid and a hybrid...well the second hybrid leans more
toward a road bike. I think I could fit another one into my apartment. I'd
like to own a real road bike, keep my better roadlike hybrid and trade in my
cheap hybrid for a mtn. bike.

"MisNomer" > wrote in message
...
> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
>
>

[Fred]

4. A road bike, a hybrid, a mountain bike and a hybrid for my wife. I ride
every one of them every week.

Fred

"MisNomer" > wrote in message
...
> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
>
>

[Walter Mitty]

"Fred" > brightened my day with his incisive wit
when in he conjectured
that:

> 4. A road bike, a hybrid, a mountain bike and a hybrid for my wife.
> I ride every one of them every week.
>
> Fred
>

5 rides a week? You have a lucky wife.

--
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[Robin Hubert]

I currently have one too many, I think, at three.

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[James H.]

I have three, and two being rebuilt.

"MisNomer" > wrote in message
...
> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
>
>

[Zoot Katz]

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:55:04 GMT,
>, MisNomer
> wrote:

>Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
>
Logically, four bikes are the absolute minimum.

Four directions, four seasons, four elements.

Road - This can be a touring, audax or racing bike.
Street - For utility or commuter cycling.
Dirt - BMX, downhill, trails, XC etc.
Track - This can be a track bike if you live near a velodrome or just
a wild card bike that might be your chopper, penny farthing replica,
recumbent or other whacked out bike all bike whackos must have.

I've eleven and now a unicycle too.
--
zk

[Don Wiss]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Zoot Katz > wrote:

> or just
>a wild card bike that might be your chopper, penny farthing replica,
>recumbent or other whacked out bike all bike whackos must have.

Which are most appropriate to ride in your local Critical Mass, which is
tomorrow!

Don <donwiss at panix.com>.

[Jim Price]

MisNomer wrote:

> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

Without going into too much detail about 19 bikes they are...

Good FS off road bike
Cheap FS off road bike
Good hardtail
Cheap hardtail
Urban assault hardtail
Time trial
Training
Commuting
Folding
Trials
Touring
Shopping
Recumbent
Folding
Going down the pub bike
Experimental bike
Singlespeed fixie
Offroad singlespeed
The bike I least mind getting stolen also known as the bike that gets
all the worn out or broken-and-bodged components. It currently has 1"
pedla to ground clearance, so anyone riding off on it would only get to
the first corner.

Don't know if these count, but:
2 unicycles (20" and 2")
Front wheel + handlebars for unicycle.

Don't forget surgery to the house to store this lot.

The experimental bike gets the components I didn't like in their
original configuration added to it in not necessarily conventional ways,
to see what can be made to work.

They don't all get ridden every week, but they do every year.

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[RG]

"Jim Price" > wrote in message
...
> MisNomer wrote:
>
> > Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
>
> Without going into too much detail about 19 bikes they are...
>

..... gosh, I thought my tally of 11 was excessive ! (does you wife nag
about the bikes as much as mine does?)

Rob

[Rick Onanian]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:55:04 GMT, MisNomer > wrote:

> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

1. Mountain bike -- Very gnarly off-road-only bike

2. Road bike -- Very aggressive pavement-only bike, also rather expensive
and aesthetically pleasing.

3. Backup road bike -- Comfortable, less agressive, old, not as light as
#2, rescued from trash on garbage day. Then I spent probably up to $80 in
parts on it...but it's a nice result for my money!

I'd like to rescue a good mountain bike, but so far they've all been a la
huffy, so I fix 'em and my friend ride them (or I give them away).

--
Rick Onanian

[Zoot Katz]

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 06:23:29 -0400,
>,
Don Wiss > wrote:

>>a wild card bike that might be your chopper, penny farthing replica,
>>recumbent or other whacked out bike all bike whackos must have.
>
>Which are most appropriate to ride in your local Critical Mass, which is
>tomorrow!

