First metric I rode was the Burnsville Metric in 2011, on my Rambouillet
(one of the last green ones) (fendered, with Brooks saddle, saddlebag);
lots of 'awesome old bike comments... and it was still brand new then
On Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 1:41:46 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote:
I think the
I'm a conflicted luddite. Why can't we embrace the advancements without
throwing away the stuff we figured out a long time ago. Of course part of
the problem is the advancements are coming from young people who weren't
around a long time ago. Hands were designed for knobs and twisting 1/2
I think the _point_ of this thread had little to do with current phone
technology ;^)
It's been hijacked to talk about bikes.I've got to remember your
response next time someone asks about my Atlantis. Ought 3 sounds really
old. Heck, they might not even understand it.
dougP
On
Automobile dashboard screens have incorporated LCD screens like smartphones
and digital cameras. Polarized sunglasses fully defeat them. The phones I
can forgive, the possibility of a driver wearing polarized sunglasses
doesn't seem very far-fetched for such an incompatibility. Phones and
I get the same reaction when asked and I have to answer that my Sam is a
2012. They usually respond with an incredulous, Who in the heck still
makes bikes like that in 2012?!
John
On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 9:07:21 AM UTC-7, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
I think the _point_ of this thread had
I went on an early season ride last year with a group from which I know
several people, this first thing that drew attention was that I rode to the
start of the ride, maybe six miles. From that point it became clear that my
Rambouillet was a minority among all the others, my friend's Richard
I bought an Atlantis a few weeks back. Been riding short loops, an 8 mile
circuit, to decide what needs changing. It's snow melt time in WI so I took
it to one of the LBS's for fenders. I usually do my own wrenching, but
really don't enjoy fendering. One shop had P65s, and also, the manager
Maybe the movement around retro is about what we really *need*?
On Friday, March 13, 2015 at 2:52:47 AM UTC-7, Jay LePree wrote:
Hi all:
I took my Rambouillet in for service to get it ready now that we are
getting a thaw here in Northern NJ. The new owners of the Tenafly Bicycle
Steve, the solution to your problem is to turn up the screen brightness to
the max. Easy.
I have some other beefs with iPhones/smartphones/creeping technology, but
that's not one of them ;-)
KJ
On Friday, March 13, 2015 at 10:47:26 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 03/13/2015 10:31 PM,
I remember I was on a century ride once and I had people saying things
like I see your nursing that old timer along, something to that effect.
One guy with a carbon bike at a rest stop said I have respect for people
who can ride a bike like that 100 miles. His friend reprimanded him for
the
On 03/14/2015 11:00 AM, Kieran J wrote:
Steve, the solution to your problem is to turn up the screen
brightness to the max. Easy.
I have the screen brightness set to max, and in the sun can't see a
blessed thing. Same is true for my camera, only there I was able to get
an add-on viewfinder
I think the _point_ of this thread had little to do with current phone
technology ;^)
My favorite thing is when folks on the road or trails ask me what year my
bike was made. You can quite literally see their eyes do the cartoon
pinwheel thing when I say it's an aught-seven or it's an
Turn of the (21st) century...
Post (2nd Iraq) War...
-J
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On 03/13/2015 10:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
I have an iPhone. It’s not hard to use.
I find touch screen phones virtually impossible to use in the only
circumstance I care about (the only reason I have a cell phone,
actually): outdoors in the sun, when somebody's had an emergency on a
bike
All you young kids with your fancy phones... in my day we wore an onion on
our belt, as it was the fashion then!
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 03/13/2015 10:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
I have an iPhone. It's not hard to use.
I find touch screen
My horribly complicated Iphone allows me more freedom to ride my obsolete
steel bike. And I favor my steel bikes most.
On Friday, March 13, 2015 at 2:52:47 AM UTC-7, Jay LePree wrote:
Hi all:
I took my Rambouillet in for service to get it ready now that we are
getting a thaw here in
I have an iPhone. It’s not hard to use.
“Complications” answering a call? Huh? It rings, and to answer I slide a big
red button to the right across the screen. It even shows you which way to slide
it. I’m mystified at how anyone could be confused by that.
Yes, a flip phone is easy to answer.
Steve, where you ride there is no shade? Takes me .02 seconds to fix your
high tech problem to position my body between the sun and my iPhone.
With abandon,
Patrick
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I just got my first smartphone, an Iphone 5s, a few months ago. S much
better than a flip phone which I was using prior. The GPS has already saved
me on a ride and my wife can track my position if she gets worried, which
she doesand that is just for starters. It's awesome. The
This post seems to be drifting away without response and I'm reluctant to
see that happen, so here goes:
Within the past couple of months I have seen evening news segments
containing man-on-the-street interviews of people favoring those older
style cell phones that just flip open to be
That's awesome, Jay! You've got some good owners there to recognize that.
The shops around here (especially the one I can bike to without risking
life and limb climbing back up the canyon pass without a shoulder and a lot
of insane drivers) scratch their heads. Really? That's NEW? They still
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