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  1. I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig when I
    spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern of
    germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning cycles.

    www.spingrips.com

    so far mine are holding up after a number of washings...interested in
    anyone elses experience if you've had them for more than a month

    art

  2. <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig when I
    spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern of
    germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning cycles.

    www.spingrips.com

    so far mine are holding up after a number of washings...interested in
    anyone elses experience if you've had them for more than a month

    art

    So you have got a solution, now let's try and find a problem.

    --
    Posted by news://news.nb.nu

  3. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bert L.am said:


    <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig when I
    spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern of
    germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning cycles.

    www.spingrips.com

    so far mine are holding up after a number of washings...interested in
    anyone elses experience if you've had them for more than a month

    art

    So you have got a solution, now let's try and find a problem.

    The problem is sharing a bike or bike-like object
    with The General Public (The Great Unwashed), and
    being subjected to their bodily fluids. Perhaps worse,
    sharing our own precious bodily fluids with the general
    public. We can share a spin bike with 'em, but we must
    always deny them our Essence.

    Anyhow, using gym exercise equipment might be a good excuse
    for explaining to one's gf how one came down with The Clap.
    It's a slight change from the old toilet seat excuse, anyways.

    I guess real bikes are healthy in all kinds of ways.

    cheers,
    Tom

    --
    -- Nothing is safe from me.
    Above address is just a spam midden.
    I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

  4. Tom Keats said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bert L.am said:


    <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig


    when I

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern of
    germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning cycles.

    www.spingrips.com

    so far mine are holding up after a number of washings...interested


    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    anyone elses experience if you've had them for more than a month

    art

    So you have got a solution, now let's try and find a problem.

    The problem is sharing a bike or bike-like object
    with The General Public (The Great Unwashed), and
    being subjected to their bodily fluids. Perhaps worse,
    sharing our own precious bodily fluids with the general
    public. We can share a spin bike with 'em, but we must
    always deny them our Essence.

    Anyhow, using gym exercise equipment might be a good excuse
    for explaining to one's gf how one came down with The Clap.
    It's a slight change from the old toilet seat excuse, anyways.

    I guess real bikes are healthy in all kinds of ways.

    cheers,
    Tom

    --
    -- Nothing is safe from me.
    Above address is just a spam midden.
    I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

    When I go to the gym there are rolls of paper towels and antibacterial
    cleaning liquids all over the place. You are supposed to clean the bike
    or piece of equipment after you use it. Most people feel they are
    above this, so the cleaning tools are there for you to use before you
    get on a bike or a machine. They have gym assistants who go around
    cleaning the equipment but they certainly cannot keep up with the
    changes from person to person. The popular machines are always in use
    and you have to sign up for them. I think this is a great idea in a
    gym and it leaves you responsible for your own well being.

    Before I get on the bike I do not assume the last person cleaned it, or
    the gym assistants cleaned it....I clean it myself, then again when I
    finish. It works. If your gym does not have this available to you, I
    suggest you make the suggestion yourself.
    Maggie

  5. Maggie said:
    Tom Keats said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bert L.am said:


    <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
    news:[email hidden]...
    > I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig


    when I

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern of
    > germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning cycles.
    >
    > www.spingrips.com
    >
    > so far mine are holding up after a number of


    washings...interested

    Quoted message said:

    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > anyone elses experience if you've had them for more than a month
    >
    > art
    >

    So you have got a solution, now let's try and find a problem.

    The problem is sharing a bike or bike-like object
    with The General Public (The Great Unwashed), and
    being subjected to their bodily fluids. Perhaps worse,
    sharing our own precious bodily fluids with the general
    public. We can share a spin bike with 'em, but we must
    always deny them our Essence.

    Anyhow, using gym exercise equipment might be a good excuse
    for explaining to one's gf how one came down with The Clap.
    It's a slight change from the old toilet seat excuse, anyways.

