Recumbent trike

On 23/11/04 10:10 am, in article [email hidden], "Colin

Blackburn said:

Some student has gone and parked his very neat looking recumbent trike
right outside my window! It's very tempting just sitting there.

Hmm.. I'm waiting for Roos to ride the Fiero into campus.. Igor is getting
hungry.

...d

David Martin said:

Hmm.. I'm waiting for Roos to ride the Fiero into campus.. Igor is getting
hungry.

"Thanks" to small print on CTC's insurance, it isn't insured on college
campuses, so combined with a "why grind salt into my expensive tourer's
transmission when I have a perfectly good hack bike" reasoning she seems
to be of a mind not to bother.

But Igor could try snacking on the shiny new front wheel with Ultegra
dynohub now gracing the Giant... /if/ he thinks he's hard enough! Since
said bike lives with the 'bents, Muni and 8 Freight on a night by night
basis, he may want to carefully consider his chances first! ;-)

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

David Martin wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Hmm.. I'm waiting for Roos to ride the Fiero into campus.. Igor is getting
hungry.

Quoted message said:

"Thanks" to small print on CTC's insurance, it isn't insured on college
campuses, so combined with a "why grind salt into my expensive tourer's
transmission when I have a perfectly good hack bike" reasoning she seems
to be of a mind not to bother.

Quoted message said:

But Igor could try snacking on the shiny new front wheel with Ultegra
dynohub now gracing the Giant... /if/ he thinks he's hard enough! Since
said bike lives with the 'bents, Muni and 8 Freight on a night by night
basis, he may want to carefully consider his chances first! ;-)

I think (hope) that the wheels on the Fiero are too small for Igor and the
700C ones on the Giant too big.

And there's the 'why bother walking around in cycling shoes for a 10 min
ride' reason. The Lifesciences bikeshed does seem fairly secure, wasn't
there something in the CTC small print that on campus but in locked shed
was ok?

Roos

On 23/11/04 12:05 pm, in article [email hidden],

Roos Eisma said:

Peter Clinch said:

David Martin wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Hmm.. I'm waiting for Roos to ride the Fiero into campus.. Igor is getting
hungry.

Quoted message said:

"Thanks" to small print on CTC's insurance, it isn't insured on college
campuses, so combined with a "why grind salt into my expensive tourer's
transmission when I have a perfectly good hack bike" reasoning she seems
to be of a mind not to bother.

Quoted message said:

But Igor could try snacking on the shiny new front wheel with Ultegra
dynohub now gracing the Giant... /if/ he thinks he's hard enough! Since
said bike lives with the 'bents, Muni and 8 Freight on a night by night
basis, he may want to carefully consider his chances first! ;-)

I think (hope) that the wheels on the Fiero are too small for Igor and the
700C ones on the Giant too big.

And there's the 'why bother walking around in cycling shoes for a 10 min
ride' reason. The Lifesciences bikeshed does seem fairly secure, wasn't
there something in the CTC small print that on campus but in locked shed
was ok?

Given the number of bikes in there that are occasionally left unlocked, or
have pumps/lights/panniers etc left on, I think they count as fairly secure.

Can't imagine the CTC having much to complain about. The CCTV camera is a
fake though.. They might put a real one in soon.

...d

David Martin said:

Can't imagine the CTC having much to complain about. The CCTV camera isa
fake though.. They might put a real one in soon.

In a more ideal world, no, but these are insurance companies we're
talking about (the CTC is not the insurer, btw, it's just their name on
the box) and if they can screw you for not crossing Ts and dotting Is
there's a chance they will. And why take an £1,800 chance on a day to
day basis when you've got a much simpler alternative?

Plus wot Roos sed about why faff with SPuDs etc.

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
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On 23/11/04 1:16 pm, in article [email hidden], "Peter

Clinch said:

David Martin said:

Can't imagine the CTC having much to complain about. The CCTV camera is a
fake though.. They might put a real one in soon.

