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My wife and I got new mountain bikes this weekend. :cool: :: his ::[^] :: her's ::[^] :jig: - Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
Very cool:cool:. I just wish it was warm enough to ride (wind chill of 20°F; brr...)
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My wife and I got new mountain bikes this weekend. :cool: :: his ::[^] :: her's ::[^] :jig: - Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
Looks great! Bought myself a Specialized Rockhopper a month ago. Love that bike! ----------------------- New and improved: kwakkelflap.com My first CP article: Pseudoregisters[^]
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My wife and I got new mountain bikes this weekend. :cool: :: his ::[^] :: her's ::[^] :jig: - Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
I would love to buy a new bike some day to replace that old one I got for my 13th (maybe 14th) birthday, that hasn't been out of the garage since we moved to Tivvy. My main concerns though are that I'd never get a chance to ride it properly like I did when I lived in the *real* countryside - I used to take off for entire afternoons with just my bike, a bottle of water and my puncture repair kit, and get literally lost in the miles and miles of identical - but beautiful - hedged country lanes. It was on my bike that I saw my first adder (the only really poisonous creature in England: a snake), foxes, badger set, badgers (different time), bats, geese, hedgehog, rabbits, pheasants, deer... I haven't seen any of these things alive since I've been living in a town. All I have now are paved (sidewalked?) streets and housing estates full of violent, loud-mouthed drugged up, bastard children and their more violent, more loud-mouthed, more drugged up bastard parents. Even if I did but a new bike sod's law dictates it would be stolen within days and used in a hit and run on an old lady outside the post office. Even if it wasn't there wouldn't be many places to ride it out of town - the nearest *real* countryside from my house is about fifteen miles away, and that means making your way through the Cowley Moor housing estate in broad daylight... and that means the Cowley Moor Kids™ will be out lining the pavements (sidewalks) shouting abuse and trying to mug you. Do they make cowcatchers for mountain bikes? I was thinking something along the lines of Queen Boudicca's war charriot - I could do the council a favour and prune the little sh*ts before they start claiming on welfare. Sorry about the little rant, but you've made me realise how much I really hate the fact stupid people can breed. Bring on an enforcable child licensing system I say - neuter all the brats at birth and make them demonstraight suitability as a parent before they can be 'restored'. And make it really expensive too to keep the poor people out - we just aren't ready for an equal society yet. Sarcastic? I wish, but this is the lounge so I'd better leave it there. And top it all off it's raining outside! It's flippin' raining and it's very nearly pitch black at half four in the afternoon! Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No work and all play makes David really stressed. :(( Nice bikes btw. :rose:
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I would love to buy a new bike some day to replace that old one I got for my 13th (maybe 14th) birthday, that hasn't been out of the garage since we moved to Tivvy. My main concerns though are that I'd never get a chance to ride it properly like I did when I lived in the *real* countryside - I used to take off for entire afternoons with just my bike, a bottle of water and my puncture repair kit, and get literally lost in the miles and miles of identical - but beautiful - hedged country lanes. It was on my bike that I saw my first adder (the only really poisonous creature in England: a snake), foxes, badger set, badgers (different time), bats, geese, hedgehog, rabbits, pheasants, deer... I haven't seen any of these things alive since I've been living in a town. All I have now are paved (sidewalked?) streets and housing estates full of violent, loud-mouthed drugged up, bastard children and their more violent, more loud-mouthed, more drugged up bastard parents. Even if I did but a new bike sod's law dictates it would be stolen within days and used in a hit and run on an old lady outside the post office. Even if it wasn't there wouldn't be many places to ride it out of town - the nearest *real* countryside from my house is about fifteen miles away, and that means making your way through the Cowley Moor housing estate in broad daylight... and that means the Cowley Moor Kids™ will be out lining the pavements (sidewalks) shouting abuse and trying to mug you. Do they make cowcatchers for mountain bikes? I was thinking something along the lines of Queen Boudicca's war charriot - I could do the council a favour and prune the little sh*ts before they start claiming on welfare. Sorry about the little rant, but you've made me realise how much I really hate the fact stupid people can breed. Bring on an enforcable child licensing system I say - neuter all the brats at birth and make them demonstraight suitability as a parent before they can be 'restored'. And make it really expensive too to keep the poor people out - we just aren't ready for an equal society yet. Sarcastic? I wish, but this is the lounge so I'd better leave it there. And top it all off it's raining outside! It's flippin' raining and it's very nearly pitch black at half four in the afternoon! Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No work and all play makes David really stressed. :(( Nice bikes btw. :rose:
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My wife and I got new mountain bikes this weekend. :cool: :: his ::[^] :: her's ::[^] :jig: - Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
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Giant bikes rock! And what's all this complaining about "it's raining", and "it's cold outside"? Those are mountain bikes people! Give me a muddy trail and air so cold that when you get some trail rash that the freeze makes it numb, any day.
