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07-30-07, 02:41 PM
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Oh, that could be....interesting.
We'll need photos!
It's great to hear that your wife is enjoying the cycling too. She probably enjoys the losing weight aspect of cycling almost as much as you do!
East Hill
We'll need photos!
It's great to hear that your wife is enjoying the cycling too. She probably enjoys the losing weight aspect of cycling almost as much as you do!
East Hill
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07-30-07, 04:04 PM
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Oh yes. The Wife is really enjoying riding although she mainly just rides on the weekends. She is also losing some weight. We rode our singles for over 2 hours Saturday then yesterday we rode the "Ol' Clunker" tandem for 22 miles with a avg speed of 12.2 MPH! Even with two people pedaling, that old single speed tandem with close to 400 lbs is a pretty good work out. We have been having a BLAST on the tandem. She don't know it but I'm buying a new tandem for us in a couple more weeks to surprise her. That leaves me a couple of weeks to figure out how to get the bike home and put together without her finding out. I ride a motorcycle,she drives the truck.
07-30-07, 08:03 PM
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Talk to the LBS! They may do the assembly and delivery for you! I know my local LBS will for someone who spends that kind of Green!
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07-31-07, 01:32 AM
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Well we live out in the boonies so the "LBS" is a Walmart 13 miles away. I'm just getting a Kent cruiser tandem. Nothing fancy or expensive unless you compare it to our $17 tandem. I know about the quality and consider a X-Mart bike a "KIT" so no surprises on this end. To be honest, Even if it was a $10K tandem I would still tear it down to the bare frame and check everything. I'm not sure if it's part of the former mechanic in me or the current aerospace machinist in me that makes me examine/tinker with everything. Maybe a little of both. On the freebie bikes I got,I had to keep telling myself to put the micrometers and dial indicators up and just put the dang things back together. They are just bicycles! It just hit me...I work 2nd shift so the wife is asleep when I get home. I could sneak her truck into town and pick up the bike while she is sleeping(wally world is open 24hrs), stash it behind the house and put it together after she leaves for work.
07-31-07, 01:39 AM
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We'll still need photos of the whole escapade! I want one of you using micrometers and dial indicators 
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07-31-07, 07:55 AM
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Well we live out in the boonies so the "LBS" is a Walmart 13 miles away. I'm just getting a Kent cruiser tandem. Nothing fancy or expensive unless you compare it to our $17 tandem. I know about the quality and consider a X-Mart bike a "KIT" so no surprises on this end. To be honest, Even if it was a $10K tandem I would still tear it down to the bare frame and check everything. I'm not sure if it's part of the former mechanic in me or the current aerospace machinist in me that makes me examine/tinker with everything. Maybe a little of both. On the freebie bikes I got,I had to keep telling myself to put the micrometers and dial indicators up and just put the dang things back together. They are just bicycles! It just hit me...I work 2nd shift so the wife is asleep when I get home. I could sneak her truck into town and pick up the bike while she is sleeping(wally world is open 24hrs), stash it behind the house and put it together after she leaves for work.
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I guess this could be my "before" pic about 30 pounds ago. I just dug this pic up for another post and WOW. Now I know why I can't find many pic.s of me. At least now I can see a difference! I can't wait to be able to post a "After" pic. 
At least now I can see a difference! I can't wait to be able to post a "After" pic.
08-23-07, 04:05 PM
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Otherwise I would only lose 2 or 3 pounds.
08-23-07, 08:01 PM
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Hey!!! I feel ripped off! That's a lot cheaper way of measuring a bearing than the stupid ruler with the holes I just bought!
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08-25-07, 07:24 AM
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You must get quite a few envious glances when you're out on that tandem cruiser!
Not to mention that you've stirred tool lust in me...I know it's 'supposed' to be a guy thing, but I do enjoy wandering around in hardware stores to scretly covet tools .
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Not to mention that you've stirred tool lust in me...I know it's 'supposed' to be a guy thing, but I do enjoy wandering around in hardware stores to scretly covet tools
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08-25-07, 09:16 AM
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Your not alone, I know several women who like hardware stores, my better half being one of them, now if I could only get her to like bicycles, then I would be happy, it would be cool to ride together, but alas, she choses to remain bikeless.
