We have a German delegate who's here on a 6-month delegation. He basically rides a bike everyday to/from work in Germany, and now here.
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
We have a German delegate who's here on a 6-month delegation. He basically rides a bike everyday to/from work in Germany, and now here.
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
Take the seat post out. Pour in lead shavings. Put seat post back in.
On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:24:04 -0800, Zilla <[email hidden]>
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"It's Not About The Bike"
We have a German delegate who's here on a 6-month delegation. He basically rides a bike everyday to/from work in Germany, and now here.
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
Climbs, what climbs? Even *I* wouldn't have any problems /climbing/ in Swamplandia? _____ Slack
"Zilla" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"It's Not About The Bike"
We have a German delegate who's here on a 6-month delegation. He basically rides a bike everyday to/from work in Germany, and now here.
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
-- - Zilla Cary, NC USA (Remove XSPAM)
I usually kick flatlanders butts on climbs as well though I don't do it in jeans. Now those guys from Colorado usually kick my butt on the climbs....
but right now, anybody would probably kick my butt
Gary (I've said it before, round is a shape and I'm in shape!)
I ride a bike to work everyday but not in Germany my mother's homeland. Here in New England and every working day of the year. I know you can kick my ass to humit for me there in Wake County specially in Summer. Remember I spent 4 summers in Cumberland County (Fayetteville) NC.. That was the hot in the city next to the Atlanta in 80 I'll allways remember.
Remember I spent 4 summers in Cumberland County (Fayetteville) NC..
Fayettenam can get pretty hot. The hottest day/place on record in NC was on Fort Bragg and I was on Sicily running an LZ all day that day. With 90% humidity, 110 is pretty friggin' hot.
They have a little more sense in Europe, about how to get from A to Z. We're improving in the States, but there are many areas that still have very little bicycle commuting. Jim Gagnepain http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/
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Remember I spent 4 summers in Cumberland County (Fayetteville) NC..
Fayettenam can get pretty hot. The hottest day/place on record in NC was on Fort Bragg and I was on Sicily running an LZ all day that day. With 90% humidity, 110 is pretty friggin' hot.
JD
My favorite Frank Zappa anecdote was about Fayettenam. Asked to dispell the "eating [censored] on stage" rumor, he said "The closest I got to eating [censored] was at a buffet at the Holiday Inn in Fayetteville, NC!" (I believe this is from "The Real Frank Zappa" book)
Hey now. There are a couple of little climbs. One climb that is a good one for such a flat place is out of Apex heading south I believe.
Hey Zilla, Do you ride with the group at the Spin Cycle? I will be heading back there again at the end of this month. Send me an e-mail if you want to get together and ride with a slow guy from Colorado.
TJ
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On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:24:04 -0800, Zilla <[email hidden]>
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"It's Not About The Bike"
We have a German delegate who's here on a 6-month delegation. He basically rides a bike everyday to/from work in Germany, and now here.
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
Climbs, what climbs? Even *I* wouldn't have any problems /climbing/ in Swamplandia? _____ Slack
We talking drop zones or landing zones. I did those zones everywhere on Bragg best years of my life. There some nice trails and fire roads out there and a whole lot of Bambi.
We talking drop zones or landing zones. I did those zones everywhere on Bragg best years of my life. There some nice trails and fire roads out there and a whole lot of Bambi.
I was a Manchester Roadrunner for four years, 1982-1986. What years were you there, Fred? Sicily, Salerno, Holland, Nijmegen, St Mere Eglise, Luzon and Camp Mackall AAF were my regular hangouts on R5311.
I was at those DZs or LZs from 1976 -1980. Even Camp Mackall and Troy. One night at Mackall was awaken to body bag what was left of a covert C 130 that went down in the trees off the LZ that was the summer or early fall 78. Covert I say full of men in black to the morge at Womack.
"Zilla" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"It's Not About The Bike"
We have a German delegate who's here on a 6-month delegation. He basically rides a bike everyday to/from work in Germany, and now here.
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
I am planning to take my newly found in the garbage 1980's purple department store grocery getter bike onto the trails.
And I am fully planning to make some ti riding racer head look sick after I pass him...
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
There's a guy who used to live here and rode to work every day (many miles, some very steep climbs). He'd ride with us every so often, borrowing my old bike. Same thing - the guy would show up in jeans, and still keep up with us. It was kind of depressing.
He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
There's a guy who used to live here and rode to work every day (many miles, some very steep climbs). He'd ride with us every so often, borrowing my old bike. Same thing - the guy would show up in jeans, and still keep up with us. It was kind of depressing.
We have a guy here who wears real biking clothing, rides really expensive Specialized rigs, often before the general public even sees them, is around 50 y.o., rides for work, and kicks every one's ass around the world.
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He bought himself a $150 Schwinn from Wal-mart (with grip shifters), and rides with blue jeans. He basically kicks everybody's ass when we go riding, especially during climbs.
There's a guy who used to live here and rode to work every day (many miles, some very steep climbs). He'd ride with us every so often, borrowing my old bike. Same thing - the guy would show up in jeans, and still keep up with us. It was kind of depressing.
We have a guy here who wears real biking clothing, rides really expensive Specialized rigs, often before the general public even sees them, is around 50 y.o., rides for work, and kicks every one's ass around the world.
So what!
Well, it's depressing when some guy wearing jeans and tennis shoes who I know hasn't ridden in over 18 months and who barely has the time to exercise these days can keep up with Expert/Cat 1/2 riders. At least Ned rides almost every day.