I like my fixey for CM because it's easiest for one-armed hold-ups!
--
zk

[RainMan]

Your wife doesn't mind your riding her bike each week?

"Fred" > wrote in message
. ..
> 4. A road bike, a hybrid, a mountain bike and a hybrid for my wife. I
ride
> every one of them every week.
>
> Fred
>
> "MisNomer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
> >
> >
>
>

[Just zis Guy, you know?]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:55:04 GMT, MisNomer > wrote:

>Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

The more the merrier. I have a recumbent, a tourer, a mountain bike
and a triplet - and I want a road bike and a recumbent trike as well
:-)

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Zoot Katz > wrote:

: Logically, four bikes are the absolute minimum.

Given the magnificent versatility of recumbents, I've come to
think of three. You know, like Father, Son and The Holy Spirit and
all that. So here they come:

Practical recumbent: trike for commuting and touring.

All-around upright: hybrid for stuff "bents can't do". (A mountain
bike might be better dunno, I do lots of [sub]urban commuting.)

Lightning fast recumbent: for the races and speed records.
Something very special, probably fully faired and capable of 70+
km/h. Possibly able to be ridden on open road. Only exists in my
dreams so far :-)

BTW I recall we did this thread last Fall :p

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[Rick Warner]

My answer to the question is ... too many, and not enough. I have 3
at
present:

1) Fast road bike/triathlon bike
2) Utilitarian road bike/training bike
3) Touring bike with coupled frame

Just got rid of the hardtail MTB for a number of reasons. An MTB
might
be in the future, but due to an injury last year it will have to be
different. It may end up being a fat-tired road bike, aka a Rivendell
Atlantis or Rambouillet. Then there is the 'need' for a tandem (may
push the utilitarian bike out the door).

I find at the very least I really want 2 bikes. I found that out when
I had
collapsed the stable to a single bike that had a frame problem
(failure of BB
shell). Took the LBS/manufacturer 12 weeks to get a warranty
replacement in
my hands. Then a few months later there was a weld problem on the
frame; another
4 weeks+ without a bike. Really want that second set of wheels so I
am
not stranded in the future.

- rick

[henry]

Whoah--thanks, I had no idea that was the formula...

"honey, rbr says I need another bike...."

ie
ride fast, take chances

"joel roth" > wrote in message
...
> The correct number of bikes to own is N +1, where N is equal to the
> current number of bikes that you own.
>
> Joel
>
> MisNomer wrote:
>
> >Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

[Michael]

> "MisNomer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

Absolutely.

I consider bikes tools - gotta have the right one for the job. You need:

1) a road bike for fast rides in good weather
2) a MTB or hybrid for off-road and/or family rides
3) an all-weather commuting bike
4) a tandem to take along a friend or family member
5) a single-speed for fun and form.

I've got 3 of the 5, and intend to have all within a few years.

Sell the car if you need to.

Michael

[James Hodson]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:55:04 GMT, MisNomer > wrote:

>Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
>

Just two. Orbea Larrau (road bike) and an old Trek 4300 (rigid) hack
around town MTB(ish) steed.

James

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henry > wrote:
: Whoah--thanks, I had no idea that was the formula...

Of course, it's easy to prove by mathematical induction.

Benefits of college education... ;)

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[John Everett]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:55:04 GMT, MisNomer > wrote:

>Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

You'll get a wide range of answers, but I have six.

1) A restored 1965 or 66 (not sure) Peugeot PX10E. This spends most of
its time hanging from my living room wall.

2) A 1989 (or so) Trek 1400, my "beater" road bike.

3) A 1992 Vitus 992, my "good" road bike.

4) A Nishiki Linear "funny bike" of indeterminent age. I used to TT,
but haven't even ridden it in a few years. Perhaps I should sell it.

5) A Fuji Touring Series, also of unknown vintage. Everyone should
have a touring bike with a granny for those trips to the Colorado
Rockies (leaving next Wednesday for this year's visit).

