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  1. 02-16-2008, 03:08 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by zencentury View Post

    So is this your canal bike?
    I guess I can return the panniers I just bought
    NICE BIKE DB!

    I've started looking at panniers. What did you get Zen?

    I did my first real "Errand" ride today. Loaded my newspapers into my new "grocery" pannier and dropped them off for recycling. Then rode to grocery store and picked up a few items, then to the post office to get the mail. 14 miles total, with a small load. It was COLD and WINDY but it always is. Not bad though. Nicer in the sunny spots.
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  2. 02-16-2008, 07:00 PM #2
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    It's beautiful. I hope to see it in person some time soon! Enjoy!
    I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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  3. 02-16-2008, 07:19 PM #3
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    It's awesome!

    (and if by remote chance that's Greenbelt Lake, you're *really* keeping up with the Geonzes...)

    Let us know if/how it grows on you
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  4. 02-17-2008, 03:07 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geonz View Post
    It's awesome!

    (and if by remote chance that's Greenbelt Lake, you're *really* keeping up with the Geonzes...)

    Let us know if/how it grows on you
    It's actually Lake Artemesia in College Park.
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  5. 02-17-2008, 04:28 AM #5
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    Very nice. Congrats...and as my mom would say "Ride it in good health."
    See ... you will be carrying everything on the C&O trip!
    How does it handle?
    How does it climb?

    zen...where's a link to that post?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Regina View Post
    How does it handle?
    How does it climb?
    Well...it handles and climbs great. I rode it into the office today to drop off a cake (bungeed to the back skateboard top). I really like the way it rides. Getting up the big hill near my house was no problem, even loaded with two huge bags full of groceries.

    However, I got caught in the rain coming out of Whole Foods, completely unprepared--no rain jacket, nothing but the cotton t-shirt and capri pants I was wearing. The temperature had dropped about 10 degrees, and it was miserable. I decided to take Metro home, but the damn bike wouldn't fit in the Metro elevator! So I had to ride home in the rain.

    I know it's not the bike's fault it's too big for the elevator, but I was a little annoyed anyway.
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  7. 02-18-2008, 06:38 PM #7
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  8. 02-17-2008, 09:45 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by divingbiker View Post
    It's actually Lake Artemesia in College Park.
    Pretty close!! I grew up in Greenbelt & still have siblings there.
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    wow! you don't fool around!!!
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  10. 02-16-2008, 07:18 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by withm View Post

    I've started looking at panniers. What did you get Zen?
    I just posted in an older thread about that
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