The BMW UUC Digest
Volume 3 : Issue 214 : "text" Format
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Re: bicycles, Emission, etc
Bicycle seats
Re: Bicycle seats
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Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:29:27 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Brian Ghidinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: uucdigest <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com>
Subject: Re: bicycles, Emission, etc
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
That Colma to SFO pointlessness of redundancy paralleling the same
routes that Caltrain already runs? that is bankrupting SamTrans due to
lower than BART's predicted and promised ridership figures, partly due
to the rediculousness of what it takes to BART to SFO because the people
who designed and built it don't use the system themselves so failed to
put the BART stop at SFO's main concourse same as where you can get
dropped off by a car, but out in who know where what level somewhere
parking deck with bus transfers and more time delays and extra luggage
schlepping at each point.
Then there's the BART from Fremont to San Jose pipe-nightmare on
the drawing board. The construction capability, with companies like
Webcor, is definitely there but the political zest for pork overrides
the Caltrain options that would use standard existing means and methods
without being locked into proprietary single supplier equipment and
construction restrictions and cost one tenth, 1/10, the cost.
I don't consider working jobs on the East Bay because they are
simply uncommutable if I value a clean driving record, while from SF to
San Jose are easily reached from anywhere on the Peninsula via Caltrain
and Bicycle. While I can't consider living on the East Bay because BART
prohibits bicycles during any reasonable hour that people would be
commuting to work.
Barry
OBMWC I-drive, must have been made up by the same consultant who named
the Toyota "Camry" (mycar)
Brian Ghidinelli wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> A high speed rail connection would let me get there is under
>> three hours total, and then I could hop on my bike and pedal away.
>> With 800 less miles put on the car. Southwest Railways instead of
>> Southwest Airlines? "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only
>> one..."
>
> Having used European rail systems quite a bit (both the fast and the
> slow), I would *love* to see this. Unfortunately, I don't believe our
> country has such construction capability any longer. The BART
> extension from Colma to SFO (8 miles) cost $1.5 billion. Our new Bay
> Bridge? Already billions over budget and they're about half way done.
> Or the Big Dig in Boston?
> Someone needs to hire the ABC extreme home makeover team to get
> something like high-speed rail built.
> Brian
> OBMWC: I bet the engineers at BMW could figure it out. Maybe BMW
> hydrogen-powered trains with SMG and i-Drive? :)
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Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:19:09 -0700
From: "Brewster Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com>
Subject: Bicycle seats
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I too am a cyclist and enjoy commuting on occasions. For those looking for a
more "comfortable" seat, try the Avocet O2 "Women" saddle. Yes, its marketed
as a "women" saddle, but its 7.0 width provides lots of comfort for men too.
http://xoomgear.com/manufacturer/Avocet/saddles/0/Avocet_O2Air40WomensTitani
um/560/
Brewster
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Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:44:25 -0700
From: Bob Sutterfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com>
Subject: Re: Bicycle seats
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
When I start riding after a long period of inactivity, I get a bit of saddle
soreness too. If I were to ride only once every two weeks (10% of my work
commutes) I would never get past that problem. I find that the start (first
five miles) of the second morning is worst, and by the third and subsequent
days I'm completely over it.
While my bike was down for warranty service I borrowed my wife's bike, with
its woman-specific saddle, for a few days of shorter commuting to the bus
stop. It hit me in all sorts of uncomfortable places because my hinges are
mounted differently than hers. Recognizing that our differences are among
my favorite things, I'll leave her saddle to her.
OBMWC: The 325e needs a water pump but it's not very urgent because it's
parked anyway while I'm bicycling to work. With 87-octane Top Tier gas
declining but still above $3.00/gallon, I'm not in a big hurry to fix it.
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