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Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-25-10, 09:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 659
Posted By vixen2yall

quick google search came up w/ this:...

quick google search came up w/ this: http://wristheartratemonitor.com/

article states it's great for runners and walkers but not so great for cyclist as you have to use your hands to physically...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
03-12-10, 04:17 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,067
Posted By vixen2yall

I've been doing some of the exercises n things...

I've been doing some of the exercises n things seem to be feeling better w/ stretching. So thanks for the advise.

cheers
kat
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-05-10, 10:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,960
Posted By vixen2yall

i usually take my wheels into my LBS and see what...

i usually take my wheels into my LBS and see what they offer for the event. i have 16" wheels on my greenspeed, so i understand the limiting factor your going through. just taking them in to the LBS...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
03-05-10, 05:04 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,067
Posted By vixen2yall

as your asking for history here, i'll pm you. i'd...

as your asking for history here, i'll pm you. i'd prefer to not to have my info archived.

cheers
kat
Forum: Commuting
03-03-10, 04:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,546
Posted By vixen2yall

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Heavy-Duty-2-Leg-Kickstand-T...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Heavy-Duty-2-Leg-Kickstand-Two-Double-Legged_W0QQitemZ290401896692QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item439d4d48f4

this is what i use on my commuter but i haul a...
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-03-10, 05:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 768
Posted By vixen2yall

Ohhhhhhhh, I hadn't thought of that! Great idea...

Ohhhhhhhh, I hadn't thought of that! Great idea though!

cheers
kat
Forum: Training & Nutrition
03-03-10, 05:17 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,067
Posted By vixen2yall

Biomechanically out of whack hu? I'm not quite...

Biomechanically out of whack hu? I'm not quite sure I know what that means. I sit wrong? Looking on wiki gave too much info, but I assume your leaning towards what other things I'm doing?...

You...
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-02-10, 02:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 768
Posted By vixen2yall

it'll work just fine. i've got a similar setup of...

it'll work just fine. i've got a similar setup of 2 pannier sets using a system very close to bontrager's and all four bags interchange just fine between 5 bikes. only thing you'll run into a...
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-02-10, 02:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 971
Posted By vixen2yall

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?...

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_ProductID=0&f_WebLinkID=3120&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c003154c003119c003120

i have altura panniers so i always keep an eye out for spare parts for...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
03-02-10, 10:08 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,067
Posted By vixen2yall

NBS 4life, I have a question for you. I've...

NBS 4life,

I have a question for you. I've been riding for years, off and on. I've recently gotten back on the bike, gotten rid of the car, and dropped about 7 pants sizes in... oh I don't know 15...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-06, 09:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 716
Posted By vixen2yall

got it fixed! woop. thanks folks for the...

got it fixed! woop. thanks folks for the suggestions and the parktool link.

cheers
vix
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-21-06, 01:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 716
Posted By vixen2yall

thanks folks, apparently i have linear pull...

thanks folks,

apparently i have linear pull breaks. i also finally have a day off to fix this. thanks all for your advice. the wheel is centered in the forks. i've checked and rechecked the wheel...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-20-06, 12:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 716
Posted By vixen2yall

front break is dragging

howdy folks,

newish bike. haven't had it taken in for it's 30 day adjustments. thought i'd post here first.

like the title says, my front break is dragging against the rim of the wheel. i've...
Forum: Touring
10-27-05, 04:14 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,847
Posted By vixen2yall

Ah, but i bet none of your joints hurt for a...

Ah, but i bet none of your joints hurt for a week. i'm not old enough to have arthritis but i do have it. when it's the absolute worse and i can't handle it anymore i'll rub the joint w/ a nettle...
Forum: Commuting
10-26-05, 07:40 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,790
Posted By vixen2yall

nope! i picked up some glow bike (or glo bike)...

nope! i picked up some glow bike (or glo bike) lights off nashbar last winter and put them along the fenders of my bike. gives off a nice radio tuner blue and runs off 2 AA's. although they could...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-26-05, 04:02 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,696
Posted By vixen2yall

good one, just tell dad you'll have emergency...

good one, just tell dad you'll have emergency money put a side for "just in case you need me", and put a 50 under your matress and forget it's there.

if something ever did happen, the one...
Forum: Touring
09-17-04, 11:57 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,514
Posted By vixen2yall

MOO-DEER!!!! i love moo-deer. (cows) i carry...

