KnottedYet "When I am a rich grrl"

stop now I can't get Fiddler on the Roof outa my head

well, I'm not rich, where's the jersey that says "I'm just a poor gal with a nice bike"?

"We've considered getting legally married in Canada; my neighbors did. (and they had similar citizenship prerogatives) How cool would it be to then have a honeymoon riding around BC? Even just around (literally circumnavigating) Vancouver Island?"

ah, and she bikes too?

I don't kayak but I think it would be fun (and chalenging, and a long trip and..) to kayak around Vancouver island. Pop into this or that harbour...that would be cool. I loved seeing the killer whales near Victoria BC.

I dunno about cycling honeymoons though especially tandems from what I've read here tandems have a 50/50 chance of curing .... or killing a relationship

Even my bike dates have been problematic. I think that's because you're somehow more yourself on a bike than other places: competitive or cooperative, considerate or kinda a jerk, careless or carefull...it all kinda comes out right out there.

But on the other hand..that saves me a lot of time and money on coffee vs. finding that out later on when the U-haul appears. Might as well know this right away.

But I highly reccomend the wheels and from what I've learned here any improvement to your wheels (lighter tires, slicks...) is one of the single best upgrades to a bike.

It's rotational weight, weight you gotta get going, rather than dead weight (the cyclist on the bike).

I don't really get to obsess about parts till I can afford it and i can't take 20% of the weight off the rider.

My GT's over 10 years old and the wheels..oh, just couldn't clean them looking very icky, but the frame fits like buttah and I like the bike. Now I really like it.

Now the problem is....I want to re-paint it...later.