    I guess real bikes are healthy in all kinds of ways.

    cheers,
    Tom

    --
    -- Nothing is safe from me.
    Above address is just a spam midden.
    I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

    When I go to the gym there are rolls of paper towels and


    antibacterial

    Quoted message said:

    cleaning liquids all over the place. You are supposed to clean the


    bike

    Quoted message said:

    or piece of equipment after you use it. Most people feel they are
    above this, so the cleaning tools are there for you to use before you
    get on a bike or a machine. They have gym assistants who go around
    cleaning the equipment but they certainly cannot keep up with the
    changes from person to person. The popular machines are always in use
    and you have to sign up for them. I think this is a great idea in a
    gym and it leaves you responsible for your own well being.

    Before I get on the bike I do not assume the last person cleaned it,


    or

    Quoted message said:

    the gym assistants cleaned it....I clean it myself, then again when I
    finish. It works. If your gym does not have this available to you,


    I

    Quoted message said:

    suggest you make the suggestion yourself.
    Maggie

    Wait a gosh darn minute.....was that a ploy to get people to buy those
    handle thingies? I think it might have been. Was it? If not, what was
    the question?
    Maggie (living in DUH! land)

  6. Maggie said:


    Maggie said:
    Tom Keats said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    "Bert L.am" <[email hidden]> writes:
    >
    > <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
    > news:[email hidden]...
    >> I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig


    when I

    Quoted message said:

    >> spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern of
    >> germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning cycles.
    >>
    >> www.spingrips.com
    >>
    >> so far mine are holding up after a number of


    washings...interested

    Quoted message said:

    in

    Quoted message said:

    >> anyone elses experience if you've had them for more than a month
    >>
    >> art
    >>
    >
    > So you have got a solution, now let's try and find a problem.

    The problem is sharing a bike or bike-like object
    with The General Public (The Great Unwashed), and
    being subjected to their bodily fluids. Perhaps worse,
    sharing our own precious bodily fluids with the general
    public. We can share a spin bike with 'em, but we must
    always deny them our Essence.

    Anyhow, using gym exercise equipment might be a good excuse
    for explaining to one's gf how one came down with The Clap.
    It's a slight change from the old toilet seat excuse, anyways.

    I guess real bikes are healthy in all kinds of ways.

    cheers,
    Tom

    --
    -- Nothing is safe from me.
    Above address is just a spam midden.
    I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

    When I go to the gym there are rolls of paper towels and


    antibacterial

    Quoted message said:

    cleaning liquids all over the place. You are supposed to clean the


    bike

    Quoted message said:

    or piece of equipment after you use it. Most people feel they are
    above this, so the cleaning tools are there for you to use before you
    get on a bike or a machine. They have gym assistants who go around
    cleaning the equipment but they certainly cannot keep up with the
    changes from person to person. The popular machines are always in use
    and you have to sign up for them. I think this is a great idea in a
    gym and it leaves you responsible for your own well being.

    Before I get on the bike I do not assume the last person cleaned it,


    or

    Quoted message said:

    the gym assistants cleaned it....I clean it myself, then again when I
    finish. It works. If your gym does not have this available to you,


    I

    Quoted message said:

    suggest you make the suggestion yourself.
    Maggie

    Wait a gosh darn minute.....was that a ploy to get people to buy those
    handle thingies? I think it might have been. Was it? If not, what was
    the question?
    Maggie (living in DUH! land)

    You got it, kiddo.

    A little slicker than most such, but yeah, that was an ad.

    Doncha hate when you realize something AFTER you punch the "send" button.

    Oh, well. Nice rant on health club hygiene.

    Ron

  7. RonSonic said:

    On 2 Feb 2005 05:33:02 -0800, "Maggie" <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:


    Maggie said:

    Tom Keats wrote:
    > In article <[email hidden]>,
    > "Bert L.am" <[email hidden]> writes:
    > >
    > > <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
    > > news:[email hidden]...
    > >> I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial


    pig

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    when I
    > >> spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern


    of

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > >> germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning


    cycles.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > >>
    > >> www.spingrips.com
    > >>
    > >> so far mine are holding up after a number of


    washings...interested

    Quoted message said:

