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03-17-13 | 08:02 PM

#101

Ozonation

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Originally Posted by Gatorfreak

I was expecting to see an update by OP after 3 years that he and the girl were married and commuting together.

Yes... how about an update? What happened? Did the co-worker ever commit to commuting? Don't keep us in suspense!

03-17-13 | 09:37 PM

#102

LDB

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That darn old first amendment. Everyone likes it until the other side has their say. Then it's a bad thing. Then you ask for the fairness doctrine when your side is exponentially losing to the other side. Another vote for an update.

03-17-13 | 11:44 PM

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labas

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Originally Posted by KD5NRH

I've read all the accounts, and I'm pretty sure He didn't doze off on the cross.

Did you inherit any of that healing ability?

Sweet.

03-18-13 | 01:21 AM

#104

kookaburra1701

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Originally Posted by turky lurkey

I was hoping you would be a little more into your Schwinn! I really do like mine, I was thought we could end our discussion on an up swing with some zeal for our '87's. I looked at your bike in the Schwinn catalog this morning, I think it is a nice looking bike, I really like the aqua color. Hard to tell from the pics., but the frame looks very similar to my Le tour frame, though I think yours has a slightly higher end component package. Maybe if yours fit you better you would like it more. Or, maybe if I rode a newer bike for awhile I would like mine less, hard to say! I didn't get mine for free, I paid $20.00 for it. I spent time time working on it. I did a complete overhaul; new grease, new tires, bar tape, new seat, chain, touch up paint etc.. For a total of about $130.00 I feel like it has been a pretty good deal.
Have A Nice Day!

Mine has the original Shimano 105 components on it - it was given to me by my boss who found it in the garage when she moved into a house she purchased. It was my first bicycle as an adult, and I rode it all over the good green earth for the first year and a half I had it. It's just that my limit is about 2.5 hours before I have to get off and walk because of the pain in my back, shoulders, and hands. At some point when I can afford it, I'm going to take it to a bike shop here in town that said they'd be able to do a bike fitting and help me with finding a stem/handlebars that works for me. With modern ergo brake levers, I should be able to get rid of the pain in my hands, at least.

And my Windsor definitely has the spirit of a Schwinn Collegiate...56 lbs unloaded.

03-18-13 | 05:03 AM

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Shandy

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03-18-13 | 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tarwheel

One of the guys at work who warns me from time to time how dangerous it is to bike on the roads is about 50 pounds overweight, smokes and has a nagging cough. He is a super nice guy, however, and I know that he thinks he is just looking out for me. I won't suggest that he start cycling because he would probably have a heart attack.

How ironic that this thread was dredged from the dead. The guy I was referring to in my previous post back in 2010 is now dead. He had a heart attack, and I'm still bike commuting.

03-18-13 | 06:54 AM

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deeth82

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Originally Posted by tarwheel

How ironic that this thread was dredged from the dead. The guy I was referring to in my previous post back in 2010 is now dead. He had a heart attack, and I'm still bike commuting.

Wow. Just goes to show that most times it's better to listen to your own "inner voice" than to be suckered into taking the advice of others.

03-18-13 | 06:54 AM

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rumrunn6

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Incredibly ironic (and sad)

Sept 2010 was the last time I bike commuted & I'm working on fixing that ...

03-27-13 | 01:32 PM

#109

whitecat

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Originally Posted by tarwheel

How ironic that this thread was dredged from the dead. The guy I was referring to in my previous post back in 2010 is now dead. He had a heart attack, and I'm still bike commuting.

I didn't mean to break my non-posting stretch, but damn... that's heavy. Your words look almost prophetic by now. Sorry to hear that about anyone, but I can guess that lifestyle did not help him avoid it. Better run over then dead on a couch... at least that's my thinking. Anyway, RIP for the guy .

03-28-13 | 03:01 PM

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People used to try to scare me into buying a car - safety - that's changed though as the weather's gotten nicer. As I get on my bike, they often say "what a great idea."

Last edited by joshuatrio; 03-28-13 at 03:37 PM. Reason: new thread

03-29-13 | 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ItsJustMe

There's always someone who has to make sure everyone else shares their fear and that nobody is having any more fun or a better life than they are.

roger that.

had it happen in a restaurant. waitress was much older than i and nigh on to had a seizure when she saw my helmet.
'you're riding a motorcycle? you should never ride a m/c, they're dangerous, unsafe...' she went on and on. total bummer. every time she went by the table she'd start in.

i finally told her i was riding a bicycle, not a motorbike.

she paused, then started in- 'you should never ride a bicycle, etc'.
there is really nothing you can say that will change them.

next time i was in, she wasn't. i casually asked another waitress about her and was told she was no longer working there.

03-29-13 | 01:41 PM

#112

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Originally Posted by pharasz

Tell your co-worker about my wife. She rides with me 18.5 miles into work, gives me a kiss in the parking garage, then rides 18.5 miles back home - alone - in rush hour traffic. She started doing this when we were dating, which is one of the many reasons she is now my wife. And if she gets a flat, she knows how to fix it by herself. And no matter how much I lecture her, she doesn't carry her cell phone.

I love the look on my co-workers face when they ask me who the chick was they saw arriving with me at the parking garage, and I tell them that is my wife. This conversation has occurred several times:
"Oh, so... does she work around here?"
"No, she rides back home."
"All the way back to St Pete?"
"Yeah"
And then their brow crinkles up and their eyes go vacant as they are mentally trying to grasp the enormity of it. They finally give up, shake their head, and walk away.

does she have a like-minded sister?