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xerces
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 Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip |
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Hey all,
I took my 50 dollar used bike to the bike shop for a tune-up prior to the trip. And basically my bike mechanic told me that my old mountain bike has little chance of holding up over the 300 mile trip. He said that he would have to put in new breaks, a new gear driller, chains, and hybrid wheels.
So I basically coughed up 300 bucks and bought a new hybrid mountain/road bike. The old used bike, I sold on Craigslist for $100.
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dunewalker
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip |
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You were lucky to get rid of that old p.o.s. We used to have contests called "Huffy Tosses" for distance...
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xerces
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip |
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Strangely enough, I kind of miss my old mountain bike. I have done hundreds of miles of intra-city biking with it. It occasionally acts up, but usually gets the job done. With this trip however, I do agree with the mechanic that the used bike would break into pieces before I get to Montauk.
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dunewalker
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip |
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| xerces wrote: | | Strangely enough, I kind of miss my old mountain bike. I have done hundreds of miles of intra-city biking with it. It occasionally acts up, but usually gets the job done. With this trip however, I do agree with the mechanic that the used bike would break into pieces before I get to Montauk. |
I apologize for my insensitivity regarding your first used mountain bike, xerces. No matter how exciting the adventures you might have in the future with your new machine, they will not replace the memories of your earlier rides on the old bicycle!
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some_guy282
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:48 am Post subject: Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip |
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I'd really recommend the Touring forum at www.bikeforums.net for discussions about these long distance bike rides. I think I'll try one this summer myself.
Be careful on long distance rides though, and listen to your body. Back in September of 05 I was going the NYC century and pushed myself too hard. Been paying ever since in the form of a permanent hip injury.
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xerces
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drew
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip |
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Wow, she told her kid not to become a bum like you?
Unbelievable!
And a kid in a beemer chucked pop at you?
What the hell!!
Your epic ride sounds a little scary, from what little I've read of your blog so far!
What the hell is wrong with people?
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some_guy282
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Planning a long range bicycle trip |
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| drew wrote: | Wow, she told her kid not to become a bum like you?
Unbelievable!
And a kid in a beemer chucked pop at you?
What the hell!!
Your epic ride sounds a little scary, from what little I've read of your blog so far!
What the hell is wrong with people?
Drew |
I ride in NYC all the time and I have very rarely encountered that kind of behavior towards me. However, from what I can gather in my time on bikeforums.net for the past few years that stuff is very, very common in some parts of the US. In the upscale areas of Long Island he was riding through cyclists are less than second class citizens. That woman who called him a bum had more than enough room to pass him but still had to make it a point to lay on the horn...
I'm afraid that this kind of thing is going to get more common as gas prices rise. To angry drivers, seeing more cyclists on the road is a reminder of just how low they themselves might fall at some point...
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