Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-28 Thread John
On 8/28/2013 3:34 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Jesus Christ! I think I'll take the bus next time I want to go somewhere. Bob, have you ever seen an animated French film called The Triplets of Belleville? If

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I've seen it and it is well worth watching. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 27/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> >>Jesus Christ! I think I'll take the bus next time I want to go somewhere. > > B

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-28 Thread Bob W
On 28 Aug 2013, at 20:42, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: > On 28/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> It's French, it's cinema, it's cycling, it's funny. Come on, man, what >> do you think? > > Du. > > Silly question Y'only hadda look at the title of the thread... B -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's French, it's cinema, it's cycling, it's funny. Come on, man, what >do you think? Du. Silly question -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-28 Thread Bob W
On 28 Aug 2013, at 20:34, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: > On 27/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> >> Jesus Christ! I think I'll take the bus next time I want to go somewhere. > > Bob, have you ever seen an animated French film called The Triplets of > Belleville? > >

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Jesus Christ! I think I'll take the bus next time I want to go somewhere. Bob, have you ever seen an animated French film called The Triplets of Belleville? If you haven't, do yourself a huge favour and buy

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-27 Thread David Mann
On Aug 28, 2013, at 10:46 AM, knarf wrote: > Road cycling is riddled with performance enhancers. Track cycling is clean. > > I heard that once. > > Really. I wish I could believe it. Even triathletes are getting busted now :( They also occasionally get caught turning before the official tur

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-27 Thread knarf
Yes, there is a reason track bikes have rear-facing dropouts. ;-) Thanks to all who looked and commented. Glad you enjoyed. Cheers, frank David Mann wrote: >On Aug 27, 2013, at 11:08 AM, knarf wrote: > >> Spoke cards in the spokes of a messengers old beater work bike. It's >a road bike conv

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-27 Thread knarf
Road cycling is riddled with performance enhancers. Track cycling is clean. I heard that once. Really. Cheers, frank David Mann wrote: >On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Bob W wrote: > >> The first Tour de France took place in 1903. Geared bicycles weren't >allowed until 1937 - the organisers tho

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-27 Thread Bob W
On 27 Aug 2013, at 10:02, David Mann wrote: > On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Bob W wrote: > >> The first Tour de France took place in 1903. Geared bicycles weren't allowed >> until 1937 - the organisers thought they were for girly-boys. And they >> clearly do, since a mere three years after the

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-27 Thread John
Is there any way to turn it off? If I had that and it kept trying to say things I didn't mean, I'd see if I couldn't make it go away. On 8/26/2013 7:31 PM, knarf wrote: Thanks, Godfrey! Btw the race I referred to is an alleycat. Damned predictive spelling. ;-) Cheers, frank Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-27 Thread David Mann
On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Bob W wrote: > The first Tour de France took place in 1903. Geared bicycles weren't allowed > until 1937 - the organisers thought they were for girly-boys. And they > clearly do, since a mere three years after their introduction came the > debacle of 1940. And in

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-27 Thread Bob W
The first Tour de France took place in 1903. Geared bicycles weren't allowed until 1937 - the organisers thought they were for girly-boys. And they clearly do, since a mere three years after their introduction came the debacle of 1940. B On 27 Aug 2013, at 02:14, Joseph McAllister wrote: > It

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-26 Thread David Mann
On Aug 27, 2013, at 11:08 AM, knarf wrote: > Spoke cards in the spokes of a messengers old beater work bike. It's a road > bike converted to a single speed city bike: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/conversion.html?m=1 > > The cards indicate involvement in various events, usually

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
It finally occurred to me why I never understood single speed "city bikes". The two cities I've lived for extended periods of time are San Francisco and Seattle. Not "city bike" territory. On Aug 26, 2013, at 16:08 , knarf wrote: > It's a road bike converted to a single speed city bike: >

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice color and geometry. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 7:08 PM, knarf wrote: > Spoke cards in the spokes of a messengers old beater work bike. It's a road > bike converted to a single speed city bike: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-26 Thread knarf
Thanks, Godfrey! Btw the race I referred to is an alleycat. Damned predictive spelling. ;-) Cheers, frank Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Really cool, frank! That would make great big print! > >Godfrey > >On Aug 26, 2013, at 4:08 PM, knarf wrote: > >> Spoke cards in the spokes of a messengers old be

Re: PESO - Preaching to the Converted

2013-08-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Really cool, frank! That would make great big print! Godfrey On Aug 26, 2013, at 4:08 PM, knarf wrote: > Spoke cards in the spokes of a messengers old beater work bike. It's a road > bike converted to a single speed city bike: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/conversion.html?m=1