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Post by erinslion on Feb 22, 2011 17:42:12 GMT -5
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Post by joedog on Feb 22, 2011 18:37:37 GMT -5
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Post by daworm on Feb 22, 2011 19:58:19 GMT -5
I'm looking for a new bike, but I will not be getting any ass cream...
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Post by Warkitty on Feb 22, 2011 20:20:35 GMT -5
ROFL! All true!
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Post by Justin Thyme on Feb 22, 2011 22:08:11 GMT -5
I'm looking for a new bike, but I will not be getting any ass cream... Worm, get the ass cream. No one needs to know you use it and it sure beats the chaffing. You might even want to try the European style with tingly menthol. |
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Post by daworm on Feb 25, 2011 19:27:48 GMT -5
Nope, I'll build callouses. No ass cream.
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Post by Warkitty on Feb 25, 2011 19:39:32 GMT -5
I don't use the creams either. Some use 'em to avoid saddle sores to good effect though.
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Post by daworm on Feb 26, 2011 14:34:13 GMT -5
Know anyone in the area that sells Singular or Surly frames or complete bikes? I've decided that the type of bike I need is more along the lines of what is called a touring bike. Stiffer frame (steel, usually), larger tires (large enough to ride on gravel or dirt for short distances), made for comfort more than speed, but still geared for road use, and can easily add fenders and racks (I've used my mountain bike to haul fishing gear on camping trips, adding the rack to the back of my mountain bike might be ugly, but it is useful). Only issue is price. Here's a couple I've looked at: www.singularcycles.com/peregrine.htmlsurlybikes.com/bikes/long_haul_trucker_complete/There are a few Trek and Cannondale models that come close as well, but something like this looks more what I need, rather than what I might settle for. Any suggestions welcome. |
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Post by Warkitty on Feb 26, 2011 17:07:52 GMT -5
I don't, but I'll try to remember to ask one of the shop boys next chance I get.
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Post by professorx on Feb 26, 2011 19:43:44 GMT -5
I'm looking for a new bike, but I will not be getting any ass cream... Worm, get the ass cream. No one needs to know you use it and it sure beats the chaffing. You might even want to try the European style with tingly menthol. Ass cream or not, you are going to pulverise your taint. See the Cracked list. It is almost impossible to avoid. Finding a seat that has all the weight on your "sit bones" is impossible. Keep in mind that most bikers are morbidly obsese (or they'd do actual exercise like running) and all that weight being supported by the taint is literally crushing. I guess it keeps them from reproducing. Bicyclists are the jet-skiers of the new millienium. They have to be seen. |
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Post by Justin Thyme on Feb 26, 2011 21:23:43 GMT -5
34 miles today and no numbness in the taint or any other adjacent body part. I'm in my mid 50s and have had all the children I want to have. And yes, I am morbidly obese. I don't run because my knees won't support my massive body weight anymore so I ride. And your damn straight I have to be seen. It's the only way to stay safe.  Worm, I did the 34 mile ride today on my 2000 model GT Arette. It's a hybrid that I've added fenders and a rack to. It has a good, strong and stiff CroMoly frame, the wheel base is long enough to accept panniers and it has a nice suspension seat. It's a very comfortable ride. My problem is that I'm out of shape.  The Surly Long Haul Trucker would be a great bike for what you want but you might want to look at the Fuji Touring also. I'm not familiar with the Singular. And I would love to find a vintage Trek 520. |
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Post by Warkitty on Feb 26, 2011 21:25:51 GMT -5
I didn't know I was morbidly obese. Thanks for telling me, Professor.
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Post by daworm on Feb 27, 2011 11:35:10 GMT -5
I see the Fuji is carried by East Ridge Cycles. Will have to run by there and have a look.
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Post by professorx on Mar 5, 2011 0:09:14 GMT -5
I didn't know I was morbidly obese. Thanks for telling me, Professor. I have no idea what your BMI is. But most cyclists are pretty heavy. Justin's bike a a hippy bike, so he doesn't count as a posuer. You have to have a racing bike or a fixed gear bike to be counted as a douche. (I have a racing bike, and I even hate myself for it). I did buy some bike gear today, so I am even more douche-ier. Maybe I will shave my legs, you know for wind resistance, but grow a beard and put on 20 pounds. Of course then I will have to self-righteously ignore all traffic rules (THEY ONLY APPLY TO CARS!). Will a latte fit in a water bottle holder? |
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Post by professorx on Mar 5, 2011 0:17:42 GMT -5
34 miles today and no numbness in the taint or any other adjacent body part. I'm in my mid 50s and have had all the children I want to have. And yes, I am morbidly obese. I don't run because my knees won't support my massive body weight anymore so I ride. And your damn straight I have to be seen. It's the only way to stay safe. The litespeed crowd around here would scoff at your practical bike. You need to spend more on your bike (if that's what you call it). Can you really call any bike that cost less than 3 grand a bike? Here's what you need to do to be a chattanooga biker: 1. Gain more weight. If you can see your toes, you have not gained enough. 2. Shave legs. 3. Grow goatee 4. Spend more money on your bike. 5. Pose more, ride less. 6. That bike is not even titanium, is it? 7. Did you find that bike in the basement of the Alamo? (Bike Douche Mode Off) |
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Post by Warkitty on Mar 5, 2011 7:17:07 GMT -5
Farmer? Is that you?
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Post by Justin Thyme on Mar 5, 2011 9:49:48 GMT -5
34 miles today and no numbness in the taint or any other adjacent body part. I'm in my mid 50s and have had all the children I want to have. And yes, I am morbidly obese. I don't run because my knees won't support my massive body weight anymore so I ride. And your damn straight I have to be seen. It's the only way to stay safe. The litespeed crowd around here would scoff at your practical bike. You need to spend more on your bike (if that's what you call it). Can you really call any bike that cost less than 3 grand a bike? Here's what you need to do to be a chattanooga biker: 1. Gain more weight. If you can see your toes, you have not gained enough. 2. Shave legs. 3. Grow goatee 4. Spend more money on your bike. 5. Pose more, ride less. 6. That bike is not even titanium, is it? 7. Did you find that bike in the basement of the Alamo? (Bike Douche Mode Off) 1. I'm 67lbs over what the insurance chart says is my ideal weight. I have been 100lbs over until I started riding. 2. I only shave my legs after I develop road rash. 3. I just shaved my goatee off a week and a half ago. (Stychen still hasn't noticed.) My new job requires beard nets in the manufacturing area and I got tired of wearing it. 4. Which bike? Along with the "hippie bike" I have a Specialized Allez, a Schwinn Varsity, a Raleigh Grand Prix and I'm probably picking up a Kabuki frame today. 5. Pose more? I'm the archetype. When you see people pose they are posing as me. 6. It's better than titanium, it's 41/30 chromoly tubing. For that style of bike there is no better frame material. The Raleigh Grand Prix is a fully lugged Raleigh Industrial 20/30 steel tubed frame. The titanium may be lighter but it is far too rigid to give the type of ride that steel gives. The Allez is very light aluminum. It is also a little stiffer than the steel which gives it a harsher ride but I have ridden it on a couple of metric centuries and the carbon fork on it makes it a very comfortable bike on those longer, sustained rides. The Varsity is a tank. It's an electro-forged gas pipe frame and heavy as can be but the ride on fairly level ground can't be beat and this bike will be around with the cockroaches once everything else on this earth has been destroyed. Titanium? Ptui! I'll lose a water bottle if I'm that worried about weight. 7. No, that bike is a 2000 GT Arrette. I bought it new along with a matching women's model in yellow for Stychen. It is now my commuter bike that I use when I ride to work. I added the rack, panniers and fenders. The Schwinn Varsity is a '73 that I bought from Joey DeBeer a couple of months after he bought it new. The Raleigh is a '74 model that I picked up for a song at a yard sale. Warkitty gave me the Allez for helping her move a few times. It is also a 2000 model. I've replaced the drive train and wheels on it. I have ridden with a number of riders from the Chattanooga Bike Club. I've met a few that were fat like me and some with even a little more belly than I'm carrying but most of them, especially the younger racers are very slim and very fit. I'm an old fart heading toward sixty and I have been impressed by the fitness level of the riders in the club that are older than me. It is humbling being dropped by an 80 year old man. I've also found myself having to wheel suck a woman ten years older than me in order to catch my breath and hang on for the last couple of miles of the ride. Oh, and bone up on your biking vocabulary some. I'm not a hippy, I'm what's called a retro-grouch.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2011 12:07:53 GMT -5
> retro-grouch.
