Time to eat my words!
 

Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"

:)

No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Time to eat my words!
 

On May 14, 7:34 pm, wrote:
Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

snip

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"

:)

No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!


Heck, if you rode this recumbent:
http://www.kingcycle.co.uk/hpvs/Hachi.html
you could *ride* under it at 30 mph and never muss your hair.

P.S. That 4x4 is a pretty poor example. The wheelwells need to be
trimmed so they don't slice the tires at full jounce.

Jeff

Time to eat my words!
 

if I were riding a recumbent...I wouldnt mind getting ran over by the
truck...

Time to eat my words!
 

On May 15, 12:17 am, Daniel wrote:
if I were riding a recumbent...I wouldnt mind getting ran over by the
truck...


Hi there.

A recumbent might be lower than a diamond frame but would it not still
get hit by the axels or the axel bunions?

Peter

Time to eat my words!
 

let me restate:

if i were on a recumbent...I would want to be hit by a truck

Time to eat my words!
 

wrote in message
...
Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"

:)

No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That looks like Jobst' bike...

Chas.

Time to eat my words!
 

On May 14, 11:30 pm, Daniel wrote:
let me restate:

if i were on a recumbent...I would want to be hit by a truck

LOL

Time to eat my words!
 

On May 15, 3:08 am, "* * Chas" wrote:
wrote in message

...





Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"

:)

No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That looks like Jobst' bike...


Yep, you can spot those 300,000 mi. spokes in any picture!

Also, that looks like a 'hot air' pump. ;-)

Time to eat my words!
 

On Mon, 14 May 2007 21:34:34 -0600, wrote:

Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"

:)

No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Carl, in Florida such trucks are fairly unremarkable. Gene would confirm this if
you've got the right decoder ring.

Here they are used for slogging through mud flats, a pastime called mud boggin'.
Basically you drive around on flat wet patches of land churning up and spraying
mud until you finally get stuck or roll over and take turns extracting one
another.

I'd imagine out on your half of the country they'd be used for rock and trail
climbing. Or, as here, most often to support a rack of railroad horns to help
the testicularly insecure intimidate others.

Ron

Ron

Effect pedal demo's up at http://www.soundclick.com/ronsonicpedalry

Time to eat my words!
 

On May 14, 7:34 pm, wrote:
Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"

:)

No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

It's clear that this is a RealSeel (tm) bicycle frame. An aluminum or
carbon fiber top tube and bottom bracket would be totally inadequate
for the indicated use as steps up into the truck.