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Thanks, Oz & NCR. I've been away from the computer for a few days.

So . . . $200 is cheap, eh? This cycling hobby is getting expensive! First the bike then the clothes then the clipless pedals...

The person I bought it from replaced the stock wheels with racing wheels. I went on Bontrager's website and looked at similar-appearing racing wheels, but the cheapest one is around $200.

I...

I'm pretty sure a chili dog with onions, onion rings, and a sugary drink would be the worst thing you could possibly eat. That, or a peanut buster parfait. Those did me in when I was playing...

My LBS guy got my rear wheel bent back as best he could and said it will do for now but that I'm definitely going to be needing a new one. He said it will be hard to find a match for the one I have...

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Thanks bikerchic!

I'm going to be back in the saddle again tonight. :D My LBS guy says I do need a new rear wheel, but he got it straight enough that it will roll and it's safe to ride.
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Using riding glasses helps tremendously over my normal glasses particularly in eye watering downhills (my max speed yesterday was 44.8mph) and eyes seem better protected...

yeah - the day was really topped off when I was flossing my teeth and a filling came out, and then I realized I'd forgotten to go to my annual Dr. appt. But everything will be OK! Since I can't...

About 4 years ago I got a beach cruiser from the local bike shop for $350. It was the cheapest bike in the shop. People had been telling me for years "it's not worth the $ to buy Walmart bikes"...

Congratulations on your degrees! What did you get them in? What are you doing now?

It's going to be a while before I can afford to get my bike fixed, I think. We have a lot of expenses right now. So - I guess I'm going to have to do something else for fitness. I tried running a...

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I just want to go on a nice bike ride. It's not like I'm asking to win the lottery or anything. One thing after another after another is preventing me from riding.

1st we had almost an...

Good thing he was driving a Hertz car and it was insured. What a pain in the butt for you to have to go through all this. I'll bet you'll be so relieved when it's all finally resolved.

That's funny. The first time I tried ice skating, I was just standing in my skates, talking to somebody, and fell and tore my elbow. The first time I tried downhill skiing, I tore my ACL and MCL on...

Funny how many people have sprocket scars. If it scars, I will wear it with pride!

Seriously - I'm glad I fell. I learned all sorts of things and found a source for cherries, plums, & grapes by...

So . . . if any of us is ever being chased by a man who can run faster than us, all we have to do is jump in an icy lake to escape!

Congratulations! I love those firsts. Every time I get a new first I feel like I'm one step closer to being a "real" cyclist.

I bet by the end of the summer you'll be able to do your first...

I was so proud of myself - bragging about how I never fell when I started using the clipless pedals. :cool: So to make up for how fast I learned, I had to fall in a totally humiliating way.

I...

Wherever there's nettle, you'll usually find yellow dock growing next to it. If you chew up a yellow dock leaf and rub it on the place where you got stung, it will take the sting out. Just one of...

I don't know anything about the different brands but if you use the "search" function at the top of the page you can see what everybody's said about their Fujis. If you know the model and year, you...

I cook up nettles and eat them in the spring. They're delicious.

I also get use Simplers Nettle-Radish compound for my allegery-induced sinus headaches and it has really worked wonders.

May his brave little soul rest in peace.

I'm a relative newbie - just started riding last fall but I've done one solo metric centennial and I do put a few miles on. I rarely ride in traffic and the roads I ride on are pretty deserted. I...

I'm relatively new to this, as well. I got a lot of very good suggestions from the ladies on here last year and I couldn't be happier with the bike I chose. Because I got a bike I absolutely LOVE,...

I don't have paniers but now you're making me want to get some! Just yesterday I was wondering how I could carry a 2nd jacket. The weather changes so much.

If I had paniers, I'd definitely put...

I can definitely relate to that! I was all about saying I wasn't afraid of dying, feeling so calm and cool about the whole issue, then they found tumors on my ovaries. Actually - it was more like I...