tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post1894899181100713769..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: "They Froomey Under The Bus!"BikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-71994960038818469672017-12-20T08:29:08.260-05:002017-12-20T08:29:08.260-05:00E-bikes - I fucking hate when they zoom past in th...E-bikes - I fucking hate when they zoom past in the bike lane, but my wife is partially disabled and that swytch thingie might allow us to do some riding together... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-65245067089727326572017-12-18T14:18:01.446-05:002017-12-18T14:18:01.446-05:00Peter Bock
November 21, 2017
...<br /><a href="https://www.zagat.com/r/brobagel-chicago" rel="nofollow"> <b>Peter Bock<br />November 21, 2017<br /> <br /> <br />If you have friends who are NYC bagel snobs take em here and they won't be disappointed. My friend who is a bagel snob: "These bagels are as good as NYC bagels".</b></a><br />Pronounced "Beggle"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-45236762537562399992017-12-16T11:41:39.978-05:002017-12-16T11:41:39.978-05:00I was diagnosed with mild asthma ten years ago, bu...I was diagnosed with mild asthma ten years ago, but have had it all my life. It used to be painful to walk in cold weather. Since I started biking to work two and a half years ago, and started taking mild medication (albuterol before intense exercise, montelukast each night) my asthma symptoms have become much less of an issue -- no more chest tightness when walking outside in the cold, even without albuterol.<br /><br />On the topic of albuterol, it turns me into superman. It also seems to have a much longer lasting effect if I take it right before intense exercise, such as riding a heavy bike over the Manhattan Bridge: I feel even stronger on the return trip eight or nine hours later. In August I went in for a pulmonary function test. I had taken albuterol about 27 hours before the test, and my small airway lung capacity appeared to have increased by 150%. (I go in for another test on Monday, and am curious what that will show.)<br /><br />I suspect that the best way to promote cycling in the US is to focus on the health benefits. When I was a kid all restaurants were full of cigarette smoke. This has completely changed over the last 20 years. It may take another 20 before people come to see exhaust pipes the same way we think about cigarettes today, but public health based regulation is probably the way for us to get there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-34681641846405056822017-12-14T14:50:08.836-05:002017-12-14T14:50:08.836-05:00Great pictures, Porteur icycle. Thanks.Great pictures, Porteur icycle. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-74578856469584428342017-12-14T14:26:51.712-05:002017-12-14T14:26:51.712-05:00I went on my first mtb jaunt in a really really re...I went on my first mtb jaunt in a really really really long time.in order to do this,i bought a nearly new t**k on c-list since i had passed my old t**k to my former neighbor.<br />So,the stable was now mtb vacant.<br />Now the t**k resides and abides.<br />27.5 is a lot of fun i just found out.i`m tired but planning to go back within a day or two.<br />I took the trail that's within 5 miles of home a beautiful park.<br />It ain`t the sprain run or the oca to croton,but you guys and gals would really like it.<br />Also,seeing games at unc and duke isn't too far away.at least I've got that.bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-61633255059249093172017-12-14T14:11:34.725-05:002017-12-14T14:11:34.725-05:00All you people claimer a heavy weight in front of ...All you people claimer a heavy weight in front of the handle bars has a negative effect on bike handling should try riding:<br /><br /><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/2b/42/1e2b421154140d34b409fd201eaa8c30.jpg" rel="nofollow">a bike like this</a><br /><br /><a href="https://janheine.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/porteurs_1955.jpg?w=640&h=487" rel="nofollow">or like this</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/06/42/18/064218dcdfb5a18b39218a5862bfd9ff--safety-first-vintage-bikes.jpg" rel="nofollow">or this</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.oldbike.eu/museum/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1960-rene-herse-porteur.jpg" rel="nofollow">or even this</a>Porteur icyclehttps://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/the-porteurs-of-paris/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-45571283349735100272017-12-14T11:05:03.919-05:002017-12-14T11:05:03.919-05:00Salbutamol. Meh.
Clenbuterol? Ooh la la.<a href="http://thorax.bmj.com/content/56/9/675" rel="nofollow"> Salbutamol. Meh. </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1997/07/12/dopage-et-sprint-muscle-panique-sur-le-tour-abdoujaparov-positif-zabel-declasse-un-vendredi-theatral_210962" rel="nofollow"> Clenbuterol? Ooh la la. </a>dancesonpedalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164303442656489828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-46634911994545833932017-12-14T10:50:06.067-05:002017-12-14T10:50:06.067-05:00Professional road racing is so stupid. I would al...Professional road racing is so stupid. I would almost rather watch Harvey Weinstein jack off, and, just for the record, I REALLY don't want to watch Harvey Weinstein 'fertilize' the plants. Freddy Murcksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-21354636333217344102017-12-14T10:11:51.814-05:002017-12-14T10:11:51.814-05:00Must not give into the eBike temptation ...at leas...Must not give into the eBike temptation ...at least not until I reach retirement ageJLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-27552858153247925502017-12-14T04:26:06.883-05:002017-12-14T04:26:06.883-05:00Bah. Too many ebike scams.
My advice is to igno...Bah. Too many ebike scams. <br /><br />My advice is to ignore the big-name bicycle vendors with their big expensive e-mountain bikes with mediocre performance and range and the hipster inspired kickstarter scams. <br /><br />If you want a good e-bike with good range and is cheap and easy to deal with... Then pick out one of your existing bicycles and convert it with a front wheel hub motor. <br /><br />Get a ebike kit from Ebikes.ca, Grin Technologies out of Canada. The Ezee hub motor is top of the range stuff. They have some 'stokemonkey' kits that will fit certain types of cargo bikes that will result in something very reliable. Also they have a small range of cargo electric bikes and kits that fit folding bikes like Bromptom or Bike Friday.naterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797026786719113133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-89146155810302097972017-12-13T20:54:59.303-05:002017-12-13T20:54:59.303-05:00What a wally of an "engineer" to slam a ...What a wally of an "engineer" to slam a heavy weight as high as possible on the handlebars!<br /><br />Give us lots of dosh and we shall send you our hub laced to any random rim we choose!? Thinks, I do not...<br /><br />Not sure that I can even watch TdeF for the Chateau any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-86511978720284036882017-12-13T20:15:46.070-05:002017-12-13T20:15:46.070-05:00Neil Massey, it must be great to be THAT sure that...Neil Massey, it must be great to be THAT sure that you're ALWAYS right about EVERYTHING.Bogusboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-30952593830313840642017-12-13T19:55:01.271-05:002017-12-13T19:55:01.271-05:00i thought for a moment that in the swytch ad,that ...i thought for a moment that in the swytch ad,that riders would pop out ala "pee wee's big adventure" cycling scene.bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-39339316299347635962017-12-13T19:03:47.709-05:002017-12-13T19:03:47.709-05:00Sucks that Nibali was robbed of the emotions of th...Sucks that Nibali was robbed of the emotions of the Madrid podium. Vincenzo, should give a try to the BSNYC podium. Same thing, no?Doothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-47143239441602510872017-12-13T18:32:33.040-05:002017-12-13T18:32:33.040-05:00Emma, 24, has got a little April Ludgate thing goi...Emma, 24, has got a little April Ludgate thing going on....me likey. McFlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-48203769840187572422017-12-13T18:26:52.608-05:002017-12-13T18:26:52.608-05:00Anonymous @ 4:31, I hate to break it to you, but y...Anonymous @ 4:31, I hate to break it to you, but you have Asthma.wishiwasmerckxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-51507406502579062362017-12-13T18:12:24.042-05:002017-12-13T18:12:24.042-05:00Nytro - $7,000?