    in
    > >> anyone elses experience if you've had them for more than a


    month

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > >>
    > >> art
    > >>
    > >
    > > So you have got a solution, now let's try and find a problem.
    >
    > The problem is sharing a bike or bike-like object
    > with The General Public (The Great Unwashed), and
    > being subjected to their bodily fluids. Perhaps worse,
    > sharing our own precious bodily fluids with the general
    > public. We can share a spin bike with 'em, but we must
    > always deny them our Essence.
    >
    > Anyhow, using gym exercise equipment might be a good excuse
    > for explaining to one's gf how one came down with The Clap.
    > It's a slight change from the old toilet seat excuse, anyways.
    >
    > I guess real bikes are healthy in all kinds of ways.
    >
    >
    > cheers,
    > Tom
    >
    > --
    > -- Nothing is safe from me.
    > Above address is just a spam midden.
    > I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

    When I go to the gym there are rolls of paper towels and


    antibacterial

    Quoted message said:

    cleaning liquids all over the place. You are supposed to clean the


    bike

    Quoted message said:

    or piece of equipment after you use it. Most people feel they are
    above this, so the cleaning tools are there for you to use before


    you

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    get on a bike or a machine. They have gym assistants who go


    around

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    cleaning the equipment but they certainly cannot keep up with the
    changes from person to person. The popular machines are always in


    use

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    and you have to sign up for them. I think this is a great idea in


    a

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    gym and it leaves you responsible for your own well being.

    Before I get on the bike I do not assume the last person cleaned


    it,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    or

    Quoted message said:

    the gym assistants cleaned it....I clean it myself, then again


    when I

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    finish. It works. If your gym does not have this available to


    you,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I

    Quoted message said:

    suggest you make the suggestion yourself.
    Maggie

    Wait a gosh darn minute.....was that a ploy to get people to buy


    those

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    handle thingies? I think it might have been. Was it? If not, what


    was

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    the question?
    Maggie (living in DUH! land)

    You got it, kiddo.

    A little slicker than most such, but yeah, that was an ad.

    Doncha hate when you realize something AFTER you punch the "send"


    button.

    Quoted message said:


    Oh, well. Nice rant on health club hygiene.

    Ron

    I feel so used. I wasted a good rant on an advertisment. Boy, life is
    harsh sometimes.
    Maggie (a few fries short of a happy meal)

  8. Maggie said:


    RonSonic said:

    On 2 Feb 2005 05:33:02 -0800, "Maggie" <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Maggie wrote:
    > Tom Keats wrote:
    >> In article <[email hidden]>,
    >> "Bert L.am" <[email hidden]> writes:
    >>>
    >>> <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
    >>> news:[email hidden]...
    >>>> I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > When I go to the gym there are rolls of paper towels and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Wait a gosh darn minute.....was that a ploy to get people to buy

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Doncha hate when you realize something AFTER you punch the "send"
    button.

    Oh, well. Nice rant on health club hygiene.

    Quoted message said:

    I feel so used. I wasted a good rant on an advertisment. Boy, life is
    harsh sometimes.

    Hey, don't sweat it ... ;-)

    Quoted message said:

    Maggie (a few fries short of a happy meal)

    Hey we're cyclists! We play in traffic and like it (mostly).

    --
    Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [email hidden]
    http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
    http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
    http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog

  9. "Maggie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    The popular machines are always in use
    and you have to sign up for them.

    Really? That would be really aggravating. Is this a franchise gym or a
    local? I don't use machines, because the free weight area is always open.
    LOL

  10. On 1 Feb 2005 21:05:16 -0800, [email hidden] wrote in
    message <[email hidden]>:

    Quoted message said:

    I actually ran across this because I sweat like a proverbial pig when I
    spin...but several of my classmates commented their concern of
    germs/colds due to using gym equipment such as spinning cycles.

    Not a problem - the human body does not dissolve in water, and lights
    are available at most good bike shops. Get out there and ride the
    bike as Nature intended :-)

    Guy
    --
    May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
    http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

    85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

  11. Gooserider said:

    "Maggie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    The popular machines are always in use
    and you have to sign up for them.

    Really? That would be really aggravating. Is this a franchise gym or


    a

    Quoted message said:

    local? I don't use machines, because the free weight area is always


    open.

