tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post298508424944319883..comments2024-03-18T07:59:30.743-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: Hey, Wouldya Look At That, It's Another Outside Column!BikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-39008850486016209432018-01-08T05:47:52.334-05:002018-01-08T05:47:52.334-05:00Hi! I'm also riding Pine Mountain.I think it&#...Hi! I'm also riding Pine Mountain.I think it's very close to becoming the-only-bike-i-need after making second wheels (29") set for it. Check my text about this mod, it's kind of tricky because of the hubs.<br /><br />http://www.500miles.pl/en/trail/sprzet/2017/marin-pine-mountain-1-29er-mod/500miles.plhttp://500miles.plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-87910195848927919972018-01-05T18:52:20.847-05:002018-01-05T18:52:20.847-05:00Good luck Snob!
There have been many years when I...Good luck Snob!<br /><br />There have been many years when I've only ridden one bike (even though I had several) because I'm basically a roadie, so I would just grab my current road bike (the one with the curly handlebars like they use in the Tour do Francine).<br /><br />But you have inspired me to go the other way and endeavor to ride each and every bike crammed into seemingly every corner of my garage. And not just a "went around the block" to get credit ride, but a real ride. Something that the bike was made for: that means actual rough trails on the full squish mountain bike and flying somewhere with the travel bike. I realize it's going to be a sacrifice, but I'm willing to do it in the name of personal growth.1904 Cadardinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-30807588023185823792018-01-05T15:51:29.831-05:002018-01-05T15:51:29.831-05:00Hey Snobby, looks like cycling is roulette in the ...Hey Snobby, looks like cycling is roulette in the UK too.<br /><br />http://singletrackworld.com/2018/01/what-should-you-do-about-other-cyclists-jumping-red-lights-nothing-reckons-antony/<br /><br />Guess this apple ain't far enough from it's proverberal tree... <br /><br />Why couldn't our national parents be more like Holland? They are so, so much cooler. Besides cycling they are cool about drugs and....Die freenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-31347752350896413212018-01-05T14:53:57.019-05:002018-01-05T14:53:57.019-05:00Going Jobst Brandt?,
I live in an apartment build...Going Jobst Brandt?,<br /><br />I live in an apartment building.<br /><br />--Wildcat Etc.BikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-38674943475070150452018-01-05T14:41:09.030-05:002018-01-05T14:41:09.030-05:00We complain about the cost of living in Portland. ...We complain about the cost of living in Portland. Also, we beg to produce art. https://bikeportland.org/2018/01/04/portland-filmmaker-raising-money-to-shoot-cyclocross-nationals-on-super-8-film-263497Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-91638608643390204072018-01-05T14:22:50.197-05:002018-01-05T14:22:50.197-05:00Lame. Stupid. Unnecessary.Lame. Stupid. Unnecessary.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982709516564495779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-69345269108364947022018-01-05T13:38:58.579-05:002018-01-05T13:38:58.579-05:00The One Bike Challenge terrifies me, which just te...The One Bike Challenge terrifies me, which just tells me that it’ll prove again how ridiculously consumerist cyclists are. Go Snob! Doubt I could commit to one bike for a season, much less a year.Pist Offnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-65857714478704772462018-01-05T13:19:16.532-05:002018-01-05T13:19:16.532-05:00I would add an exception for other than minor bike...I would add an exception for other than minor bike repairs, in case something happens to the Pine Mountain and you need to ride before it can be fixed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-20224529587405353112018-01-05T13:08:25.466-05:002018-01-05T13:08:25.466-05:00One bike? Come now, you're living the dream! I...One bike? Come now, you're living the dream! Is this a resolution or just rubbing it in our faces?<br /><br />Consider those of us with just one bike because we're too broke, live in hovels that barely hold half a folded brompton (if we sleep with it), have unsympathetic spouses/significant others, or put the bike purchases for our 17 kids ahead of our own (which as you know means buying like 34 little bikes a year).<br /><br />Here you are with more bikes than the typical pro racer. You live in a single-family residential home... in a major city. You have built a small blogging empire as the brilliant pretext to acquire bikes. You have an apparently sympathetic wife who apparently has a real job and disposable income. You have bike industry ties that seem to allow a flow of deals/freebies. You even have daylight time to make use of your vast stable.<br /><br />Why would you want to live like us schlumps? We already have all the information we need on riding just one bike for years and years on end.<br /><br />Besides, your whole premise is so loophole ridden. Aren't wheels essentially 2/3rds of a bike? And since when is a cargo bike not a bike? It has pedals, wheels, handlebars.<br /><br />Now, this was some funny social commentary:<br /><br />http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08/consumption-now-with-more-minimalism.html<br />http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-smugness-keeping-it-to-minimum.html<br />http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-news-for-poor-you-can-afford-to.html<br />http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2011/05/10-items-or-less-avocado-of-death.html<br /><br />BTW: Do not be mesmerized by Jones, sage that he is. Yeah, he may have designed an excellent do-it-all bike, but he himself has a whole warehouse of bikes to choose from.Going Jobst Brandt?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-81190280912390645712018-01-05T12:24:04.365-05:002018-01-05T12:24:04.365-05:00A trunk mounted tableau without a groundhog is so ...A trunk mounted tableau without a groundhog is so lame.Bill Murraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-13283476081757863072018-01-05T11:19:46.544-05:002018-01-05T11:19:46.544-05:00ricochet,
