no bikes with drops in the rack ...
11-28-12 | 08:41 AM
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11-28-12 | 08:42 AM
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I ride a roadbike to work. 10+ miles each way. I really don't care what type of bikes other people use, as long as I see someone on a bike with a smile on their face (or a grimace depending on how hard they are working), I'm happy with that. Perhaps the user in the OP is trying to talk themselves out of buying a roadbike? I have a roadbike, and a hybrid. Hybrid sees maybe 50 miles a year. Roadbike sees about 7,000 miles a year. I do not want to ride that hybrid 7,000 miles a year. To my grocery store that's half a mile away is fine though. It's not worth as much as my roadbike anyways, so I feel more comfortable with it being in the open in public (either locked or unlocked).
11-28-12 | 09:03 AM
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Then what's all this German Chocolate Cake talk about?
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11-28-12 | 10:11 AM
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11-28-12 | 10:22 AM
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11-28-12 | 12:51 PM
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Doncha mean a lot of Americans live too far from work, school and shopping to consider a bike a practical transportation mode, but a miniscule number do consider it practical, and of these, a considerable percentage consider road bike paraphernalia for their bike the best choice for commuting?
I think it would be really great for the economy if we went around the country city-by-city, razed each city and its surrounding suburbs and then rebuilt them properly.
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11-28-12 | 12:53 PM
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Actually, I think it's sort of happening on it's own, - though slowly. There's been a reverse migration from the outer rings suburbs back to more urban areas. Not sure if that will be an ongoing trend or just a blip.
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11-28-12 | 06:19 PM
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11-28-12 | 06:25 PM
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My observations from the bike racks at work:
In July it's close to 50/50 drop bars vs flat bars.
As it gets colder the drop bar numbers... drop.
This week with snow on the ground - zero drop bars.
In July it's close to 50/50 drop bars vs flat bars.
As it gets colder the drop bar numbers... drop.
This week with snow on the ground - zero drop bars.
11-28-12 | 07:01 PM
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Fake! I've had a real Sacher Torte...at Cafe Sacher...to be honest, the coffee's better than the cake, but not as good as Cafe Florian.
Here's the real thing:
Although...if you just have a slice at the cafe, every slice has the silly little medalion on it, versus just one medalion on a whole cake...
As for beer...nothing beats sitting outside in Partenkirchen and having a Weisswurst and ein Mass Helles. Usually Paulaner? ...but, Acid, you can keep the Trachten!
Here's the real thing:
Although...if you just have a slice at the cafe, every slice has the silly little medalion on it, versus just one medalion on a whole cake...
As for beer...nothing beats sitting outside in Partenkirchen and having a Weisswurst and ein Mass Helles. Usually Paulaner? ...but, Acid, you can keep the Trachten!
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11-28-12 | 10:47 PM
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11-28-12 | 11:55 PM
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...which is what I pictured.
A co-worker turned me onto this a couple of years ago when I was in Munich. At first I was thinking, "Why would you want to dilute your beer that way. Then I tried it, and I was very impressed. It took a while, but I finally convinced a local market to stock Stiegl Radler. I've got one in the fridge now waiting to be enjoyed.
A co-worker turned me onto this a couple of years ago when I was in Munich. At first I was thinking, "Why would you want to dilute your beer that way. Then I tried it, and I was very impressed. It took a while, but I finally convinced a local market to stock Stiegl Radler. I've got one in the fridge now waiting to be enjoyed.
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11-29-12 | 12:34 AM
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