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From: edspyhill01 on 8 May 2010 17:05 On May 8, 2:05 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On May 8, 12:10 pm, Jim A <j...(a)averyjim.myzen.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > On 05/08/2010 04:36 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana > > and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote: > > > > THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS > > > > "Be ready for the jungle" > > >http://www.commuterbikestore.com/nirve-kilroy-bike.html > > > I like the military-style decals - especially the "No Step!" one on the > > chainguard. > > > Here in the UK, Pashley make a similar style cruiser - the Tube Rider: > > >http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/tube-rider.html > > > The design is said to be based on the kind of bikes used by US troops > > during WWII, but obviously it doesn't have the paint job to go with it. > > > --www.slowbicyclemovement.org-enjoy the ride > > Hey, I just remembered this... > > http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/THREE-SP... > > How about this classic British look... > > http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/ONE-SPEE... > > I can challenge the looks of any SUV with those, particularly when the > driver hides behind tinted windows. ;)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Here's my pick. I plan to trick it out like my paper route bike. Big basket in front, small basket on back, and side bags. http://www.abikestore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=cadillac-fleetwood-cruiser&Category_Code=&Store_Code=cbs
From: FatterDumber& Happier Moe on 8 May 2010 19:20 edspyhill01 wrote: > On May 8, 2:05 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana > and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: >> On May 8, 12:10 pm, Jim A <j...(a)averyjim.myzen.co.uk> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 05/08/2010 04:36 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana >>> and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote: >>>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS >>>> "Be ready for the jungle" >>>> http://www.commuterbikestore.com/nirve-kilroy-bike.html >>> I like the military-style decals - especially the "No Step!" one on the >>> chainguard. >>> Here in the UK, Pashley make a similar style cruiser - the Tube Rider: >>> http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/tube-rider.html >>> The design is said to be based on the kind of bikes used by US troops >>> during WWII, but obviously it doesn't have the paint job to go with it. >>> --www.slowbicyclemovement.org-enjoy the ride >> Hey, I just remembered this... >> >> http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/THREE-SP... >> >> How about this classic British look... >> >> http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/ONE-SPEE... >> >> I can challenge the looks of any SUV with those, particularly when the >> driver hides behind tinted windows. ;)- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Here's my pick. I plan to trick it out like my paper route bike. Big > basket in front, small basket on back, and side bags. > > http://www.abikestore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=cadillac-fleetwood-cruiser&Category_Code=&Store_Code=cbs One of my favorites. http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/Torques/CIMG2906.jpg
From: Matthew Russotto on 8 May 2010 23:23 In article <7b3b570e-5fa3-450b-ab5c-8416e9e0ff9a(a)n37g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, Phlip <phlip2005(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Well, even I, the Wise Monkey preaching frugality, am often forced to >> drive against my will, and thus I can not call myself a "saint." I've >> turned to WALKING instead of BIKING... > >...because the committee of elderly white males who designed your >neighborhood put the residences over here, and the shopping center >over there, and your workplace very far away, too. > >They didn't build a "walkable neighborhood" for some strange reason. > >Hmmm. Whatever could that reason have been, hmm? Hmm. Can't imagine. Maybe they figured people wouldn't be happy living next to the steel plant. Or having commercial traffic constantly going past their house. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises on 8 May 2010 23:54 On May 8, 3:05 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrj...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "Phlip" <phlip2...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:7b3b570e-5fa3-450b-ab5c-8416e9e0ff9a(a)n37g2000prc.googlegroups.com... > > >> Well, even I, the Wise Monkey preaching frugality, am often forced to > >> drive against my will, and thus I can not call myself a "saint." I've > >> turned to WALKING instead of BIKING... > > > ...because the committee of elderly white males who designed your > > neighborhood put the residences over here, and the shopping center > > over there, and your workplace very far away, too. > > > They didn't build a "walkable neighborhood" for some strange reason. > > > Hmmm. Whatever could that reason have been, hmm? > > They can't put enough shopping centers for everybody to walk to one. The > shopping HAS to be over there for the vast majority of people. Even if I > could ride my bike to the store, I couldn't get my groceries home. My > supermarket is only a mile away, but I can't fit the f---ing groceries into > the trunk of my car, I sure as Hell aren't going to be able to haul them > home on my bike. The only way I could shop without my car is if the > supermarket was across the street, which I'm glad it isn't because I can't > stand the traffic of people that don't have a supermarket across the street > driving into my neighborhood to shop. > > People decide where to live because they like it, they decide where to work > because they train for it. Everybody can't live and work in the same place. > Indeed, almost nobody can live and work in the same place. Most people aren't fortunate enough to have friendly places to ride unless you live in Holland or something. But they will sure have a good road to burn gas.
From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises on 8 May 2010 23:56
On May 8, 7:20 pm, FatterDumber& Happier Moe <"WheresMyCheck"@UncleSamLoves.Mee> wrote: > edspyhill01 wrote: > > On May 8, 2:05 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana > > and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> > > wrote: > >> On May 8, 12:10 pm, Jim A <j...(a)averyjim.myzen.co.uk> wrote: > > >>> On 05/08/2010 04:36 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana > >>> and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote: > >>>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS > >>>> "Be ready for the jungle" > >>>>http://www.commuterbikestore.com/nirve-kilroy-bike.html > >>> I like the military-style decals - especially the "No Step!" one on the > >>> chainguard. > >>> Here in the UK, Pashley make a similar style cruiser - the Tube Rider: > >>>http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/tube-rider.html > >>> The design is said to be based on the kind of bikes used by US troops > >>> during WWII, but obviously it doesn't have the paint job to go with it. > >>> --www.slowbicyclemovement.org-enjoythe ride > >> Hey, I just remembered this... > > >>http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/THREE-SP.... > > >> How about this classic British look... > > >>http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/ONE-SPEE.... > > >> I can challenge the looks of any SUV with those, particularly when the > >> driver hides behind tinted windows. ;)- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > Here's my pick. I plan to trick it out like my paper route bike. Big > > basket in front, small basket on back, and side bags. > > >http://www.abikestore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_.... > > One of my favorites.http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/Torques/CIMG2906.jpg Too noisy. Better electric or having a dog to pull you. |