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jrjo
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 Posted: 09/12/06 - 11:02 Post subject: a little recumbent story for y'all
| Quote: | Have to share this with you. A while back I was out in my very cool stock 1990 Jeep Comanche in the Texas Hill Country. I saw the bikes up ahead. I cruised along checking out the bikes.
Lots of DF's, naturally. Then, wow, there's a 'bent up there. Caught up to the bunch with the 'bent in the tail end about the top of a hill. Now, this is rolling country, steep up and downs in places, mainly rollin', rollin', rollin'. The kind of place bikers, road bikers anyway, love.
As they started downhill the 'bent rider glanced back at me, got the wave, then pulled into the passing position. And smoked them all before getting to the next climb. Then held the position up the hill, and roared along to the back of the next bunch.
Fascinating.
I just rolled along, watching this performance repeated a couple more times. That guy on the bent seemed to hold the same cadence throughout the climbs and descents, a real class performance. I was already thinking it was time to get into this 'bent thing seriously. Have not been on a bike for years, and the visual stimulation was great.
Finally, having caught up to another group, the 'bent rider seemed to finally find a bunch who could maintain a pace he could live with. I pulled on ahead and glanced aside to salute the bent rider and yell out, "BENTS RULE!".
To my considerable surprise, and I am sure to the immense damage of any number of the male egos behind, He was a She! Nice smile too |
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airehead
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 11:30 Post subject:
I think they're cool, but I am terrified of being that low next to traffic. 
Little dog syndrome, I guess.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 11:37 Post subject:
I got challeneged [sp?] to a race last weekend by a girl on a bike.
It was a Harley.
She won.
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 11:43 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | I got challeneged [sp?] to a race last weekend by a girl on a bike.
It was a Harley.
She won. |
Pedalling a Harley is hellahard 
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 12:54 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | I think they're cool, but I am terrified of being that low next to traffic. |
yeah.. that's why I'll never buy a ferrari.. too low 
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airehead
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 14:02 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | I think they're cool, but I am terrified of being that low next to traffic. |
yeah.. that's why I'll never buy a ferrari.. too low
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When it's next to 18 wheelers I bet even that feels a little unprotected... <shiver>
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wanttorun100
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 14:05 Post subject:
on the up side aire wouldn't have trouble climing into a Ferrari!
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 14:34 Post subject:
| wanttorun100 wrote: | on the up side aire wouldn't have trouble climing into a Ferrari!
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Or a 'bent, either! *snort*
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 14:42 Post subject:
My next 'bent is going to be even lower.. prolly this model once I save up enough.
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