Stupidest Bike Accessory Ever

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05-08-2009, 05:53 PM
jdubble

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Originally Posted by Catriona

I could mail you a bunch!

i'll take you up on that if i ever lose the brooks cover or if it gets a big hole in it ;)
05-08-2009, 05:59 PM
sundial

My plastic bags are used for the poop-a-rama cleaning session in the backyard.

I'll have to order one of those covers. ;)
05-08-2009, 05:59 PM
Flybye

Why not rubber band some maxi pads on the seat? They are absorbent, you know :D
05-08-2009, 06:01 PM
sundial

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Originally Posted by Flybye

...maxi pads.....They are absorbent, you know :D

Yeah, I found that out....in jr high....while on a float trip....
05-08-2009, 06:01 PM
BleeckerSt_Girl

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

True, the Cuisinart one isn't rainproof but because the steam can escape the result is so crispy and light.

Ahh, but there's the beauty!- I just hook a recycled large paper clip over the edge of the pot and VOILA!- the perfect steam escape adapter! :D

Quote:

Hmm, what's for dinner?

I confess....rice pudding. :eek:

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And, yah, I'm sure the red makes my popcorn mo' bettah than your popcorn. :p

Sure. :rolleyes: :cool: :D

Oh, here I am last year making popcorn for the masses while camping at our music festival- I think I made like 5 pots in a row! (IGNORE that roll of fat that is likely just an optical illusion) :
http://www.oldsongs.org/blackcreek/2008/Images/37.jpg
05-08-2009, 06:13 PM
PamNY

Great photo, Lisa. I just realized that I have never used a Coleman stove while wearing a skirt.

Pam
05-08-2009, 06:18 PM
BleeckerSt_Girl

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Originally Posted by PamNY

Great photo, Lisa. I just realized that I have never used a Coleman stove while wearing a skirt.

Pam

Or a "Museum of Sex, NYC" shirt either, I'll wager! :D :D

Well you can see we were not exactly 'roughing it' there at the fairgrounds while camping. ;)
05-08-2009, 06:55 PM
Biciclista

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Originally Posted by PamNY

Great photo, Lisa. I just realized that I have never used a Coleman stove while wearing a skirt.

Pam

I can safely say the same!
05-08-2009, 08:02 PM
cylegoddess

What gets me mad, is that I get groceries delivered. ( no car and too many too ride home, as shop is quite far).
So, here they are delivering food to me ,in big plastic containers - in f-ing BAGS. I mean , if they can put it in a container, why not sans bags? But no, they wont.
So here I was, baggless and now back to bags. Good things they are startch bags( useless for saddles!they melt)So I resuse them( everyone seems to forget the 'reuse'here, before the recyle , which is quite toxic - things like platic bottles.). Saved many a luck from melting all over backpack and such, But they still are CRAP.
05-08-2009, 08:18 PM
Zen

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Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

(IGNORE that roll of fat that is likely just an optical illusion) :
http://www.oldsongs.org/blackcreek/2008/Images/37.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...aPopcorn-1.jpg

Yes, it is an illusion;)

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Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

Or a "Museum of Sex, NYC" shirt either, I'll wager! :D :D

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...seumofSex2.jpg
They have T-shirts?
05-08-2009, 09:59 PM
Grog

I got this http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg for my lovely partner's birthday.

It broke after the second use.

But I LOVED the idea. Too bad the parts are so cheap. So we're back to just shaking it ourselves. :) I don't mind shakin' it.
05-09-2009, 03:17 AM
BleeckerSt_Girl

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Originally Posted by Zen

They have T-shirts?

It's actually a black tank top that I wore over a black Smartwool base layer. The lettering is in silver glitter.... :p
The next time we went there they didn't have them for sale anymore- other styles instead that I didn't like as much. Well, still have my one, so I'm happy. But you should know...the tank top isn't waterproof in the rain either. :cool:

Did you 'do' the museum when you were there?
05-09-2009, 03:35 AM
uforgot

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Originally Posted by Grog

I got this http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg for my lovely partner's birthday.

