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  1. The straps kept coming unglued on my old Giro lid so Ijust bought a Bell Ghisallo. It's much a
    better fit for the shape of my head and quite a bit lighter, but fitting the headtorch is going to
    be a tad fiddly. I like the rear adjustment better than the Giro. It was ludicrously expensive,
    though, at something over fifty English pounds after CTC members' discount.

    --
    Guy
    ===
    WARNING: may contain traces of irony. Contents may settle after posting.
    chapmancentral.demon.co.ukchapmancentral.demon.co.uk

  2. Just zis Guy, you know? must be edykated coz e writed:

    Quoted message said:

    The straps kept coming unglued on my old Giro lid so Ijust bought a Bell Ghisallo. It's much a
    better fit for the shape of my head and quite a bit lighter, but fitting the headtorch is going to
    be a tad fiddly. I like the rear adjustment better than the Giro. It was ludicrously expensive,
    though, at something over fifty English pounds after CTC members' discount.


    Guy, I am thinking of advertising in the CTC magazine, do darksiders read it, or is it still the
    premise of the NIMBY?

    --
    Ian

    catrike.co.ukcatrike.co.uk

  3. In message <[email hidden]>, Ian <[email hidden]> writes

    Quoted message said:

    Guy, I am thinking of advertising in the CTC magazine, do darksiders read it, or is it still the
    premise of the NIMBY?


    Well Guy, Pete Clinch and Danny Colyer seem to read it. I'm not on the DS yet, but one day I will
    be, I guess there a number of others who have an interest.

    Certainly there are other CTC members who rid on the DS as well.

    Of course whether or not you will reach many new people advertising there is I guess another point
    altogether
    --
    Chris French, Leeds

  4. Ian said:

    Just zis Guy, you know? must be edykated coz e writed:

    Quoted message said:

    The straps kept coming unglued on my old Giro lid so Ijust bought a Bell Ghisallo. It's much a
    better fit for the shape of my head and quite a bit lighter, but fitting the headtorch is going
    to be a tad fiddly. I like the rear adjustment better than the Giro. It was ludicrously
    expensive, though, at something over fifty English pounds after CTC members' discount.

    Guy, I am thinking of advertising in the CTC magazine, do darksiders read it, or is it still the
    premise of the NIMBY?

    Well, I read it. Now would probably actually be a reasonably good time - there's been a run of
    letters mentioning the advantages of the true path over the last few editions, and not so long ago a
    review of something-or-other (albeit, one with insufficient wheels).

    Some are still a bit fuddy-duddy - some brouhaha recently about putting a couple of cyclists on teh
    front cover wearing lycra! and they were on bicycles without mudguards! Also, teh editor's made some
    odd comments, along the lines of he doesn't think recumbents have advantages over uprights because
    we're all cyclists and shouldn't form cliques, and anyway recumbents have all sorts of disadvantages
    compared with uprights.

    There might be other places more targetted, however.

    regards, Ian SMith
    --
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  5. In article said:


    Some are still a bit fuddy-duddy - some brouhaha recently about putting a couple of cyclists on
    teh front cover wearing lycra! and they were on bicycles without mudguards! Also, teh editor's
    made some odd comments, along the lines of he doesn't think recumbents have advantages over
    uprights because we're all cyclists and shouldn't form cliques, and anyway recumbents have all
    sorts of disadvantages compared with uprights.

    Sounds like it may be worth joining just to follow the arguments!

    Do these articles ever appear online?

    - Richard

    --
    _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ Richard dot Corfield at ntlworld dot com _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ Time is a
    one way street, _/ _/ _/_/ _/_/_/ Except in the Twighlight Zone.

  6. Just zis Guy said:

    The straps kept coming unglued on my old Giro lid so Ijust bought a Bell Ghisallo. It's much a
    better fit for the shape of my head and quite a bit lighter, but fitting the headtorch is going to
    be a tad fiddly. I like the rear adjustment better than the Giro. It was ludicrously expensive,
    though, at something over fifty English pounds after CTC members' discount.

    I threw my old Giro Airhead (I always got the air attack and hammer head models mixed up) out today.
    Bought it in Santa Monica in 1990 ready for Australia and New Zealand.

  7. Just zis Guy said:

    The straps kept coming unglued on my old Giro lid so Ijust bought a Bell Ghisallo. It's much a
    better fit for the shape of my head and quite a bit lighter, but fitting the headtorch is going to
    be a tad fiddly. I like the rear adjustment better than the Giro. It was ludicrously expensive,
    though, at something over fifty English pounds after CTC members' discount.

    On this subject, I recently came across (but now can't remember where) a helmet which had built in
    rear-view mirror. Worked by means of prisms, taking the view from behind, up and over the head
    inside the helmet, and displayed on a mirror/prism under the 'peak' of the hat.

    Anyone tried one of these?

    Velvet

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

    Quoted message said:

    On this subject, I recently came across (but now can't remember where) a helmet which had built in
    rear-view mirror. Worked by means of prisms, taking the view from behind, up and over the head
    inside the helmet, and displayed on a mirror/prism under the 'peak' of the hat.

