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I'm ashamed to admit I was conned.
On Dec 31, 2:13*pm, "Archimedes Plutonium"
wrote: Archemedis prefers the use of Sidi Denominator 5. Archemedis Plutonium Pascal had a preference for the Sidi Numerator |
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I'm ashamed to admit I was conned.
On 12/31/2010 1:48 PM, A. Muzi wrote:
[...] It's not as if competitive cyclists come from a different pool than we other humans ( Karol Wotylja may be a special case). Il Papa was a competitive cyclist? -- Tēm ShermĒn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:28:07 -0800, Chalo wrote:
landotter wrote: I like Looks as well--easy to get into, and a very planted feel--but not really practical for anything outside of race day, unless you want to fool with (ugh) cleat covers. Maybe someone could make some big ol' clodhoppers with a Look cleat surrounded by a wide margin of rubber lugs. Sort of like a logger boot with the middle of the forefoot carved away for the goofy Look cleat. It's been done: http://www.phred.org/~josh/bike/boots.html That would be racy, yet practical. Wait... I guess "racy" really means _impractical_, doesn't it? I mean, that's all that so-called race equipment really has in common, right? Chalo |
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On Dec 30, 11:17*am, Jay Beattie wrote:
I wish I could discover the real joy of riding, but I think I would have to move to San Diego to do it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWu6BTm74nM&NR=1 There are MANY places where winter flooding is not an issue. However in some of those places the winter precipitation is measured in feet and the (packed or frozen) riding surface IS an issue. DR |
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On Dec 31, 8:21*pm, DirtRoadie wrote:
On Dec 30, 11:17*am, Jay Beattie wrote: I wish I could discover the real joy of riding, but I think I would have to move to San Diego to do it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWu6BTm74nM&NR=1 There are MANY places where winter flooding is not an issue. However in some of those places the winter precipitation is measured in feet and the (packed or frozen) riding surface IS an issue. DR I was riding today in the West Hills, and I was fretting about the areas of sheet ice from rain run-off and some local springs, but the road was mostly clear -- it was in the 20s F, and there was snow on the shoulder in some places, but nothing like the Midwest. I don't know how people ride below 0, or even below 20 degrees and in real snow and ice (with narrowed roads) for months on end. -- Jay Beattie. |
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I'm ashamed to admit I was conned.
DirtRoadie wrote:
There are MANY places where winter flooding is not an issue. However in some of those places the winter precipitation is measured in feet and the (packed or frozen) riding surface IS an issue. Woe betide the miserable souls who inhabit such places. Chalo |
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"Jay Beattie" wrote in message ... I was riding today in the West Hills, and I was fretting about the areas of sheet ice from rain run-off and some local springs, but the road was mostly clear -- it was in the 20s F, and there was snow on the shoulder in some places, but nothing like the Midwest. I don't know how people ride below 0, or even below 20 degrees and in real snow and ice (with narrowed roads) for months on end. -- Jay Beattie. Skiing. |
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A. Muzi wrote:
[...] It's not as if competitive cyclists come from a different pool than we other humans ( Karol Wotylja may be a special case). Tēm ShermĒn °_° wrote: Il Papa was a competitive cyclist? Yes, as a young man in Poland. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Jan 1, 12:03*am, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Dec 31, 8:21*pm, DirtRoadie wrote: On Dec 30, 11:17*am, Jay Beattie wrote: I wish I could discover the real joy of riding, but I think I would have to move to San Diego to do it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWu6BTm74nM&NR=1 There are MANY places where winter flooding is not an issue. However in some of those places the winter precipitation is measured in feet and the (packed or frozen) riding surface IS an issue. DR I was riding today in the West Hills, and I was fretting about the areas of sheet ice from rain run-off and some local springs, but the road was mostly clear -- it was in the 20s F, and there was snow on the shoulder in some places, but nothing like the Midwest. I don't know how people ride below 0, or even below 20 degrees and in real snow and ice (with narrowed roads) for months on end. -- *Jay Beattie. I know one former Austinite who has lived in Alaska for several years, and one returned Austinite who spent 6 months in Oulu, Finland. When I lived in the GFN, I rode at temps down into the teens, about 17deg F was my limit, because I insisted on using cycling shoes and my technology was limited. These guys would call those balmy afternoons "the first signs of Spring" g. It's all a matter of gear: http://www.susitna100.com/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40 OTOH, there have been a few expats who have migrated to San Diego over the years... --D-y |
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