6) A mountain bike built from a discarded Trek prototype OCLV frame.
If you're going to have a MTB it might as well be unique. :-)


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[Eric Murray]

In article >,
MisNomer > wrote:
>Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

Only if your riding requires it.
More bikes means more maintenance.

I have a road bike and a mountain bike.

When I lived where it was practical to commute
by bike I had three bikes-- road, mountain and
a commuter with fenders and lights.

I think that's the normal number for a bikie.

Eric

[Mike Kruger]

Jim Price wrote:

> 2 unicycles (20" and 2")

Is 2 inch a typo, or a unicycle with an in-line skating wheel?
Nice homebuilt recumbent, by the way.

[Mike Kruger]

"MisNomer" > wrote in message
...
> which brings up another question.... where do you keep these bikes.
>
> I want to convert the shed outside into a "bike garage". The man says
"where
> are we going to put the lawnmower"?

Answer: I got hooks, and hang some of the bikes by the front wheel from the
ceiling in the rear of the shed. This provides ground clearance to put the
lawnmower beneath. There is, of course, a tendency to ride whichever bike is
closest to the door of the shed.

I've got 6 bikes, daughter #1 (21) has 2, daughter #2 (16) has 3. Wife has
0.
We have a bad habit of rescuing bikes from dumpsters.

But, in my defense, my 6 are all different:
Road bike, set up for touring/commuting.
Road bike, set up for day rides (lighter)
Mountain bike
Hybrid, used in rain/winter, with fenders and 2nd wheel set for studded
tires.
Recumbent
Tandem

I actually came close to buying a unicycle a couple of years ago, but then
broke a finger playing basketball and recovered from the unicycle urge by
the time it healed.

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

Chalo wrote in message >...
>4 practical 700c bikes, a tad offbeat perhaps, but normal riding
>2 recognizable MTBs
>1 extravagant made-to-measure custom MTB, too nice for dirt really
>2 choppers
>1 tallbike
>1 stretched-frame cruiser with a crack in it
>1 human-powered sulky
>1 adult-sized Big Wheel trike
>1 20" wheeled bike that defies brief description
>1 wild 3-wheeler that defies pretty much everything

Why not sell that whole mess and get yourself
something like an 52cm Pinarello in team Fasso
Bortolo colors?

[Tom Keats]

In article >,
MisNomer > writes:
> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

Maybe everybody who has (or had) at least one physical bike
also has a Spirit Bike -- the one we sometimes dream about
riding, in those dreams that refresh and rekindle our joy
of cycling.

There was a time when I almost forgot that joy, and had been
bikeless for a number of years, when one such dream of riding
reminded me of what I was missing. After that, I /had/ to
ride again. So, of course, I did.

I've seen many posts here, from people who've suddenly felt
the impulse to return to cycling after a long, bikeless
"hiatus". I bet a lot of them have had that same personal
experience of their spirit bikes compelling and nagging at
them to get back into riding again.

I think everyone who has dreams and has ever ridden a bike,
has a spirit bike in their fleet.

One nice thing about spirit bikes is, they don't get stolen.
In fact, many of 'em might be ethereal representations of
ppl's physical bikes that got stolen and not replaced.


cheers,
Tom

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[Luigi de Guzman]

in London:

-Bekah, a hot pink 80something MBK mixte, moustache bars, rack,
fender, Sachs torpedo 3-speed hub. Theft-resistant transport.

at home:

-1984 Raleigh Super Sprint. My first 'nice' bike, sadly hors de
combat after trashing the rear wheel riding to impress a lycra goddess
I haven't seen since

-2001 Jamis Aurora. my main 'home' bike, my nicest bike ever, the
bike I miss when I'm away.

-Luigi

"You can be my sinful secret,
I can tell my kids about you
Though I could never lie--
And I hope someday you'd ask"
-Barbie's Cradle, "Belinda Bye Bye"

[Peter Cole]

"MisNomer" > wrote in message
...
> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?

