tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post4329131018848363464..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬Come On With The Rain I've An Umbrella On My Bike♩ ♪ ♫ ♬BikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-90037564820620828142017-12-09T22:52:29.110-05:002017-12-09T22:52:29.110-05:00I've tested the Bike Umbrella at the Europbike...I've tested the Bike Umbrella at the Europbike show this year, besides the weird looking umbrella covering 80% of your body, it seems like a good solution for cold countries.אופניים חשמלייםhttps://www.electric-concepts.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-76636841510586799692017-12-09T07:26:40.848-05:002017-12-09T07:26:40.848-05:00Anonymous 1:18pm,
Yes, part of testing a $10,000 ...Anonymous 1:18pm,<br /><br />Yes, part of testing a $10,000 bike is behaving like the sort of customer who buys a $10,000 bike. At that price I'd expect the company to make it all better for me.<br /><br />--Wildcat Etc.BikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-51507880237506095902017-12-09T01:18:22.207-05:002017-12-09T01:18:22.207-05:00Your gonna let THEM tell you what was creaking on ...Your gonna let THEM tell you what was creaking on the bike??? C'monnnnnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-41020719389304614452017-12-08T15:57:42.939-05:002017-12-08T15:57:42.939-05:00if you run out of fuel you can always burn the woo...if you run out of fuel you can always burn the wooden bike. Or if you get attached by a vampire you can fashion a stake out of it. That's bonus utility right there. so what if it creaks a little, you can't have it all. I'm going to make a bike out of sausages. you get lost and you won't starve. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-24848049702213738172017-12-08T15:43:19.253-05:002017-12-08T15:43:19.253-05:00Wildcat,
I know you are still working on discoveri...Wildcat,<br />I know you are still working on discovering all of the wonders of your borrowed woody and your alt bars. And I have no idea if you already have your next component/bike review planned. But I would like to enthusiastically encourage you to try to get a pedelec velo-mobile manufacturer to provide you with a long term test vehicle. Assuming that some of the currently available vehicles would be legal to ride(drive?) in NYC...<br />I think it would be fascinating to hear your take on what it's like to zip around the city in a pedal/electric/solar/shame powered clown car/bike/suppository.<br /><br />(I had to click on all of the cars until they were all gone... if only!)Knüt Fredrikssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13487459859677636757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-88681185512367045072017-12-08T13:12:10.810-05:002017-12-08T13:12:10.810-05:00Undercover brother.Undercover brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-40242480785601277902017-12-08T11:28:57.304-05:002017-12-08T11:28:57.304-05:00Or just wear a raincoat, rain pants and waterproof...Or just wear a raincoat, rain pants and waterproof boots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-57889113797643629182017-12-08T10:20:43.536-05:002017-12-08T10:20:43.536-05:00I guess MEC is how they spell REI in the Yukon.I guess MEC is how they spell REI in the Yukon.dancesonpedalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164303442656489828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-76189084454833675232017-12-07T22:52:44.242-05:002017-12-07T22:52:44.242-05:00Crabon pick up truckCrabon <a href="https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1114213_gm-to-use-carbon-fiber-in-next-generation-pickup-beds" rel="nofollow"> pick up truck </a>JLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-82104666351970330712017-12-07T22:28:58.905-05:002017-12-07T22:28:58.905-05:00hate missing out on a top 30 given that's a pr...hate missing out on a top 30 given that's a pretty good race result and usually makes the first page. i'm just terrified riding in the rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-10637063154122208632017-12-07T20:52:02.609-05:002017-12-07T20:52:02.609-05:00Let's face it, poncho's aren't dorky e...Let's face it, poncho's aren't dorky enough and don't convey your penchant to waste money.Olle Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236927144158018880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-24306811855350075852017-12-07T20:08:06.303-05:002017-12-07T20:08:06.303-05:00Great caps for rain - ie with enough brim - are ru...Great caps for rain - ie with enough brim - are running caps.Camembert teutonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68699323800159481242017-12-07T19:37:34.591-05:002017-12-07T19:37:34.591-05:00Living in Vancouver BC I would ride in rainstorms ...Living in Vancouver BC I would ride in rainstorms with regular ol' rubber boots, waterproof pants from MEC, and a "waterproof breathable" non-cycling jacket from MEC, the kind with a hood. Regular clothes underdeath. My gloves would get soaked, as would my face, but otherwise I'd show up dry if I didn't ride too fast. I'd keep shoes at work, or otherwise just wear my rain boots all day. It's fine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000742050625709410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-42019021003406872472017-12-07T19:17:59.895-05:002017-12-07T19:17:59.895-05:00Riding in street clothes?? In street clothes. Damn...Riding in street clothes?? In street clothes. Damn. I figured that one out a long time ago. And big tires that aren't rock hard. Just