Stupidest Bike Accessory Ever

[Zen]

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

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.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Is there an echo in here?



Is there an echo in here?



Mimi makes fruit smoothies on her stationary bike.

[uforgot]

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.

[kathybiker]

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.

[smurfalicious]

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

[Biciclista]

yes, it's been lots of fun. Summer is coming and we'll want to eat more smoothies. It was a bit of a hassle getting it installed (no one who lives in my house has the slightest mechanical aptitude); so we invited my son over to do the job. Then we all made smoothies!

the only drawback is, you don't want to put it on your main bike because then you'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it. Or drive that motor the whole time which might wear your tire out faster.

So between my smoothie maker and my solar panels, I'm feeling pretty green right now

[Grog]

yes, it's been lots of fun. Summer is coming and we'll want to eat more smoothies. It was a bit of a hassle getting it installed (no one who lives in my house has the slightest mechanical aptitude); so we invited my son over to do the job. Then we all made smoothies!

the only drawback is, you don't want to put it on your main bike because then you'd have to uninstall it and reinstall it. Or drive that motor the whole time which might wear your tire out faster.

So between my smoothie maker and my solar panels, I'm feeling pretty green right now

Mimi, maybe you could ride "Fatty's 100 miles of nowhere ride" (there's a thread about it somewhere): it's a ride on the trainer or rollers for 100 miles. You could make a LOT of smoothies in that time.

[Cataboo]

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.

I for one, hope you talk me out of spending money on all sorts of bike stuff, 'cause seriously it really doesn't take much more than a hat to drop and I want a new set of cranks or a bike.

[OnTerryOh]

yes, it's been lots of fun. Summer is coming and we'll want to eat more smoothies. It was a bit of a hassle getting it installed (no one who lives in my house has the slightest mechanical aptitude); so we invited my son over to do the job. Then we all made smoothies!

Can you please tell me the name of the smoothie maker?

Is it made especially to adapt to a bicycle or did your son jimmy it together using his special knowledge?

Thank you!

[Biciclista]

no, it's made specifically for the bike. I'll see if i can find my original post about it with links..

original thread which has business link here:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...light=smoothie

[Selkie]

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.

I agree.

[Trek420]

Mimi, maybe you could ride "Fatty's 100 miles of nowhere ride" (there's a thread about it somewhere): it's a ride on the trainer or rollers for 100 miles. You could make a LOT of smoothies in that time.

Here's the thread She could simultaneously do the ride and provide food for the rest stop

[Biciclista]

I don't know about you guys, but there's only so many smoothies we can eat!
The drawback to my bike smoothie maker is that we're all done in less than 15 minutes and that includes preparing the fruit to put into the blender!


someone here is complaining that good people have left this forum. That's a natural occurrence in forums. Some people go, some people stay, and some people (like me) post too much. that's the way it is; people move on.
It sure is great when we have experts on here; and we do, we have a frame builder, a bike shop owner (or 3?) and some fantastic bike mechanics.

Yet even these people are pushed to the limits almost daily with questions like "does this bike fit me?" "will this saddle work for me?"
Have fun ! if it's not fun for you to be here, don't be here!

[Cataboo]

Yet even these people are pushed to the limits almost daily with questions like "does this bike fit me?" "will this saddle work for me?"
Have fun ! if it's not fun for you to be here, don't be here!

There's a lot of touchy people lately. Maybe it's because it's allergy season.

I'm definitely not volunteering to do this - but if someone really wanted to, it'd be great if there was an FAQ on here that has links to threads on or discussions on does this bike fit or will this saddle work for me? Or if we set up a team estrogen wikipedia on women's bike fit.

[Biciclista]

I think that's already been done!