Swytch - $600 for a complete bike...Nytro - $7,000?<br /><br />Swytch - $600 for a complete bike - kits as low as $350 - you can spend more and get a bamboo version ...I wonder if they will actually produce or just take the money and fold like a Brompton<br /><br />https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/swytch-convert-any-bike-into-an-ebike-electric#/ JLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-7592950230286411072017-12-13T17:40:24.460-05:002017-12-13T17:40:24.460-05:00If the Swytch moved the battery off the handlebar ...If the Swytch moved the battery off the handlebar and down to the head tube, ala Brompton bag, it would be a pretty nice design, but having battery weight attached to the handlebars? No thanks. Too floppy.Olle Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236927144158018880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-23438171718225988602017-12-13T16:54:19.784-05:002017-12-13T16:54:19.784-05:00I rely on my e-bike to get just about everywhere. ...I rely on my e-bike to get just about everywhere. I've gone on "rides" on my $1500 ebike (with kid on back) and had no problem keeping up with the roadie Freds in my party. The Nytro won't go any faster than my e-bike because its power, like all e-bikes, must cut out at 20mph. Expensive, fragile, lightweight parts aren't useful on an e-bike because the extra weight of cheap, durable, slightly heavier parts is easily compensated for by the motor.<br /><br />All I can say, the Nytro looks like a waste of at least $4000. It won't go any faster than my e-bike, but will almost certainly get more flats. Unless you're still suffering from teenage insecurity in middle age and just HAVE to fit in an look like the other roadie Freds out there, I just don't see the point.<br /><br />Anyway, if you're actually riding for FUN, an e-bike is a pretty boring way to do it. It's kind of like cruising the Interstates for fun at 55mph. On the rare occasion I ride for fun, I take my Brompton or Bianchi.<br /><br />> e bikes, not for me, but if it reduces car rides it is a good thing.<br /><br />The Nytro is unlikely to do that. More likely, it will INCREASE car rides, as Nytro owners drive their e-bike to the starting point for their "rides." The Nytro is nothing more than an overpriced toy.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68237148616363890372017-12-13T16:31:48.141-05:002017-12-13T16:31:48.141-05:00It seems awful interesting to me the number of Pro...It seems awful interesting to me the number of Pro's who have Asthma!? Who knew?Maybe, we are not asking the right questions? Do they just take the rider's (or the riders doctor's word) that they do indeed have Asthma? Because if they do, Fine I guess; But if they really don't then it sounds like a handy way to take performance enhancing drugs and get away with it!<br /><br />I don't have Asthma, but I have used an inhaler before to counter allergy systems that had left it difficult to breath and the results were pretty amazing! One could really feel sorry for those poor Non-asthmatic riders who have to get by with their normal old lungs! - masmojoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-49775426502096837782017-12-13T16:26:59.229-05:002017-12-13T16:26:59.229-05:00Isn't it cute that people think the Italians s...Isn't it cute that people think the Italians should be PC.Olle Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236927144158018880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-67700753883000587742017-12-13T16:17:27.022-05:002017-12-13T16:17:27.022-05:00Et tu, Froome? Et tu, Froome? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-25465248372585334342017-12-13T16:13:55.414-05:002017-12-13T16:13:55.414-05:00e bikes, not for me, but if it reduces car rides i...e bikes, not for me, but if it reduces car rides it is a good thing. Although the e bike delivery guys are pretty dangerous here, riding the wrong way and overtaking you in a narrow bike lane. I hate to say it, but not sure i like sharing the few bike lanes we have here in NYC with them. Particularly after one right hooked me last year and banged both me and my bike up. driver error i suppose and did much less damage than a car, but the thing with a car is that they are not sharing the bike lane with you, unless they are parked there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-31634808672927306952017-12-13T16:03:59.958-05:002017-12-13T16:03:59.958-05:00I frequently pass my local high school mtb team. I...I frequently pass my local high school mtb team. I more wonder what the social dynamic is between the kids riding $4500 bikes and kids riding $500 bikes. At least it's heartening to see the latter having fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-20241742999505027442017-12-13T15:43:11.794-05:002017-12-13T15:43:11.794-05:00Powered by albuterol : )Powered by albuterol : )HDEBnoreply@blogger.com