MOO-DEER!!!! i love moo-deer. (cows) i carry sugar cubes for any nay-deer (horses) i come in contact with, but they don't make salt cubes for moo-deer. but usually moo-deer like a bit of chewing...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-17-04, 11:16 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,342
Posted By vixen2yall

worked as a cocktail waitress for quite some time...

worked as a cocktail waitress for quite some time in my earlier youth. used to get these real jurks that would roll quarters across the floor to see if any of us "dumb blonds" would chase them so...
Forum: Recreational & Family
09-15-04, 10:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,589
Posted By vixen2yall

awhile back i was looking at a helmet w/ a built...

awhile back i was looking at a helmet w/ a built in mirror just like the rear view in a car... not sure where i saw it though. google it and i'm sure it would come up though. might be worth looking...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-04, 10:26 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,794
Posted By vixen2yall

driers bring out the odors in synthetic clothing...

driers bring out the odors in synthetic clothing and if there is any heat used it can shred, melt, ruin, and do other terrible things you don't want to have happen to your nice cycling clothings'.
...
Forum: Recumbent
07-06-04, 05:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,980
Posted By vixen2yall

thanks, nothing remotely close to me but thanks...

thanks, nothing remotely close to me but thanks just the same.

cheers
kat
Forum: Recumbent
06-07-04, 10:18 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,980
Posted By vixen2yall

currently in lost wages... i mean las vegas. and...

currently in lost wages... i mean las vegas. and thanks

my fears are no better off today than they were 2 months ago... even more so than they were before. coming home from work yesterday saw a...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-26-04, 02:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 701
Posted By vixen2yall

that's why here at home we call that merchandise,...

that's why here at home we call that merchandise, not food.

cheers
kat
Forum: Road Cycling
04-19-04, 01:53 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,680
Posted By vixen2yall

airzound, sound like a semi truck passing em......

airzound, sound like a semi truck passing em... although don't use it in the house, you end up having to extract the cat from the celling.

cheers
kat
Forum: Recumbent
04-14-04, 11:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,980
Posted By vixen2yall

thank you so much for all the responces. i still...

thank you so much for all the responces. i still feel like weenie moble but i don't rightly care what others think.

recumbent guy- all the roads here look and feel like freeways. if i can get the...
Forum: Recumbent
04-13-04, 04:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,980
Posted By vixen2yall

Question, fear factor and riding.

ok, so i'm very new to recumbent riding. i'm on a trike w/ only 4 inches of road clearence between my tail and the road. (greenspeed GTC) i'm on a trike because i've already been hit by a driver from...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-13-04, 04:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,376
Posted By vixen2yall

that and *******, but that's a personal wish. ...

that and *******, but that's a personal wish.

cheers
kat
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-13-04, 03:37 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,376
Posted By vixen2yall

two words, "firing squad!" kat

two words, "firing squad!"

kat
Forum: Commuting
04-13-04, 02:56 PM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,384,158
Posted By vixen2yall

here's my baby, but these are older pictures as...

here's my baby, but these are older pictures as i've changed the lighting on her and added some "tape" lights on the fenders. i need to finish setting the lights up and reposty the new pictures when...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-10-04, 12:54 PM
Replies: 1,865
Views: 587,710
Posted By vixen2yall

scuse the lateness of this post but i've been in...

scuse the lateness of this post but i've been in the moving process. vegas is much warmer than seattle BTW.

got my little (can i actually call sheila little at almost 35 pounds?) gtc back...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-02-04, 06:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,922
Posted By vixen2yall

don't know bout all that, but the spelling of my...

don't know bout all that, but the spelling of my first name kinda got messed up from the liquer iv's they used to give birthing mothers. grandma spelled my mothers name wrong and i get the same...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-02-04, 06:01 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,922
Posted By vixen2yall

beercicles blow the bottles up in the freezer and...

beercicles blow the bottles up in the freezer and then you have glass in them... not fun!
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-02-04, 01:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,199
Posted By vixen2yall

be careful on that road on the weekends. the...

be careful on that road on the weekends. the local kids love taking their cars down it as fast as they can and they aren't the safest drivers. i've known a few people who took their car off the side...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-02-04, 12:25 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,922
Posted By vixen2yall

i can't bike and have beer. i end up having to...

