[OT] My Bikey!

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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"wafflycat" waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk wrote in message
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Well, tourer when fully loaded up....

cycle computer
bar bag mount & bar bag
Minoura space grip with 2 x Cateye 5LED front lights on it
3LED front light mounted to front fork
cycle computer magnet mounted on fork
2 x bottle cages
pump mounted to bottle cage
rear pannier rack with red LED rear light fixed on it.
Red LED rear light attached to whatever is on pannier rack
On rear pannier rack can be assortment from...
Brooks traditional cotton duck saddlebag
Hard rack pack with lockable lid
Left pannier
Right pannier
Mudguards (fenders) front & back
Reflectives on mudguards, pedals, and the stuff that goes on the rear
rack,
& on wheel spokes

Cheers, helen s

LOL! How do you manage to pedal it???!!

Hugs,

CatNipped



You haven't seen my leg muscles ;-)

On a serious note - it's only *heavy* when it's fully loaded up for a tour
with panniers stuffed full... as in last summer when on cycling holiday in
France.

But I do go slower on my tourer than when on my race bike!

Cheers, helen s

On 2005-06-26, CatNipped penned:
The big disadvantage to riding
at night is that I have to keep my mouth tightly closed or I'll end
up swallowing a bug (how do you know when a motorcycle rider is
happy? count the number of bugs in his teeth!).

Those of us who like our faces the way they are use full-face helmets
with the visors down -- no bugs in the teeth when I ride my moto!

It's getting to the point where I get antsy the closer it gets to
the time I usually ride, I can't wait - I think I'm getting hooked
on endorphins! For the first 5 miles I feel sluggish and like I'm
making an effort, but the last 10 - 15 miles are just plain fun - I
have to make myself stop.

That's great to hear! Wonderful! I'm so glad you've found a fun
activity =)

Quick survey for those who ride bikes - how many attachments to you
have?

Hrm ... mine's a mountain bike, so it's a slightly different situation
.... but ...

- pump
- "scrotum" bag (this is what I call the little pouch that hangs under
my saddle ... take a look at one some time and you'll see why ...)
filled with tire levers, tubes, and a multitool
- remote lock-out for my fork, mounted to my handlebars
- A cheapo watch attached around my headset (my "computer")
- lots and lots of dirt caked onto the frame

That's actually it. I wear a Camelbak, so I don't need a waterbottle,
and my larger camelbak also has snacks, Purell wipes, a shock pump,
and god knows what else that I've stuffed in there. I'd love to get a
computer with an altimeter, though, preferably one that adds up the
vertical travelled.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:31:41 -0600, "Monique Y. Mudama"
wrote:

On 2005-06-26, CatNipped penned:
The big disadvantage to riding
at night is that I have to keep my mouth tightly closed or I'll end
up swallowing a bug (how do you know when a motorcycle rider is
happy? count the number of bugs in his teeth!).

Those of us who like our faces the way they are use full-face helmets
with the visors down -- no bugs in the teeth when I ride my moto!


Getting a thumb-sized beetle in the face at 60 mph would definitely
spoil your day (and probably wouldn't be much fun for the beetle,
either).

--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

On 2005-06-27, John F Eldredge penned:

Getting a thumb-sized beetle in the face at 60 mph would definitely
spoil your day (and probably wouldn't be much fun for the beetle,
either).

Yeah. My dad used to ride back in the day, and apparently had an
encounter with a bumblebee to the chest. He was wearing his jacket
half-zipped for the coolness factor. Got a horrible bruise.

He also got a bumblebee up the sleeve once. *shudder*

Me, I wear boots with ankle coverage, padded pants, padded jacket,
gloves, and a full-face helmet. No interest in testing the pavement
with my skin.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca