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Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-06, 03:33 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,196
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

78 in a 50 zone. Of course it was down hill. And...

78 in a 50 zone. Of course it was down hill. And yeah it was in Kms not feet per second.
Forum: Commuting
04-20-06, 02:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,039
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Unless you are wearing a kilt, commando is just...

Unless you are wearing a kilt, commando is just wrong if you are, um, creating any kind of moisture. You'll get more bacteria growing on your shorts than in the deli counter at Price Choppers.

If...
Forum: Touring
01-04-06, 12:02 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 874
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

+ 1 Why the rush? If you have committed to...

+ 1

Why the rush? If you have committed to the trip, take time to smell (in SK) the prairie lillies. Sounds like a fun trip. I envy your initiative. But if you are too beat to enjoy the trip,...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-22-05, 01:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,119
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Ventos? is that like Mentos?

Ventos? is that like Mentos?
Forum: Road Cycling
12-22-05, 01:17 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,119
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Hooray for you. I guess I can just stop thinking...

Hooray for you. I guess I can just stop thinking for myself now.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-22-05, 10:18 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,119
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Looks like a kid's BMX bike with drops... ...

Looks like a kid's BMX bike with drops...

Isn't Parlee the term they use in Pirates of the Carribbean to talk to the Capt'n?

Arg!
Forum: Road Cycling
11-25-05, 01:06 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,825
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I did. You can quote me on it.

I did. You can quote me on it.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-24-05, 03:15 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,825
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I try to avoid the theatre. Too much drama.

I try to avoid the theatre. Too much drama.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-24-05, 02:26 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,825
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I especially like doing it at a light beside a...

I especially like doing it at a light beside a convertible. Half the time, the driver/passenger is impressed, the other half, they think something is wrong with their car...Nothing says "look at me"...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-24-05, 02:10 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,825
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I just find clipless makes the bike feel like it...

I just find clipless makes the bike feel like it is part of my body. I never have to think about my feet. It is as if my legs ar integral pistons. They only time I ever think about my feet is coming...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-24-05, 01:41 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,825
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Yeah sorry. I am so used to clipless now...

Yeah sorry.

I am so used to clipless now that, when I borrow a friend's mountain bike I just don't feel comfortable...as if my feet will fall off.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-24-05, 01:38 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,825
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

We don't put 'em on our coins for nuttin!

We don't put 'em on our coins for nuttin!
Forum: Road Cycling
11-24-05, 01:34 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,825
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I see they're going clipless younger and younger...

I see they're going clipless younger and younger these days. In my day, we couldn't go clipless, we didn't even have pedals we had to wedge our clogs onto the crank arms. And they had Cotter pins!
...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-24-05, 01:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 759
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I feel your pain. Dad! I've not ridden...

I feel your pain. Dad!

I've not ridden since mid October.

I've chickened out because of the, well the Wind and Snow and cold...I've put my Pinny on rollers and I've also started running and...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-22-05, 07:37 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,386
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

The old Silca pumps with the brass Campy valves...

The old Silca pumps with the brass Campy valves were great for fending off dogs! Too bad the pump itself was plastic.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-22-05, 06:07 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,386
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

+1! Also, if you are riding a "winter bike"...

+1!

Also, if you are riding a "winter bike" whose tires take/need less psi than your other bike, it sometimes makes sense to have a dedicated frame pump that only goes up to, say 65 psi, so you...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-05, 02:50 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,104
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Keep at it! I used to not be able to bend enough...

Keep at it! I used to not be able to bend enough to reach my aero bars. It'll come...and go, as it were.

Don't try to pedal hard or fast or even too easy, just try to go steady.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-05, 12:26 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,104
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

You are almost there, you just can't stop...

You are almost there, you just can't stop peddling. On the road, unless you are going down a killer hill, you shouldn't really stop peddling either. Rollers recreate (almost) real road feel (if the...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-13-05, 08:58 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,104
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Don't use a hand to hold the wall or doorframe....

Don't use a hand to hold the wall or doorframe. Use your elbows. Once you start moving, you'll find your balance return! Just don't try to steer or turn your head to see who's coming down the...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-12-05, 11:39 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 279
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

When I first got mine at the lbs on a trainer, I...

When I first got mine at the lbs on a trainer, I put them on loosely pedalled a bit, till they "found their place" then the old Italian lbs owner helped me unclip and he tightened while I was still...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-12-05, 11:27 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,104
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

That's where the hallway or doorway work....Use...

That's where the hallway or doorway work....Use your elbows, even for assurance. You just have to have a relaxed grip, focus on your centre of gravity (just below your belly button) and try not to...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-09-05, 12:43 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,095
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Using the inhaler that you've hope to not have to...

Using the inhaler that you've hope to not have to use and discovering that a little bit of lint must have gotten into it and that you've just inhaled that little bit of lint.

Seconds later....
...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-09-05, 12:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 735
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Luckily mine curls up and out of the way. But...

Luckily mine curls up and out of the way. But under the helmet, unless I'm wearing a cap (which won't stay on and isn't too cool) or a sweatband, the hair manages to get loose and make funny drip...
11-07-05, 01:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 391
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Sorry I missed the beginning of this, I had my...

Sorry I missed the beginning of this, I had my coffee coming out of my nose!

Even if you included some of the more interesting topographical challenges offered by the highlands and islands, a ben...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-05, 11:36 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,310
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

You know I read in some respectable supermarket...

You know I read in some respectable supermarket magazine that the LA had bad gas that day, and "the look" was only him looking back to Ullrich to see if he noticed that one slipped by...Of course...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-05, 11:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,310
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Thank goodness it wasn't Getty Lee, that man can...

