Bike talk

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My Bike is not a POS !! Shocked

Its a cool bike, 2003 Giant Roncon Cool

No Christmas card for you Steph, Wink

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LOL

I should mention my husband's name is Dave....and his bike is a major, major POS. I doubt anyone would steal it if we put a sign on it to take for free.

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Wow, you guys have some pretty expensive bikes. Are they made from adamantium?

	Stephanie wrote:
	LOL I should mention my husband's name is Dave....and his bike is a major, major POS. I doubt anyone would steal it if we put a sign on it to take for free.

> Ah ,..... its all coming clear to me now Steph Cool

when ya buy a new one just give the old one to Salvation Army or something ?. I did that with my old bike. It wasn't worth diddly, so someone with no bike could have something to ride.

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We would, we donate to them all the time actually.

I think my bike is aluminum. I dunno, very light and fast.

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	Stephanie wrote:
	We would, we donate to them all the time actually. I think my bike is aluminum. I dunno, very light and fast.

mines 6160 Aluminum its faster Wink

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Betcha it's not. I'll bet I could outbike you any day of the week!

Minus hills of coures. :lol And lugging my daughter around in the trailer.

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Well i'll tell ya girl, ive been riding for 10 years i have high cardio Very Happy

and the legs to go with it Laughing

I love riding, it's my silent get away machine Cool

Woo Hoo, 24 gears and i use them all !! Twisted Evil

Cheers Steph

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You two are a piece of work, you know that? Laughing

Ten years? Times that by two and then maybe you'll match me. Actually...more than that but I don't want to date myself too much here..... :lol

It's a love/love thing. Wink

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lol, ........ you tenashus girl you Wink

Well if you count riding when i was like 8 years old then .......... ive been riding my whole life.
But serius riding, 10 years. Smile

And on some of my big rides in the summer when i do about 40 miles ive had some woman
pass me and its not easy to catch them,........ some times i dont Embarassed

But that just motivates me to ride harder Very Happy

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Well, I did ride a bike when I was a kid too. One of those banana seat bikes. :lol With a basket on the front. Actually, I still have a scar on my leg from when I wiped out on that bike and somehow gouged my leg on the buckle to the basket when I flipped over the handlebars.

For serious riding, I'd say since junior high/high school age. When I was in my 20's I used to just keep my bike in my car (next to my fishing pole) and go riding after work sort of thing. I'll admit I didn't ride as much this summer, mostly because I didn't feel like lugging the bike trailer behind me...it left me too winded. My doctor told me yesterday I have asthma now, so that explains it. From my stupid allergies. Sad

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Well as of lately my Bike has been collecting dust Embarassed

.... i think i will give it a dusting & lube it up, check the tire pressure Cool

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	Well as of lately my Bike has been collecting dust .... i think i will give it a dusting & lube it up, check the tire pressure

have you retired your bike for the season now?

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Mystik Spiral wrote:

	Drummer Dave wrote:
	Well as of lately my Bike has been collecting dust .... i think i will give it a dusting & lube it up, check the tire pressure

have you retired your bike for the season now?

> well, i dont really ever retire it for the winter. We can get 5 days strait of sunny cool weather & i enjoy riding in it. Its been crappy weather here the last month, so haven't been on it at all. So, clean it up take it out for a short pedal Cool

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I've got to get some metal pedals for mine. I bought some new plastic ones because the old ones were starting to show some wear. After a month, the right pedal broke. Bell (the manufacturer) sent me a replacement pair. The new right pedal broke completely off within two weeks. The most stressed part of the pedal is where the thinnest plastic is. Bad design, really. The half-broken old one is still better than the new ones!

I need to get some metal one that won't ever break. Riding it everyday puts some wear on it. Cool

flashlightfreak9 wrote:

I've got to get some metal pedals for mine. I bought some new plastic ones because the old ones were starting to show some wear. After a month, the right pedal broke. Bell (the manufacturer) sent me a replacement pair. The new right pedal broke completely off within two weeks. The most stressed part of the pedal is where the thinnest plastic is. Bad design, really. The half-broken old one is still better than the new ones!

I need to get some metal one that won't ever break. Riding it everyday puts some wear on it. Cool

got a bike shop close by?

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Yeah, I just never have the time to go. I'm hoping I'll get a chance over the break. Smile

	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	Yeah, I just never have the time to go. I'm hoping I'll get a chance over the break.

> Although the metal pedals or more, i wouldn't buy plastic, i had bad times with those years ago. I stopped buying plastic pedals 10 years ago.
They make aluminum one now for around $ 25 to $ 35 i bought " Moo Pedals " for mine in 2004 & there still on and work great. And ive wiped out several times hitting the pedals, smashing them etc Cool

There what is called a " platform pedal "

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Yeah, I bought some right before I left town coming home. They weren't metal (the only metal ones they had were 9/16", I need 1/2"), but they are pretty good. They are resin instead of plastic. They're pretty sturdy. A LOT sturdier than those cheap Bell ones I had.