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06-11-06, 08:37 AM
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hey to all
hey to all, i am not new to this forum, but have been absent for a while. i am getting going again on my 1990 Schwinn Criss-Cross... great all around bike for the country.
pulled it out of the shed last week, and man did it need a serious clean-up. all is working good and i put 6 miles on it yesterday for the first time in years, and plan to do it again today... taking it one ride at a time till i can get back the legs.
anyways... just wanted to say hello and let you geezers know how much i have enjoyed reading the over 50 section of which i recently obtained membership (ha).
later, al
pulled it out of the shed last week, and man did it need a serious clean-up. all is working good and i put 6 miles on it yesterday for the first time in years, and plan to do it again today... taking it one ride at a time till i can get back the legs.
anyways... just wanted to say hello and let you geezers know how much i have enjoyed reading the over 50 section of which i recently obtained membership (ha).
later, al
06-11-06, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by s_boy
hey to all, i am not new to this forum, but have been absent for a while. i am getting going again on my 1990 Schwinn Criss-Cross... great all around bike for the country.
pulled it out of the shed last week, and man did it need a serious clean-up. all is working good and i put 6 miles on it yesterday for the first time in years, and plan to do it again today... taking it one ride at a time till i can get back the legs.
anyways... just wanted to say hello and let you geezers know how much i have enjoyed reading the over 50 section of which i recently obtained membership (ha).
later, al
pulled it out of the shed last week, and man did it need a serious clean-up. all is working good and i put 6 miles on it yesterday for the first time in years, and plan to do it again today... taking it one ride at a time till i can get back the legs.
anyways... just wanted to say hello and let you geezers know how much i have enjoyed reading the over 50 section of which i recently obtained membership (ha).
later, al
06-11-06, 03:22 PM
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Welcome to da Ward.....
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Glad to see you are back on the bike.
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06-12-06, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Monoborracho
Man, I had a Criss-Cross that I loved, but someone stole it from the garage one day while I was living in Corpus Christi. It was my first hybrid. I loved that bike, cro-moly frame, low-tech thumb shifters. And it was blue so it was real fast.
now that i'm old(er), i can pretty much afford any bike i want... but i'm still too practical to go plunk down $2k on a high tech bike. however the thought is still there and i've always wondered if a nicer bike would prompt me to ride more seriously?
i happen to know that a well built great sounding guitar (which normally means more $$$) will inspire the musician to play more... but is it the same... hmmm???
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Welcome!! If I'm not mistaken you live in a pretty darn good area to ride so you have a lot to look forward to!! Pretty soon those 6 miles will be 60 miles!! Let us know how we can be of help!!
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Originally Posted by Monoborracho
Man, I had a Criss-Cross that I loved, but someone stole it from the garage one day while I was living in Corpus Christi. It was my first hybrid. I loved that bike, cro-moly frame, low-tech thumb shifters. And it was blue so it was real fast.
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its not too bad here, the scenery is very good, lots of flat coastal small town riding... but it can get a little dangerous at times. narrow roads wiht oversized 4x4 trucks driven by low IQ rosey neck folks.
the criss-cross allows for fairly quick/stable shoulder exits, absorbs the rough stuff well... so its great for that.
the criss-cross allows for fairly quick/stable shoulder exits, absorbs the rough stuff well... so its great for that.
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Originally Posted by s_boy
i happen to know that a well built great sounding guitar (which normally means more $$$) will inspire the musician to play more... but is it the same... hmmm???
al
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06-12-06, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackberry
Nothing worse than a Corpus Christi Criss-Cross Cad!
06-12-06, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
Does a fine and beautiful (and perhaps a bit expensive) woman encourage love-making?
If someone spots here please send here Digital Gee's way so we can find out the answer to Dnvr's question....
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
Does a fine and beautiful (and perhaps a bit expensive) woman encourage love-making?
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Originally Posted by jppe
If someone spots here please send here Digital Gee's way so we can find out the answer to Dnvr's question....
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Oooops -- sorry s boy - that's what happens with us old geezers - we tend to forget what the original thread was all about.........WELCOME!
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Originally Posted by jppe
If someone spots her please send her Digital Gee's way so we can find out the answer to Dnvr's question....
Have you found her yet?