I have 5:

Cannondale touring frame, with aerobars and 2 wheel sets, "touring/randon",
"race"
Fixed gear, made from 80's Fuji touring frame
"Good" MTB, hardtail
"Beater" MTB, fully rigid
"Shopping bike", 80's Schwinn Le Tour, swap show find, never ridden

my son has 3 (road, beater, MTB)
my wife has 2 (commuter, MTB)
daughter has 1 (MTB)

All are ridden at least weekly, components constantly "trickle down". My son &
I have had great fun building/modifying most of these bikes.

One of these days I'd really like to get a tandem.

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

Kevan Smith wrote in message >...
>Oh, gag a maggot!
>
>What he needs is the new Bianchi EV4 with Campy Record.

But Bartoli and Frigo ride Pinarellos, let's do this the right
and proper way.

[Thomas Reynolds]

"James Messick" > wrote in message >...
> 7, which is 4 too many. We also need 1-2 more.
>
> "MisNomer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
> >
> >
I have:
1 Road bike for competition (the best of everything I have)
1 Road bike for commuting (fenders, lights etc)
1 Road bike used as a backup for the above two, and for lunchtime
rides
1 Road bike for my wife
1 Road bike that sits on a trainer
1 Tandem road bike (pristine old Schwinn Paramount)

The above bikes are all used on a regular basis. I also have the
following bikes (which I got for free):
1 Mountain bike that I am fixing up to ride to the store (trying to
make it as ugly as possible so no one will steal it).
1 Schwinn Suburban, a girls bike from the late 60s, with fenders,
reflectors, 10 speed, upright handlebars, coiled springs under the
seat. In great shape. I never ride it.
1 Peugeot road bike from the early 80s. I just got it. I haven't
figured out what to use it for yet.

Tom

[Alexander Gilchrist]

1 road bike, 1 touring bike, 1 mountain bike, 1 ATB knockaround, and 1
old ten-speed. My 13-year old has 1 road bike, 1 touring bike, 1
mountain bike, 1 ATB knockaround, 1 24" which she outgrew but keeps for
friends who sleepoveer but don't have bikes, and 1 26" ATB with a 13"
frame which she outgrew but keeps for the same reasons.

Alexander Gilchrist

[Claire Petersky]

"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" > wrote in message >...

> Why not sell that whole mess and get yourself
> something like an 52cm Pinarello in team Fasso
> Bortolo colors?

Mr. Mazzoleni, did you ever see my post in rbr, entitled "Style
Question for Fabrizio wrt Alexandre Vinokourov"? This post deals
directly with the team Fasso Bortolo colors and Vinokourov's hair, and
desperately needs your input.

Warm Regards,

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[Stephen Harding]

Claire Petersky wrote:

> "Fabrizio Mazzoleni" > wrote in message >...
>
> > Why not sell that whole mess and get yourself
> > something like an 52cm Pinarello in team Fasso
> > Bortolo colors?
>
> Mr. Mazzoleni, did you ever see my post in rbr, entitled "Style
> Question for Fabrizio wrt Alexandre Vinokourov"? This post deals
> directly with the team Fasso Bortolo colors and Vinokourov's hair, and

Oh oh! "Mr. Mazzoleni"!

Sounds like maybe you're in trouble for that comment!


SMH

[Chris Zacho The Wheelman]

I currently have 1 1/2.

The 1 is a Schwinn Voyager which I use for touring and club rides.

The 1/2 is the remains (components) of my Sh. Sierra MTB. The dropout
broke, and since repairing it cost more than what I paid for the frame
new, I decided to replace and, it seems, upgrade as well.

I am now awaiting delivery of a Rocky Mountain Reaper frame that will
wear these parts and eventually evolve into a "real" MTB.

If you do more than one type of riding, it's always nice to have the
proper tool for the job. The Sierra served it's purpose nicely when most
of it's miles (43,000) were commuting in the streets of El Lay, but that
need is not what it used to be, so I decided to go more for the offroad
capabilities.

