Bikes!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Even back in 1948 bike riders wanted more entertainment...

[fargon]

I see an out of focus Kitten coming out of the radio.

[Gravdigr]

..the fuque?

I'll have some of what he's smoking.

[fargon]

You can't see the Cat?
It's coming out of the top of the radio.
I know that it is really the hillside i the background, but it looks like a Kitteh.

[xoxoxoBruce]

That guy grabbed the radio by the pussy.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by fargon

You can't see the Cat?
It's coming out of the top of the radio.
I know that it is really the hillside i the background, but it looks like a Kitteh.

Ok, I see it now.

[Griff]

Waiting, hoping the mail gets delivered today cuz bike parts are needed.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Griff

You die a little inside every time you don't ride a tree?

Unlike that guy topping the palm tree.

[Griff]

ouch


Speaking of ouch, brokey fixey (not fixie old knees).

Broken derailleur and hanger resulting in a long push home and a Saturday on Pete's old yet classy 26" Specialized Epic. Buddy gave me an old Noleen Chubby for one of my old 26" bikes for backup.

New derailleur and an old tweaked hanger until new one arrives. New derailleur is funny but apparently works.

[Griff]

Noleen Noleen Noleen Noleen


Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you
Noleen

[Gravdigr]

He said 'chubby'...

Twice.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Published in the newspaper New York World in 1895, we present;
The 41 Rules For Female Cyclists:
1. Don’t be a fright.
2. Don’t faint on the road.
3. Don’t wear a man’s cap.
4. Don’t wear tight garters.
5. Don’t forget your toolbag

6. Don’t attempt a “century.”
7. Don’t coast. It is dangerous.
8. Don’t boast of your long rides.
9. Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”
10. Don’t wear loud hued leggings.

11. Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
12. Don’t refuse assistance up a hill.
13. Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.
14. Don’t neglect a “light’s out” cry.
15. Don’t wear jewelry while on a tour.

16. Don’t race. Leave that to the scorchers.
17. Don’t wear laced boots. They are tiresome.
18. Don’t imagine everybody is looking at you.
19. Don’t go to church in your bicycle costume.
20. Don’t wear a garden party hat with bloomers.

21. Don’t contest the right of way with cable cars.
22. Don’t chew gum. Exercise your jaws in private.
23. Don’t wear white kid gloves. Silk is the thing.
24. Don’t ask, “What do you think of my bloomers?”
25. Don’t use bicycle slang. Leave that to the boys.

26. Don’t go out after dark without a male escort.
27. Don’t go without a needle, thread and thimble.
28. Don’t try to have every article of your attire “match.”
29. Don’t let your golden hair be hanging down your back.
30. Don’t allow dear little Fido to accompany you

31. Don’t scratch a match on the seat of your bloomers.
32. Don’t discuss bloomers with every man you know.
33. Don’t appear in public until you have learned to ride well.
34. Don’t overdo things. Let cycling be a recreation, not a labor.
35. Don’t ignore the laws of the road because you are a woman.

36. Don’t try to ride in your brother’s clothes “to see how it feels.”
37. Don’t scream if you meet a cow. If she sees you first, she will run.
38. Don’t cultivate everything that is up to date because yon ride a wheel.
39. Don’t emulate your brother’s attitude if he rides parallel with the ground.
40. Don’t undertake a long ride if you are not confident of performing it easily.
41. Don’t appear to be up on “records” and “record smashing.” That is sporty.

[footfootfoot]

Don't attempt a century. wow.


@Griff - bummer about the derailleur. It seems that in the 80s and 90s sticks used to pop up all the time and destroy derailleurs. The new paradigm of groomed trails seems to make that more of a rarity.

[Griff]

Yeah, I was riding my home trail. Maybe I should be raking my forest.

I broke the chain I apparently tweaked in the previous ruckus this morning. Trailside repair was smooth though so the ride was not impacted.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Don't attempt a century. wow.

I wouldn't do it on a single speed. Pete and I've done a number of them, saying she can't would make it happen.