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Originally posted by nostromo
Why? They were braking too abruptly?
Why? They were braking too abruptly?
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The opposite. They weren't braking very well. But once they are worn in, they brake at a very nice rate.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
Finally got it saturday. Great bike. Plus it looks great. The disc brakes are very nice. The only downside so far is the racing saddle. I just returned from a two hour ride (it was beautiful outside) and my ass hurts. Now I'll have to equip myself with some biking paraphernalia. Are you guys using helmets?Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – LessingComment
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I have a 500-series Trek road bike from a while back. The frame is still pretty solid despite a good amount of wear and tear and the brutally bad quality of DC streets.
I keep getting told to buy a hybrid, but I'm a road biking purist, narrow tires and all. It seems to get the job done and gets me to work in 15 minutes.If you look around and think everyone else is an *******, you're the *******.Comment
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I think it wouldn't be smart to go without a helmet regularly. Although I don't wipe out often, it happens.Originally posted by nostromo
Finally got it saturday. Great bike. Plus it looks great. The disc brakes are very nice. The only downside so far is the racing saddle. I just returned from a two hour ride (it was beautiful outside) and my ass hurts. Now I'll have to equip myself with some biking paraphernalia. Are you guys using helmets?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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One thing's for sure: either the racing saddle goes or I get some padding. The saddle is killing me.
I also need some gloves.Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – LessingComment
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turds who wear spandex and think they are lance armstrong
To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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I've been hit by cars in DC, albeit at slow speeds. Helmets have saved me from serious injury several times. They're worth every penny.Originally posted by DanS
I think it wouldn't be smart to go without a helmet regularly. Although I don't wipe out often, it happens.If you look around and think everyone else is an *******, you're the *******.Comment
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Almost all of the local cycling groups REQUIRE you to wear a helmet if you want to ride with them. Its basic safety IMHOOriginally posted by DanS
I think it wouldn't be smart to go without a helmet regularly. Although I don't wipe out often, it happens.You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto LuongoComment
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Not only did I replace the seat that mine came with (got a nice soft cushy one in it's place), but I got a couple pairs of biker spandex for the extra padding (and I did this before Lance Armstrong became a well known name, Sava, so I wasn't trying to be like anybody).
Gloves are nice.
Get a helmet.
I also got one of those back-pack water packs for the longer rides.
The halogean headlights (and tail lights) were needed because I was riding after sunset in the country.Founder of The Glory of War, CHAMPIONS OF APOLYTON!!!
'92 & '96 Perot, '00 & '04 Bush, '08 & '12 Obama, '16 Clinton, '20 Biden, '24 HarrisComment
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I used to ride a lot as a kid, all the way through high school and college. Never wore a helmet. Never needed one. (I don't even know if they had such back then. Certainly not for general use.)
In college I could have used a hockey gloves or something like that when I sustained a finger injury when some stupid women opened her car door just as I was approaching - a little sooner and I would have had more time to brake, and my front wheel would have impacted the inside of her door; a little later and my hand would have been past the door; but it was just at the time where a finger on the brake got caught between it and the edge of the door, causing a fracture to the flange of bone at the tip of the finger.
But there was a time before I got a car, when riding to work at a former job, where I did go out into a major street, that I did wear a helmet.Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
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I'm not a huge fan of the spandex. They sell biker shorts. They're just like normal shorts, except they have extra padding. Those could do the trick.Not only did I replace the seat that mine came with (got a nice soft cushy one in it's place), but I got a couple pairs of biker spandex for the extra padding (and I did this before Lance Armstrong became a well known name, Sava, so I wasn't trying to be like anybody).Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – LessingComment
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I just wish that people would wear looser fitting shorts over their spandex. Nobody wants to see that ****.Originally posted by Donegeal
Not only did I replace the seat that mine came with (got a nice soft cushy one in it's place), but I got a couple pairs of biker spandex for the extra padding (and I did this before Lance Armstrong became a well known name, Sava, so I wasn't trying to be like anybody).To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Never fear then Sava. I still wore shorts over the spandex....
However, as a man in great phyical shape at the prime old age of 16-17, it was just the spandex (give me a little leway, it was 1990!!!)Founder of The Glory of War, CHAMPIONS OF APOLYTON!!!
'92 & '96 Perot, '00 & '04 Bush, '08 & '12 Obama, '16 Clinton, '20 Biden, '24 HarrisComment
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I will only allow spandex if you are an attractive female.To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Today, I did a pb of 100 klicks (down the Washington and Old Dominion trail).
Now, I ache.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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