Biking
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In a message dated 1/27/03 12:00:48 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< I think that depends on who and what and where you are. I can take
off for a bike ride from my front door with no plans, just the
equipment of my bike, a powerbar in my pocket, and no driving and be
back home in 2 hours. I can't imagine *driving* to go for a bike
ride, that seems to defeat the purpose. >>
Same here.
We bike up the street just for fun with the kids and for training purposes dh
and I do anywhere from 10-25 mile bike rides.
The whole world is my back yard! I just hop on my bike and I can go
anywhere....
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
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[email protected] writes:
<< I think that depends on who and what and where you are. I can take
off for a bike ride from my front door with no plans, just the
equipment of my bike, a powerbar in my pocket, and no driving and be
back home in 2 hours. I can't imagine *driving* to go for a bike
ride, that seems to defeat the purpose. >>
Same here.
We bike up the street just for fun with the kids and for training purposes dh
and I do anywhere from 10-25 mile bike rides.
The whole world is my back yard! I just hop on my bike and I can go
anywhere....
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
"Unschooling support at pensacolaunschoolers.com
Shyrley
starsuncloud@... wrote:
At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to dragged out of bike shops....
DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bike for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-)
I can't undersatnd the poeple who drive the 3 miles to the Old Dominion Trail, unload their bikes and fancy gear. Those people sneer at me in my woolly hat and street clothes.
I can't wait until the kids are strong enough for a proper bike and some long distances. Then we can tour Europe.
Shyrley
> In a message dated 1/27/03 12:00:48 PM Central Standard Time,oooooooooo, more cyclists.
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << I think that depends on who and what and where you are. I can take
> off for a bike ride from my front door with no plans, just the
> equipment of my bike, a powerbar in my pocket, and no driving and be
> back home in 2 hours. I can't imagine *driving* to go for a bike
> ride, that seems to defeat the purpose. >>
>
> Same here.
> We bike up the street just for fun with the kids and for training purposes dh
> and I do anywhere from 10-25 mile bike rides.
> The whole world is my back yard! I just hop on my bike and I can go
> anywhere....
>
> Ren
At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to dragged out of bike shops....
DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bike for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-)
I can't undersatnd the poeple who drive the 3 miles to the Old Dominion Trail, unload their bikes and fancy gear. Those people sneer at me in my woolly hat and street clothes.
I can't wait until the kids are strong enough for a proper bike and some long distances. Then we can tour Europe.
Shyrley
[email protected]
In a message dated 1/27/03 1:57:23 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bike
for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road
bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-) >>
Well biking is my favorite part of the triathlon, and what I'm best at.
I can see continuing the bike part after I decide to move on from triathlon,
definitely!
I have a mountain bike for those trails up at the University and it also fits
the purpose your hybrid does for quick jaunts to the store or whatever.
My awesome bike is my Giant, I got the OCR2 with all Ultegra components!!
ooh yeah.
I can jam on that bike.
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
"Unschooling support at pensacolaunschoolers.com
[email protected] writes:
<< DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bike
for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road
bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-) >>
Well biking is my favorite part of the triathlon, and what I'm best at.
I can see continuing the bike part after I decide to move on from triathlon,
definitely!
I have a mountain bike for those trails up at the University and it also fits
the purpose your hybrid does for quick jaunts to the store or whatever.
My awesome bike is my Giant, I got the OCR2 with all Ultegra components!!
ooh yeah.
I can jam on that bike.
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
"Unschooling support at pensacolaunschoolers.com
[email protected]
In a message dated 1/27/2003 1:34:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
starsuncloud@... writes:
bike 40 miles or even 10... shows you what I know about biking!
But if you are talking about an activity you do as an adult on your own or
with your spouse, then it can't be compared to the family meal time. Not the
same...
glena
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starsuncloud@... writes:
> We bike up the street just for fun with the kids and for training purposesOk, sorry, I just thought with children it would take LOTS of planning to
> dh
> and I do anywhere from 10-25 mile bike rides.
>
bike 40 miles or even 10... shows you what I know about biking!
But if you are talking about an activity you do as an adult on your own or
with your spouse, then it can't be compared to the family meal time. Not the
same...
glena
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[email protected]
In a message dated 1/27/2003 2:54:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
shyrley.williams@... writes:
Due to popular demand, Ben's leading a bike tour of Columbia either Saturday
or Sunday morning of the SC conference. Leaves at 7:00am, though, Shyrley!
He'll post the route on the website when it's up and running!
