basic cycle laws #1

(g.daniels) said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed astern.

2. The money I spend on gear is inversely proportional to
the time I spend riding. Damn winter. Nice bikes, though.
--
Rick Onanian

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Quoted message said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed

astern.

2. death and taxes*

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

*I am young, invulnerable, and I don't pay taxes. Therefore,
I must be either God or the Devil.

g.daniels wrote -

Quoted message said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed

astern.

Rick Onanian wrote -

Quoted message said:

2. The money I spend on gear is inversely proportional to
the time I spend riding. Damn winter. .

I wrote -

3. The ease with which one clips into or out of a pedal is
inversely proportional to the importance of the occasion.

best, Andrew

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Rick Onanian said:

On 3 Apr 2004 12:24:42 -0800, [email hidden]

(g.daniels) said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed astern.

2. The money I spend on gear is inversely proportional to
the time I spend riding. Damn winter. Nice bikes,
though.
--
Rick Onanian

4. Get a lighter bike, carry a bigger lock.

4a The sum of lighter bike and bigger lock equals weight of
original bike/lock.

4b Lighter bike thus equals lighter wallet not reduced
riding weight.

ergo: Progress/improvement is never in the direction
intended.

--
Ben Schapiro [email hidden] (it's flat here but you
don't need it to communicate) A good proverb proves nothing

RE/

Quoted message said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed astern.

If you start an out-and-back ride going upwind, the wind
will magically shift 180 degrees just in time for the
return leg.
--
PeteCresswell

(Pete Cresswell) said:

RE/

Quoted message said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed astern.

If you start an out-and-back ride going upwind, the wind
will magically shift 180 degrees just in time for the
return leg.

Happened just today.

Bill "afternoon coastal San Diego" S.

S o r n i said:

Quoted message said:

If you start an out-and-back ride going upwind, the wind
will magically shift 180 degrees just in time for the
return leg.

Happened just today.

Bill "afternoon coastal San Diego" S.

Same situation here! :-/

Francesco

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Quoted message said:

S o r n i said:

Quoted message said:

If you start an out-and-back ride going upwind, the wind
will magically shift 180 degrees just in time for the
return leg.

Happened just today.

Bill "afternoon coastal San Diego" S.

Same situation here! :-/

Francesco

Hey - I'm just trying to help you guys get back in shape
after being slugs all winter! Why do you think I turn the
wind on you?

-The Big Guy

the more expensive and newer the equipment the more likely
the probability of getting run over by a bus

On 3 Apr 2004 12:24:42 -0800, [email hidden] (g.daniels) may have

Quoted message said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed astern.

n+1. The terrain will always include one slope for which you
have no optimal gear.

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On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 23:07:10 GMT, "(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> may have

Quoted message said:

RE/

Quoted message said:

1.the ability to get a gear is inversely proportional to
wind speed astern.

If you start an out-and-back ride going upwind, the wind
will magically shift 180 degrees just in time for the
return leg.

Corrollary: The wind is never astern on an uphill section
unless it's the first segment of the day, or the weather's
about to get ugly.

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On 5 Apr 2004 09:49:50 -0700, [email hidden] (g.daniels) may have

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the more expensive and newer the equipment, ...

...the greater the likelihood that winter will take an
extra month to end.

...the higher the probability that someone else will have
something newer and costlier.

...the likelier that it will misbehave in an embarrassing
manner if you try to show it off.

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the absolute necessity for reaching the destination is
directly proportional to road debris.

i had a legal document to get in the mail under time. a
twelve mile ride to the word processor. a nice ride. i
caught a ups truck downhill and downwind going 35-38 solid
on a new calosahatchee river bridge- a roofing nail mit roof
washer straight thru the front out the back and point the
inner rim. 14 feet of bikeway and i ... with an imploring
skyward glance, i said a few words to the self sealing tube,
pulled the expletive deleted out... and made the time.
didn't even lose air. there's a moral here. get the pig!!!!!