i can't bike and have beer. i end up having to stop every ten min and there isn't always a bathroom avail. not to mention i'm totally intox'd after one...and that's if i make it through the one. i...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-01-04, 02:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 625
Posted By vixen2yall

i had to wait 8 weeks on my order but then again...

i had to wait 8 weeks on my order but then again it was a special build. i hate to see how long it will take me to get parts for my new baby as everything on her is non-standard. (it's a trike w/...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-23-04, 11:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,116
Posted By vixen2yall

i use both just to be on the safe side, but then...

i use both just to be on the safe side, but then again i'll carry all that weight of the locks and then not leave the bike unattended. even w/ the locks i loth to leave my baby sitting out in the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-04, 10:53 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,952
Posted By vixen2yall

when i was a kid i almost fishtailed it into a...

when i was a kid i almost fishtailed it into a black bear. he stood up and looked at me like wondering if he should be offended or not so i just talked to him and appologised for disturbing him. he...
Forum: Recumbent
03-19-04, 04:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,932
Posted By vixen2yall

they sell em at my LBS. you could try there or...

they sell em at my LBS. you could try there or your LBS. you could also try your local hardware store, (LHS? *giggles*) like home depo or such. think they sell such items for work crews.

cheers...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-19-04, 01:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 660
Posted By vixen2yall

probably because the guy who shipped it in the...

probably because the guy who shipped it in the first place is a moron who didn't pack the bike correctly in the first place. it looked to me as if he had just thrown the bike into a half box and...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-19-04, 01:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 677
Posted By vixen2yall

i know i know i know, i just haven't broke down...

i know i know i know, i just haven't broke down and bought a pair yet... or two...

cheers
kat
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-04, 05:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 677
Posted By vixen2yall

i really need to get me a set of those. i been...

i really need to get me a set of those. i been looking at them for months...
Forum: Recumbent
03-18-04, 05:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,064
Posted By vixen2yall

that's true but when your tail end is only 4...

that's true but when your tail end is only 4 inches off the ground.... em... COLD COLD COLD!!!

*giggles*
kat
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-18-04, 05:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 660
Posted By vixen2yall

OHHHH mom's going to be p*ss*d!

shipping guys just got here w/ mom's new bike... it showed up in pieces, like i mean it got ran over type pieces. little hub motor was in two pieces, front wheel was trashed, battery casing was...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-17-04, 12:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,090
Posted By vixen2yall

http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v5/psyche-5-03-mack...

http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v5/psyche-5-03-mack.html

doesn't matter what your wearing assume no one sees you even if they are looking right at you! otherwise you'll end up dead. fact is they...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-17-04, 11:58 AM
Replies: 1,865
Views: 587,710
Posted By vixen2yall

YAAAAAAAAA he finally posted a picture. he...

YAAAAAAAAA he finally posted a picture. he finally posted a picture... *does the snoopy dance...*

i'm teasing ya rain. sorry i've been waiting to see your set up for a while. looks very nice i...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-17-04, 11:33 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,131
Posted By vixen2yall

actually i like just spooking the cat w/ it. (i'm...

actually i like just spooking the cat w/ it. (i'm joking!) when your outside in traffic i don't think it's so incredably loud.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-15-04, 01:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,131
Posted By vixen2yall

airzound... not as good but works. either that or...

airzound... not as good but works. either that or i've used a boat air horn. deffinetly wakes people up.

cheers
kat
Forum: Commuting
03-15-04, 01:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 690
Posted By vixen2yall

i suggest blackbottoms. i have two pare of them...

i suggest blackbottoms. i have two pare of them and they are just great at keeping you warm. road most of an english winter in them and had no problems.

hope this helps
kat
Forum: Commuting
03-15-04, 01:07 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,388
Posted By vixen2yall

it's a country road w/ very little traffic. it...

it's a country road w/ very little traffic. it will usually add a mile or two between road connections but because there is very little traffic and such a beautiful countryside that you don't notice....
Forum: Commuting
03-14-04, 10:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,137
Posted By vixen2yall

>>>Just curious how other bicycle commuters are...

>>>Just curious how other bicycle commuters are viewed by their coworkers, family and other daily acquaintances.

>>>Who accepts you?

em... well... who knows... i sure don't... i mean i don't...
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