    Quoted message said:

    LOL

    Yes it is a franchise and its more aggravating to my daughter because
    she has to sign up for the more popular machines. She likes those
    eplitical things. The machines where all body parts are moving at a
    fast pace. I use the bike...and no one signs up for the bikes...and I
    use alot of the weight machines. The free weight section is always
    free. Or there is one die hard person in there with an actual plan
    using them.

    I've never been in a gym where the free weights were unavailable to
    you. Except one gym where the hard core muscle guys go...I would not
    even go to that room. Those guys are HUGE and they stay in there
    lifting for hours. I don't think they could ride the stationary bike if
    they tried. They are all muscle and I doubt they have an ounce of
    flexibility. But I could be wrong.
    Maggie

  12. Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
    Get out there and ride the bike as Nature intended :-)

    Quoted message said:


    Guy

    And how did nature intend us to ride a bike? Naked?
    Maggie

    Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.

    -Tao Te Ching

  13. Neil Cherry said:

    Hey we're cyclists! We play in traffic and like it (mostly).

    That's because you're not part of the "World of Indoor cycling TM" then :-)

    Julesh

  14. Julesh said:
    Neil Cherry said:

    Hey we're cyclists! We play in traffic and like it (mostly).

    That's because you're not part of the "World of Indoor cycling TM" then :-)

    Actually when it's bad enough i retreat to the rollers. I've learned
    that if I don't ride with excessive speed and rpm's I fall asleep from
    boredom and fall off the rollers (actually get shot backwards). When
    on the rollers I prefer AC/DC that always gets me going. :-)

    --
    Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [email hidden]
    http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
    http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
    http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog

  15. Neil Cherry said:
    Julesh said:
    Neil Cherry said:


    Hey we're cyclists! We play in traffic and like it (mostly).

    That's because you're not part of the "World of Indoor cycling TM" then :-)

    Actually when it's bad enough i retreat to the rollers. I've learned
    that if I don't ride with excessive speed and rpm's I fall asleep from
    boredom and fall off the rollers (actually get shot backwards). When
    on the rollers I prefer AC/DC that always gets me going. :-)

    I guess that would be...

    "I'm on the highway to hell

    No stop signs, speed limit
    Nobody's gonna slow me down
    Like a wheel, gonna spin it
    Nobody's gonna mess me round"

  16. Julesh said:
    Neil Cherry said:
    Julesh said:

    Neil Cherry wrote:

    >
    >Hey we're cyclists! We play in traffic and like it (mostly).
    >

    That's because you're not part of the "World of Indoor cycling TM" then :-)

    Actually when it's bad enough i retreat to the rollers. I've learned
    that if I don't ride with excessive speed and rpm's I fall asleep from
    boredom and fall off the rollers (actually get shot backwards). When
    on the rollers I prefer AC/DC that always gets me going. :-)

    I guess that would be...

    "I'm on the highway to hell

    No stop signs, speed limit
    Nobody's gonna slow me down
    Like a wheel, gonna spin it
    Nobody's gonna mess me round"

    Now that's funny! :-)

    --
    Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [email hidden]
    http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
    http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
    http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog

  17. http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/

  18. Quoted message said:

    http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/

    Ok, maybe nature intended us to ride naked, but everyone on that
    website is young. The girls are "perky" and the guys are buff. Where
    is the "this is what gravity does to you" website with naked riders?
    All Good things,
    Maggie

  19. "Maggie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/

    Ok, maybe nature intended us to ride naked, but everyone on


    that

    Quoted message said:

    website is young. The girls are "perky" and the guys are


    buff. Where

    Quoted message said:

    is the "this is what gravity does to you" website with naked


    riders?

    I think when gravity has taken its toll, you are supposed to
    buy a "World Nakes Bike Ride" t-shirt instead.
    http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/chicago/tshirt.htm
    This is my "oxymoron product" of the day.

  20. "Maggie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/

    Ok, maybe nature intended us to ride naked, but everyone on


    that

    Quoted message said:

    website is young. The girls are "perky" and the guys are


    buff. Where

    Quoted message said:

    is the "this is what gravity does to you" website with naked


    riders?

    I think when gravity has taken its toll, you are supposed to
    buy a "World Nakes Bike Ride" t-shirt instead.
    http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/chicago/tshirt.htm
    This is my "oxymoron product" of the day.

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