Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-22 Thread CycloFiend
on 11/21/11 10:06 AM, William at tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: Jim What I heard is that you've repurposed that figure of speech entirely. Person A: Where you headed on that bike in this weather, Jim? Jim: I'm headed to the pub. Gonna get sluiced tonight! Person A: Mind if I join you? Jim: The

Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-22 Thread William
The number of forums in which I could be considered fraternizing with the kids is dwindling :) Born in 1969 (69 dude!) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-21 Thread René Sterental
I, on the other hand, get passed by everyone and don't mind it a bit. I'd like to see them pulling/pushing my heft and see if they'd even be riding... Not that I'm not trying to do something about it, just not quite succeeding yet. Getting passed is confirmation that I'm just not giving up yet.

Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-21 Thread James Warren
They're not. I know stubborn people who stop just short of telling me that they wouldn't be caught dead ever attaching anything resembling a bag to their bike. It means that the kinds of rides I like to do (overnighters) are never an option for us planning group events. -Jim W. On Nov 21,

Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-21 Thread newenglandbike
It's been said that a bicycle without fenders is just a toy.To me that's a little extreme, but makes a good point if the bicycle lives in an area that gets more than, say, 35 inches of rain per year. However in my opinion it's not too extreme to say the same thing about provision for

RE: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-21 Thread Joe Bartoe
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:40:57 -0800 From: matthiasbe...@gmail.com To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good. It's been said that a bicycle without fenders is just a toy.To me that's a little extreme, but makes a good point if the bicycle lives

Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-21 Thread CycloFiend
on 11/21/11 7:53 AM, Joe Bartoe at jbar...@hotmail.com wrote: So, my road bikes are not just toys but transportation. Gloriously fast transportation. They are a tool that I use to get outside and stay fit. The idea that I somehow need to attach bags and racks to get usefulness out of my bike

Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-21 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 07:15 -0800, James Warren wrote: I know stubborn people who stop just short of telling me that they wouldn't be caught dead ever attaching anything resembling a bag to their bike. It means that the kinds of rides I like to do (overnighters) are never an option for us

Re: [RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-21 Thread William
Jim What I heard is that you've repurposed that figure of speech entirely. Person A: Where you headed on that bike in this weather, Jim? Jim: I'm headed to the pub. Gonna get sluiced tonight! Person A: Mind if I join you? Jim: The more the merrier! -- You received this message because you

[RBW] dropping roadies feels so good.

2011-11-20 Thread ekoral
oh, i love when a giant group of carbon roadies tell you that they're impressed that you're climbing the same hill they are, on that bike (atlantis). HA! and i proceeded to drop ALL of them with a giant saddlebag full of fruit, clothes, book and bike lock. damn that feels good. Eli -- You