Rowbike?

ain said:

http://rowbike.com/

I was intested at first but the handlebars seem too high. Also people might
think I was handicapped or something.

And they'd be right.
Please SPAM elsewhere

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ain said:

http://rowbike.com/

I was intested at first but the handlebars seem too high. Also people

might

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think I was handicapped or something.

And they'd be right.
Please SPAM elsewhere

SPAM??? I don't think so, A**hole.

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ain said:

http://rowbike.com/

I was intested at first but the handlebars seem too high. Also people

might

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think I was handicapped or something.

And they'd be right.
Please SPAM elsewhere

SPAM??? I don't think so, A**hole.

You think I would sell that [censored] of a bike.

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ain wrote:

>http://rowbike.com/
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>I was intested at first but the handlebars seem too high. Also people

might

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>think I was handicapped or something.

And they'd be right.
Please SPAM elsewhere

SPAM??? I don't think so, A**hole.

You think I would sell that [censored] of a bike.

If it quacks like a duck...

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>ain wrote:
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>>http://rowbike.com/
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>>I was intested at first but the handlebars seem too high. Also people

might

>>think I was handicapped or something.
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>And they'd be right.
>Please SPAM elsewhere

SPAM??? I don't think so, A**hole.

You think I would sell that [censored] of a bike.

If it quacks like a duck...

OK. What part of my orginal post sounded like spam to you?????

ain says:

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Also people might
think I was handicapped or something.

At the risk of sounding excessively PC, what TF is wrong with people thinking
you're handicapped?

Steve

ain said:

OK. What part of my orginal post sounded like spam to you?????

This isn't a fitness products ng. Its a mountain biking ng. That
device that masquerades as a bicycle might handle smooth dirt roads at
best, handicapped indeed. I could out ride one of those in the dirt
with my slick-tired road bike.
Its the sort of thing sold late at night on infomercials by people with
glued on smiles. When I see an out of context post like that, with a
link directly to an add, rather than a review, for example, it just
sounds like spam.
Assuming you're the "ain" who's posted here in the past, lighten up, I
misinterpreted your intention. If you're a spammer who's using his ID,
well FOAD. :-)

Shawn

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ain says:

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Also people might
think I was handicapped or something.

At the risk of sounding excessively PC, what TF is wrong with people

thinking

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you're handicapped?

Steve

Sorry about that, I was trying to make a comment on how lame I thought the
bike was. My appolgies to anyone who is handicapped. I did not mean to
offend anyone. It's one of those messages that I admit now was ill concieved
and in hindsight I wish I never had written it.

I was surfing around looking for info on fitness and biking and Google came
up with that site. I looked at the videos and laughed my head off. I
thought I would shoot a quick post here and let others see a truly stupid
product.

I am still learning my way on the newsgroups and I believe I might have
crossed over some line when posting. I plan to be more careful in the
future.

As for the handicapped comment, if I saw someone using one of those things,
that is probably the first thing I would think. I could not handle the
stares from other people.

When I see a guy on an recumberent bike, for example, I tend to think. I
would not buy one, how do you go off road with it? Everyone is looking at
you dude!

No offence to the owners of recumberant bikes out there.

I like mountain bikes, I think they are cool, therefore I mock other bikes.

ain says:

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Sorry about that, I was trying to make a comment on how lame I thought the
bike was.

No problem.

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It's one of those messages that I admit now was ill concieved
and in hindsight I wish I never had written it.

We all have a few of those lurking in our pasts.....

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I looked at the videos and laughed my head off.

You're only human, right?

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I am still learning my way on the newsgroups and I believe I might have
crossed over some line when posting. I plan to be more careful in the
future.

S'alright - scurry's just got an itchy trigger finger these days. ;-)

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When I see a guy on an recumberent bike, for example, I tend to think.

It makes me think, too.

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No offence to the owners of recumberant bikes out there.

That's good line, that. Kathleen gets real nasty sometimes. ;-)

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I like mountain bikes, I think they are cool, therefore I mock other bikes.

Now you're talkin'!

Steve "taking the kid and his wife out to Arcadia tomorrow - wish me luck"

ain said:

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ain says:

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Also people might
think I was handicapped or something.

At the risk of sounding excessively PC, what TF is wrong with people

thinking

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you're handicapped?

