I hate Harley Davidson!

"Rick Onanian" wrote in message
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On 16 Aug 2003 09:24:12 -0700, Alexey Merz wrote:
I would never want to
be without a truck after owning one for three years.

It's just a tool, not a part of your personality. Isn't it?

I don't know about him, but my truck is certainly
a part of my personality. I've accessorized it to
my taste, and people know it's me when I show up.

Further, it is the most comfortable and versatile
way I can ever go anywhere and/or carry anything.
I have a car, truck and 2 bicycles. I do not plan to
get rid of any of them. My Corvette has been customized
a little to make it more powerful and able to corner
a lot better than stock.

The bicycle only group can do that if they want to,
but I would never consider it at all.

Try riding a recumbent lowracer or trike, if you want to get lots of
annoying questions - I am tempted to go back to riding uprights just so
I can be anonymous.

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

Tom...

There's a few recumbent riders here, and I have passed them on the MC and guess
what...they all wave and of course I wave back, but I was surprised the first
time. It must be because they look cool and interesting.

What is your average speed on a typical ride on your recumbent?

Phil
(Harveywallbanger)

Phil wrote:

Try riding a recumbent lowracer or trike, if you want to get lots of
annoying questions - I am tempted to go back to riding uprights just so
I can be anonymous.

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

Tom...

There's a few recumbent riders here, and I have passed them on the MC and guess
what...they all wave and of course I wave back, but I was surprised the first
time. It must be because they look cool and interesting.

What is your average speed on a typical ride on your recumbent?

I probably should not answer this, as it could ignite an uprights vs.
recumbents flame war.

My average speeds vary greatly - on a recent invitational ride on my
trike (designed more for comfort than speed) I averaged a little over 12
mph (~20 kph). I was not putting out a high effort, however.

On another invitational ride along the Illinois River valley, I averaged
almost 18 mph (~30 kph) over 108 miles (~175 km) on my lowracer.

It should be noted that I spend far too much time working, and too
little time riding, so I am not that fit of a rider.

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

Rick Onanian wrote in message ...
On 16 Aug 2003 09:24:12 -0700, Alexey Merz wrote:
I would never want to
be without a truck after owning one for three years.

It's just a tool, not a part of your personality. Isn't it?

I don't know about him, but my truck is certainly
a part of my personality. I've accessorized it to
my taste, and people know it's me when I show up.

Hmm. I was bought up to take pride in my relationships, integrity,
abilities and accomplishments, not in inanimate objects. I guess you
were borught up with different values.

-Alex

(Alexey Merz) wrote in message
[...]
but in truth the less I use the
damn car the happier I am. Not least because I do not enjoy funding
the Saudi regime, which seems to produce two products: oil, and people
who want to kill me. By the way, those people would like to kill you,
too. How do *you* feel about enriching these folks every time you turn
the ignition key?

I note that the replies so far have snipped this question. Why not?
Cat got your tongues?

I note that the replies so far have snipped this question. Why not?
Cat got your tongues?

Under the Constitution, in the United States of America, you can be
put to death for treason. This is applied most stringently in times
of war. Any questions should be referred to your nearest governmental
authority.

This does not apply to Canada or France, of course.

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"Alexey Merz" wrote in message
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Rick Onanian wrote in message
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On 16 Aug 2003 09:24:12 -0700, Alexey Merz wrote:
I would never want to
be without a truck after owning one for three years.

It's just a tool, not a part of your personality. Isn't it?

I don't know about him, but my truck is certainly
a part of my personality. I've accessorized it to
my taste, and people know it's me when I show up.

Hmm. I was bought up to take pride in my relationships, integrity,
abilities and accomplishments, not in inanimate objects. I guess you
were borught up with different values.

You left out smug and judgmental. Your upbringing obviously taught you
those, too.

Bill "and Rick's spellchecker works, too" S.

"Alexey Merz" wrote in message
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Rick Onanian wrote in message
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On 16 Aug 2003 09:24:12 -0700, Alexey Merz wrote:
I would never want to
be without a truck after owning one for three years.

It's just a tool, not a part of your personality. Isn't it?

I don't know about him, but my truck is certainly
a part of my personality. I've accessorized it to
my taste, and people know it's me when I show up.

Hmm. I was bought up to take pride in my relationships, integrity,
abilities and accomplishments, not in inanimate objects. I guess you
were borught up with different values.
I take pride in these things and more. It appears that
you don't like as many things as I do.

"Alexey Merz" wrote in message
m...
(Alexey Merz) wrote in message
[...]
but in truth the less I use the
damn car the happier I am. Not least because I do not enjoy funding
the Saudi regime, which seems to produce two products: oil, and people
who want to kill me. By the way, those people would like to kill you,
too. How do *you* feel about enriching these folks every time you turn
the ignition key?

I note that the replies so far have snipped this question. Why not?
Cat got your tongues?
Better to take their oil now and keep ours in the
ground for use at a later date.

"Mark Jones" wrote in message ...
"Alexey Merz" wrote in message
m...
(Alexey Merz) wrote in message
[...]
but in truth the less I use the
damn car the happier I am. Not least because I do not enjoy funding
the Saudi regime, which seems to produce two products: oil, and people
who want to kill me. By the way, those people would like to kill you,
too. How do *you* feel about enriching these folks every time you turn
the ignition key?

I note that the replies so far have snipped this question. Why not?
Cat got your tongues?
Better to take their oil now and keep ours in the
ground for use at a later date.

"Take?" You mean, "buy." As in, you pay, they profit, and put that
profit to work. Would you have bought a Volkswagen during WWII in
order to "take their vehicles now and keep ours in the garage for
future use"? Same logic.

-Alex