May you have the wind at your back.
And a really low gear for the hills!
Chris

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[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

MisNomer wrote in message ...
>Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
>
>
Over here on team Fassa Bortolo we're riding the Pinarello
Dogma at the moment.

The groupo is pretty well just your standard pro stuff, you know,
Mavic Ksyrium SSC SL wheels, Campy 10-speed, Deda Elimenti
Newtom 31 bars, Fork: Pinarello Onda, Pedals: Time, Stem: Deda
Newton 33 and S-shaped ONDA carbon fork.

Nothing much to get excited about.

[one of the six billion]

"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" > wrote in message
...
(Claire Petersky) wrote:

>My road bike
>My husband's road bike
>My husband's hybrid
>My husband's mountain bike
>My mountain bike, now handed down to
>my older daughter An old touring bike
>that I'm supposed to be fixing up
>A tandem
>My younger daughter's bike
>The bike the two kids have outgrown
>The bike trailer

>The bikes are in the garage; the cars are
>in the driveway.

>Warm Regards,
>Claire Petersky )

Well, you have your priorities straight, I see ;-3)

What are you talking about? The road bikes go in the kitchen and/or the
living room.

[Zoot Katz]

Sat, 26 Jul 2003 01:59:57 -0500,
>, Kevan Smith
/\/\> wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 23:47:19 -0700, Zoot Katz > from
>Balsa Pacific Aero Ltd. Engineering & Bicycle Mongery wrote:
>
>>Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:47:15 -0500,
>,
>>Kevan Smith /\/\> wrote:
>>
>>>>Over here on team Fassa Bortolo we're riding the Pinarello
>>>>Dogma at the moment.
>>>
>>>I like the Time frame and fork of Brioches La Boulangère bikes.
>>
>>blah, blah, blah.
>>
>>The FASTEST (remember this IS a race after all) team on the tour is
>>riding Canadian bikes. Cervélo all the way, eh!
>
>
>It's not about the bike. It's about looking good.

In that case, everybody should go home. The podium girls have them all
beat.
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[Claire Petersky]

"one of the six billion" > wrote in message >...
> "Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" > wrote in message
> ...
> (Claire Petersky) wrote:

> >The bikes are in the garage; the cars are
> >in the driveway.
>
> Well, you have your priorities straight, I see ;-3)
>
> What are you talking about? The road bikes go in the kitchen and/or the
> living room.

Now that we put in new bamboo floors, the bikes are *not* going into
the kitchen or the living room. We've actually had long discussions
about what we're going to do in the winter -- we have no warm place to
work on the bikes now. I have been saying we should rip out the carpet
out of the downstairs "bonus" room and put in vinyl, but my husband
says we aren't going to be dragging our bikes through the house to
work on them in the basement. I bet a downstairs workshop though,
heated, would get much more use than the existing "workbench" in the
garage. Emma could use it for her extensive art projects, too.

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[Just zis Guy, you know?]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 04:17:10 GMT, "Fabrizio Mazzoleni"
> wrote:

>Why not sell that whole mess and get yourself
>something like an 52cm Pinarello in team Fasso
>Bortolo colors?

Because only a midget can ride a 52cm frame and Fasso are a bunch of
losers? Just guessing here...

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[Rick Onanian]

On 26 Jul 2003 07:59:57 -0700, Claire Petersky > wrote:
> about what we're going to do in the winter -- we have no warm place to
> work on the bikes now. I have been saying we should rip out the carpet

How about a largish throw rug?

> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky )
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[Patrick Lamb]

Claire Petersky wrote:
> My road bike
> My husband's road bike
> My husband's hybrid
> My husband's mountain bike
> My mountain bike, now handed down to my older daughter
> An old touring bike that I'm supposed to be fixing up
> A tandem
> My younger daughter's bike
> The bike the two kids have outgrown
> The bike trailer
>
> The bikes are in the garage; the cars are in the driveway.

