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    NYC XYZ
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    Damn, I'm waiting on my 'bent, the HP Velo SMGTe, as spec'ed by Hostel
    Shoppe. Shipping Friday or Monday...probably another week thereafter
    until it finally arrives...I'm planning to have 'em ship it to work,
    where I'll spend lunchtime assembling it (it's supposed to be like 90%
    assembled already), and I'll be riding it the ten miles home that
    evening! I'm new to 'bents, but, I dunno...I feel confident riding it
    in NYC traffic! I'm only really concerned about the hills. =)

    Sigh...after all this time -- just found out these damned air shocks
    will need a special air shock pump -- I'm afraid it'll be
    anti-climactic! I don't really see how it's dangerous riding in NYC
    traffic in an SWB...I expect to go much slower than on my DF, where I
    average 18 mph (20 when the coast is clear)...I'll have my flourescent
    "phred" safety flag...and an AirZound2 air horn...and I'll probably
    take to the sidewalk half the time...and I know of a few out-of-the-way
    routes, even for rush hour traffic...actually, my biggest concern is
    all the ghetto kidz throwing something at me, now that the weather's
    warm up here and these monkeys have nothing else for entertainment....

    So far this year, I've seen two 'bent-riders in NYC. Can't wait to
    join y'all! I hope the x-seam measurement of 42" is right...I'm 5'11"
    without shoes.

    Damn, I'm already planning on getting a second 'bent late summer, the
    Maxarya Ray-1X dual-suspension CLWB from Canada...apparently the
    one-man company is going through some kind of business deal whereby he
    might be bought out or something...more US dealers to come
    "soon"...hope I can get one for myself! More bang-for-the-buck than
    the HP Velo Spirit -- thus, a whole lot less expensive -- and the
    one-size-fits-all design makes it the perfect guest bike for friends
    and family.

    What are you doing these days bent-wise?

    I can't wait to ride in chilly wintry weather later in the year, when
    summer bugs are gone and the sun stops being so harsh. An added
    benefit would be that most people stay indoors, so I'll have the roads
    to myself.

    How am I supposed to hang up a 'bent like the HP Velo SMGTe?

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  2. Peter Clinch
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    NYC XYZ said:

    average 18 mph (20 when the coast is clear)...I'll have my flourescent
    "phred" safety flag...and an AirZound2 air horn...and I'll probably
    take to the sidewalk half the time...

    It's worth realising that road positioning has more to do with
    visibility than flags. You'd need to check the data for the US, but in
    most countries it's quite a lot /more/ dangerous to cycle on the
    sidewalks than the roads (not intuitive at first, but the figures show
    this: since you're in a place where people aren't looking out for
    vehicular traffic and with far more rights of way conflict, you are more
    likley to come to grief).

    Quoted message said:

    What are you doing these days bent-wise?

    Riding mine! :-)

    Quoted message said:

    How am I supposed to hang up a 'bent like the HP Velo SMGTe?

    If you don't have a light on the rear rack, the rear rack would be a
    pretty obvious anchor point. Otherwise I'd think wheel hooks should work.

    Pete.
    --
    Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
    Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
    Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
    net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

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  3. NYC XYZ
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    Peter Clinch said:

    It's worth realising that road positioning has more to do with
    visibility than flags. You'd need to check the data for the US, but in
    most countries it's quite a lot /more/ dangerous to cycle on the
    sidewalks than the roads (not intuitive at first, but the figures show
    this: since you're in a place where people aren't looking out for
    vehicular traffic and with far more rights of way conflict, you are more
    likley to come to grief).

    Definitely much safer riding on sidewalks, though often not as much
    fun. Our sidewalks tend to be much wider than those in other
    countries, it seems, and in NYC, people expect bikers and bladers and
    skaters and unleashed dogs on the sidewalk. =)

    Quoted message said:

    Riding mine! :-)

    And writing -- to VeloVision! I did a double-take when I saw your
    letter to the editor...yep, classic Clinch, I said, that's him all
    right!

    I have the feeling that there will be a new SMGTe model in the second
    half of next year from HP Velo...I dunno, just superstition, but it
    feels like it'd be time by then for the introduction of a new model....

    Quoted message said:

    If you don't have a light on the rear rack, the rear rack would be a
    pretty obvious anchor point. Otherwise I'd think wheel hooks should work.

    Oh, I'd meant in the apartment. On the wall and off the floor. I
    think I might need two conventional wall-mounts, one for either end of
    the machine.

    Quoted message said:

    Pete.
    --
    Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
    Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
    Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
    net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

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  4. Peter Clinch
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    NYC XYZ said:

    Oh, I'd meant in the apartment. On the wall and off the floor.

    That's what I was thinking too. All you'd need is a hook mounted either
    from wall or ceiling to catch the rack or rear wheel and it'll hang
    vertically. Obviously it'll need to be a fairly substantial mount, but
    that should be enough. Adding a pulley will make it easier to get up
    and down.

    Pete.
    --
    Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
    Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
    Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
    net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

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