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"Colorado Bicycler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have always thought that a thin band (like the width of a man's
wedding ring) that would clip around the top tube, used as a ride
souvenir, would be an interesting idea.

I like the idea. Personally, I AM proud of the centuries I've completed, and
want the whole world to know that it's possible for a fat [censored] like me to
ride a bicycle up and down mountains for 100 miles. For that matter, I'm
also proud of the 25 mile "family rides" I've done with my wife on charity
rides. I wear my souvenir T-shirts with pride, hoping they'll spark a
conversation about cycling. Sometimes, that happens. So I would like a
souvenir that attached to the bike. That's the reason I buy the jerseys that
are available at some charity or otherwise organzied rides -- something that
goes along with me as I ride and helps establish another point of connection
(beyond merely being on a bike) with other riders.

Maybe that makes me a "tool" of another kind ("what a tool" is roughly
equivalent to "what a pr1ck," and was likely aimed at the responses of those
who wish to make fun of and/or otherwise disagree with your posting, then
get high and mighty about usenet etiquette when another poster, in turn,
disagrees with them); it certainly makes me a Fred, but that's OK. There's
room for all of us. And just like with the T-shirts and patches and socks
and whatever else is offered as a ride souvenir, you don't have to use/wear
it if you don't like it. Put it in that box in the closet or throw it away
so nobody has to know you spent $30 to ride your bike with a bunch of other
bike geeks.

mike

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During brainstorming sessions, initially no ideas place on the table are

to be criticized or considered "stupid".

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Only after all the ideas are out there can we rip most of them and their

contributors to shreds. We don't want to initially discourage the
posting of shredding material. :-D

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Thanks for the lesson on "brainstorming."

I learn something new every day!

In rec.bicycles.misc Cathy Kearns said:

Watching the Tour de France this year there was something about stickers and
Lance's bike. I really didn't quite get the entire gist of it, they did say
they are available from Nike if you want to put your own "history" on your
bike.

Out a-Googling for a "Share the Road" car bumper sticker one day, I
found a couple of web sites that sell small stickers that you can put on a
bike or even a helmet. My favorites: "Burn Fat, Not Oil," and "Live Free
or DrIvE."

Bill

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Colorado Bicycler said:

I have always thought that a thin band (like the width of a man's
wedding ring) that would clip around the top tube, used as a ride
souvenir, would be an interesting idea. Even thought of manufacturing
them, but perhaps they are already available. You could have a bit of
art work, and the name of the completed ride, i.e., Santa Fe Century -
2004, Ride the Rockies - 2005. They would be spring steel or some
other flexible material (any thoughts?) with a rubber innercoating, and
you could transfer it to a new bike.

These could be provided at no cost to the rider or at a small cost as a
portion of the ride registration. Perhaps you would need a couple of
different sizes for different size top tubes.

You would need a lot of sizes, and different shapes, not all top tubes
are round, for example my bike has a more oval top tube. The other
problem is cable clearance, most modern bikes run cables along the top
tube, and you would either need to go over or under the cables, a better
location might be the seat tube or seat post, for a ring type deal, as
the seat posts tend to be fairly similar in diameter.

Another option might be something more like a zip tie type deal, where
you put it around the tube, through the connector, pull it tight, and
can trim off any extra. The words and graphics are designed for a small
tube, but the ends are long enough for a fat tube.

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Just think - when you go to a ride, you can glance surreptitously at
the other bikes to see who has less bands than you do :o) <smile>

Or, you could even have bands indicating mileage accomplished. One band
for every 10,000 miles or so. They could even say, (Your Biking Club),
with 10,000 miles written on it. (Your Biking Club) could sell these to
raise money or whatever.

I would appreciate your forwarding any thoughts about this to:

[email hidden]

Perhaps such things are currently available already. I have never seen
one.

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Another option might be something more like a zip tie type deal, where

you put it around the tube, through the connector, pull it tight, and
can trim off any extra. The words and graphics are designed for a
small
tube, but the ends are long enough for a fat tube.

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That is a GREAT suggestion, Have the "momento" or emblem or whatever
designed with the two slots - much like various hookups of computers,
run the zip tie through, tighten and clip the excess.

This would also allow moderately easy changing of the "momento" to a
new or different bike.

Tremendous.

Thanks!

"Joe Canuck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Perhaps one is better off keeping these accomplishments to themselves and
being quietly proud of their achievements rather than advertise it to the
world.

Joe, you should know that there's nothing more American than bragging about
your accomplishments.

Of course you're likely Canadian, but you've probably seen Americans on TV.

"Colorado Bicycler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have always thought that a thin band (like the width of a man's
wedding ring) that would clip around the top tube, used as a ride
souvenir, would be an interesting idea. Even thought of manufacturing
them, but perhaps they are already available. You could have a bit of
art work, and the name of the completed ride, i.e., Santa Fe Century -
2004, Ride the Rockies - 2005. They would be spring steel or some
other flexible material (any thoughts?) with a rubber innercoating, and
you could transfer it to a new bike.

I wouldn't want to destroy the look of my bike. :-) Seriously, this seems
kind of tacky, like the stickers people put on RVs denoting which states
they've been to. A t-shirt or a water bottle works just fine as a souvenir,
I think.

"max" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,

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Yes, you'd have to be pretty insecure to go around advertising the fact
that you've completed a century. I'd be too embarrassed to do it. I
have all my century sew-on patches in a box back in the closet
somewhere. I never look at them because I'm simply not proud of them.

There really is very little challenge in finishing an organized
century.

You might consider the possibility that not everyone who completes a
century
is as Elite a Cyclist as yourself.

Geez, dude, calm down. While I agree that a century isn't the Tour de
France, it is a major accomplishment for many cyclists, and a milestone for
all. I wouldn't put the band on my bike, but that's just me.

"Gooserider" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Geez, dude, calm down. While I agree that a century isn't the Tour de
France, it is a major accomplishment for many cyclists, and a milestone
for all. I wouldn't put the band on my bike, but that's just me.

In fact, one could probably have a nice thread in which we compare memories
about our first. Yeah, I'm doing one a month this year but the first one is
something special. [I'm talking about century rides here, not that other
thing. I'm still doing that more than once a month, luckily.]

RUSA doesn't just provide commemorative stuff if you finish
Paris-Brest-Paris. You can get some sort of stuff for finishing a 200k (125
miles), which isn't all that much more than a century. Lots of people like
that stuff and it's a pretty harmless affectation.

Besides, it's traditional to have a piece of swag given out at organized
centuries. It's often a problem trying to think of something new. T-shirts?
Got too many. Water bottles? Got too many. Patches? Don't like to sew.

I personally wouldn't be interested in putting this stuff on my bike, but I
don't know that Denver's idea doesn't have at least some merit.

"Colorado Bicycler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Actually, at 66yo, I have no plans to do any marketing or producing,
but thought that if folks seemed to like the idea, I might pass it on
to someone who would be interested, and had the capabilities.

What? Aren't you typically posting anti-ageism posts?
For Christmas, we should get you biographies of Colonel Harland Sanders and
Armand Hammer (both of whom made lots of money late in life in the oil
business).

In Message-ID:<[email hidden]> posted on
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:57:49 -0500, The Wogster wrote: Begin

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Another option might be something more like a zip tie type deal, where
you put it around the tube, through the connector, pull it tight, and
can trim off any extra. The words and graphics are designed for a small
tube, but the ends are long enough for a fat tube.

Like those cheap plastic ID bracelets that are placed on hospital
patients or accident victims?

--

Bart

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What? Aren't you typically posting anti-ageism posts?
For Christmas, we should get you biographies of Colonel Harland Sanders and
Armand Hammer (both of whom made lots of money late in life in the oil
business).

Well, lately, I haven't been "typically" posting most ANY kind of
posts.