I believe the Brompton falls under the &...ricochet,<br />I believe the Brompton falls under the "loaner for evaluation" exemption (shhhh, don't let old man Brompton hear).<br />Personally, I think this is madness, like having one pair of shoes, but godspeedOldSlowGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819756878367530976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-89570478385854596792018-01-05T11:07:30.870-05:002018-01-05T11:07:30.870-05:00Ride in Canada and the penalty would only be 3kms....Ride in Canada and the penalty would only be 3kms. Now how about some nicer strava ride designs instead of that scribble. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-40894420172989578932018-01-05T10:50:39.966-05:002018-01-05T10:50:39.966-05:00Snob,good luck on your endeavour. I'm tossing ...Snob,good luck on your endeavour. I'm tossing around the idea myself for this year.bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-89642060227884562772018-01-05T10:37:40.670-05:002018-01-05T10:37:40.670-05:00.........and I'm hoping that switching between...<i>.........and I'm hoping that switching between those and the full-on chubby should just about cover me--despite what some may think:</i><br /><br /><br />*ahem*McFlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-62911917745513315442018-01-05T10:36:11.404-05:002018-01-05T10:36:11.404-05:00I've committed to not washing my bike shorts f...I've committed to not washing my bike shorts for a whole year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-72128571014088031492018-01-05T10:35:26.259-05:002018-01-05T10:35:26.259-05:00I've committed to not washing my bike shorts f...I've committed to not washing my bike shorts for a whole year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-64103665774093419322018-01-05T09:39:12.857-05:002018-01-05T09:39:12.857-05:00Idk, the vin diesel bike looks like it would have ...Idk, the vin diesel bike looks like it would have been the way to go...<br />Did anyone ever invent a bike/interface that allowed you to switch between drops/risers quickly? Like some kind of de-re-tachable cable splice device, haha?? Just switching wheels/tires don't cut it imoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-53787812125297317382018-01-05T08:13:09.001-05:002018-01-05T08:13:09.001-05:00BSNYC, I applaud your resolve and wish you well. ...BSNYC, I applaud your resolve and wish you well. As a working schlub who commutes the same route day in, day out, I choose a different bike once in a while to keep it interesting. Hope to see you and Ol'Piney at a fondon't or similar in 2018.Hermit Crabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-53939613386031640552018-01-05T00:32:33.167-05:002018-01-05T00:32:33.167-05:00I feel sorry for your wife. You sound like a creep...I feel sorry for your wife. You sound like a creep.Chris Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141668434994777170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-37712922992696482362018-01-04T20:35:40.434-05:002018-01-04T20:35:40.434-05:00Fun concept, and reasonable exemptions/penalties. ...Fun concept, and reasonable exemptions/penalties. Will be interesting to see how it turns out.<br /><br />I could see some bloat/redundancies in your fleet, but no way could I see getting rid of everything. The Milwaukee is a sweet piece. And your SS mountaining bike is cool, too. And the Brompton doesn't take up much space...<br /><br /><br />My collection (the count exceeds what could be done on my fingers and toes, and I'm sporting the full complement of 'em) is jam-packed with redundancies and unnecessary things that rarely even get ridden these days. If I had any sense, I'd shed some dead weight by selling some and funding nicer components for the ones I do ride the most. Oh well, at least I'm not into sports cars. N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-79574950923816613532018-01-04T19:30:07.700-05:002018-01-04T19:30:07.700-05:00Lt. Obvi,
As I said in the post, yes.
--Wildcat ...Lt. Obvi,<br /><br />As I said in the post, yes.<br /><br />--Wildcat Etc.BikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-48329749756426113672018-01-04T19:25:58.660-05:002018-01-04T19:25:58.660-05:00In your bike monogamy is the mahogany bike conside...In your bike monogamy is the mahogany bike considered a test bike on loan you can ride without incurring the 3 mile run penalty? When it comes to running, I'm like Richard Pryor. I"ll only run if I'm on fire.Lieutenant Obliviousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-10876032767072141152018-01-04T18:10:24.042-05:002018-01-04T18:10:24.042-05:00kfromuk,
I begrudge nobody a new bike but I hardl...kfromuk,<br /><br />I begrudge nobody a new bike but I hardly think there's a shortage of decent 26" rims and 8-speed chains out there...<br /><br />--Wildcat Etc.BikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-70515430956207382302018-01-04T18:02:12.430-05:002018-01-04T18:02:12.430-05:00I'm vaguely reassured this confirms my unfredl...I'm vaguely reassured this confirms my unfredlike status. Only own one bike although obviously would like more. I am fairly confident the sulky pining looks from the other (and abandoned) members of your fleet will be too great a cross to bear and you'll cave before summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-5054100388170105422018-01-04T17:36:49.875-05:002018-01-04T17:36:49.875-05:00Good luck bikesnob, just about to retire my "...Good luck bikesnob, just about to retire my "getting to work bike" a pine mountain 91/92, obtained 2nd hand in 97. Just can't get the acceptable bits for her, last straw was when Mavic stopped making the XC717 and sram not doing the PC890 anymore. Ebay has managed to keep her going with some nice part used good quality bits, and some choice NOS stuff, but rims and chains are some of those consumables that are very essential. Currently building my "ultimate commuter" a Surly Ogre, with 27.5X3in knobblies and a Rohloff. Will swap the rims over to 29 and run narrower tyres if my commute ever gets more road. Have been tempted myself by the Jones bar, but just a bit too big as I will be taking her onto a train for part of my commute for at least the next year, with a lot of mud at one end.kfromuknoreply@blogger.com