Santa calls...

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

He's been named. "Mr. Frosty" He told me so.

How's Gino taking it?

Tony

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Thank you :-D I can't wait to try it out properly. Vernon's put some pedals on
it for me, so it's ready to go :-)

Clipless I hope. Don't want any broken legs for Christmas.

Tony

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How's Gino taking it?

Tony

Possibly sulking a while ...

Cheers, helen s

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Clipless I hope. Don't want any broken legs for Christmas.

Tony

Indeed. Luigi has been robbed of his pedals on a temporary basis.

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WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! *Pout* :-)

Aww. If you come up to Norfolk, I'll let you have a go - honest :-)

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Looking forward to hearing tales from the dark side!

I'm looking forward to getting out there!

Festive cheers, helen s

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On 24 Dec 2004 14:56:49 GMT, [email hidden]

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I am now the proud owner of a Trice Ice T.

I've never been one to be jealous but

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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Thank you :-D I can't wait to try it out properly. Vernon's put some
pedals on it for me, so it's ready to go :-)

It needs clippy pedals; SPDs or the like.. Toe straps are nearly impossible
to reach on bent trikes, and anything else has means you have to fight
gravity to keep feet up :-).
Its not as if you can fall off when stationary !

Hope you enjoy Mr Frosty.

I'm surprised you'd not been to Kevin's shed & garden before.
A place devoted to the weird and wonderful.

I had huge fun riding Kevin' Ice-Q demonstrator a few months ago, and may be
looking to get a Q-NT model come the spring.

In the mean time I have a two wheeled PDQ, which got very dirty yesterday
riding along a lane covered in a thick muddy slurry. It being the "end of
term" 'bent lunchtime ride, led by Pete Whelan (to bring the thread round
again)....

- Nigel

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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Quoted message said:

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! *Pout* :-)

Aww. If you come up to Norfolk, I'll let you have a go - honest :-)

Quoted message said:

Looking forward to hearing tales from the dark side!

I'm looking forward to getting out there!

Festive cheers, helen s

:-) I bet you are!

Be interested to know how you find it mixing with traffic compared to on
the uprongs. I felt more confident (and felt that drivers slowed
better/gave more room) on the anthrotek - mostly cos a trike takes up
more room I think, plus it allowed me to signal *properly* whilst still
remaining in control, but then others seem to be more concerned that
their visibility on a 'bent isn't as good as an upright.

Hence my curiousity to see how you find it on the lanes of Norfolk,
since they're not all that far removed from the lanes of Cambridgeshire
(though a million miles from the streets of south london!).

And yes, we need pics!!!

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Blicett?

YA the Abbott &ICMFP...

Blimey, three in one day - I've been reading too much Terry Pratchett,
haven't I?

Guy
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Quoted message said:

Been feeling Santa's sack already? Must be quite a bulging one ;-)

It was indeed. I enjoyed looking at it and having a good old feel :-)

[...]

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I am thinking that if I put the turkey in the oven first thing in
the morning,

Gaaah! Stoppit! Or I'll have to invoke Finbarr Saunders!

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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

I am now the proud owner of a Trice Ice T.

You lucky PSF you. Congratulations and have fun.

--
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the
future of the human race. - H. G. Wells

Velvet said:

Be interested to know how you find it mixing with traffic compared to

on

Quoted message said:

the uprongs. I felt more confident (and felt that drivers slowed
better/gave more room) on the anthrotek - mostly cos a trike takes up

Quoted message said:

more room I think, plus it allowed me to signal *properly* whilst

still

Quoted message said:

remaining in control, but then others seem to be more concerned that
their visibility on a 'bent isn't as good as an upright.

Bizarre one this. I found that people gave me much more room when
riding a trike. Odd given that the trike is considerably more stable!

Quoted message said:

Hence my curiousity to see how you find it on the lanes of Norfolk,
since they're not all that far removed from the lanes of

Cambridgeshire

Quoted message said:

(though a million miles from the streets of south london!).

Helen: If your test travels take you near Cambridgeshire, a cup of tea
would be on offer! Have the very best of fun, and try not to neglect
the family too much... yeah right!

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And yes, we need pics!!!

Definately.

Jon

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You lucky PSF you. Congratulations and have fun.

Thanks Dave. I intend to have lots of fun with Mr. Frosty ;-)

Festive cheers, helen s

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I've never been one to be jealous but

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Well if you come Norfolk way, you can ride Mr. Frosty ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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Helen: If your test travels take you near Cambridgeshire, a cup of tea
would be on offer! Have the very best of fun, and try not to neglect
the family too much... yeah right!

Thank you :-) Since Vernon has footed the bill for Mr. Frosty, I think I shall
have to make sure Vernon is paid *particular* attention to ;-)

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Bizarre one this. I found that people gave me much more room when
riding a trike.

I think just about everyone finds this.

Quoted message said:

Odd given that the trike is considerably more stable!

The first thing that people almost(1) invariably say to a trike-owner is
"That looks terribly dangerous."

It's not too big a step to assume that the first thing drivers think when
they see a trike is "That looks terribly dangerous." - followed by the
conscious or unconscious making of allowances - c.f. also David
Martin(ofthisparish)'s Theory Of BIG. Since trikes are actually safer,
we have our cake and eat it!

(1) Slightly Surreal Name-drop: the *only* person IME who on seeing a
trike for the first time has ever said straight away "So that's safer
than a normal bike, then." was Isla St Clair. Sensible woman.

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Response to dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers:

Congrats! Have plenty of fun!

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(1) Slightly Surreal Name-drop: the *only* person IME who on seeing a
trike for the first time has ever said straight away "So that's safer
than a normal bike, then." was Isla St Clair. Sensible woman.

And she is a relative of mine - I kid you not ;-) Second cousin or something
like that. We've never met, but when I was a kid, whenever I went up to my
Scottish great aunt's for a holiday, I was *encouraged* to listen to Isla's
folk records. It was pointed out to me (repeatedly) that in the family she did
the Scottish singing & I did the Scottish dancing.

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Congrats! Have plenty of fun!

I thank you. I intend to ;-)

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And she is a relative of mine - I kid you not ;-) Second cousin or

something

Quoted message said:

like that. We've never met, but when I was a kid, whenever I went up to my
Scottish great aunt's for a holiday, I was *encouraged* to listen to

Isla's

Quoted message said:

folk records. It was pointed out to me (repeatedly) that in the family she

did

Quoted message said:

the Scottish singing & I did the Scottish dancing.

So claims of a Geordie past are exaggerated?