~Kelly
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shyrley.williams@... writes:
> oooooooooo, more cyclists.FYI
> At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to dragged out of bike
> shops....
> DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bike
> for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road
> bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-)
> I can't undersatnd the poeple who drive the 3 miles to the Old Dominion
> Trail, unload their bikes and fancy gear. Those people sneer at me in my
> woolly hat and street clothes.
> I can't wait until the kids are strong enough for a proper bike and some
> long distances. Then we can tour Europe.
>
> Shyrley
>
Due to popular demand, Ben's leading a bike tour of Columbia either Saturday
or Sunday morning of the SC conference. Leaves at 7:00am, though, Shyrley!
He'll post the route on the website when it's up and running!
~Kelly
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Kelli Traaseth
Oh, Kelly, this is cool!
Now we are going to have to figure out how we will get our bikes down there, maybe we will drive.
We are bikers too, not 30 or 40 miles at a time or anything but maybe 10 or so, I'm also excited that we are almost to riding all of our own! Bye, bye trailer and burley! My bike is so light after pulling something for so many years!
Kelli
kbcdlovejo@... wrote:In a message dated 1/27/2003 2:54:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
shyrley.williams@... writes:
Due to popular demand, Ben's leading a bike tour of Columbia either Saturday
or Sunday morning of the SC conference. Leaves at 7:00am, though, Shyrley!
He'll post the route on the website when it's up and running!
~Kelly
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Now we are going to have to figure out how we will get our bikes down there, maybe we will drive.
We are bikers too, not 30 or 40 miles at a time or anything but maybe 10 or so, I'm also excited that we are almost to riding all of our own! Bye, bye trailer and burley! My bike is so light after pulling something for so many years!
Kelli
kbcdlovejo@... wrote:In a message dated 1/27/2003 2:54:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
shyrley.williams@... writes:
> oooooooooo, more cyclists.FYI
> At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to dragged out of bike
> shops....
> DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bike
> for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road
> bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-)
> I can't undersatnd the poeple who drive the 3 miles to the Old Dominion
> Trail, unload their bikes and fancy gear. Those people sneer at me in my
> woolly hat and street clothes.
> I can't wait until the kids are strong enough for a proper bike and some
> long distances. Then we can tour Europe.
>
> Shyrley
>
Due to popular demand, Ben's leading a bike tour of Columbia either Saturday
or Sunday morning of the SC conference. Leaves at 7:00am, though, Shyrley!
He'll post the route on the website when it's up and running!
~Kelly
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[email protected]
In a message dated 1/27/03 3:48:07 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< FYI
Due to popular demand, Ben's leading a bike tour of Columbia either Saturday
or Sunday morning of the SC conference. Leaves at 7:00am, though, Shyrley!
He'll post the route on the website when it's up and running! >>
Oooh, ooh, ooh!! I'm gonna have to buy a container to carry my bike on the
airplane.
Too cool.
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
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[email protected] writes:
<< FYI
Due to popular demand, Ben's leading a bike tour of Columbia either Saturday
or Sunday morning of the SC conference. Leaves at 7:00am, though, Shyrley!
He'll post the route on the website when it's up and running! >>
Oooh, ooh, ooh!! I'm gonna have to buy a container to carry my bike on the
airplane.
Too cool.
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
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the_clevengers <[email protected]>
--- In [email protected], Shyrley
<shyrley.williams@v...> wrote:
of four we had 10 bikes, a Burley trailer and the Burley Piccolo
(tandem attachment for kids). Pretty ridiculous, eh? But I'm with
you, I have my street bike, my road bike, and my triathlon bike
(except I drove into the garage with that one on my roof rack this
summer, ouch!). I'd like a nice mountain bike too, and now I have to
replace my triathlon bike. Heading up to the Seattle bike show in
March for a little vacation and drooling over titanium ;-)
And then there's not only the bikes, but all the cool gear out these
days...
at me in my woolly hat and street clothes.
I know what you mean. Luckily we live in Eugene, OR (aka Bike
Central) and you see all kinds of people on all kinds of bikes here
(in all kinds of clothes as well!). I thought some day I'd do a photo
essay on the things I've seen people carrying on bikes and in
trailers here (cats, dogs, once saw a guy riding to the airport in a
3 piece suit towing his suitcase on a bunjy cord behind his bike, and
once saw a whole tree sticking out of a Burley trailer!)
rode across America this summer with his boys. That's our dream
someday.