My hat is off to Colonel Sanders, Roy Kroc and Armand Hammer.

Right now, I want to ride my bicycle, and do other interesting things.

Did Colonel Sanders, Roy Kroc and Armand Hammer ride their bicycles? I
doubt it.

Anti-ageism doesn't mean you have to go into business!

Each to his own thing.

Thanks for all the responses. I appeciate those of you who
gave serious input, positive or negative. I do have a fellow on
another forum whose company manufactures items such as this, and I will

pass the thoughts on.

Mike Kruger said:

"Joe Canuck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Perhaps one is better off keeping these accomplishments to themselves and
being quietly proud of their achievements rather than advertise it to the
world.

Joe, you should know that there's nothing more American than bragging about
your accomplishments.

Of course you're likely Canadian, but you've probably seen Americans on TV.

....and in person from NYC down to Florida and Seattle down to the
Mexican border and all points between as well.

I've only seen Bush on tv bragging. :-D

These things of course would have some weight to them. Perhaps you
could get enough of them (because you are a good biker) that your bike
would get so heavy that eventually it would require a lot of effort to
ride, and you would be proud of accomplishing a century.

I would think these rings could be a good thing. 1 ring every thousand
miles would certainly give you something to work for, beyond the
obvious satisfaction of riding another 1,000 miles.

Bart Bailey said:

In Message-ID:<[email hidden]> posted on
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:57:49 -0500, The Wogster wrote: Begin

Quoted message said:

Another option might be something more like a zip tie type deal, where
you put it around the tube, through the connector, pull it tight, and
can trim off any extra. The words and graphics are designed for a small
tube, but the ends are long enough for a fat tube.

Like those cheap plastic ID bracelets that are placed on hospital
patients or accident victims?

Yup.....

W

19 Nov 2005 11:09:32 -0800,
<[email hidden]>, "Colorado

Bicycler said:

Quoted message said:

Another option might be something more like a zip tie type deal, where

you put it around the tube, through the connector, pull it tight, and
can trim off any extra. The words and graphics are designed for a
small
tube, but the ends are long enough for a fat tube.

========================

That is a GREAT suggestion, Have the "momento" or emblem or whatever
designed with the two slots - much like various hookups of computers,
run the zip tie through, tighten and clip the excess.

This would also allow moderately easy changing of the "momento" to a
new or different bike.

I cut slots in the sides of plastic skull rings offered as Halloween
favours.

They're those cheap plastic rings with a band that's designed to split
so it fits a range of small finger sizes. I slice off the bands and
cut small slots to take the zip-tie.

A molded plastic memento, styled like a classic head badge, might look
cool.

--
zk

Cycle Oregon (one week, 500 miles, lots of hills) gives you a soft
plastic think like they put on your wrist in a hospital that is a
different color each year and you put it on your bike so they know you
paid (I assume). I've kept these for the rides I've done. Few people
have any idea what they are for, but the give me fond memories. These
would fit any size frame and do not scratch paint.

I recently got a new bike and miss them.

Alan Acock

"Alan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Cycle Oregon (one week, 500 miles, lots of hills) gives you a soft
plastic think like they put on your wrist in a hospital that is a
different color each year and you put it on your bike so they know you
paid (I assume). I've kept these for the rides I've done.

I thought those looked pretty cool, so when I visited a sick relative in the
hospital I stole one and put it on my bike. Several months later, an
observant friend pointed out to me the inscription on the band: "Do Not
Resuscitate"...

"Colorado Bicycler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I would appreciate your forwarding any thoughts about this to:

I'd rather have one of these than the typical shirtS that I've gotten. I
wouldn't put it on my bike, but I'd keep it...just for the sake of
memories...I think that's enjoyable...especially when they bring new friends
and places...maybe one day technology will allow us to easily make pics that
can be stored in such things...you could even store ride info like elevation
gain, ave speed, etc, as a marker of one's journey with cycling fitness.