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Forum: Recumbent
05-27-12, 04:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 917
Posted By MarkS

Could a 12 year old ride an EZ3 (or other) recumbent? What measurements to look for?

Hello,

My daughter has become interested in recumbent bikes. She's spotted a second hand EZ3 which might (or might not??) be a reasonable price.

She's about average for a 12 year old - not tall...
Forum: Commuting
09-23-09, 08:25 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 912
Posted By MarkS

That's too old and too heavy -- she'll be swaying...

That's too old and too heavy -- she'll be swaying back there. It doesn't get you away from the road bike question anyways. You're not going to want to load your road bike down with a child seat, and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,502
Posted By MarkS

For what its worth, there are two sets of...

For what its worth, there are two sets of numbers. From some other forum, it appears that the number set on the non-drive side of the BB is the actual serial #. So what is the other number? The model?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-21-09, 10:37 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 36,814
Posted By MarkS

For those that are truly retro, a stout 18" cord...

For those that are truly retro, a stout 18" cord can be used to secure the brake or immobilize the front wheel.

Once the brake is locked, or even if its not on a level surface, you can make just...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-21-09, 11:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,502
Posted By MarkS

Good point. So I call REI. They the numbers...

Good point. So I call REI. They the numbers imprinted in the metal are the serial numbers (my spouse was sure they were something else). Is this something new? Formerly, serial numbers were usually...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-21-09, 10:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,502
Posted By MarkS

Where do I find the serial number?

My spouse just got a Novara Transfer. She diligently wanted to record the serial number. Looked at the bike. I assumed the serial number would be on the seat post, just above the bottom bracket....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-10-09, 09:54 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,971
Posted By MarkS

Do you mean on the seat post itself? Or just on...

Do you mean on the seat post itself? Or just on the restraining bolt assembly? Putting grease on the post sounds like it should make the post slip down faster ... but maybe I'm not getting the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-10-09, 07:03 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,971
Posted By MarkS

How to keep seat from going down?

Ok, my spouse's bike was pretty cheap. Fuji Crosstown. Had it for 3 years. Get's used 4 times a week. 8 miles each time.

The problem is that the seat keeps going down. It has a quickset style...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-18-09, 11:07 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 7,401
Posted By MarkS

More bored bureaucrats over-reacting. Had the...

More bored bureaucrats over-reacting. Had the bike been jam-packed with explosives, in its location it still would not have been necessary to close the entire terminal.

Nevertheless, after...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-08-09, 11:52 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,331
Posted By MarkS

Drift happens / Hit and run in bike lane / San Diego

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/08/1m8pubsafe232634-public-safety/?metro

Driver arrested, accused of hitting bicyclist, fleeing

MIRA MESA: A 19-year-old woman was arrested on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-08-09, 11:46 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 15,388
Posted By MarkS

Er, all you people with violent ambitions ... how...

Er, all you people with violent ambitions ... how exactly are you carrying your lock? Mine is locked on. So I'd have to fish for my keys, use both hands to open the lock, take the lock off, put the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-08-08, 03:06 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

Eye witness isn't a little imperfect, its a lot...

Eye witness isn't a little imperfect, its a lot imperfect, as more and more studies are proving. We don't store "snapshots" of events in our memories, but crude descriptions of them, which become...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-08-08, 03:01 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

Not for speeders, that's for sure. Or do you...

Not for speeders, that's for sure. Or do you think people who want to break the law should get their own lane? Who granted you these special privileges?


No. Its your attitude that is...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-08-08, 09:09 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

Yes. Isn't it odd that so many people think that...

Yes. Isn't it odd that so many people think that our freeways have a special lane just for speeders!

But why stop there!?

Perhaps we should also have homes especially designed for robbers, so...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-07-08, 11:39 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

Blah, blah, blah. No, not that complicated at...

Blah, blah, blah. No, not that complicated at all. Speed kills. When you speed, you're endangering the lives of others, and forcing a climate of excess speed.

