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 2006-03-22 12:31 PM |
Giver  18427     |  Subject: My wife woiuld kill me......, but for $347 I'm almost willing to take a chance. |
| 2006-03-22 12:36 PM in reply to: #376628 |
The Original 7834  Raleigh/Durham | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... How many more bikes do you need?? |
| 2006-03-22 12:36 PM in reply to: #376628 |
Veteran 275 Colorado | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... What is it my husband always says.....it is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.......... bid away! |
| 2006-03-22 12:41 PM in reply to: #376628 |
Master 1641 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... I've never ridden a fixed gear bike, but some talk about them as if they're the holy grail, or the "purist's"bike. Another friend who rode one for a almost 2 years said that they just busted up his knees really badly. Joint problems galore from riding one around Seattle. He's on a regular road bike again. Think twice, then think again. That's my suggestion. |
| 2006-03-22 12:43 PM in reply to: #376628 |
Elite 2421 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... Tell her someone must have stolen your Paypal password... but since it's already delivered....
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| 2006-03-22 1:00 PM in reply to: #376628 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... Let C be the correct number of bikes to own C=N+1 There you go. You're welcome
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| 2006-03-22 1:02 PM in reply to: #376628 |
molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... single speeds are fun. my single is a motobecane, but its my dad's old road bike which we converted. funny. bill just did a web project for a new bike shop, and instead of being paid in cash, i told him he should get paid in bike. now we're actually even for once - 5 bikes each  |
| 2006-03-22 1:03 PM in reply to: #376659 |
Elite 2515 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... autumn - 2006-03-22 1:02 PM funny. bill just did a web project for a new bike shop, and instead of being paid in cash, i told him he should get paid in bike. now we're actually even for once - 5 bikes each NFW. FIVE bikes EACH?!?! Let's hear the inventory. I'm up to two but one's definitely a beater old MTB. |
| 2006-03-22 2:02 PM in reply to: #376628 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... You people are going to get me into trouble. About 5 years ago, I downsized from two road bikes and three MTBs to just one road and one MTB. |
 2006-03-22 2:02 PM in reply to: #376628 |
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| 2006-03-22 2:05 PM in reply to: #376735 |
| Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... Yeah, but I raced a single-speed MTB for about a year when I lived in CA, and could climb just about anything on it. I had more power then than I've ever had before or since, and my knees were just fine. |
| 2006-03-22 2:20 PM in reply to: #376741 |
| Elite 2673 Muskego, WI | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... run4yrlif - 2006-03-22 2:05 PM Yeah, but I raced a single-speed MTB for about a year when I lived in CA, and could climb just about anything on it. I had more power then than I've ever had before or since, and my knees were just fine. Don't forget, you may not have suffered from OMD (old man disease) back then. Not saying you do now, but OMD is a silent and insidious virus that can attack otherwise healthy joints at the slightest hint of overstress. It may be tomorrow. It may be 5 years. It will happen though, and it's licking it's chops at the thought of you pounding your way up a hill on that fixed gear bike. |
| 2006-03-22 2:58 PM in reply to: #376628 |
| Pro 4578 Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... Are you going to ride it on the track or the road? |
| 2006-03-22 3:01 PM in reply to: #376764 |
| Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... morey1 - 2006-03-22 3:20 PM
Screw you, buddy.
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| 2006-03-22 3:02 PM in reply to: #376839 |
| Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... On the road...no velodromes here in Augusta. The cool thing about this bike is it has a flip-flop hub that easily converts b/w fixie and freehub. jeng - 2006-03-22 3:58 PM Are you going to ride it on the track or the road? |
| 2006-03-22 3:06 PM in reply to: #376735 |
| molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... is it a fixed gear? or a single speed? they are two different animals. sheldon brown can explain it best: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html |
| 2006-03-22 3:08 PM in reply to: #376628 |
| Expert 798 Potomac, Maryland | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... OMD is coming to get you. Oh yes it is. |
| 2006-03-22 3:10 PM in reply to: #376662 |
| molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... first, we only have one car. the bikes make up the difference. me: a bianchi denali mountain bike (gathering dust), a gary fisher hybrid (for burley pulling), a bianchi veloce (for training and tris), a motobecane single speed (old), and a dunelt 3-speed (old - ride a wheel on sheffield steel!) bill: bridgestone mb-3, surley cross-check (which he just build up himself, since his frame size isn't available pre-built), rivendell redwood, raleigh fixed gear (for commuting), and a raleigh 3-speed |
| 2006-03-22 3:18 PM in reply to: #376842 |
| Elite 2673 Muskego, WI | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... run4yrlif - 2006-03-22 3:01 PM Screw you, buddy. OK, here's another plan. You buy the bike and I'll take the B2 off your hands. I'm jonesing for one anyway. Your bike census remains the same. Your wife is happy. I'm happy. And, since you oppose discussion of OMD, you'll be fine on the fixie and you'll be happy to. There, problem solved. editors note: I think I read somewhere you've got a B2. If I'm wrong, whatever you had in your magazine cover avatar will do. |
| 2006-03-22 3:22 PM in reply to: #376844 |
| Pro 4578 Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... run4yrlif - 2006-03-22 1:02 PM On the road...no velodromes here in Augusta. The cool thing about this bike is it has a flip-flop hub that easily converts b/w fixie and freehub. jeng - 2006-03-22 3:58 PM Are you going to ride it on the track or the road? Oooh, that's too bad. The velodromes are fun. Buy it! So I guess you'll be getting it with the brake then? Jen |
| 2006-03-22 4:04 PM in reply to: #376869 |
| Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... Yep...it's a B2. And I'm keeping her. IMFL on a fixie? That *is* an interesting idea... |
| 2006-03-22 4:17 PM in reply to: #376659 |
| Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... autumn - 2006-03-22 2:02 PM single speeds are fun. my single is a motobecane, but its my dad's old road bike which we converted. funny. bill just did a web project for a new bike shop, and instead of being paid in cash, i told him he should get paid in bike. now we're actually even for once - 5 bikes each haha, that's funny, my better half just did a bikeshop website...we talked about getting paid in bikes. I desperately want a tri bike and this shop has been really good to the two of us (Pat bought both his road bike and his comfort bike there and I bought my beloved Raleigh Grand Sport aka Ruby there). Here's their new site: http://www.ambridgebikeshop.com/ |
| 2006-03-22 4:44 PM in reply to: #376628 |
| Expert 704 The High Plains | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... DO IT, Jim! That's a sweet ride for the price. It's almost as if you can't not afford it! I converted my old mtb to a ss/fg flip-flop. I commute on it every now and again and always get the inevitable "how do you shift?" questions. Edited by sranney 2006-03-22 4:45 PM |
| 2006-03-22 5:20 PM in reply to: #376628 |
| Extreme Veteran 474 Sydney | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... Weighing up whether I could sneak a couple of bikes into one of those self-storage places... what she doesn't know wouldn't hurt her...  |
| 2006-03-22 6:06 PM in reply to: #376919 |
| Master 1728 portland, or | Subject: RE: My wife woiuld kill me... >>>IMFL on a fixie? That *is* an interesting idea... You probably wouldn't be the first. A guy did IM Canada on one a couple of years ago. Anyway, I say go for it. You can't have too many bikes, and nothing like a fixie. Glad to hear you're not buying that OMD crap either. I know plenty of people in there 50's and 60's still riding fix. scott |
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