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jep
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bicycling
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Jun 22 14:49 UTC 2002 |
This item is to discuss bicycling.
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jep
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response 1 of 291:
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Jun 22 14:50 UTC 2002 |
This item is linked from #9 summer agora to #119 in sports.
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jep
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response 2 of 291:
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Jun 22 14:57 UTC 2002 |
I had to drop my son off at his mother's house. We'd talked about
doing it by bike, with him riding on his Adams Trail-A-Bike. (I've
discussed this previously, it lets John who's 6 ride on a bike, peddle
when he wants to, but it's attached to my bike and so he can ride along
if he gets tired.)
Today we tried it for the first time. It worked fine. It's about 6
1/2 miles each way. It took about 45 minutes to get there, counting a
wrong turn through a subdivision with no outlet in the direction we
needed to go, plus a stop at the bank. I got back home (riding
directly home) in about a half hour.
This is the longest ride I've had in years and years. I'm now tired,
sweaty even after a 2nd shower, but pretty pleased. It'll be a Good
Thing for me if I can keep it up, as I'm carrying an extra 40-50 pounds
with me everywhere I go. It's also something my son and I can do
together that we both enjoy.
Two weeks ago on vacation, we took the bikes out to Mackinaw Island and
rode the 8 miles around the island. It's almost totally flat around
the perimeter and so was easy riding, however we also rode (and partly
walked) up to Fort Mackinac and around, which is a steep grade.
We'd have ridden around Houghton/Hancock, but it was cold and rainy
much of the time we were up there, and so the bikes stayed in the back
of the truck.
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jep
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response 3 of 291:
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Jun 22 14:58 UTC 2002 |
Whups, this is really #118 in sports, not #119.
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ea
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response 4 of 291:
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Jun 22 18:05 UTC 2002 |
It appears to be both items 118 and 119 in sports
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jep
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response 5 of 291:
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Jun 22 20:57 UTC 2002 |
That's interesting. All right, I'll do something about that.
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jep
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response 6 of 291:
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Jun 22 21:00 UTC 2002 |
Dang. I was kind of excited when I saw there were two new response
items in sports since this morning. I killed 119.
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keesan
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response 7 of 291:
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Jun 23 09:25 UTC 2002 |
Congratulations on making the round trip to Clinton and back - it will get
easier (tho not necessarily less sweaty if this weather keeps up). I presume
you had lots of fun along the way. We are hoping to be able to bike to
Pickerel Lake and back some time soon (in one day) but the only direct routes
are paved so it is likely to take 4 hours each way (3, anyway) because we
avoid car routes (paved roads). Yesterday Jim found a way to attach a rear
rack to my bike without the lugs (he modified something intended to hold a
reflector so that it connected the part of the rack that is supposed to attach
to the lugs, and the hole for attaching a fender, so now I can carry food and
maps on trips. How do you carry anything on the pseudo-tandem? Can you put
a rear rack on the rear bike? You would probably need a kid's size (20")
rack. There are also expensive bags that clip on the handlebars.
When is sour cherry season? We hope to join you at the orchard soon.
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danr
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response 8 of 291:
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Jun 23 11:50 UTC 2002 |
I would encourage all of you who are getting into biking to join the
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. We have rides for bikers of all
skill levels (honestly!) and organized rides every day of the week. To
get more information, go to http://aabts.org. For a list of rides,
click on the "Calendar" link at the top of the page.
If you have any questions, e-mail me.
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jep
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response 9 of 291:
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Jun 23 14:15 UTC 2002 |
re #7: I have a belt pouch; that allowed me to take my cell phone and
an extra bottle of water. I've also tucked a few tools in there in
case of emergencies.
I've been looking for a basket for the front of my bike for weeks, but
haven't found one yet. I don't know why they're so hard to find. They
weren't a couple of years ago. They just don't seem to exist any more.
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ea
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response 10 of 291:
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Jun 24 00:02 UTC 2002 |
re #7, 9 ... I have a small pouch that clips under the seat on my bike.
I usually keep a screwdriver, a set of allen wrenches, and my bike light
(when I'm not using it) in the pouch. It works , but it's not really
big enough to carry much more ...
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keesan
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response 11 of 291:
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Jun 24 03:08 UTC 2002 |
We could not find front baskets at the bike stores or K-Mart or in the catalog
(Nashbar). I own one front basket, Jim owns another and they are really handy
for putting your backpack into, or a jacket, or lunch. Kiwanis did not have
any either. Yard sales? We don't see them on bikes. We don't see baskets
on bikes, only sometimes racks and panniers. And trailers.
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jaklumen
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response 12 of 291:
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Jun 24 06:57 UTC 2002 |
I feel a little better about being in Kennewick-- the atmosphere and
room for biking is better. I'll need to get in much better shape, but
I might try to retrace some of my old adventures. I used to bike with
a cycling group at the Schwinn here for a bit, and I once took a tandem
tour of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland with a buddy of mine.
The old bike I have should suffice until I upgrade to an ATB. The gear
shift isn't fixed yet.
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jep
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response 13 of 291:
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Jun 24 12:37 UTC 2002 |
I searched the WWW and found this:
http://sportsbay.com/remfronbikba.html
It looks pretty much like exactly what I want. Big enough to hold a
grocery bag. I've never heard of sportsbay.com. Has anyone else heard
of them?
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