Steve

Sorry about that, I was trying to make a comment on how lame I thought the
bike was. My appolgies to anyone who is handicapped. I did not mean to
offend anyone. It's one of those messages that I admit now was ill concieved
and in hindsight I wish I never had written it.

I was surfing around looking for info on fitness and biking and Google came
up with that site. I looked at the videos and laughed my head off. I
thought I would shoot a quick post here and let others see a truly stupid
product.

I am still learning my way on the newsgroups and I believe I might have
crossed over some line when posting. I plan to be more careful in the
future.

As for the handicapped comment, if I saw someone using one of those things,
that is probably the first thing I would think. I could not handle the
stares from other people.

When I see a guy on an recumberent bike, for example, I tend to think. I
would not buy one, how do you go off road with it? Everyone is looking at
you dude!

No offence to the owners of recumberant bikes out there.

I like mountain bikes, I think they are cool, therefore I mock other bikes.

Context, good! Now I get it. ;-)
Yeah, I watched those vids too. OMG what a POS! The guys demo-ing it
looked like they had a hard time controlling the things. Forget ever
being able to function in traffic.
When I saw how far forward all the riders weight goes during the stroke,
I imagined hitting a low bump at that point and launching. Maybe that's
how you dismount. Slide forward and ram into a curb. Do it right and
you land on your feet. Do it wrong and visit the oral surgeon.
I suspect it was "engineered" by a marketing department somewhere
(Dilbert come to life-again). Looks good in an infomercial (or spam ;-)
An indoor rower is a great exerciser (got a Concept2 myself). Putting
one on a bike is what's really ill conceived. Making a post with too
little context is a *minor* usenet slip at most (see mine from yesterday).

Shawn

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I'd throw rocks at them just to see if I could knock them over.

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If I saw someone riding one of those stupid sticks-on-wheels contraptions,
I'd throw rocks at them just to see if I could knock them over.

To the OP: If you get one, you better invest in a full-face helmet too;
I'll be aiming for the head.

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I just went back and read some more of that website. This is the same [censored]
that invented roller blades. Now I hate the guy even more.

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contraptions,
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I hear he's working on Lance's next TDF winning bike =

http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/figures/10001.3-2-8.1.gif

I hope it works better than his last attempt ;-P

http://members.aol.com/saildesign/ttbike.jpg

Steve

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I hear he's working on Lance's next TDF winning bike =3D

http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/figures/10001.3-2-8.1.gif

I hope it works better than his last attempt ;-P

http://members.aol.com/saildesign/ttbike.jpg

Steve

hehehe... that dude looks like an evil sperm.
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hehehe... that dude looks like an evil sperm.

Probably was produced by one.... ;-)

Steve

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When I saw how far forward all the riders weight goes during the stroke,
I imagined hitting a low bump at that point and launching. Maybe that's
how you dismount. Slide forward and ram into a curb. Do it right and
you land on your feet.

You mean like:
http://www.bikerfox.com/bicycle/hops/images/103.jpg

http://www.bikerfox.com/bicycle/hops/

--
- Joel C.

"Smile and take your awkward bow. Turn and stumble off the stage. Let the
rain be your applause, every encore soothe your rage." - "Benediction" by
The Weakerthans

On 2004-08-07, ain penned:

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When I see a guy on an recumberent bike, for example, I tend to think.
I would not buy one, how do you go off road with it? Everyone is
looking at you dude!

I saw a recumbent at heil valley ranch ... granted, it's an "easy"-rated
trail around here, but still, not a packed dirt road.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

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When I saw how far forward all the riders weight goes during the stroke,
I imagined hitting a low bump at that point and launching. Maybe that's
how you dismount. Slide forward and ram into a curb. Do it right and
you land on your feet.

You mean like:
http://www.bikerfox.com/bicycle/hops/images/103.jpg

http://www.bikerfox.com/bicycle/hops/

I've done that before, vaulted the handle bars in a panic stop
situation. Boggled my own mind. I don't think I'd have the nerve to
try it deliberately, but it's amazing what adrenaline can do for you.
They don't say on the website, but it's a damned good idea to hit the
ground running. Every time I've done this, the bike still had a fair
amount of momentum - enough that it came flipping after me. It'd suck
to stick the landing and get clobbered from behind.

Kathleen