Yeah, that's fine for you guys, but I'm a roadie. 20mph into a 15mph headwind at 32°F yields damn cold riding weather. I've got running gear for those conditions, but not riding, unfortunately :((.
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I would love to buy a new bike some day to replace that old one I got for my 13th (maybe 14th) birthday, that hasn't been out of the garage since we moved to Tivvy. My main concerns though are that I'd never get a chance to ride it properly like I did when I lived in the *real* countryside - I used to take off for entire afternoons with just my bike, a bottle of water and my puncture repair kit, and get literally lost in the miles and miles of identical - but beautiful - hedged country lanes. It was on my bike that I saw my first adder (the only really poisonous creature in England: a snake), foxes, badger set, badgers (different time), bats, geese, hedgehog, rabbits, pheasants, deer... I haven't seen any of these things alive since I've been living in a town. All I have now are paved (sidewalked?) streets and housing estates full of violent, loud-mouthed drugged up, bastard children and their more violent, more loud-mouthed, more drugged up bastard parents. Even if I did but a new bike sod's law dictates it would be stolen within days and used in a hit and run on an old lady outside the post office. Even if it wasn't there wouldn't be many places to ride it out of town - the nearest *real* countryside from my house is about fifteen miles away, and that means making your way through the Cowley Moor housing estate in broad daylight... and that means the Cowley Moor Kids™ will be out lining the pavements (sidewalks) shouting abuse and trying to mug you. Do they make cowcatchers for mountain bikes? I was thinking something along the lines of Queen Boudicca's war charriot - I could do the council a favour and prune the little sh*ts before they start claiming on welfare. Sorry about the little rant, but you've made me realise how much I really hate the fact stupid people can breed. Bring on an enforcable child licensing system I say - neuter all the brats at birth and make them demonstraight suitability as a parent before they can be 'restored'. And make it really expensive too to keep the poor people out - we just aren't ready for an equal society yet. Sarcastic? I wish, but this is the lounge so I'd better leave it there. And top it all off it's raining outside! It's flippin' raining and it's very nearly pitch black at half four in the afternoon! Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No work and all play makes David really stressed. :(( Nice bikes btw. :rose:
David Wulff wrote: Sorry about the little rant Um... :~ Good thing I didn't mention anything about my wife and I going camping[^] over the Christmas holiday. :rolleyes: David Wulff wrote: Nice bikes btw. thanx! :-D - Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
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Yeah, that's fine for you guys, but I'm a roadie. 20mph into a 15mph headwind at 32°F yields damn cold riding weather. I've got running gear for those conditions, but not riding, unfortunately :((.
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delete this;I too was a roadie. This is my first MTB. (yesterday was the first I ever rode in dirt and mud :wtf: ) Nothing like my 63MPH top downhill speed on my Lotus (pic of similar bike, not my own)[^], but fun nonetheless. I think I kinda liked trolling around in the dirt and rocks. Not all out speed, but certainly a challenge. - Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
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My wife and I got new mountain bikes this weekend. :cool: :: his ::[^] :: her's ::[^] :jig: - Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
And this one for when you get tired[^] Make sure you view the video... Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)
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Yeah, that's fine for you guys, but I'm a roadie. 20mph into a 15mph headwind at 32°F yields damn cold riding weather. I've got running gear for those conditions, but not riding, unfortunately :((.
Software Zen:
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And this one for when you get tired[^] Make sure you view the video... Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)