Cycling Forum / General / bicycling / January 2006

Has anyone tried this thing?
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I am looking for a light foldable bike to take on public transport and
cycle 10 blocks to and from work. Regular bikes are too cumbersome to

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My wife is learning to ride a bike, without much success.  My LBS is at odds
with itself on whether an adult learner benefits from training wheels.  One
salesperson tried to sell us a single speed cruiser with training wheels.
Another said the cruiser handlebars had too much ...

    Recently, a car skidded on ice in Wales and took out an entire
group of 12 cyclists, who were traveling the other direction.  Four were
killed and the other 8 were taken to a hospital.  
    This make me even more aware of the dangers for bike riders on the

My wife and I would like to visit Arizona, maybe this summer, maybe next
 (more likely next), probably around Tombstone, anybody know what the
cycling is like around there?????
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Just saw the coverage of the arena collapse in Poland, caused by snow
build-up on the roof.
Meanwhile, we had temperatures here in Toronto that were higher than
some I saw while bike touring last August (somewhat north of here.)

I'm looking for a good seat for my mountainbike. I particularly want a
comfortable seat for touring as I do moderate to long distances in a day.
Anyone tried the Brooks Champion flyer or have any recommendations?  I am
new to this site so apologies if this has been asked a ...

Does anyone have the "Orange One"  being sold by them?  It's made in the
Waterford factory from what I've rea

Yesterday I rode the road bike back on the cement path from the LBS,
2.2 miles away.  On the way back I picked up two goatheads by the
underpass, but was able to get them out with no leaks.
Today I rode it back for a minor adjustment, and picked up three, one

I have some relatives who are interested in cycling, but they are aged
79 and 76, respectively.  I mentioned threewheelers to them and got
soeme serious objections to the idea of a tricycle.
I thought they might be a little late to be returning to cycling to

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Accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
of equipment, including complete bicycles, and selling
it on EBay. Two shops hit were ProCycling and Colorado

On Thrusday on my ride work, as I was passing what is probably the most
dangerous part of my ride - namely the exit of the doughnut shop
drive-through onto the main road - I was cut off by a middle-aged lady in
a PT cruiser exiting the lot.  She saw me, was in fact looking right at

Hi, All:
Just wondering -- I'm getting charged $200 in import taxes for the
SMGTe.  Would it have been any different if I ordered the thing myself
from HP Velotechnik direct, or gone to Germany to pick it up and schlep

I typically turn my evening 3.6 mile commute home to a 12 mile training
ride by going around the circumference of Manhattan instead of straight
through. Manhattan comes to a point at the bottom, the Battery, and from
there uptown routes radiate.  When it's light out at night, I ...

    If anyone suggests riding in the icy weather, DON'T DO IT!!
    I thought there were no more puddles left because it had been so
warm and dry the day before so I was out at night riding cautiously
with my hybrid and knobby tires.  Around the back of a building,