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That's great stuff thanks.
In a certain lovely town in NY.... I would go to one of 3
bike shops...I = rarely went to the one with the best
mechanic because he smelled REALLY = bad and huge Doberman
had free run of the place. I went to the one with = the
friendly atmosphere most often but didn't buy much...way
expensive. = The third shop was right on the bike path, had
the most stuff, and = always seemed to be able to help me
RIGHT AWAY. That's the shop where I = bought my most recent
bike. It's interesting how different shops have = different
personalities...much like quilt shops and bead shops which I
= also frequent. Hey, I don't hang around in bars
anymore...so I have = time. 🙂 "Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-
potato.com> wrote in message =
news:U1hBc.76466$eu.70904@attbi_s02... This year our bike
club had a poker ride. The idea is: they give you a = list
of all the participating bike shops. You develop your own
route. Then = you ride to each bike shop, and when you're
there, you get a playing card. = At the end of the ride, you
turn in your best hand. Highest hands got = prizes.
I registered for it, but I couldn't get anyone to go with
me. So I = asked my daughter if she wanted to go. She said
"Sure! ...but I don't know how = to play poker." I assured
her that knowledge of poker was not essential.
Just this year -- she's nearly 12 -- she's become a much
stronger = rider. I was surprised recently how we easily
looped Lake Sammamish, with only = one rest break. I cut
out some of the detours and gratuitous hills from = my
original chosen route so it would be a little shorter.
Still, this = ride was going to be about 35 miles, and
with plenty of climbing. It would be interesting to see
how it went.
I was interested to see how each bike shop had its own
sort of = personality. You kind of notice this anyway, but
when you go to several in = succession, you can really see
the contrasts. One shop didn't let us have but one = card
(I was the only registered rider). Another, after hearing
we had = ridden already 20 miles, smiled benignly at my
daughter and then let her draw twice. The rest of the
shops let her draw with being officially = registered. One
shop had the feeling of an ant hill -- customers and shop
people swarming over piles of stuff, cars coming in and
out. One place had a meticulously clean feel (for a bike
shop), another felt rather grungy. = At another shop they
let out a cheer when I said that we were headed to = the
finish line and we had decided to cut out SuperGo from our
list of = places to visit.
For me, it was helpful -- there were a couple of places
that have = unique products or services that either I
hadn't been in a long time, or had = only heard about, and
had never visited. Now I know where they are and what =
they are like.
Rose rode like a champ. We had a breaks every 4-5 miles,
including for lunch, and also a smoothie stop. (That
smoothie sure hit the spot -- = it was a hot, hot day.)
Towards the end of the ride she was complaining about =
her seat -- we'll move it back a bit for the next long
ride. I'm looking = forward to more rides with her in
the future.
--=20 Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato
and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist:
home.earthlink.netWelcome.htmOpen ↗ See the
books I've set free at: =
bookcrossing.comCpeterskyOpen ↗
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<DIV>That's great stuff thanks.</DIV>
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<DVI>In a certain lovely town in NY.... I would go
to one of 3 = bike=20 shops...I rarely went to the one
with the best mechanic because he = smelled=20 REALLY
bad and huge Doberman had free run of the place. I went
to the = one with=20 the friendly atmosphere most often
but didn't buy much...way expensive. = The=20 third
shop was right on the bike path, had the most stuff,
and always = seemed to=20 be able to help me RIGHT
AWAY. That's the shop where I bought my most =
recent=20 bike. It's interesting how different shops
have different = personalities...much=20 like quilt
shops and bead shops which I also frequent. Hey, I
don't hang = around=20 in bars anymore...so I have
time. 🙂</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:
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<DVII>"Claire Petersky" <<A=20
=
href=3D""][email hidden]">cpetersky@mouse-
potato.com</A>= >=20 wrote in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:U1hBc.76466$eu.70904@attbi_s02">news:U1hBc.764-
66$eu.70904@at= tbi_s02</A>...</DIV>This=20 year our bike
club had a poker ride. The idea is: they give you a =
list<BR>of=20 all the participating bike shops. You develop
your own route. Then = you<BR>ride=20 to each bike shop, and
when you're there, you get a playing card. = At<BR>the=20
end of the ride, you turn in your best hand. Highest hands
got=20 prizes.<BR><BR>I registered for it, but I couldn't
get anyone to go = with me.=20 So I asked my<BR>daughter if
she wanted to go. She said "Sure! ...but = I don't=20 know
how to<BR>play poker." I assured her that knowledge of poker
was = not=20 essential.<BR><BR>Just this year -- she's
nearly 12 -- she's become a = much=20 stronger rider.
I<BR>was surprised recently how we easily looped Lake=20
Sammamish, with only one<BR>rest break. I cut out some
of the = detours=20 and gratuitous hills from my<BR>original
chosen route so it would be a = little=20 shorter. Still,
this ride was<BR>going to be about 35 miles, and with =
plenty=20 of climbing. It would be<BR>interesting to see how
it went.<BR><BR>I = was=20 interested to see how each bike
shop had its own sort of = personality.<BR>You=20 kind of
notice this anyway, but when you go to several in =
succession,<BR>you=20 can really see the contrasts. One shop
didn't let us have but one = card<BR>(I=20 was the only
registered rider). Another, after hearing we had=20
ridden<BR>already 20 miles, smiled benignly at my daughter
and then = let her=20 draw<BR>twice. The rest of the shops
let her draw with being = officially=20 registered.<BR>One
shop had the feeling of an ant hill -- customers = and
shop=20 people<BR>swarming over piles of stuff, cars coming
in and out. One = place had=20 a<BR>meticulously clean feel
(for a bike shop), another felt rather = grungy.=20
At<BR>another shop they let out a cheer when I said that we
were = headed to=20 the<BR>finish line and we had decided to
cut out SuperGo from our list = of=20 places
to<BR>visit.<BR><BR>For me, it was helpful -- there were a =
couple of=20 places that have unique<BR>products or services
that either I hadn't = been in a=20 long time, or had
only<BR>heard about, and had never visited. Now I = know
where=20 they are and what they<BR>are like.<BR><BR>Rose
rode like a champ. We = had a=20 breaks every 4-5 miles,
including for<BR>lunch, and also a smoothie = stop.=20 (That
smoothie sure hit the spot -- it was<BR>a hot, hot day.)
Towards = the end=20 of the ride she was complaining about
her<BR>seat -- we'll move it = back a bit=20 for the next
long ride. I'm looking forward<BR>to more rides with her =
in the=20 future.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Warm Regards,<BR><BR>Claire
Petersky<BR>Please = replace=20 earthlink for mouse-potato
and .net for .com<BR>Home of the meditative =
cyclist:<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"home.earthlink.netWelcome.htmOpen ↗">h-
ttp://home.ear=
thlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm</A><BR>See=20 the books
I've set free at: <A=20
=
href=3D"bookcrossing.comCpeterskyOpen ↗">--Open ↗
bookcrossing.c= om/referral/Cpetersky</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUO-
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