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
<shyrley.williams@v...> wrote:
> oooooooooo, more cyclists.of bike shops....
> At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to dragged out
> DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man.LOL! I remember at one point I looked in our garage and for a family
of four we had 10 bikes, a Burley trailer and the Burley Piccolo
(tandem attachment for kids). Pretty ridiculous, eh? But I'm with
you, I have my street bike, my road bike, and my triathlon bike
(except I drove into the garage with that one on my roof rack this
summer, ouch!). I'd like a nice mountain bike too, and now I have to
replace my triathlon bike. Heading up to the Seattle bike show in
March for a little vacation and drooling over titanium ;-)
And then there's not only the bikes, but all the cool gear out these
days...
>I have a mountain bike for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quickDominion Trail, unload their bikes and fancy gear. Those people sneer
>errand to the store and a road bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-)
> I can't undersatnd the poeple who drive the 3 miles to the Old
at me in my woolly hat and street clothes.
I know what you mean. Luckily we live in Eugene, OR (aka Bike
Central) and you see all kinds of people on all kinds of bikes here
(in all kinds of clothes as well!). I thought some day I'd do a photo
essay on the things I've seen people carrying on bikes and in
trailers here (cats, dogs, once saw a guy riding to the airport in a
3 piece suit towing his suitcase on a bunjy cord behind his bike, and
once saw a whole tree sticking out of a Burley trailer!)
> I can't wait until the kids are strong enough for a proper bike andI'm with you. That's my idea of a vacation! One of my good friends
> some long distances. Then we can tour Europe.
rode across America this summer with his boys. That's our dream
someday.
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
the_clevengers <[email protected]>
--- In [email protected], rubyprincesstsg@a... wrote:
mode of transport as well, so we get to spend a lot of time together
on bikes. We often take picnics down the bike trail by the river in
the summertime. With the Burley trailer, you can just stuff
everything in the back and go! Doesn't take any time at all. The
thing hauls over a 100 pounds! We can split the kids up and one takes
the oldest on the tandem and the other hauls the youngest in the
Burley (for longer distances), or to travel light we can put the
youngest in the seat and the oldest rides his own bike (for shorter
distances). If it's just me and the kids, I can haul the Burley
behind the tandem - what a train!
The thing I like best about biking is that we get a lot of time to
talk, and we get to interact with the world as it goes by - smelling
the flowers together, so to speak. For us, it's a great way to spend
time together while being active, which we all love and need. For us
it works, but that doesn't mean I think it's the best thing for
everyone, just one of the many ways we get to spend time as a family
and enjoy each other's company.
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
> But if you are talking about an activity you do as an adult on yourown or
> with your spouse, then it can't be compared to the family mealtime. Not the
> same...Our whole family bikes together. Most of the year it's our primary
mode of transport as well, so we get to spend a lot of time together
on bikes. We often take picnics down the bike trail by the river in
the summertime. With the Burley trailer, you can just stuff
everything in the back and go! Doesn't take any time at all. The
thing hauls over a 100 pounds! We can split the kids up and one takes
the oldest on the tandem and the other hauls the youngest in the
Burley (for longer distances), or to travel light we can put the
youngest in the seat and the oldest rides his own bike (for shorter
distances). If it's just me and the kids, I can haul the Burley
behind the tandem - what a train!
The thing I like best about biking is that we get a lot of time to
talk, and we get to interact with the world as it goes by - smelling
the flowers together, so to speak. For us, it's a great way to spend
time together while being active, which we all love and need. For us
it works, but that doesn't mean I think it's the best thing for
everyone, just one of the many ways we get to spend time as a family
and enjoy each other's company.
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
Tia Leschke
> oooooooooo, more cyclists.shops....
> At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to dragged out of bike
> DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bikefor when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road
bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-)
You do that, and you've got MS? Didn't you also say you have fibro? I've
got fibro and chronic fatigue, and I have trouble walking to the top of our
road, maybe a quarter mile uphill, if that.
Tia
Stephanie Elms
> > oooooooooo, more cyclists.Hey Shyrley...you left out the part about getting a speeding ticket
> > At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to
> dragged out of bike
> shops....
while on your bike....
Stephanie E.
Shyrley
Tia Leschke wrote:
The MS causes muscle weakness and pain so sometimes I have to walk with a stick. So far I've never needed a wheelchair. MS comes and goes and at the moment is in remission apart from numb fingertips. As
for the fibro, some of the symptons are similar but its biggest characteristic is pain. Cycling is my way of taking control of my body and making it do stuff. If I gave in to the pain I'd spend all day
on the couch feeling worse. There are some days when its too painful to move so those days are video or computer days for me. There are days when 5 miles on the bike isa struggle and I feel fustrated
and angry that I have this disease.
I really feel for you with chronic fatigue as well. My neuro says I might develop it and on days when I feel I can hardly move and am so tired I could sleep all day I give myself nightmares that its
arrived. But so far fingers crossed.
The MS has been in remission for a year at the moment which is the longest I've ever gone. Weird really considering how stressed and depressed I feel.
Hope you get more good days that bad days Tia.
Shyrley
> > oooooooooo, more cyclists.You have my sympathies.
> > At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to dragged out of bike
> shops....
> > DH can't understand why I need 3 bikes. Silly man. I have a mountain bike
> for when its snowy, a hybrid for the quick errand to the store and a road
> bike (Fuji-Ace) for freedom :-)
>
> You do that, and you've got MS? Didn't you also say you have fibro? I've
> got fibro and chronic fatigue, and I have trouble walking to the top of our
> road, maybe a quarter mile uphill, if that.
> Tia
>
The MS causes muscle weakness and pain so sometimes I have to walk with a stick. So far I've never needed a wheelchair. MS comes and goes and at the moment is in remission apart from numb fingertips. As
for the fibro, some of the symptons are similar but its biggest characteristic is pain. Cycling is my way of taking control of my body and making it do stuff. If I gave in to the pain I'd spend all day
on the couch feeling worse. There are some days when its too painful to move so those days are video or computer days for me. There are days when 5 miles on the bike isa struggle and I feel fustrated
and angry that I have this disease.
I really feel for you with chronic fatigue as well. My neuro says I might develop it and on days when I feel I can hardly move and am so tired I could sleep all day I give myself nightmares that its
arrived. But so far fingers crossed.
The MS has been in remission for a year at the moment which is the longest I've ever gone. Weird really considering how stressed and depressed I feel.
Hope you get more good days that bad days Tia.
Shyrley
Shyrley
Stephanie Elms wrote:
Sheriff stopped me for doing 26 miles per hour in a 25 zone. The road he stopped me on parallels a major road where we could both see cars doing 50 in the 35 zone. Sigh.Perhaps he figured he could catch
me if I'd decided to make a run for it!
I nearly fell off my bike when he did the siren thing right behind me.
Shyrley
> > > oooooooooo, more cyclists.Oh yeah ;-)
> > > At weekends I take off for 30-40 mile rides. I have to
> > dragged out of bike
> > shops....
>
> Hey Shyrley...you left out the part about getting a speeding ticket
> while on your bike....
>
> Stephanie E.
>
Sheriff stopped me for doing 26 miles per hour in a 25 zone. The road he stopped me on parallels a major road where we could both see cars doing 50 in the 35 zone. Sigh.Perhaps he figured he could catch
me if I'd decided to make a run for it!
I nearly fell off my bike when he did the siren thing right behind me.
Shyrley
Tia Leschke
> Oh yeah ;-)stopped me on parallels a major road where we could both see cars doing 50
> Sheriff stopped me for doing 26 miles per hour in a 25 zone. The road he
in the 35 zone. Sigh.Perhaps he figured he could catch
> me if I'd decided to make a run for it!LOL! I had that happen as a teenager. My friend and I were speed-skaters
> I nearly fell off my bike when he did the siren thing right behind me.
and trained partly on bikes early in the morning. We got stopped for not
having lights on our bikes. It was almost light, and there was no traffic.
We got to go to "Bicycle Court" and were sentenced to writing, "I will not
ride a bicycle in the City of Berkeley without a white light on the front
and a red light on the rear," one hundred times.
Tia
[email protected]
In a message dated 1/28/2003 1:58:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
leschke@... writes:
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leschke@... writes:
> We got to go to "Bicycle Court" and were sentenced to writing, "I will notDid ya' learn your lesson!!???
> ride a bicycle in the City of Berkeley without a white light on the front
> and a red light on the rear," one hundred times.
>
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Tia Leschke
> > We got to go to "Bicycle Court" and were sentenced to writing, "I willnot
> > ride a bicycle in the City of Berkeley without a white light on thefront
> > and a red light on the rear," one hundred times.I guess for a while. I don't ride at all anymore, and it's been years and
> >
>
> Did ya' learn your lesson!!???
years since I rode in the dark. But I did learn that Berkeley took such
things Very Seriously!
Tia