Icithecat wrote:

"Tell the wifey that instead of buying the new F350 with Cummings Turbodiesel..."

Man, we have so many of those critters around here.
They come from California, I think.
It amazes me to see so many of those monsters on the road, with one person in them (not the same person).

I sold my car last year and that leaves us with only one car in the family, a 1998 Suzuki Esteem.
It gets 35mpg around town and 40mpg on the highway.
My son rides a Kona *****.

I find myself feeling sorry for the people trapped in cars.
I believe if they would ride a bike for one week they would never go back.

Anyway, dollars matter right now because my wife took off a year from work to finish her Masters.
Actually, dollars matter all the time, but more so now.

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Yonderboy mentioned the Webcyclery.
I'll check them out.
Thanks.

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I rode home tonight in an 81" gear, the equivalent of 48X16, and only had to get out of the saddle for about 35 yards out of seven plus miles.
A small thing for most riders on this forum and a big thing for me.

In preparation for my fixie, I practice intersections by clipping out of my right pedal and pedaling with just my left, in case I have to stop and put a foot down.
I guess I'll have to learn how to do a track stand.
Does everybody here do that?