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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:48:40 +0200, martin wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:46:19 GMT, LizR wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! Oh, that's the lost art of cycling in the right gear! How much easier on the eye it is than those mountain bikers with their little-fat-legs flailing round and round and the bike scarcely moving up a slight incline. I don't really think you should have more gears than IQ points, do you? not if you wear pink lycra. They have special hells for those who wear pink lycra. Full of weight machines and bikes with no wheels. They should get a garden instead!! Liz |
OT - sort of. New use for Lobelia?
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:26:31 GMT, LizR wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:48:40 +0200, martin wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:46:19 GMT, LizR wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! Oh, that's the lost art of cycling in the right gear! How much easier on the eye it is than those mountain bikers with their little-fat-legs flailing round and round and the bike scarcely moving up a slight incline. I don't really think you should have more gears than IQ points, do you? not if you wear pink lycra. They have special hells for those who wear pink lycra. Full of weight machines and bikes with no wheels. They should get a garden instead!! :-) -- Martin |
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from LizR contains these words: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! Oh, that's the lost art of cycling in the right gear! How much easier on the eye it is than those mountain bikers with their little-fat-legs flailing round and round and the bike scarcely moving up a slight incline. I don't really think you should have more gears than IQ points, do you? Liz :-) Not really, I used to race and the real trick is to use the gear which you turn to a constant level. Your legs then are used to the revolution and you suffer less fatigue. However, I do agree with the mountain bikers who round here seem to want to ride on the smallest gear they can. Legs going like a tazmanian devil. I now have a mountain bike (in Lincs? what the hell was I eating that day) with 27 gears (3 front and 9 back) I do tend to ride a large gear but thats my preference. I still dont match the crumblys tho. -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
OT - sort of. New use for Lobelia?
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from martin contains these words: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton wrote: The message from Jaques d'Altrades contains these words: The message from Christopher Norton contains these words: Probably would but could someone explain in Lincs terms what "post nasel drip" is? Are we talking about dewdrops? Pass. But I had a vision of a skeletal crumbly in a long brown macintosh (endemic to Lincs, and unknown elsewhere) and sporting a glittering drip under his nose, pedalling a vast old bike slower than walking pace. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm On that description, it is the locally known "dewdrop". And yes we have plenty of old crumbly`s in the dirty man mac. It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. Have you ever seen gravity defying Dutch cyclists? There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! We have a fine example on our Allotment site called unsurprisingly "Harry". "Old" Harry? -- Martin Apart from a certain Prince then ar`nt they always? -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
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from martin contains these words: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:46:19 GMT, LizR wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! Oh, that's the lost art of cycling in the right gear! How much easier on the eye it is than those mountain bikers with their little-fat-legs flailing round and round and the bike scarcely moving up a slight incline. I don't really think you should have more gears than IQ points, do you? not if you wear pink lycra. -- Martin Theres a very valid reason for the pink lycra but it escapes me at the moment. -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:22:09 +0100, Christopher Norton
wrote: The message from martin contains these words: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:46:19 GMT, LizR wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! Oh, that's the lost art of cycling in the right gear! How much easier on the eye it is than those mountain bikers with their little-fat-legs flailing round and round and the bike scarcely moving up a slight incline. I don't really think you should have more gears than IQ points, do you? not if you wear pink lycra. -- Martin Theres a very valid reason for the pink lycra but it escapes me at the moment. It's a warning for the normal to keep out of the way. Overheard conversation... "Why do you wear pink lycra to cycle to work on your light weight bike?" "to keep fit" "Wouldn't you keep fitter wearing normal clothes and cycling to work on a normal bike?" Behind cyclist's back "Any normal person turning up for work dressed in pink lycra would be sectioned" -- Martin |
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:28:37 +0200, martin wrote:
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:22:09 +0100, Christopher Norton wrote: The message from martin contains these words: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:46:19 GMT, LizR wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! Oh, that's the lost art of cycling in the right gear! How much easier on the eye it is than those mountain bikers with their little-fat-legs flailing round and round and the bike scarcely moving up a slight incline. I don't really think you should have more gears than IQ points, do you? not if you wear pink lycra. -- Martin Theres a very valid reason for the pink lycra but it escapes me at the moment. It's a warning for the normal to keep out of the way. Overheard conversation... "Why do you wear pink lycra to cycle to work on your light weight bike?" "to keep fit" "Wouldn't you keep fitter wearing normal clothes and cycling to work on a normal bike?" Behind cyclist's back "Any normal person turning up for work dressed in pink lycra would be sectioned" Is that a euphemism for hung, drawn and quartered? Geoff |
OT - sort of. New use for Lobelia?
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:21:32 +0100, Christopher Norton
wrote: The message from LizR contains these words: On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton It`s a mystery to me how they manage to keep upright on the bikes. There is also another type that manage to pedal really slowly but go like the clappers. Make Lance Armstrong look slow!!!!!! Oh, that's the lost art of cycling in the right gear! How much easier on the eye it is than those mountain bikers with their little-fat-legs flailing round and round and the bike scarcely moving up a slight incline. I don't really think you should have more gears than IQ points, do you? Liz :-) Not really, I used to race and the real trick is to use the gear which you turn to a constant level. Your legs then are used to the revolution and you suffer less fatigue. That makes sense:-) The finer points of cycling were never as important to me as speed and accuracy and expenditure of as little effort to that end as I could. Lazy b*gger, me:-) However, I do agree with the mountain bikers who round here seem to want to ride on the smallest gear they can. Legs going like a tazmanian devil. I now have a mountain bike (in Lincs? what the hell was I eating that day) with 27 gears (3 front and 9 back) LOL! I do tend to ride a large gear but thats my preference. I still dont match the crumblys tho. I have a real dog of a cheapo mountain bike, theresult of which is I just don't ride. I'd love to ride the kid's bike (with suspension at the back) but, though it looks big enough, when I get on I've got my knees round my ears. Liz |
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:47:20 GMT, LizR wrote:
I have a real dog of a cheapo mountain bike, theresult of which is I just don't ride. I'd love to ride the kid's bike (with suspension at the back) but, though it looks big enough, when I get on I've got my knees round my ears. Photo please :-) -- Martin |
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On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:59:12 +0200, martin wrote:
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:47:20 GMT, LizR wrote: I have a real dog of a cheapo mountain bike, theresult of which is I just don't ride. I'd love to ride the kid's bike (with suspension at the back) but, though it looks big enough, when I get on I've got my knees round my ears. Photo please :-) No. Not a pretty sight! Liz |
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On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:38:33 GMT, LizR wrote:
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:59:12 +0200, martin wrote: On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:47:20 GMT, LizR wrote: I have a real dog of a cheapo mountain bike, theresult of which is I just don't ride. I'd love to ride the kid's bike (with suspension at the back) but, though it looks big enough, when I get on I've got my knees round my ears. Photo please :-) No. Not a pretty sight! Spoil sport! -- Martin |
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from LizR contains these words: LOL! I do tend to ride a large gear but thats my preference. I still dont match the crumblys tho. I have a real dog of a cheapo mountain bike, theresult of which is I just don't ride. I'd love to ride the kid's bike (with suspension at the back) but, though it looks big enough, when I get on I've got my knees round my ears. Liz So many poorly set up bikes. You see kids having their knees hit their chests and barely getting any extension to the knees when pedaling. SWMBO`s bike was really badly set up in that manner and see was complaining about it hurting her knees. However, when you looked at her riding position she was getting nowhere near a straight leg at the bottom of the leg extension. So up the saddle went (you`d be surprised how little you need to do this) and bingo, happy to go riding on it again. If you feel "cramped" on a bike then up the saddle a little. -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton
wrote: If you feel "cramped" on a bike then up the saddle a little. Don't overdo it. At work years ago a friend rode his bike to work every day. Every day we sneaked out and raised his saddle by about 1mm, It was quite some time before he came limping in one day swearing that his legs were getting shorter, Oh how we larfed, Same chap came in some time later and said his wheel was rubbing against the forks. I went out and kicked the bugger straight and forever after he had me down as a mechanical genius. -- ®óñ© © ²°°³ |
OT - sort of. New use for Lobelia?
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:17:57 +0100, Christopher Norton
wrote: The message from LizR contains these words: LOL! I do tend to ride a large gear but thats my preference. I still dont match the crumblys tho. I have a real dog of a cheapo mountain bike, theresult of which is I just don't ride. I'd love to ride the kid's bike (with suspension at the back) but, though it looks big enough, when I get on I've got my knees round my ears. Liz So many poorly set up bikes. The bike is fine. After all those years living in the Netherlands, I can tell the difference between a bike shop and toys r us! :-) You see kids having their knees hit their chests and barely getting any extension to the knees when pedaling. That doesn't happen to the kid (our kid, that is) but I'm a good foot taller than him so it happens to me on his bike. SWMBO`s bike Is SWMBO a name? I guess not:-) was really badly set up in that manner and see was complaining about it hurting her knees. However, when you looked at her riding position she was getting nowhere near a straight leg at the bottom of the leg extension. So up the saddle went (you`d be surprised how little you need to do this) and bingo, happy to go riding on it again. If you feel "cramped" on a bike then up the saddle a little. I would if it was my bike! But I'd only have to put it down again for the child to ride. Ta for the advice, anyway:-) Liz |
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from LizR contains these words: SWMBO`s bike Is SWMBO a name? I guess not:-) She Who Must Be Obeyed - © Rumpole IIRC HTH -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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