rolled better. Last longer, too. Years of hearing about what I was doing was an illusion or delusion. And Velcro Big Store shoes in toe-clip pedals come in way cheaper. Maybe it's being closer to 70 than to 50. But I'm in it, riding, for fun.cdinvbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961652184885717106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-12816594746412023002017-12-07T19:06:11.738-05:002017-12-07T19:06:11.738-05:00I now live not too from Durm.I have seen the elf,n...I now live not too from Durm.I have seen the elf,not on the campus that bears the name of a tobacconist family,but parked at my local LBS.bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-80301461109871063122017-12-07T18:13:04.185-05:002017-12-07T18:13:04.185-05:00My dog asked me if I were sleeping and someone wer...My dog asked me if I were sleeping and someone were to test water repellant bike equipment by draining spaghetti through a colander over me, which would I prefer to hear:<br /><br />William Shakespeare's "The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven."<br /><br />or<br /><br />The Weather Girls' "It's raining men, hallelujah, it's raining men, amen<br />I'm gonna go out to run and let myself get<br />Absolutely soaking wet"<br /><br />I asked him why and he told me no reason, just a hypothetical.<br />leroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489096287266831412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-20530656198448834852017-12-07T17:59:07.132-05:002017-12-07T17:59:07.132-05:00i'm guessing the wooden bike is not dead yet, ...i'm guessing the wooden bike is not dead yet, but going through growing pains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-77126668223683172072017-12-07T17:46:53.077-05:002017-12-07T17:46:53.077-05:00Per your first picture Snob, all I can see when I ...Per your first picture Snob, all I can see when I look at all these umbrella things is a giant sail - perfect for flinging you off your intended path or off you bike entirely and into the path of wet-weather traffic.FDBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17321741552028037622017-12-07T17:44:13.448-05:002017-12-07T17:44:13.448-05:00Me noticed. With Space nautilus pressure , those t...Me noticed. With Space nautilus pressure , those tubes would be infl8d.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-33127481484015023112017-12-07T17:42:41.558-05:002017-12-07T17:42:41.558-05:00Steve-o or anyone wanting to do rides, click on my...Steve-o or anyone wanting to do rides, click on my url , my # is on blog header. text is best . Chris Harnehttp://721pm.blogspot.com/?m=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-19616474642834741752017-12-07T17:24:28.075-05:002017-12-07T17:24:28.075-05:00The best rain gear comes from Sail boat shops ($$$...The best rain gear comes from Sail boat shops ($$$'s). Or for real cheap you can get those rubber coated Pants and jackets that road safety crews use; there's a place by me that sells the set for 20ish bucks. A couple plastic bags over your shoes and you are water proof!! I survived in this type stuff for years as a student. - masmojo<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-11569818731822658192017-12-07T17:20:28.432-05:002017-12-07T17:20:28.432-05:00I don' deflect the water I just absorb it - Sp...I don' deflect the water I just absorb it - SpongebobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-2263083966057041942017-12-07T16:38:27.620-05:002017-12-07T16:38:27.620-05:00Chris,
I just got done having some major work don...Chris,<br /><br />I just got done having some major work done on my Swift Folder and would love to do a folding bike ride!<br /><br />Where do I sign up?Steve-onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-23906571722616686722017-12-07T16:30:46.913-05:002017-12-07T16:30:46.913-05:00None of these will help in Seattle, where the rain...None of these will help in Seattle, where the rain falls endlessly and the bike paths are engineered to flood, with the storm grates ingeniously raised above the road surface where the water is. Which means you will inevitably ride through four-inch-deep puddles after just an hour or so of rain. For some reason, all cycling booties suck donkey balls, too. <br /><br />But the perfect rain gear for me, at any rate, is the poncho, which breathes, unlike any of those "breathable fabrics" like Gore-Tex, which don't. I haven't found the perfect rain pants yet; since all US cycling gear is targeted towards sporty racey types, none of the pants I've tried fit comfortably over ordinary trousers.Fnarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237329205578935430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-76984022386424640182017-12-07T16:19:56.174-05:002017-12-07T16:19:56.174-05:00Kickback hubs! My friend has one on his folding bi...Kickback hubs! My friend has one on his folding bike. It’s a Sachs Torpedo Duomatic. Two speeds, no cables. It’s a coaster brake hub that works like it sounds – you kick the pedals back and the hub changes between it’s two gear ratios.<br /><br />Sturmey Archer just made it’s first kickback hub, and when I learned about it I was pleasantly surprised. It seems a little odd to introduce a new kickback hub when there hasn’t been one on the market for decades (I’m fairly certain). I don’t know what the demand is, but the first ones just got shipped to the USA, and I got one of them.<br />my point is, does anyone wanna do a folding bicycle ride soon ?Chris Harnehttp://721pm.blogspot.com/?m=1noreply@blogger.com