    Anyone tried one of these?

    It, or the maker's, is/are called Reevu. I haven't tried one. I've read a few reports, none that
    said they were great, most seeming to find it of dubious usefulness. If you ride a road bike, all
    you're likely to see in the mirror is sky, for example.

    Rich

  9. M Series said:

    I threw my old Giro Airhead (I always got the air attack and hammer head models mixed up) out
    today. Bought it in Santa Monica in 1990 ready for Australia and New Zealand.

    I had an Air Blast or something which melted in the car on a hot day. £60 down the tubes.

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

    Quoted message said:

    Guy, I am thinking of advertising in the CTC magazine, do darksiders read it, or is it still the
    premise of the NIMBY?

    There have been a couple of debates in CT&C lately about the relative merits of Proper Bikes (TM)
    versus upwrongs, which indicates that Danny and I are not the only ones ;-)

    --
    Guy
    ===

    WARNING: may contain traces of irony. Contents may settle after posting.
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  11. Ian said:

    Guy, I am thinking of advertising in the CTC magazine, do darksiders read it, or is it still the
    premise of the NIMBY?

    I'm not Guy, but I do read it, and believe I'm right in saying that various of the other Sith
    advertise in it too.

    Thinks: this could get confusing if we end up with two Darth Ians...

    Dave Larrington - legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uklegslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk
    ===========================================================
    Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter
    bhpc.org.ukbhpc.org.uk
    ===========================================================

  12. Dave Larrington said:

    I'm not Guy, but I do read it, and believe I'm right in saying that various of the other Sith
    advertise in it too.

    Bikefix are definitely in, I think Futurecycles too and ICBW but seem to recall seeing D-Tek as well
    (so given the unvast list of Usual Suspects, that's a pretty high proportion...).

    They tested a Streetmachine a couple of issues ago, and various footsoldiers of the Sith have
    featured in the letters pages over the last year. The Great Dark Emperor (Mike Burrows) is a reader
    and contributor (articles and letters). Given you need to be reasonably serious about bikes to even
    *know* that recumbents exist outside of homebuilts by Eccentric Inventors, and CTC tends to
    represent a goodly number of the sort of folk that are serious but aren't especially likely to be
    interested in what BCF has to offer, you could probably do a lot worse.

    Pete.
    --
    Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital
    Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden]
    dundee.ac.uk~pjclinch

  13. Richard Corfield said:
    In article said:


    Some are still a bit fuddy-duddy - some brouhaha recently about putting a couple of cyclists on
    teh front cover wearing lycra! and they were on bicycles without mudguards! Also, teh editor's
    made some odd comments, along the lines of he doesn't think recumbents have advantages over
    uprights because we're all cyclists and shouldn't form cliques, and anyway recumbents have all
    sorts of disadvantages compared with uprights.

    Sounds like it may be worth joining just to follow the arguments!

    Do these articles ever appear online?

    Only if your computer wears plus fours and insists on a rear mudguard flap made from a washing
    up bottle.

    John B

  14. "Peter Clinch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    CTC tends to represent a goodly number of the sort of folk that are serious but aren't especially
    likely to be interested in what BCF has to offer

    True - also a lot of audaxers seem to be CTC members, and they would seem to be a niche market for
    the Dark Side.

    --
    Guy
    ===

    WARNING: may contain traces of irony. Contents may settle after posting.
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  15. Peter Clinch said:

    Dave Larrington wrote:


    [snip]

    Quoted message said:


    They tested a Streetmachine a couple of issues ago, and various footsoldiers of the Sith have
    featured in the letters pages over the last year. The Great Dark Emperor (Mike Burrows) is a
    reader and contributor (articles and letters). [snip]

    Indeed, the latest copy has an article by the saintly MB describing his umpteenth birthday
    celebration ride round (what seemed like most of) Norfolk on his Ratcatcher. Entertaining and
    achieved at an average speed of about 17mph.

    Peter

  16. "Peter Amey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Indeed, the latest copy has an article by the saintly MB describing his umpteenth birthday
    celebration ride round (what seemed like most of) Norfolk on his Ratcatcher.

    On account of he can only do a few tens of miles on a wedgie before pain sets in...

    --
    Guy
    ===

    WARNING: may contain traces of irony. Contents may settle after posting.
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  17. In article said:


    Only if your computer wears plus fours and insists on a rear mudguard flap made from a washing
    up bottle.

    It runs Debian Linux. Does that count?

    - Richard

    --
    _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ Richard dot Corfield at ntlworld dot com _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ Time is a
    one way street, _/ _/ _/_/ _/_/_/ Except in the Twighlight Zone.

  18. JohnB said:

    Only if your computer wears plus fours and insists on a rear mudguard flap made from a washing
    up bottle.

    I made a rear mudguard flap from a shower gel bottle. Being black, it matches the rest of the
    mudguard so looks a lot better than one made from a washing up bottle.

    --
    Danny Colyer (remove safety to reply) ( juggler.netdanny ) Recumbent cycle page:
    speedy5.freeserve.co.ukrecumbents "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." -
    Thomas Paine

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