The difference between driving 10...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-07-08, 10:40 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

Great idea. Maybe we can import them ...

Great idea. Maybe we can import them ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-05-08, 05:03 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

If we were an advanced culture we would have high...

If we were an advanced culture we would have high speed trains across those distances. Instead we depend on thousands of easily distracted drivers maintaining their concentration for hours at a time.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-05-08, 04:24 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

Our courts are still locked in the 19th century,...

Our courts are still locked in the 19th century, where eye-witness testimony is considered to hold the highest value.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-05-08, 08:53 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

I think you'll find that the law is pretty...

I think you'll find that the law is pretty uniform on certain topics. A posted speed of 65 does not mean to drive somewhere around 65. It means that you are required to always, always, always to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-04-08, 09:46 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

The law does not require you to pull over on the...

The law does not require you to pull over on the freeway if you are going a lawful speed. The pull-over law applies to single-lane surface roads. If there's a second lane or a passing lane, there is...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-03-08, 11:16 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

So move to a desert island, if you hate...

So move to a desert island, if you hate civilization so much.

In a civilization, when you show up at an emergency room door, somebody pays. Either the state pays, or your insurance pays. Either...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-03-08, 11:05 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 8,050
Posted By MarkS

55 is too fast. We need 45 mph because: ...

55 is too fast. We need 45 mph because:

Americans always try to drive 10 mph over the speed limit.
With traffic jams, your average speed is already 45 or less!
The world really is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-14-08, 07:25 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 7,239
Posted By MarkS

Pavement, sidewalk, hardwood, and back of a van...

Pavement, sidewalk, hardwood, and back of a van works fine too.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-11-08, 09:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,760
Posted By MarkS

Technically the rims on my bike were fine when...

Technically the rims on my bike were fine when the OEM wheels that came with my bike had to be replaced at 7000 miles -- however all the spokes were going out!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-10-08, 11:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,320
Posted By MarkS

I have the older Fuji Absolute 2004 model. I felt...

I have the older Fuji Absolute 2004 model. I felt the same way you do about handle bars at first. But eventually I found that a straight bar on an aluminum frame was too hard on my hands and wrists...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-10-08, 11:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 495
Posted By MarkS

Something seems to be broken in the URL for the...

Something seems to be broken in the URL for the lock you have posted. Maybe try to make a tiny url for it instead.

There's a lot of variables involved in picking a lock. How valuable is your bike?...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-10-08, 11:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,760
Posted By MarkS

The answer of course is "it depends". How much do...

The answer of course is "it depends". How much do you weigh? What are the roads like where you ride? What is your riding style? Name brand components or OEM?

As near as I can tell, on a bike in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-10-08, 06:05 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 7,239
Posted By MarkS

I keep a strip of double-sided velcro around my...

I keep a strip of double-sided velcro around my stem. When I need to park the bike, I wrap the velcro around the downtube and through the front tire. Now any part of the bike can be leaned against...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-10-08, 05:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 686
Posted By MarkS

Ironic sign of the day

Seen at the bottom of local street.
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-24-08, 07:48 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 4,317
Posted By MarkS

Just out of curiosity, when you say "almost new",...

Just out of curiosity, when you say "almost new", do you mean like one of those Amazon 2nd-tier resellers?
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-24-08, 07:23 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

Another advantage of bike lanes is transportation...

Another advantage of bike lanes is transportation under adverse light conditions.

The principles of VC depend heavily on visibility. Or perhaps its superstition that cars will run into objects...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-20-08, 10:46 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 4,317
Posted By MarkS

Nonsense, as you would say. We already know that...

Nonsense, as you would say. We already know that the result of doing nothing is a decrease in the number of people cycling. Eventually the numbers will become low enough that all cyclists will be...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-18-08, 09:45 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 4,317
Posted By MarkS

This was the line the tobacco companies used for...

This was the line the tobacco companies used for years to justify their murder-by-smoke of millions of people. And now the same selfish attitude can be heard on the daily talk shows, as shills for...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-15-08, 02:03 PM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

A well-designed bike lane will put you in the...