It broke after the second use.

But I LOVED the idea. Too bad the parts are so cheap. So we're back to just shaking it ourselves. :) I don't mind shakin' it.

Hey, I had one of those for YEARS! Loved it. Maybe you just got a defective one? I should try to find another.
05-09-2009, 06:35 AM
Zen

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Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

Did you 'do' the museum when you were there?

No, I was pedalling past :o
I really have to go back, there are many many things I wanted to do but was unable to because I could barely walk:(:(
So I rented a bike:)
05-09-2009, 06:56 AM
Grog

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Originally Posted by uforgot

Hey, I had one of those for YEARS! Loved it. Maybe you just got a defective one? I should try to find another.

The gears on the image are made of metal, but the product now comes with plastic gears and the whole container is extremely thin. VERY bad. It still sort of works but the gears are all chewed up. Let's say it maybe did not have the smoothest operator, but I wouldn't blame him considering how cheaply it is made. :(
05-09-2009, 07:05 AM
uforgot

My gears were definitely metal. Too bad, it was a great popper.
05-09-2009, 07:13 AM
BleeckerSt_Girl

Here's me and my buddy Pat at the same festival....
http://www.oldsongs.org/blackcreek/2008/Pages/27.html
:p :p :p
05-09-2009, 02:27 PM
Zen

I can smell the wood in that barn.
05-09-2009, 02:35 PM
fidlfreek

Grog, maybe you could find a used one on ebay with the original metal gears?
05-09-2009, 03:04 PM
Zen

Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-GENUINE-WHIR...3%3A1|294%3A50
Ask the seller
05-09-2009, 03:36 PM
uforgot

Wait!

You probably need to get a review from all of those on here who have never used one before. Don't want you wasting your money.:D
05-09-2009, 03:47 PM
Zen

If I could readily recycle a tin can and achieve the same results as that particular item i would but there is no substitute or comparison for that particular product.
It is a unique method:p
05-09-2009, 04:15 PM
uforgot

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Originally Posted by Zen

If I could readily recycle a tin can and achieve the same results as that particular item i would but there is no substitute or comparison for that particular product.
It is a unique method:p

The only thing unique is the way it stirs the popcorn. You could get the same effect with a tin can and a metal spatula. Then again, you could just punch holes in large tin juice cans, put some rope through them and make puddle jumpers. Or play Kick The Can. Much more fun!
05-09-2009, 04:43 PM
maillotpois

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Originally Posted by oxysback

:::snags popcorn from maillotpois and prepares to watch the thread implode:::

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Originally Posted by Grog

Hey MP, pass the popcorn.

I am glad I got the free refills jumbo size...

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

Just so everyone knows, I was joking . . . . .

Now you tell us. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

Hmm, what's for dinner?

Popcorn. And wine.
05-09-2009, 06:02 PM
Pax

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Originally Posted by maillotpois

Popcorn. And wine.

That's exactly what I'm having at this moment. :p
05-09-2009, 06:37 PM
Lise

Is no one picking up their dog's poop? That's what we use the bags for. When I was recovering from foot surgery and my DBF was both doing the grocery shopping and walking the pup twice a day, he decided that the dog needed to poop less often. I concluded that he just needed to shop for more groceries. :rolleyes:
05-10-2009, 08:19 AM
ttaylor508

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Originally Posted by Lise

Is no one picking up their dog's poop? That's what we use the bags for. When I was recovering from foot surgery and my DBF was both doing the grocery shopping and walking the pup twice a day, he decided that the dog needed to poop less often. I concluded that he just needed to shop for more groceries. :rolleyes:

+1 My doggy has spoken for all of the plastic bags in my house. She gets so excited when I grab a bag out of the drawer as she thinks she is going on a walk.
05-10-2009, 12:44 PM
Selkie

With two big goldens and a golden puppy arriving next Saturday, our supply of Washington Post and NYT bags doesn't meet our pooch poop demands. We have to supplement with those blue bags you get at Petco.
05-10-2009, 01:20 PM
Grog

Hey MP, pass the wine.
05-10-2009, 01:54 PM
Zen

At my grocery store there is a big bin at the entrance where you bring back bags to recycle. Sometimes there are wads of bags in there that have been yanked off the rack, never been used :mad:
I use those when I forget my bag.
05-10-2009, 02:19 PM
kathybiker

I'm thinking about getting some plastic bags and ice, rock salt, sugar, cream and general ice cream fixins and duct taping the bags to my blue jeans on a ten mile or so bike ride, and having ho'made bike ice cream. Or sorbet.

