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Seamus said:

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Time to found S.L.L.O.W. ? (Senior Large Ladies On Wheels) ;-)

But what possible relevance could such an organisation have upon such asylph like personage as
yourself Carol?

It's no good being a creep, I've got no beer :-)

And "asylphlike" describes me perfectly :-)

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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote:

| "Debbie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| > I'm not buying a newer bike until I've proved I can do it and keep it up, so I have to make do
| > with less than the ideal (ie, brand new tourer, lots of gears etc), so I expect I'll have to
| > push it up the steeper hills.
|
| No disgrace in that - but have a lok at the seoncd-hand offerings in the paper or the local bike
| shops. An aluminium framed rigid (no suspension) mountain bike can be had for a song these days.
| Stick a pair of road tyres on it and you've got a very practical town bike.

But still quite heavy. I recommend a 70's or 80's tourer out of a skip and get him to
replace the bits.

| > I want to get fit enough by August to be able to seriously consider cycling/camping in East
| > Anglia (note- flat).
|
| Apart from the hills ;-)

And the wind.

| > the kids howled with laughter and best beloved, who takes his cycling very seriously, is not
| > entirely convinced that I can hack it.
|
| Threaten him with loss of "privileges" unless he accompanies you on your rides ;-)
|
| Hmmmm. In cases of differential fitness, tandems are often an amicable solution.

Wouldn't recommend them meself. You can't balance/steer by leaning, unless you and your partner are
telepathic, the absence of which might become exaggerated...

| > All advice/ encouragement/ warnings welcomed.
|
| Consider yourself encouraged :-)

Me2.

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On 04 Feb 2004 12:15:16 GMT, [email hidden]

(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) said:

Think of the fun you can have on the downhill ;-)

I'm thinking, I'm thinking.. Trouble is, short of moving house after every trip, there's the small
matter of getting home again.

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I've started a wish list. Best beloved has seen and blanched.

Oh good! Do remind him of the rules of the world according to Wafflycat

1. One can never have too many bikes, bike bits and bike accessories
2. One can never spend too much money on bikes, bike bits and bike accessories.

3. The previous two rules *particularly apply* to the males of the species buying said items for
the females of the species.

He's already passionately committed to 1 and 2. I just need to work on getting him to take
3 on board.

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I can create plenty of shade already :-)

You and me both, then! Mind you, cycling doesn't half firm up the buttocks quickly, even if said
buttocks remain on the err... ample... side.

Hey, I never thought of that! More grist to the mill as I work on 3 above, perhaps?

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Cheers, helen s (I'll have to send you a .jpg of my "fatbirdonabike" logo..)

Oh, yes, please do!

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| You go girl! The more of us that cycle the better! Indeed, thell your other half you need a
| nice lightweight tourer, fitted with Campagnolo parts - triple chainwheel at the front 9-speed
| at the back with mudguard clearance and a nice pannier rack fitted. Oh, and a Terry's Liberator
| TiLite saddle.

Remember this does give him a cast-iron reason for spending hours in bike shops, when he said he'd
only be a few minutes max...

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Peter Clinch said:

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Oh good! Do remind him of the rules of the world according to Wafflycat

1. One can never have too many bikes, bike bits and bike accessories
2. One can never spend too much money on bikes, bike bits and bike accessories.

I presume you're merely being careless in restricting your options to 2 wheels there? ;-)

Just to get the wish list on the right track, Debbie, what you want is a recumbent! If you're going
to have people staring at you, might as well do a proper job...

I'm a coward - let me start conventional, and I'll get whacky when I've got used to the idea.

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On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:48:21 +0000, [email hidden] (Carol Hague)

Quoted message said:

Time to found S.L.L.O.W. ? (Senior Large Ladies On Wheels) ;-)

Sign me up!

Debbie

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On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 23:07:40 GMT, [email hidden] (Patrick Herring)

Quoted message said:

| No disgrace in that - but have a lok at the seoncd-hand offerings in the paper or the local bike
| shops. An aluminium framed rigid (no suspension) mountain bike can be had for a song these days.
| Stick a pair of road tyres on it and you've got a very practical town bike.

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But still quite heavy. I recommend a 70's or 80's tourer out of a skip and get him to replace
the bits.

