your post is so right on. i didn't ride a lot until the mid '80's, but i attended "cal" from '69-'73 and owned a peugot( sorry for the misspelling, but that bike was truly forgettable ). the simplex equipment on that bike was just a joke. i am sorry if this offends some people, but today's medium priced equipment is far superior than anything in the 70's or 80's, period. and i love and ride lugged steel bikes. don c.
On Jan 1, 7:44 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Angus' #8 is the most sensible thing I've read regarding old French > parts in a long time. I'm hopeful that sanity will again rule our > component choices! > > On Jan 1, 9:18 pm, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > 1. Fix my back (leg pain)...again. > > 2. Ride either the Katy Trail or C&O Canal self supported. > > 3. Keep riding to work at least once each week. > > 4. Map a mixed terain ride starting from my front door. > > 5. Do more S24Os. > > 6. Continue searching out other East Texas riding areas (I'm still > > kinda new here). > > 7. Ride the Mineral Wells Rail Trail, out and back, on the Quickbeam, > > fixed. > > 8. Stop trying to make old French bike parts work...they don't. > > 9. Support RBW and my LBS. > > 10. Spend more time in the garage. > > > Angus > > > On Jan 1, 4:29 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > So anybody got a list up and running??? > > > > I'm hoping to get over my IT band pain in my left leg which limits my > > > mileage. Went to sports medicine on Thurs and they have me on a > > > stretching > > > & strengthening regimen so will see how that works. They recommended a > > > bike > > > fit, but I'm kinda' relucatant to do that as they all are into the > > > racey-bars 10cm below the saddle thing... any recommendations for SoCal > > > fit > > > specialists? > > > > I also want to get up to Big Bear and the surrounding mountains and ride > > > more trails. My All-Rounder does a great job up there, but man it sucks > > > seeing the paint getting dinged up. Off-road riding is tough on a bike! > > > > I'm also hoping to keep my job... will know by March 15th which is the > > > date > > > for educators in CA to know if they're being laid off or not. Will see > > > how > > > that works out... the wife and I are both employed by the same school > > > district so could be an unhappy spring in the Cyclotourist household. > > > > Maybe if that works out I can justify getting a dedicated mountain bike > > > (Bombadil or possibly a Bob Brown custom if I go crazy). > > > > And on that note, a happy New Year for > > > all:http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4233455133/ > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > > scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
