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Forum: Commuting
08-24-02, 10:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 825
Posted By LizM

>(Raccoons are bigger than I pictured.) ...

>(Raccoons are bigger than I pictured.)

They're bigger than my Chihuahua pictured, too. ;)

We have a small family of coons that often come out of the sewer drain in front of our house and...
Forum: Commuting
08-23-02, 09:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By LizM

We've been having plenty of rain the last couple...

We've been having plenty of rain the last couple of weeks. Matter of fact, last night (9 pm) was our first serious Tornado Warning. I put the cats and dog in the basement in their carriers so they...
Forum: Commuting
08-21-02, 08:04 AM
Replies: 31,391
Views: 1,280,587
Posted By LizM

>It seems pretty good, it doesn't light the road...

>It seems pretty good, it doesn't light the road up as bright, but >it diffuses the light much better than the krypton version, >scatters it over a wider area

One thing I learned from camping was...
Forum: Recumbent
08-21-02, 07:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,399
Posted By LizM

Amusing Comment

No offense to our DF riding friends, but I thought this was very funny...

I ran into some friends on my ride last night, and one of them looked at my BikeE and said, "I want a bike like that!...
Forum: Commuting
08-21-02, 07:49 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

Last night I decided to do a 'hill night' since...

Last night I decided to do a 'hill night' since I'd only done about 4 miles the night before...

I planned a route that included 3 of the hills that had kicked my butt before. I didn't set any land...
Forum: Commuting
08-20-02, 07:53 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

Here's another one some of them will be...

Here's another one some of them will be scratching their heads over...

When we were on the road, I used to say that my next feline's registered name would be "Four 'na Quarter"...since that's the...
Forum: Commuting
08-19-02, 03:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

>Let these cyclist figure than one out. ;) ...

>Let these cyclist figure than one out.

;) The last rig we had was a brand new Pete (it had 6 miles on it when we picked it up). Steven about cried when he went to yard shag and we had to give it...
Forum: Commuting
08-19-02, 02:07 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

>Well, as one OTR (Hill Bros) to another, ...

>Well, as one OTR (Hill Bros) to another,

Werner...actually, "Team Werner" before "Team Werner" officially existed (good thing, too...I thought those decals were *ugly*...but one of those nice...
Forum: Commuting
08-19-02, 12:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

Just thought I'd let y'all know... We took...

Just thought I'd let y'all know...

We took part in the Corporate Cup Bicycling Challenge (to raise $ for trails) yesterday. I didn't ride Fri or Sat as I wanted to be fresh and rested.

We...
Forum: Commuting
08-15-02, 01:52 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

:) I'm overwhelmed by the encouragement and...

:) I'm overwhelmed by the encouragement and advice! Thank you all. I'll keep at it...one of these days I'll be able to post that I made the trip with energy to spare!

...it may be a while...:p
Forum: Commuting
08-15-02, 12:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

>Go ahead and avoid the hills for now, but after...

>Go ahead and avoid the hills for now, but after a month of >steady riding, you should try to take on some small inclines.

That's sort of been my game plan (although hills are almost impossible...
Forum: Commuting
08-15-02, 12:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

No, it's not a dumb question at all :) One of the...

No, it's not a dumb question at all :) One of the reasons I quit riding my 10 speed as a kid (25 years ago, and I haven't ridden since) was it was a used bike and nobody could tell me how to shift it...
Forum: Commuting
08-15-02, 10:19 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,248
Posted By LizM

Arrgh! Advice on building leg strength?

I'm so frustrated!

I've only been riding at all a couple of weeks and I realize it's going to take time, but I am really anxious to start commuting on my bike. My problem is, I'll be cycling from...
Forum: Recumbent
08-15-02, 09:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,332
Posted By LizM

>You must also keep at the hills, that's the...

>You must also keep at the hills, that's the quickest way to build >the bent legs.

Wah. But I don't *want* to!!
;)

Sigh...I've only been riding a couple of weeks. I can go 8-12 miles on the...
Forum: Recumbent
08-14-02, 08:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,488
Posted By LizM

In that price range you'll probably be lucky to...

In that price range you'll probably be lucky to find a good used "regular" bike at a bike shop.

You might try getting recommendations of good makes of "regular" bikes and hitting garage sales,...
Forum: Recumbent
08-13-02, 02:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,488
Posted By LizM

Both my husband and I have occasional sciatic...

Both my husband and I have occasional sciatic flare-ups. Complications of this type of injury are what led us to stop driving a semi. Both of us ride a bent. I have often seen bents touted as *the*...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-09-02, 08:55 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 948
Posted By LizM

DnvrFox I hate you. Really. You are evil in...

DnvrFox

I hate you. Really. You are evil in bike shorts. :p

Actually, I'm incredibly jealous. Although I know Denver can majorly suck, traffic-wise. I have been stuck in the mousetrap during...
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