What's your opinion on where I should tape the bags -- tops of my feet? I don't wear toe clips. On my quadriceps?
05-10-2009, 02:23 PM
Trek420

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Originally Posted by cunninghamair

I agree with Zen. If you NEED to part with $9, send it to me :)

And you'll send plastic bags?
05-10-2009, 02:53 PM
uforgot

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Originally Posted by Trek420

And you'll send plastic bags?

No, just free unsolicited advice on what I should buy and how I should manage my money.:rolleyes:
05-10-2009, 03:31 PM
Biciclista

our dog wouldn't pick up his poop so we got rid of him.
:cool:
05-10-2009, 03:36 PM
Zen

Quote:

Originally Posted by uforgot

No, just free unsolicited advice on what I should buy and how I should manage my money.:rolleyes:

It wasn't directed at you personally, cheezuz!
And if you haven't noticed yet, this site is full of advice and opinion.

Carry on.
05-10-2009, 03:37 PM
Zen

Quote:

Originally Posted by uforgot

No, just free unsolicited advice on what I should buy and how I should manage my money.:rolleyes:

It wasn't directed at you personally, cheezuz! How long are you gonna beat that poor horse?
And if you haven't noticed yet, this site is full of advice and opinion.

Carry on.
05-10-2009, 03:46 PM
BleeckerSt_Girl

Is there an echo in here?

Is there an echo in here?

Mimi makes fruit smoothies on her stationary bike.
05-10-2009, 05:25 PM
uforgot

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Originally Posted by Zen

It wasn't directed at you personally, cheezuz! How long are you gonna beat that poor horse?
And if you haven't noticed yet, this site is full of advice and opinion.

Carry on.

This site is full of opinion. Now how good is the advice? It's getting harder and harder to find the good advice because we are getting all sorts of posts, opinions and advice from people who don't know what they are talking about. You have to wade through the muck and the nonsense just to get to the good information. I love reading about others experiences. I love reading about gear ratios, maintenance tips, and product reviews. I don't mind having fun, and thread drifts, but I don't need to hear disparaging remarks, put downs and garbage on every single post or thread, and I certainly don't need to hear negative opinions from someone who has had no experience in whatever subject is being posted.

Those posters that were always a terrific source of experience and information don't seem to be around too much anymore. I wonder why? I'd like to see TE return to the informational and helpful site that it used to be. It was a comfort zone for everyone, no matter how experienced. You could ask any question and not fear that someone would laugh or snicker at you. From now on, instead of buying into the negativity, I'm just going to hit the ignore button.

Instead of reading all of the cr*ppola on this thread, go on over to the touring thread. Our very own Melalvai is making her way back home (on her loaded bike!) to Columbia MO from Nebraska. She has ridden many many miles and will be home in a few days. We should be supporting our very own members on these ventures.

Now let this thread die.
05-10-2009, 07:09 PM
kathybiker

Fruit smoothies on a stationary bike

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Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

Mimi makes fruit smoothies on her stationary bike.

Please excuse me for changing the thread subject, but is this true? This could be the coolest bike accessory ever.;)

I'll appreciate any details. Thank you.:)
05-10-2009, 09:08 PM
smurfalicious

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathybiker

Please excuse me for changing the thread subject, but is this true? This could be the coolest bike accessory ever.;)

I'll appreciate any details. Thank you.:)

Yeppa

http://www.rockthebike.com/blenders/FBU

http://www.rockthebike.com/blenders/fenderblenderpro

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