A well-designed bike lane will put you in the same place. With the lines in place, drivers will have a greater tendency stay between lines rather than, as I often see, straddling some imaginary...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-15-08, 01:58 PM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

Yeah, but CA's year-round legislature passes 1000...

Yeah, but CA's year-round legislature passes 1000 laws a year! I wonder how many people know its illegal to drive with your parking lights on? (don't understand that one, but there it is) To run your...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-14-08, 11:31 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 4,317
Posted By MarkS

Well, I haven't got through all of the...

Well, I haven't got through all of the "irresistible" paper, but its enough to see that more people on bikes leads to better bike safety. And that government programs can play a major part in...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-14-08, 10:13 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

And you'll never get a unified front as long as...

And you'll never get a unified front as long as you insist on calling people with a different point of view "superstitious".

I actually ride the roads, and I know that when I have a bike lane (or...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-14-08, 08:22 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

Of course we do. But that just means that you...

Of course we do. But that just means that you have some badly implemented lanes. You should be advocating for lanes to be correctly implemented. Here (same county as genec) most of the lane lines...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-12-08, 07:23 PM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

Increasing the number of cyclists on the road...

Increasing the number of cyclists on the road will increase the number of people who are aware that cyclists have the rights to be there -- since most cyclists also drive. Bike lanes help people...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-11-08, 10:28 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

Follow the trail of posts to which you appeared...

Follow the trail of posts to which you appeared to be responding.

The question is, if a road is not safe for an 8mph cyclist (try better than that hauling 50 lbs of child and gear uphill!) with a...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-11-08, 10:14 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

In narrow lanes? Hauling a child?

In narrow lanes? Hauling a child?
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-11-08, 10:13 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

By restriping so that a 3 lane road with one wide...

By restriping so that a 3 lane road with one wide lane becomes a four lane with no wide lane and maybe no or minimal shoulder. This is especially likely to happen if a road area is going under...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-11-08, 10:00 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

With 50+ MPH traffic behind them? I don't...

With 50+ MPH traffic behind them?

I don't buy it. And I never see it.
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
03-11-08, 09:07 AM
Replies: 687
Views: 19,545
Posted By MarkS

I wonder how many of the anti-bike laners have...

I wonder how many of the anti-bike laners have ever tried to do extensive transport with a child?

Could you ride where you ride with a child, and not get arrested for child endangerment?

If a...
Forum: Living Car Free
03-02-08, 05:58 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 6,196
Posted By MarkS

Perhaps the humidity is lower where you live. Or...

Perhaps the humidity is lower where you live. Or the temperature. Or its an age thing. Or you are blessed with an anatomy not given to sweat. I didn't think I'd ever get into spandex anything, but...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-24-08, 10:59 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,829
Posted By MarkS

If you put a sleeve over it, would it be any more...

If you put a sleeve over it, would it be any more aerodynamic than a regular tube?
Forum: Road Cycling
01-23-08, 03:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,829
Posted By MarkS

Update: This frame is featured on page 17 of the...

Update: This frame is featured on page 17 of the Feb '08 Popular Science. They say the frame will go for $7000, and Delta 7 will only be making 200 this year. So get your order in fast ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-14-08, 10:46 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,335
Posted By MarkS

A solar cell the size of a quarter powering your...

A solar cell the size of a quarter powering your car? I'll assume that was a bit of hyperbole.

The sun rains down an average of 1000 watts per square meter. So if the entirety of a typical car...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-12-08, 08:52 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,335
Posted By MarkS

Its too early to worry about it. ...

Its too early to worry about it.

Undoubtedly the first self-driving cars will only be allowed on specially designated freeways -- similar to the HOV lanes now. Freeway driving is where automation...
Forum: Commuting
11-25-07, 08:57 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,316
Posted By MarkS

Continuously Variable Transmission means that you...

Continuously Variable Transmission means that you don't have to settle on a gear that's either a little too high or a little too low for your current needs. It means that, at least in theory, you can...
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