Time to join
02-14-09 | 11:53 PM
#26
His Brain is Gone!
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,979
Likes: 1
From: Paoli, Wisconsin
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
$500 each to everyone!!
Welcome!
Welcome!
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"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
02-15-09 | 10:41 AM
#27
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 0
From: Brighton, UK
Bikes: Rocky Mountain Solo, Specialised Sirrus Triple (quick road tourer), Santana Arriva Tandem
So, pm me your account details and pin numbers, and I'll ensure that you can post here without any further problem. Oh, and the rest of you, your dues are beginning to look a bit delinquent, so to avoid embarrassment I'd advise early settlement before late payment charges accrue.
Welcome, professor your Bobship
02-17-09 | 11:40 AM
#28
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
From: Outside Boston
Bikes: Nishiki Sport, GT Talera, Bianchi Imola
Welcome Professor - as I just joined this elite group last month, yours is the first welcome I have had the opportunity to extend. Also, I like knowing I am no longer the "kid" in the group.
Welcome to your fifties - it is an interesting transition (at least, it has been for me).
As to the pie - make mine pecan!
Welcome to your fifties - it is an interesting transition (at least, it has been for me).
As to the pie - make mine pecan!
02-17-09 | 02:33 PM
#29
Council of the Elders
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,759
Likes: 3
From: Omaha, NE
Bikes: 1990 Schwinn Crosscut, 5 Lemonds
If you wait until you're 60, I believe there is "presumptive joining" isn't there? That is the route I have taken, anyway. And that way you don't have to wear the beanie cap and sing your HS fight song! 
02-18-09 | 09:18 AM
#31
Council of the Elders
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,759
Likes: 3
From: Omaha, NE
Bikes: 1990 Schwinn Crosscut, 5 Lemonds
And I'm very sorry to hear that sad story... my condolences.
02-18-09 | 09:27 AM
#32
Welcome. Actually Bob, when you come into this group the tradition is that each of us sends YOU money. So be sure to post your banking information so we can make a direct deposit. Don't forget your PIN number. At least that's the way it worked for me. And thanks again you all for your wonderful generosity.
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It's all downhill from here. Except the parts that are uphill.
It's all downhill from here. Except the parts that are uphill.
02-20-09 | 04:40 AM
#33
Third World Layabout
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 3,136
Likes: 34
From: Costa Rica
Bikes: Cannondale F900 and Tandem
I told my wife that I wanted a motorcycle for my 50th. It really got her worried when after she asked me if I could ride one I said I did once in high school and crashed it. When I backed down and said that I'd settle for a really nice bicycle for the first time in my life, she thought that was a pretty good compromise. So my nephew, who works in a shop got me an '08 Cannondale System 6 with mostly Ultegra stuff on it. It's impossible for me to describe how wonderful of a bike it is.
02-21-09 | 03:35 PM
#34
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 690
Likes: 5
It's all in the art of negotiation. If you want 10 ask for 100, settle for 25. The motorcycle I was looking at was $14K. I was thinking $1500 for a bike, my wife came up with $3K. I could have gone all the way but settled for something in between and now both of us are very happy!
02-21-09 | 05:15 PM
#35
rebmeM roineS
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,230
Likes: 363
From: Metro Indy, IN
Bikes: Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
Welcome. Actually Bob, when you come into this group the tradition is that each of us sends YOU money. So be sure to post your banking information so we can make a direct deposit. Don't forget your PIN number. At least that's the way it worked for me. And thanks again you all for your wonderful generosity.