In a more ideal world, no, but these are insurance companies we're
talking about (the CTC is not the insurer, btw, it's just their name on
the box) and if they can screw you for not crossing Ts and dotting Is
there's a chance they will. And why take an £1,800 chance on a day to
day basis when you've got a much simpler alternative?

Plus wot Roos sed about why faff with SPuDs etc.

Absolutely.. I ride on the flat side of the pedals for the commute.

Must nip off to Spokes and pick up the new tyres.. A pair of Nokian AWS so I
can move the City Jets onto Igor.

...d

Peter Clinch said:

Plus wot Roos sed about why faff with SPuDs etc.

And Santa might get upset if I don't use the Giant for dark commutes!

Roos

On 23/11/04 2:17 pm, in article [email hidden],

Roos Eisma said:

Peter Clinch said:

Plus wot Roos sed about why faff with SPuDs etc.

And Santa might get upset if I don't use the Giant for dark commutes!

Just got my AWS from spokes. They ordered them specially and they came out
at a tenner each. Excellent service and value..

I'll be fitting those tonight.

...d

David Martin said:

Just got my AWS from spokes. They ordered them specially and they came out
at a tenner each. Excellent service and value..

It woz them that built Roos' new wheel after special dispensation from
the North Pole for an early present. And they've done a good job at
tracking down a hard to find Rixen and Kaul pannier hook too, so it
seems we've now got 2 worthwhile bike shops in town rather than just 1.
Hurrah!

Pete.
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On 23/11/04 2:17 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Roos Eisma" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peter Clinch said:

Plus wot Roos sed about why faff with SPuDs etc.

And Santa might get upset if I don't use the Giant for dark commutes!

Just got my AWS from spokes. They ordered them specially and they came
out at a tenner each. Excellent service and value..

The Fotherington-Thomas ones? They're great. Juliette has a pair on one
of her bikes. Tyres with a witty tread pattern are so /rare/.

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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:05:08 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

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The Fotherington-Thomas ones? They're great.

hullo clouds, hullo sky - he is uterly wet and a weed.

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Colin Blackburn said:

Some student has gone and parked his very neat looking recumbent trike
right outside my window! It's very tempting just sitting there.

You mean students can afford recumbent trikes these days? Next thing we
know they'll be able to afford cars. Oh, wait...

In a way I'm glad I couldn't afford a recumbent trike as a student. If
I'd had that sort of money then I would have been able to afford a car
instead, and if I'd been able to afford a car when I was 18 then I might
never have ridden a bike as an adult.

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On 23/11/04 8:05 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Simon Brooke"

Quoted message said:

in message <[email hidden]>, David Martin

(') said:

On 23/11/04 2:17 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Roos Eisma" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> writes:

> Plus wot Roos sed about why faff with SPuDs etc.

And Santa might get upset if I don't use the Giant for dark commutes!

Just got my AWS from spokes. They ordered them specially and they came
out at a tenner each. Excellent service and value..

The Fotherington-Thomas ones? They're great. Juliette has a pair on one
of her bikes. Tyres with a witty tread pattern are so /rare/.

Fotherington-Thomas? The Nokian ones with the weather symbols. Haven't had
time to fit them tonight (made rather wimpish attempts on the climbing wall
instead.. still knackered after the weekends wildlife spotting) but will
give them a go tomorrow.

One question. I run City Jets (1.5"😉 at 85-90 psi. the Nokians are 1.3" but
claim to only be rated to 72psi.. seems a bit low. What do you run them at?

...d

On 23/11/04 10:59 pm, in article [email hidden],

Just zis Guy said:

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:05:08 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

wrote in message : said:

The Fotherington-Thomas ones? They're great.

hullo clouds, hullo sky - he is uterly wet and a weed.

Ahh! The light dawns. (or in this case, the suns shine, the lightning zags
and the clouds drip..)

...d

in message <[email hidden]>, Just zis Guy,

you know? (') said:

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:05:08 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

wrote in message : said:

The Fotherington-Thomas ones? They're great.

hullo clouds, hullo sky - he is uterly wet and a weed.

That's the ones. Most excellent.

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