Roos is 'bent :-)

On 4/6/04 10:55 am, in article [email hidden], "Roos

Eisma said:

This morning a big cardboard box was delivered.

And it looks gorgeous... test ride reports will
follow once I have worked out how to connect the Dual
Drive thingy!

I'll keep my eyes peeled for it.. A dual drive cardboard box
heading up Blackness Road would be quite a head turner.

..d

<heavy_breathing_inna_Darth_Vader_stylee>

Another has found the True Power of the Dark Side!

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For those wanting JPEGs, personal.dundee.ac.uk~Open ↗
pjclinch/pictures.htm#fiero

(a slightly jealous) Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

For those wanting JPEGs, personal.dundee.ac.ukpersonal.dundee.ac.ukOpen ↗
~pjclinch/pictures.htm#fiero

The blue stripes on the tires are a more intense blue than
on the photo, and the bike itself a bit more purple.

And a first quick spin around the block confirms that it is
a lovely bike
🙂
The gears and the handlebars still need a bit of finetuning.

Quoted message said:

(a slightly jealous) Pete.

I may let you try it sometime :-)

Now I would almost forget that I have to be at work this
afternoon...

Roos

Roos Eisma said:

This morning a big cardboard box was delivered.

And it looks gorgeous... test ride reports will
follow once I have worked out how to connect the Dual
Drive thingy!

(Pete will have the First Picture up on his page soonish)

Roos

Hurrah! Another fresh soul...

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in message <[email hidden]>, Roos Eisma

(') said:

This morning a big cardboard box was delivered.

Woohoo! Congratulations!

Quoted message said:

And it looks gorgeous... test ride reports will
follow once I have worked out how to connect the Dual
Drive thingy!

(Pete will have the First Picture up on his page soonish)

You know, I read that twice and was still thinking 'she
doesn't _still_ get Pete to fix her punctures, does she?'.

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On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 12:02:18 +0100, Peter Clinch
<[email hidden]> wrote (more or less):

Quoted message said:

<heavy_breathing_inna_Darth_Vader_stylee>

Another has found the True Power of the Dark Side!

</heavy_breathing_inna_Darth_Vader_stylee>

For those wanting JPEGs, personal.dundee.ac.ukpersonal.dundee.ac.ukOpen ↗
~pjclinch/pictures.htm#fiero

(a slightly jealous) Pete.

Aaargh! Mozilla (admittedly Firebird 0.6) fires up teh page
so that, without images, the anchor specified is at the
bottom of the page.

As soon as the pictures start to arrive, then it's
displaying exactly the wrong one. Mind you, the shots from
teh tops of the mountains are spectacular. Don't expect
you'd get up there on a 'bent, mind you.
:-)

Having said that, I really like the 'sit up and beg'-type
seating on the new 'bent. (Well, up for a 'bent anyway.
Maybe it's time to start saving... No. No. that way lies
madness. You are not my father. Where's Old Ben? ... etc)

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Gawnsoft said:

Aaargh! Mozilla (admittedly Firebird 0.6) fires up teh
page so that, without images, the anchor specified is at
the bottom of the page.

Only tested it in Moz 1.4/SPARC Solaris and haven't done any
validation testing or anyfink proper...

Quoted message said:

Having said that, I really like the 'sit up and beg'-type
seating on the new 'bent. (Well, up for a 'bent anyway.

Not sure what you mean... The Fiero isn't that laid back
compared to something like a Baron lowracer but (a) not a
lot is and (b) it's lower than your average 'bent. Recline
angle is similar to mine on the Streetmachine or perhaps a
little more laid back, but the seat is lower.

Quoted message said:

Maybe it's time to start saving... No. No. that way lies
madness. You are not my father. Where's Old Ben? ... etc)

He's in a very comfortable chair if he's got any sense!
;-) If you value your cycling comfort more than your
immortal soul it's worth having a try. If you're in Dundee
you can have a go on mine, but I think a ride on the Fiero
may require dodging red lightsabre slashes for a little
while yet! ;-)

Pete.
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On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:39:21 +0100, Peter Clinch
<[email hidden]> wrote (more or less):

Quoted message said:

Gawnsoft said:

Aaargh! Mozilla (admittedly Firebird 0.6) fires up teh
page so that, without images, the anchor specified is at
the bottom of the page.

Only tested it in Moz 1.4/SPARC Solaris and haven't done
any validation testing or anyfink proper...

It's a Mozill aflaw I was compalining of - your page is
quite correctly built, rest assured.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Having said that, I really like the 'sit up and beg'-type
seating on the new 'bent. (Well, up for a 'bent anyway.

Not sure what you mean... The Fiero isn't that laid back
compared to something like a Baron lowracer but (a) not a
lot is and (b) it's lower than your average 'bent. Recline
angle is similar to mine on the Streetmachine or perhaps a
little more laid back, but the seat is lower.

I guess I just must have a naturally lower-set 'bent in mind
as my platonic model.

Maybe it's time I looked at a few ... Aaargh No. Not again.
Back off Han! She's my sister!?! Where's Old Ben's comfy
armchair? ...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Maybe it's time to start saving... No. No. that way lies
madness. You are not my father. Where's Old Ben? ... etc)

He's in a very comfortable chair if he's got any sense!
;-) If you value your cycling comfort more than your
immortal soul it's worth having a try. If you're in Dundee
you can have a go on mine, but I think a ride on the Fiero
may require dodging red lightsabre slashes for a little
while yet! ;-)

Pete.

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Gawnsoft said:

I guess I just must have a naturally lower-set 'bent in
mind as my platonic model.

