So there was this beagle...
08-05-09 | 07:51 PM
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So there was this beagle...
Haven't been around in a long while. Glad to see the boards are still up-and-running.
I've been commuting to school 20 miles a day (10 miles one way) on my 3 1/2-year-old REI 8-speed since the first week of June, 4 days/week, and riding an hour or two on days off to get endurance up. Did a bit of riding starting mid-May, too, to get in shape for the commute.
Down 25 lbs since mid-May, can now ride the mostly-downhill to leg in about 45 minutes, and about an hour on the mostly-uphill return journey.
Thank you to all who post good information here, and especially to those who understood I'm a just a bike-commuter, not a racer or a mountain-biker.
Again, glad to see folks still around and posting. Will try to get on once a week or so to keep current and pick up advice, tips, and tricks to being a better cyclist on the road, and to making the commute rides more enjoyable for myself.
I've been commuting to school 20 miles a day (10 miles one way) on my 3 1/2-year-old REI 8-speed since the first week of June, 4 days/week, and riding an hour or two on days off to get endurance up. Did a bit of riding starting mid-May, too, to get in shape for the commute.
Down 25 lbs since mid-May, can now ride the mostly-downhill to leg in about 45 minutes, and about an hour on the mostly-uphill return journey.
Thank you to all who post good information here, and especially to those who understood I'm a just a bike-commuter, not a racer or a mountain-biker.
Again, glad to see folks still around and posting. Will try to get on once a week or so to keep current and pick up advice, tips, and tricks to being a better cyclist on the road, and to making the commute rides more enjoyable for myself.
08-06-09 | 09:23 AM
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08-06-09 | 10:26 AM
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08-06-09 | 10:31 AM
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Once upon a time, there was a standard thread about a commuter who raced someone on light-bike. No biggie, I'm just a commuter, not a racer.
Following shortly thereafter was a wonderfully creative thread regarding a commuter who raced a beagle! I figured folks around back when I joined would remember.
Edit - Thanks for the well-wishes.
Following shortly thereafter was a wonderfully creative thread regarding a commuter who raced a beagle! I figured folks around back when I joined would remember.
Edit - Thanks for the well-wishes.
Last edited by eshvanu; 08-06-09 at 10:32 AM. Reason: Forgot to say thank you.
08-06-09 | 10:44 AM
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08-07-09 | 06:51 AM
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08-07-09 | 07:40 AM
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I got beagle poop thrown at me by a car tire this morning. It landed on my left shin and I wiped it away with the back of my right hand. Then I wiped it on my left sock. Are most beagles lefties or righties?
08-07-09 | 07:43 AM
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the Brits dropped a Beagle and it landed on Mars:
https://spaceflightnow.com/mars/marse...28beagle2.html
https://spaceflightnow.com/mars/marse...28beagle2.html
