Okay, never mind about the clamp! I kept fiddling with it and it magically went on. That doesn't mean I can work a suduko puzzle or anything...
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02-06-2006, 02:54 PM #1
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02-06-2006, 04:12 PM #2
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You're making me laugh. For someone who can pack twice as much stuff into a car as her husband, it is amazing how I can be outsmarted by many seatpost clamps.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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02-07-2006, 12:03 PM #3
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Nuttie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! an 87 Peugeot?? and it's your "beater bike"??...you Bite your tongue Ms: you're-not-My-captain-anymore!
Actually it'll be tough replacing those things on the Peugeot (which is NOT my beater bike btw). Especially if it was one of the models actually produced in France. I haven't have any problems with the rails or the seat clamp on mine so far - I'm using the Specialized BG saddle. (seriously thinking about a Brooks tho...ya'll keep giving it such high marks) I have had problems with other things - like a rack. I had to jury-rig something to make it work since my old sweet baby doesn't like the new-fangled stuff!
As for the PIA issue: don't know what to tell you hun. I can't ride with the nose tipped down on any of my bikes - I always feel like I'm going to slide off!
I did try and ride the Navigator for the winter (the "comfort" bike) after riding road bikes all summer, but it was murder on my shoulders and back - guess it just doesn't fit me anymore - or maybe never did. I went back to the Peugeot with a rack on and haven't had any problems since.
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02-07-2006, 01:43 PM #4
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Believe me, this IS a beater. It's a P-6 made for the US market, second from the bottom of the line and everything on it is a weird size. Some folks turn them into single speeds but Sheldon says don't waste your time fixing them up. Now I know the French are "artistes" but, honestly, why do they have to make things so unique from model to model? Is it just to thwart the British, harkening back to Napoleonic times?
Thanks for giving it some thought, Corsair. I'm just going to have to do the ride/adjust, ride/adjust routine again or grow a cast-iron hinie.
I do love my B17, though, and can't recommend it highly enough.
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02-07-2006, 01:46 PM #5
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Be sure to let us know when your video Buns of Cast Iron is available. We're anxiously awaiting your training techniques.
Originally Posted by nuthatch
. . . or grow a cast-iron hinie.
I'm still working on my video Buns of Aluminum Foil.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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02-07-2006, 03:32 PM #6
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Hmm...sounds like it will be some sort of S&M video with lycra thrown in. Originally Posted by SadieKate
Aluminum foil doesn't sound bad - I'll be happy to get rid of my buns of Jello.
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