The Fiero is an interesting concoction, being low enough to
be rather sporty but with comfort, handling, features and
build that make it Sensible too. Nazca have fiddled a bit
from the original, which has now been designated the
"sport", and provided a second "tour" model which sits a
little higher, mainly to accommodate front sus forks as
standard (The sport model has rigid forks as standard,
though you can specify a Pantour sus hub as a standard
option if you want to take the sting out of the bumps a
little). Roos's is a Tour.

When we were over in Amsterdam testing various 'bentage
Roos's first reaction to looking at one was it would be too
low to be practical, but since it would've been rude not to
try it anyway a quick spin around the square the shop was on
resulted in Grin Factor 10.

Quoted message said:

Maybe it's time I looked at a few ... Aaargh No. Not
again. Back off Han! She's my sister!?! Where's Old Ben's
comfy armchair? ...

They're not for everyone, but once the curiosity is hooked
it's difficult not to follow it up with at least a try. Not
everyone has their soul instantly sucked out like mine was,
so you might escape without a big 'bent dent in your Visa
card! ;-) Kinetics has a few that cover a range of styles,
and Ben's happy to let you play on the Toys to get a feel
for what's there and what the differences are. If you're
over in Glasgow anyway you might as well...

Pete.
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Gawnsoft said:

Quoted message said:

personal.dundee.ac.ukpictures.hOpen ↗
tm#fiero

Aaargh! Mozilla (admittedly Firebird 0.6) fires up teh
page so that, without images, the anchor specified is at
the bottom of the page.

Works fine in Firefox 0.8 (maybe you need to upgrade,
Gawnsoft).

BTW, very nice looking bike, Roos. It looks good *despite*
being purple, which is no mean feat ;-)

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Peter Clinch [email hidden] opined the following...

Quoted message said:

They're not for everyone, but once the curiosity is hooked
it's difficult not to follow it up with at least a try.
Not everyone has their soul instantly sucked out like mine
was, so you might escape without a big 'bent dent in your
Visa card! ;-) Kinetics has a few that cover a range of
styles, and Ben's happy to let you play on the Toys to get
a feel for what's there and what the differences are. If
you're over in Glasgow anyway you might as well...

Hooked... truly! If you do go over to Kinetics one word.
Kettweisel. I defy you not to grin!

Jon

Peter Clinch said:

For those wanting JPEGs, personal.dundee.ac.uk-personal.dundee.ac.uk-Open ↗
/~pjclinch/pictures.htm#fiero

(a slightly jealous) Pete.

Straying slightly off topic, Paddling: "Somewhere on the
West Coast of Scotland..." Jealous? Me?

John Hearns <[email hidden]> wrote in news:pan.2004.06.04.22.03.23.7466
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Straying slightly off topic, Paddling: "Somewhere on the
West Coast of Scotland..." Jealous? Me?

Yep, that one got me too. As did most of the climbing ones.
Mind you, the one on the Tarmachan ridge did kind of put me
off my tea. Ron Hills can have that effect on me :-/

Graeme

Graeme said:

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Quoted message said:

Straying slightly off topic, Paddling: "Somewhere on the
West Coast of Scotland..." Jealous? Me?

Yep, that one got me too. As did most of the climbing ones.
Mind you, the one on the Tarmachan ridge did kind of put me
off my tea. Ron Hills can have that effect on me :-/

The Brocken Spectre was good too. I saw one on Crib Goch
many years ago. Trying to describe it to people was met with
puzzled looks.

And I didn't realise In Pin was so In.

Tim

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

This morning a big cardboard box was delivered.

And it looks gorgeous... test ride reports will
follow once I have worked out how to connect the Dual
Drive thingy!

(Pete will have the First Picture up on his page soonish)

Roos

Booo 🙁

Ok, only kidding (a little) Congrats. There must be a test
report by now, is it futher down? 🙂

Ok, ok, I'm going to have look.

I've had a look at the pick and she looks nice. The bike
looks good to
🙂 (I know. predictable isn't it)
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Tim Hall <[email hidden]> wrote in
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And I didn't realise In Pin was so In.

I looked at it and thought "that's a lot more In than I
thought it would be" but then again, I thing I often
perceive things as looking easier than they are then find
half way up that I'm struggling or in the case of canoeing,
half way down I find it's a lot easier than I thought, then
I capsize :-(

Graeme said:

Tim Hall <[email hidden]> wrote in
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And I didn't realise In Pin was so In.

I looked at it and thought "that's a lot more In than I
thought it would be"

There is an easier way up (rather exposed, but technically
straightforward), the standard method for near-beginners (or
a large group) is to go up the easy way and abseil down the
view in the picture.

James
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Graeme <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

I looked at it and thought "that's a lot more In than
I thought it would be" but then again, I thing I
often perceive things as looking easier than they are
then <snip>

And for those of you who think "WTF is he on about?" I meant
to say "a lot LESS In". Doh!

Graeme

On 6/6/04 1:30 am, in article
[email hidden], "Graeme"

Quoted message said:

Tim Hall <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

And I didn't realise In Pin was so In.

I looked at it and thought "that's a lot more In than I
thought it would be" but then again, I thing I often
perceive things as looking easier than they are then find
half way up that I'm struggling or in the case of
canoeing, half way down I find it's a lot easier than I
thought, then I capsize :-(

The fun part is getting there. It is quite a stroll up
to the pin.

Very nice views though a little exposed. Described by the
first acensionists as " an overhanging and infinite drop on
one side, and a steeper and longer drop on the other."

Only a little exaggerated.

..d