My alu-framed rigid MTB weighs 1lb less in racing trim than my 1980s light tourer, stripped down.

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Time spent in bike shops cannot be time wasted.

I have about 180 bikes needing cleaned and serviced - are you volunteering?

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| Hmmmm. In cases of differential fitness, tandems are often an amicable solution.

Wouldn't recommend them meself. You can't balance/steer by leaning, unless you and your partner
are telepathic, the absence of which might become exaggerated...

That's what you think :-)

(Mostly it takes a bit of practice - person on front has to cope with a big long heavy thing that
occasionally wobbles when it shouldn't, and person on back has to remember not to wobble).

If the stoker remembers to stay upright, the captain can lean enough to balance/steer it on his own.
It's a lovely feeling getting it right down alpine descents :-)

cheers, clive

Just zis Guy said:

My alu-framed rigid MTB weighs 1lb less in racing trim than my 1980s light tourer, stripped down.

Time was when my steel-framed front suspended MTB was the lightest bike in Larrington Towers. About
10.5 kg. legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.ukworkshop.jpgOpen ↗ shows it being held up one-
handed, by a parrot.

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Quoted message said:

| Hmmmm. In cases of differential fitness, tandems are often an amicable solution.

Wouldn't recommend them meself. You can't balance/steer by leaning, unless you and your partner
are telepathic, the absence of which might become exaggerated...

That's what you think :-)

(Mostly it takes a bit of practice - person on front has to cope with a big long heavy thing that
occasionally wobbles when it shouldn't, and person on back has to remember not to wobble).

If the stoker remembers to stay upright, the captain can lean enough to balance/steer it on his
own. It's a lovely feeling getting it right down alpine descents :-)

cheers, clive

I can remember my physics teacher telling us that he once crashed his motor bike because his pillion
passenger insisted on leaning the 'wrong' way!
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[email hidden] (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

| >Remember this does give him a cast-iron reason for spending hours in bike shops, when he said
| >he'd only be a few minutes max...
|
| Time spent in bike shops cannot be time wasted.

Proof by assertion of the obvious doesn't always work though.

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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote:

| On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 23:07:40 GMT, [email hidden] (Patrick Herring) wrote:
|
| >| No disgrace in that - but have a lok at the seoncd-hand offerings in the paper or the local
| >| bike shops. An aluminium framed rigid (no suspension) mountain bike can be had for a song these
| >| days. Stick a pair of road tyres on it and you've got a very practical town bike.
|
| >But still quite heavy. I recommend a 70's or 80's tourer out of a skip and get him to replace
| >the bits.
|
| My alu-framed rigid MTB weighs 1lb less in racing trim than my 1980s light tourer, stripped down.

I'm surprised. The new Marin alu job at work is significantly heavier than my 80's Raleigh. What's
your brand?

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| "Patrick Herring" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| > | Hmmmm. In cases of differential fitness, tandems are often an amicable solution.
| >
| > Wouldn't recommend them meself. You can't balance/steer by leaning, unless you and your partner
| > are telepathic, the absence of which might become exaggerated...
|
| That's what you think :-)
|
| (Mostly it takes a bit of practice - person on front has to cope with a big long heavy thing that
| occasionally wobbles when it shouldn't, and person on back has to remember not to wobble).
|
| If the stoker remembers to stay upright, the captain can lean enough to balance/steer it on his
| own. It's a lovely feeling getting it right down alpine descents :-)

Ah, then it's like most things in marriage - you need practice for full enjoyment...

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Debbie said:

Peter Clinch said:

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Just to get the wish list on the right track, Debbie, what you want is a recumbent! If you're
going to have people staring at you, might as well do a proper job...

I'm a coward - let me start conventional, and I'll get whacky when I've got used to the idea.

Now, now, we recumbent riders are all perfectly normal, aren't we Mr Flibble ? :-)

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| My alu-framed rigid MTB weighs 1lb less in racing trim than my 1980s light tourer,
| stripped down.

Quoted message said:

I'm surprised. The new Marin alu job at work is significantly heavier than my 80's Raleigh. What's
your brand?

Both are Claud Butler. The MTB is a Ravana, the tourer a Super Dalesman.

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