Heh.
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Post by professorx on Mar 21, 2011 19:35:45 GMT -5
6. It's better than titanium, it's 41/30 chromoly tubing. For that style of bike there is no better frame material. The Raleigh Grand Prix is a fully lugged Raleigh Industrial 20/30 steel tubed frame. The titanium may be lighter but it is far too rigid to give the type of ride that steel gives. The Allez is very light aluminum. It is also a little stiffer than the steel which gives it a harsher ride but I have ridden it on a couple of metric centuries and the carbon fork on it makes it a very comfortable bike on those longer, sustained rides. The Varsity is a tank. It's an electro-forged gas pipe frame and heavy as can be but the ride on fairly level ground can't be beat and this bike will be around with the cockroaches once everything else on this earth has been destroyed. Titanium? Ptui! I'll lose a water bottle if I'm that worried about weight. Titanium is clearly the best choice of bike material until a more expensive metal is found suitable for bike frames. Its tragic that you do not have the proper pedals. I'd love a bike like that... if I were delivering papers. My Krystal biking jersey cost more. In all seriousness, I always liked the GT bikes. I think they are out of business now. I am NOT sure who the douche is that has the Krystal jersey, but given the chance he and I are going to have words. If I were to buy another road bike, it would be steel. I have an aluminum one now, and it is harsh on long rides. |
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Post by Warkitty on Mar 21, 2011 20:11:47 GMT -5
I'm rather fond of my aluminum framed Cannondale.
I've decided to work on gaining weight, since I have trouble with growing a goatee.
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Post by Justin Thyme on Mar 21, 2011 20:58:09 GMT -5
GT Bikes are still marketed. They are now owned by Dorel Industries. There are a lot of Krystal jerseys in Chattanooga. They sponsor a couple of racing teams. Make sure you get the right one.  I picked up that Kabuki frame this weekend. It's an 80s era steel frame with forged aluminum lugs. The wheelbase is long enough to add panniers to it without worrying about heel strike and it is fairly light for a steel frame. It also has the eyelets needed on the fork and rear dropouts for mounting racks and fenders. I'll stick a seven speed freewheel on it with Suntour GT front and rear derailleurs and a good three ring crank. I'm wanting something for riding BRAG, BRAT and BRANC. I'm hoping I can find a Brooks B17 seat on the cheap for it. WK, I'm still very fond of the Specialized. I just can't figure out a good way to mount a rack on it. |
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Post by daworm on Mar 23, 2011 18:34:56 GMT -5
After $1,000 of engine work on the truck this past weekend, looks like a new bike is not in my future. Guess I'll be scoping Craigslist for deals, if anything.
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Post by Justin Thyme on Mar 24, 2011 8:40:48 GMT -5
If you see anything you like on Atlanta's craigslist I'd be more than happy to help you with it. However, I've found that both Chattanooga and Atlanta seem to have ads for bikes by people who value bikes higher than people in the surrounding areas. I can often find bikes much cheaper in Athens than in Atlanta. |
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Post by Justin Thyme on Mar 29, 2011 13:21:00 GMT -5
Worm, if this is as listed it's probably what you are looking for in a tourer. It would also fit you. |
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Post by BlackFox on Mar 29, 2011 13:33:41 GMT -5
The litespeed crowd around here would scoff at your practical bike. Litespeed? What is this, 2003? I only ride Lynskeys. Custom of course. /next door neighbor is one of the Lynskeys. |
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Post by daworm on Mar 30, 2011 18:02:36 GMT -5
Gone already, I guess.
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