Isn't that what garages are for? The cars' seats are covered, and drive
trains in a car are sealed.

My garage contains:
my tourer
my younger daughter's road bike
my former mountain bike, now handed down to the older daughter
my wife's hybrid, formerly ridden by the younger daughter (although it
was never hers!)
two old mountain bikes, outgrown by said daughters
my old Schwinn Letour (and two 700c rims I'm going to rebuild the wheels
with Real Soon Now)
and the girls' old 20" bike, in reserve for when my niece loses hers...

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[David Storm]

"Zoot Katz" > wrote in message
...
> Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:55:04 GMT,
> >, MisNomer
> > wrote:
>
> >Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
> >
> Logically, four bikes are the absolute minimum.
>
> Four directions, four seasons, four elements.
>
> Road - This can be a touring, audax or racing bike.
> Street - For utility or commuter cycling.
> Dirt - BMX, downhill, trails, XC etc.
> Track - This can be a track bike if you live near a velodrome or just
> a wild card bike that might be your chopper, penny farthing replica,
> recumbent or other whacked out bike all bike whackos must have.
>
> I've eleven and now a unicycle too.
> --
> zk

- a 1975 Motobecane Grand Tour for riding around town and in park - in barn
- a 2002 Cannonade T2000 for loaded touring and out back gravel roads - barn
- a 1999 Cannondale R1000 backup road bike - garage
- a 2003 Trek 5500 road bike - living room

[B]

>The FASTEST (remember this IS a race after all) team on the tour is
>>riding Canadian bikes. Cervélo all the way, eh

I thought US Postal won the team time trial and they are riding TREKs.
B

(remove clothes to reply)

[B]

> Logically, four bikes are the absolute minimum.
>>
>> Four directions, four seasons, four elements.
>>
>> Road - This can be a touring, audax or racing bike.

Touring bike
Audax bike
Racing bike
That is 3 good ones to start with
B

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[Mark Jones]

"MisNomer" > wrote in message
...
> Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
I had 3, but I gave the 10 speed away because I wasn't going
to ride it anymore after buying two new bicycles.

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

B wrote in message >...
>
>I thought US Postal won the team time trial and they are riding TREKs.

Yep, those carbon frames put 1.45 on those lame Cervélos.

Zoot is always a bit out of things.

[Jim Price]

Mike Kruger wrote:
> Jim Price wrote:
>
>
>>2 unicycles (20" and 2")
>
>
> Is 2 inch a typo, or a unicycle with an in-line skating wheel?

That should be 24".

> Nice homebuilt recumbent, by the way.

Thankyou.

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[Jim Price]

MisNomer wrote:

> which brings up another question.... where do you keep these bikes.
>
> I want to convert the shed outside into a "bike garage". The man says "where
> are we going to put the lawnmower"?

I only have a small 2 up 2 down house, but thanks to some fundamental
modifications to the basic design of the stairwell, I get 4 bikes under
the stairs and 4 above. The bottom 5 steps are hinged so I can get the
bikes under the stairs out easily. The rest hang out in the living room
by the door, or hung form the walls/ceiling. I stopped keeping bikes in
the shed years ago, as I got fed up with cleaning the winter rust off
them every spring.

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[Jim Price]

W K wrote:

> "Jim Price" > wrote in message
> ...
>>Without going into too much detail about 19 bikes they are...
>
> <snip>
> You're missing an audax bike and a tandem.

Well spotted. The training bike would become the Audax bike if I joined
Audax. I currently have two old steel frames and a welder, and I'm
tempted to do a cut and shut job. All I need now is a source of small
amounts of steel tube in the UK and some practice welding...

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[Ryan Cousineau]

In article >,
"Just zis Guy, you know?" > wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 04:17:10 GMT, "Fabrizio Mazzoleni"
> > wrote:
>
> >Why not sell that whole mess and get yourself
> >something like an 52cm Pinarello in team Fasso
> >Bortolo colors?
>
> Because only a midget can ride a 52cm frame and Fasso are a bunch of
> losers? Just guessing here...

Guy, you misunderstand the hierarchy of Fabrizian interest. If you
require a frame bigger than 52 cm, then you are clearly too big to be a
serious Euro-pro like Fabrizio. And while Fassa Bortolo may be losers,
they look good doing it.

And they got a tour invitation, unlike those Domina Vacanze losers,
--
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President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

[Zoot Katz]

Sat, 26 Jul 2003 23:59:13 GMT,
>, hoping for a ride,
"Fabrizio Mazzoleni" > wrote:

>
>Zoot Katz wrote in message >...
>>
>>The FASTEST (remember this IS a race after all) team on the tour is
>>riding Canadian bikes. Cervélo all the way, eh!
>
>
>What are you talking about, Millar took 9 seconds out of Ty
>today. And a carbon bike is 6.32 ahead of the Cervolo in
>the overall standings, Robbie has 178 points in the sprinting
>compared with 85 for Tyler riding the Cervelo.
>
>The only reason Tyler stayed away the other day was that no
>one was willing to take up the chase, not because your damn
>north american Cervelo was faster than Italian frames.
>
>How did you figure?
>
Overall team standings for the Tour: CSC is #1, CSC rides Cervélo.

Am I missing something here?
--
zk

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

Kevan Smith wrote in message ...
>
>I still like the way Ulrich's bike looks more than those Treks. The Bianchis
>just have a certain elan the Treks don't.
>

If you just want the Bianchi for winter training then
talk to Sara Mercante at the Treviglio plant.

If you don't mind a bit of extra weight go for the
Titanium for training, that way you can get Stefano
Vigano or Luca Minesso to whip up a new frame
anytime you want to tweak the geometry. They
can build up and FedEx you one of those Ti frames
almost in time for your next training ride, that is
if you are one of the big names like Teutenberg,
Guidi, Ullrich, or Me.

As I say, a Ti Bianchi is ok for training, and over the
off-season you may want to go through a dozen or
more different frame configurations . Come the in-
season get about ten frames built to the geometry
you liked from the winter ti frames, but get a mix
of the EV4, EV3, and the EV3 carbon, as well as
a couple of TT frames.

If you're a nobody then phone the Treviglio head office
and tell Felice Gimondi I sent you.

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

Zoot Katz wrote in message >...
>>
>Overall team standings for the Tour: CSC is #1, CSC rides Cervélo.
>
>Am I missing something here?
>--

I thought Credit Agricole had that.

[Tom Sherman]

Fabrizio Mazzoleni wrote:
> ...
> If you don't mind a bit of extra weight go for the
> Titanium for training, that way you can get Stefano
> Vigano or Luca Minesso to whip up a new frame
> anytime you want to tweak the geometry. They
> can build up and FedEx you one of those Ti frames
> almost in time for your next training ride, that is
> if you are one of the big names like Teutenberg,
> Guidi, Ullrich, or Me....

Here is a picture of Lars Teutenberg with a REAL BICYCLE. ;)
< http://www.speedbikebgl.de/eng/news.htm >

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

[Geoff Warner]

Kevan Smith wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 03:02:21 GMT, "Fabrizio Mazzoleni" > from
> Shaw Residential Internet wrote:
>
>
>>B wrote in message >...
>>
>>>I thought US Postal won the team time trial and they are riding TREKs.
>>
>>Yep, those carbon frames put 1.45 on those lame Cervélos.
>>
>>Zoot is always a bit out of things.
>
>
> Here's what I want for winter training rides:
>
> http://209.217.20.46/site/bikes/19_Pista_zoom.html
>
>
> --
> http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/ human rights = peace
> a pigeon dropping slowly sings over white play
> 1:04:10 AM 27 July 2003

I've considered the Pista as well. The only problem I can see is where
to put your water bottles for those long, slow winter rides.
Fabrizio-forbid you wear a Camelbak...

