Divorce Your Car --and get into a relationship with a Bike!

Either that or simply don't kill the deer. Just set up a trap and then
have him walk with you properly attached with a rope to the back of
your bicycle.

More like take you on a wild (but short) ride through the woods...

Sojourner wrote:
Either that or simply don't kill the deer. Just set up a trap and then
have him walk with you properly attached with a rope to the back of
your bicycle.

More like take you on a wild (but short) ride through the woods...

Too many wild animals.

Well, our roads are no less wild. By the way, when you go in the
jungle, always carry a banana. Lions are said to eat it, and probably
bears, sharks and other predators (including the ones behind the wheel).

trino wrote:
That is the most unique collection of bicycle seats I have ever seen.
Like the italian in particular.

Dunno what collection you are talking about, but here is a comment on
recumbents which surely got the most comfortable seat...

Recumbents

A Linear recumbent
For many cyclists, the best solution to saddle discomfort is a totally
different style of bicycle, the "recumbent." A recumbent features the
basic position of an easy chair, with the pedals out pretty much
straight in front of the seat (not "saddle".) The seat has a back, like
a chair, which is important, since the rider's weight is not pressing
against the pedals. The seat back provides a purchase so that the rider
can pedal forcefully without sliding backward.
Many people believe that the recumbent is the bicycle of the future,
and they may well be right. Recumbents are significantly more
comfortable than conventional "upright" bikes, and in some ways are
safer.

Unfortunately, recumbents are larger and more awkward to store and
transport than conventional bikes, and, since they are not mass
produced on the same scale, they tend to be substantially more
expensive than comparable uprights.

The recumbent position also complicates the drive train design, so the
mechanical efficiency is frequently less than that of conventional
bikes. This is somewhat offset by the fact that many recumbents are
more ærodynamic than uprights. Unlike the conventional diamond-frame
bicycle, which has evolved and been refined over a period of more than
a hundred years, recumbents are still in an early, immature design
stage. As more and more of them are sold and ridden, the poorer designs
will fall by the wayside, and better features will survive.

For more information on recumbents, check out the International
Human-Powered Vehicle Association (I.H.P.V.A.)

"donquijote1954" wrote in message
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trino wrote:
That is the most unique collection of bicycle seats I have ever seen.
Like the italian in particular.

Dunno what collection you are talking about, but here is a comment on
recumbents which surely got the most comfortable seat... I bet

It was here under saddles. there are three categories,
comfort was the one I was looking at.
Bicycle Saddles
http://www.bikemania.biz/Bicycle_Saddles_s/55.htm

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John S. wrote:
An interesting but very incomplete analysis of the true costs of
commuting by bike.

Take the average commuter that lives 20 miles from work. To make an
8-4 work schedule that commuter will have to get up at 4:00 to begin
riding at 5:00 to arrive at work by 8:00.


What? The Tour de France averages 25 mph. Why can't we all do that?



They also in a huge pack, much easied to ride 25 in the middle of a pack.

They have the Alps and Pirinees (===Cant Spell)

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wrote:
Bill Sornson wrote:
wrote:

I'm in Maryland for the summer but I spend most of the year living
on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. If it its only 100
degrees I'm cool and comfy and still biking.

Where in MD? I grew up in Silver Spring and lived in the DC area
all my life until moving to CA in '82. (Aaack, it's almost 50-50
now!)

I don't go back often (no family left), but when I do I'm always
shocked how GREEN it is! LoSoCal is /brown/...

Baltimore area.

Sorry to hear that. eg

(Guess the ol' Washington-Baltimore rivalry is still alive in me!)

Bill "only place I ever saw live gun fire on the streets was Baltimore" S.

Bill Sornson wrote:
wrote:

I'm in Maryland for the summer but I spend most of the year living on
Hainan Island in the South China Sea. If it its only 100 degrees I'm
cool and comfy and still biking.

Where in MD? I grew up in Silver Spring and lived in the DC area all my
life until moving to CA in '82. (Aaack, it's almost 50-50 now!)

I don't go back often (no family left), but when I do I'm always shocked how
GREEN it is! LoSoCal is /brown/...

Bill "DC & CA: no wonder I'm goofy" S.




Hmmm, lets see now... 2006 minus 1982, times two... ;-)


You're only as old as you feel!


Paul D Oosterhout
(from SAIC)

trino wrote:
"donquijote1954" wrote in message
oups.com...

trino wrote:
That is the most unique collection of bicycle seats I have ever seen.
Like the italian in particular.

Dunno what collection you are talking about, but here is a comment on
recumbents which surely got the most comfortable seat... I bet

It was here under saddles. there are three categories,
comfort was the one I was looking at.
Bicycle Saddles
http://www.bikemania.biz/Bicycle_Saddles_s/55.htm

Good variety. I tried first the sportier seats but it was a pain in the
ass, then the comfort that wouldn't let me pedal, and finally the Easy
Seat, which solved the problem. A bit of sliding forward but I stop it
by keeping my hands firmly on the grip or bar ends.

Paul O wrote:
Bill Sornson wrote:
wrote:

I'm in Maryland for the summer but I spend most of the year living
on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. If it its only 100
degrees I'm cool and comfy and still biking.

Where in MD? I grew up in Silver Spring and lived in the DC area
all my life until moving to CA in '82. (Aaack, it's almost 50-50
now!) I don't go back often (no family left), but when I do I'm always
shocked how GREEN it is! LoSoCal is /brown/...

Bill "DC & CA: no wonder I'm goofy" S.




Hmmm, lets see now... 2006 minus 1982, times two... ;-)


You're only as old as you feel!

I'm 93?!? Aaack.


Paul D Oosterhout
(from SAIC)

Know Lenny Caro?

"donquijote1954" wrote:

A new bunch of trolls.

Don't feed the troll, folks. I know you think you can out-reason this
one (no doubt true) but it's like the proverb about teaching a pig to
sing.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame