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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-13-06, 04:44 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,391
Posted By Paul Graham

Um...of course it's stupid. We're talking about...

Um...of course it's stupid. We're talking about the Klan; they don't have any beliefs that aren't stupid.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-12-06, 11:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 34,944
Posted By Paul Graham

"Furry little psychopath". You mean there's...

"Furry little psychopath". You mean there's another way to pronounce it?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-12-06, 11:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,528
Posted By Paul Graham

Bike routes in California (and in most parts of...

Bike routes in California (and in most parts of the U.S., I believe) are pretty much the same thing that DataJunkie and wahoonc described in their states: they're the city or county's suggestions for...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
08-27-06, 03:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,084
Posted By Paul Graham

Depends on which body systems are the most "out...

Depends on which body systems are the most "out of shape". As you discovered yourself, riding with higher cadence/lower gear ratios demands more from the heart and lungs, while low cadence / high...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-06, 01:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 859
Posted By Paul Graham

Damn, I always hate to hear this kind of thing. ...

Damn, I always hate to hear this kind of thing. Condolences to Mr. Thompson's family and friends, and I trust that the local cycling community will make sure he's remembered, and find ways to change...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-22-06, 10:55 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,879
Posted By Paul Graham

<grins> Reminds me of a golden retriever that...

<grins>
Reminds me of a golden retriever that belongs to the owner of a bike shop not far from here. She sometimes brings the dog to work, where it "helps" around the shop.

First time I met this...
Forum: Commuting
09-12-05, 04:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,421
Posted By Paul Graham

Mirrors can be great -- although I always have a...

Mirrors can be great -- although I always have a hell of a hard time keeping them adjusted right -- but they're not a substitute for checking over your shoulder before a turn or late change. Turning...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-12-05, 02:22 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,761
Posted By Paul Graham

Sure they can, Mac. If there's a traffic light...

Sure they can, Mac. If there's a traffic light but no Walk/Don't Walk signal, then pedestrians cross on the green light, and vehicles turning left or right on the green are required to yield to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-09-05, 09:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 794
Posted By Paul Graham

Hey PWRD -- I wouldn't normally steer...

Hey PWRD --

I wouldn't normally steer someone toward a hybrid -- for that sort of reliable "all-purpose" ride, I like touring bikes -- but you're an experienced rider and you already know all the...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-08-05, 02:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 717
Posted By Paul Graham

I'm grinning like a lunatic reading this thread;...

I'm grinning like a lunatic reading this thread; my students probably think I've lost my mind. Next time I talk with someone who thinks that transportation cycling is a grim, grey business of...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-08-05, 02:09 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,698
Posted By Paul Graham

Hey Roody -- I know exactly what you mean; I'm...

Hey Roody --
I know exactly what you mean; I'm a walking high-entropy zone. Any time I set out to fix something -- especially if I'm trying a particular repair for the first time, but even for jobs...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-28-05, 05:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 470
Posted By Paul Graham

Hi Fish - Would you be seriously offending...

Hi Fish -

Would you be seriously offending anyone if you went ahead and drilled the holes anyway? Make sure you're drilling into a wooden beam behind the wall (or above the ceiling) and not into...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-28-05, 01:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 511
Posted By Paul Graham

You thought right. Glad you got it working now. ...

You thought right. Glad you got it working now.

If you notice the problem again, try changing the cable tension with the barrel adjustor before you mess with the set screws again...since the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-27-05, 09:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 511
Posted By Paul Graham

Hi Fretman - Sounds like your adjustments...

Hi Fretman -

Sounds like your adjustments came out all right -- if you're satisfied with the way the gears shift now, and the chain never falls off the front chainrings, then declare victory and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-26-05, 09:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 695
Posted By Paul Graham

Hi Janel - I'm glad you're making a serious...

Hi Janel -

I'm glad you're making a serious effort to deter bike theft on your campus, but mandatory registration is a bad idea. I see three main problems with that approach.

The first one,...
Forum: Commuting
08-25-05, 09:49 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,325
Posted By Paul Graham

Yeah, I always seem to ride sluggishly and tire...

Yeah, I always seem to ride sluggishly and tire quickly when I've just given blood...but only for about 24 hours. Or maybe I just convince myself that the effect exists, because it's a damned good...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-21-05, 01:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,021
Posted By Paul Graham

Naw. Different guy, same name. But I like that...

Naw. Different guy, same name. But I like that book a lot too, and anyone who writes good spam filters can't be a bad guy, so I don't mind mistakenly getting credit for his work now and then. ;-)...
Forum: Commuting
08-21-05, 01:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 681
Posted By Paul Graham

Yeah, but I'd still buy him a beer. Sounds like...

Yeah, but I'd still buy him a beer. Sounds like one of those rare people who's sufficiently self-aware that if a cyclist were to sit down with him and talk sense, he might change his mind about us....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-21-05, 01:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,021
Posted By Paul Graham

Varies with the state and country you're in, and...

Varies with the state and country you're in, and with the intelligence of the judge and jury...but you've described a crash which is so obviously the motorist's fault, that the court will usually...
Forum: Commuting
08-18-05, 12:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,032
Posted By Paul Graham

Hi kster - If you're coming north on...

Hi kster -

If you're coming north on Middlefield, I believe the simplest option is to just hang a right onto Lincoln till it ends at University, and take University straight out to the bridge. ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-02-05, 08:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Paul Graham

Ah, sorry for the exasperated response then. I...

Ah, sorry for the exasperated response then. I failed to detect the sarcasm. ;-)

- Paul
Forum: Living Car Free
08-02-05, 07:09 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,773
Posted By Paul Graham

Way to go Koffee -- Driving the kids...

Way to go Koffee --

Driving the kids somewhere, every now and then, just helps 'em get the point: you're not their crazy aunt who can't drive. You're their crazy aunt who drives perfectly well,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-02-05, 06:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Paul Graham

Oh, ferchrissake. She didn't "crash". ...

Oh, ferchrissake.

She didn't "crash". Someone crashed into her...and unless she had a quite unusual helmet design which impeded her hearing, I have a hard imagining how not wearing a helmet would...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-02-05, 06:23 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,933
Posted By Paul Graham

Ack. I hate that. And even when I swear I've...

Ack. I hate that.
And even when I swear I've done everything right, it still happens...with a probability in direct proportion to how badly it would suck to be further delayed at the moment.
...
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