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MisNomer > wrote:
: Track bike... wow - never even thought of that.

: Calgary has a speed skating track, i wonder if they use it for bikes too...
: hmmm...

You can run a race on the ice :-) My first bike race I saw in
person was one - funnily enough no road bikes participated, but
there was one two-wheeled recumbent ;)

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[Mike Kruger]

"Kevan Smith" /\/\> wrote in message
...
>
> Here's what I want for winter training rides:
>
> http://209.217.20.46/site/bikes/19_Pista_zoom.html
>
With some of these for real winter riding?

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp

[Rick Onanian]

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 03:48:59 GMT, Mike Kruger >
wrote:
> With some of these for real winter riding?
>
> http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp

Another company that sells the same tires:
http://www.allweathersports.com/

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[Peter Cole]

"Mike Kruger" > wrote in message
s.com...
> "Kevan Smith" /\/\> wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Here's what I want for winter training rides:
> >
> > http://209.217.20.46/site/bikes/19_Pista_zoom.html
> >
> With some of these for real winter riding?
>
> http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp

I use a fixed gear with those tires for much of my winter riding. I'm not sure
that a Pista would have the clearance for them, but my old Fuji touring frame
does. The ideal winter bike would also have fenders, very few frames these
days would have room for either, never mind both.

[gabe11]

Fabrizio Mazzol wrote:
> MisNomer wrote in message ...
> >Its always nice to have 1 - but is 2 or 3 better?
> >
> >
> Over here on team Fassa Bortolo we're riding the Pinarello Dogma at
> the moment.
> The groupo is pretty well just your standard pro stuff, you know, Mavic
> Ksyrium SSC SL wheels, Campy 10-speed, Deda Elimenti Newtom 31 bars,
> Fork: Pinarello Onda, Pedals: Time, Stem: Deda Newton 33 and S-shaped
> ONDA carbon fork.
> Nothing much to get excited about.

I have a dogma and it is very exciting to ride.



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[TBRADSTER]

Dogma...whoa, I ride a catma.

Brad

[Damian Harvey]

TBRADSTER wrote:

>Dogma...whoa, I ride a catma.
>
>Brad
>
>
My karma ran over my dogma.

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[Peter Holm]

"M. Barbee" > wrote in
:

> I've got 2. A hybrid and a hybrid...well the second hybrid leans more
> toward a road bike. I think I could fit another one into my
> apartment. I'd like to own a real road bike, keep my better roadlike
> hybrid and trade in my cheap hybrid for a mtn. bike.
>


I have 2 3-wheelers: a Christiania bike (www.christianiabikes.dk) and a
Nihola (www.nihola.dk)

My wife got a touring bike

Our 4 children have a mountain bike each.

Peter

[[email protected]]

MisNomer > wrote:
: I would like a 3 wheeler and a bike built for speed as well. It would be nice
: to get rid of the auto and have a bike for every occaison.

A racing trike? :-) Or http://www.steintrikes.com/alien.html or
http://www.velomobiel.nl/

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That's a bakfiets! =) I gather they are quite popular in the
Netherlands and Denmark, much less so around here... but you have
nice little villages and downtown areas...

Peter Holm > wrote:
: With a 3 wheeler you don´t need a car, unless you live far away in the
: countryside.

What is the greatest load you have ever carried on them?

Hmm, I guess a delta recumbent could be a nice addition to my
stable... haul loads between the rear wheels. Though, I don't
usually need to transport anything heavy, using a car for that
might actually be cheaper 8-)

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[Peter Holm]

> What is the greatest load you have ever carried on them?
>

I have used my Christiania bike with a trailer last time I moved. It took
me 4 times to finish. Appx. 5 hours.

I use my Nihola every day for shopping.

Peter Holm






> Hmm, I guess a delta recumbent could be a nice addition to my
> stable... haul loads between the rear wheels. Though, I don't
> usually need to transport anything heavy, using a car for that
> might actually be cheaper 8-)
>