Thank goodness it wasn't Getty Lee, that man can stop a truck with his face and drop a grizzly!

"and the men who hold high places. must be the ones to start!" Peart wrote that didn't he? Great...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-05-05, 11:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 949
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

We had snow yesterday...And wind of course. Soon...

We had snow yesterday...And wind of course. Soon it will be -40 degrees.

I've started running. I may hit the pool. Oh my gawd I might be turning into a tri-sexual!!!!
11-04-05, 03:32 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,018
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Now you've done it Koffee's going to find my...

Now you've done it Koffee's going to find my secret stash of tubeless pix!
Forum: Road Cycling
11-04-05, 02:26 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 6,971
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

lol...What does Homer Simpson have to do with...

lol...What does Homer Simpson have to do with this???

We even have a Kirke seducing hapless mariners and more Polyphemus's than you can shake a sharpened pole at.

Literature doesn't die, it...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-04-05, 12:49 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 6,971
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I didn't know navel was spelled with a K? ...

I didn't know navel was spelled with a K?

The problem with killing Grendel is that you still have to contend with Grendel's mother....!

Good work hipcycler. I hope you find your Gilgamesh. And...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-03-05, 01:22 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,254
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

"On your left" doesn't work for new riders,...

"On your left" doesn't work for new riders, walkers, joggers, rollerbladers or dogs. They have to think what that means before they react. It is not a term they are used to hearing.

I've found a...
11-02-05, 11:16 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 10,228
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Wait a minute...Did I read that ostrich and bison...

Wait a minute...Did I read that ostrich and bison are mediterannean fare? I've heard of buffalo wings so I guess they flew there from here, but I thought ostrich were flightless.

Of course I'm...
11-01-05, 06:36 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 10,228
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

It's a little gamey, not my favorite really, but...

It's a little gamey, not my favorite really, but if you have lactose issues, Goat is the way to go.
10-31-05, 04:27 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 10,228
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Ever try goat? Once you've had goat, you...

Ever try goat? Once you've had goat, you never....I mean....Actually I like So Nice and So Good - both like Silk, but, better tasting, IMO.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-05, 04:05 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,709
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

touché!

touché!
10-31-05, 12:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 572
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Being a parent can suck. That experience makes it...

Being a parent can suck. That experience makes it all worth it. Today you are the luckiest man on earth. Remember this when you can hear the sucking again!

Thanks for sharing this.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-05, 12:37 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,709
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Ovoleg, you indeed did a "nice" thing. And in the...

Ovoleg, you indeed did a "nice" thing. And in the greater karmic world you may be rewarded.

Here in the outskirts of reality, I've paused for ducks families, geese, foxes, and even a Doe and Fawn...
10-31-05, 09:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 555
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Yeah, I got a pair of Look MTBs (I think that is...

Yeah, I got a pair of Look MTBs (I think that is what they're called) about 15 years ago. I got some look shoes with them, that have a recessed (sp?) cleat that is a weird Y shape...The problem is...
10-31-05, 09:02 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 10,228
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

All the processed stuff "suger free", "low fat",...

All the processed stuff "suger free", "low fat", diet - even low salt or sodium reduced is suspect. If you follow the clean living edict, anything that you can't make in your own kitchen - with...
10-31-05, 08:46 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,018
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Not all bib shorts are created equal. Can this be...

Not all bib shorts are created equal. Can this be considered a case of simplex exploitation?
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-05, 08:40 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,243
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

163 km. Down from a summer high of ~800 km. But...

163 km. Down from a summer high of ~800 km. But now running every other day for at least 30 minutes....I've even bought swimming goggles. Oh, help me god, I might be turning into a tri-sexual.
10-26-05, 03:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 53,353
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Thanks. I prefer the glow in the dark, to...

Thanks.

I prefer the glow in the dark, to the ribbed variety....More useful in dark caves... :D

Thanks for the info. I think I'll go have a lard sandwich.
Forum: Touring
10-26-05, 03:03 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 6,142
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Mee too. Especially when there really were a...

Mee too. Especially when there really were a number of bulls and cows in line.
Forum: Touring
10-26-05, 01:58 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 6,142
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

D'ya mean like, in the mall? or at an...

D'ya mean like, in the mall? or at an intersection?
10-26-05, 01:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 53,353
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

I know squat about tubing, but when I was buying...

I know squat about tubing, but when I was buying my now vintage Pinny, I was told that Columbus SLX was "fat guy" tubing.

As it has turned out this bike/tubing has given me the best, most...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-24-05, 04:36 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,498
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Turkish coffeee.....drooool. Now that is a real...

Turkish coffeee.....drooool. Now that is a real ottoman delight! It's not just for breakfast anymore!
Forum: Road Cycling
10-24-05, 02:39 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,937
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

That's why experience with a frame pump beats a...

That's why experience with a frame pump beats a CO2 cartridge everytime! ;)
10-23-05, 11:12 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 28,276
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Great Idea, I just noticed this thread. Sign me...

Great Idea, I just noticed this thread. Sign me up for 100 miles in Saskatchewan...

But I won't hold my breath.

You haven't really ever seen a population saturation map of Canada have you?
10-23-05, 11:00 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,570
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

+1 what has been said here, but here is some...

+1 what has been said here, but here is some other angles. I've always wanted to tandem but couldn't because:
Couldn't afford one that was close to the same standards as my road bike;
Didn't have...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-23-05, 10:55 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 5,281
Posted By Wind 'N Snow

Never used one since my bike had a banana seat. I...

Never used one since my bike had a banana seat. I don't knock toursists or tandems who have a heavy load and potentially are not as agile as a vanilla road bike. Mind you I never ride in the city,...
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