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Forum: Commuting
11-25-16, 07:20 PM
Replies: 1,530
Views: 97,519
Posted By sadsack

marcmkkoy (IL) _________________ 10325 miles YTD ...

marcmkkoy (IL) _________________ 10325 miles YTD
augustgarage (CA) _______________ 7394.5 (9481.9 total) [171/171]
Bizman (PA) _____________________ 7306 (8294 total miles YTD)
Kamikaze...
Forum: Commuting
11-25-16, 05:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,602
Posted By sadsack

Yeah, I fell for this a couple of weeks ago and...

Yeah, I fell for this a couple of weeks ago and purchased a raincoat (500.00) @ 71% off from the "Garage" justifying the sale that it was going to replace my somewhat leaky & old Showers Pass. It's...
Forum: Commuting
11-25-16, 04:06 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,085
Posted By sadsack

With a frame designed to accommodate a Pinion...

With a frame designed to accommodate a Pinion p.18 gearbox, it looks like one could technically add a second dyno hub to the rear wheel with that area freed up. Would there be too much roll...
Forum: Commuting
02-27-11, 11:40 AM
Replies: 496
Views: 153,131
Posted By sadsack

191574191575 Stock '86 Schwinn Mirada with...

191574191575
Stock '86 Schwinn Mirada with modern accessories used as a neighborhood dog taxi (all the dogs in my cul-de-sac bark for joy when they see me coming, but growl when I ride past) and...
Forum: Commuting
11-30-10, 06:21 PM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 53,946
Posted By sadsack

CigTech______________________18641.0 (trying to...

CigTech______________________18641.0 (trying to break 20k by the end of the year)
CCrew________________________9096.0
JeffPoulin______________________7785 (9717 total)...
11-21-10, 12:21 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,089
Posted By sadsack

Couldn't have been me, my particulates never go...

Couldn't have been me, my particulates never go beyond my shoulder.
Forum: Commuting
11-17-10, 07:06 PM
Replies: 7,649
Views: 299,356
Posted By sadsack

My 10.2 mile commute home this afternoon took...

My 10.2 mile commute home this afternoon took 40:31 minutes @ 14.9 mph (530 kcal) weather was cloudy & low 40's with head winds 12mph, ideal riding conditions. I've noticed a stream flowing under...
Forum: Commuting
11-15-10, 05:40 PM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 53,946
Posted By sadsack

CCrew________________________9096.0 ...

CCrew________________________9096.0
JeffPoulin______________________7602 (9413 total)
buzzbee ______________________6206
Dschue5______________________ 6005 (11,223 total)...
11-06-10, 06:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 416
Posted By sadsack

Idea for a quality-of-life service type buisness

I was out on a bike path recently and went past two people enjoying their walk, one person was strolling with the other in a wheelchair. I thought of an idea of a type of service that caters only to...
Forum: Commuting
10-21-10, 06:59 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,685
Posted By sadsack

How much is your bike commute worth to you?

I was just offered figuratively a $7.00 an hour increase to work for another company. This change would definitely end my biking to work. Currently I commute daily (20.2 mi. total) on a bike path...
Forum: Commuting
10-17-10, 07:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,524
Posted By sadsack

OUCH! No thanks! I don't have much riding gear...

OUCH! No thanks! I don't have much riding gear for/or experience riding in weather below 20 deg f. I do have some motorcycle riding clothes (i.e. alpinestar longjohns) I may have to try out soon...
Forum: Commuting
10-17-10, 05:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,524
Posted By sadsack

I ride either a schwinn mirada or a trek 7.2 to...

I ride either a schwinn mirada or a trek 7.2 to work (20.2 mi total) daily, and since May I've been wearing arc'teryx rampart pants. They're basically long legged swim shorts, so to speak, with a...
10-13-10, 09:57 PM
Replies: 468
Views: 47,113
Posted By sadsack

I rode from Freeport IL to Madison WI and back on...

I rode from Freeport IL to Madison WI and back on the Jane Adams/Bager State trail (104 mi total) 10/3 riding a 7.2 FX with an average speed of 13.23mph and time of 7:51:35. Fun, but too much...
Forum: Commuting
08-25-10, 07:35 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,830
Posted By sadsack

I once had a couple of kids in the back of a dump...

I once had a couple of kids in the back of a dump truck chuck rocks (shot put size) towards me. I was just very grateful they were bad aims.
Forum: Commuting
08-10-10, 08:46 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,624
Posted By sadsack

Actually you don't fall, the world tilts. I went...

Actually you don't fall, the world tilts. I went down for the first time as an adult yesterday morning in the rain trying to traverse over a huge branch that had landed (or placed) on a paved bike...
Forum: Commuting
08-08-10, 08:58 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,139
Posted By sadsack

Gosh, I'm a lone commuter on a bike path in the...

Gosh, I'm a lone commuter on a bike path in the mornings and all I get to deal with is an actual turkey that cuts me off every once and awhile. Can't repeat the rants I spew at this buzzard, but they...
Forum: Commuting
08-08-10, 01:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 688
Posted By sadsack

It is true, any loose item that falls off your...

It is true, any loose item that falls off your bike ends up under the back wheel. The crunch of a nice pair of ray-bans is a sickening sound.
Forum: Introductions
04-11-10, 10:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 196
Posted By sadsack

Yes, there is a bike riding gene that researchers...

Yes, there is a bike riding gene that researchers isolated just last week! That's some ambitious riding you have planed, but it sounds to me that your already prepared. Best of luck and let us...
Forum: Introductions
04-11-10, 09:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 264
Posted By sadsack

Wow, you sound like you could be my dopple. While...

Wow, you sound like you could be my dopple. While I stuck with my 80's schwinn mirada, I did end up dropping a nickle rigging it up for commuting. My 700 calorie commute is way too easy and...
Forum: Introductions
04-11-10, 08:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 285
Posted By sadsack

Thanks Jack, I'm 47 and started biking March 19...

Thanks Jack, I'm 47 and started biking March 19 with a 10.1 mi. (700 cal) commute to work. While I don't have any weight to lose, I really lived a sedentary lifestyle. Keep up with this goal,...
Forum: Introductions
04-11-10, 10:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 253
Posted By sadsack

I notice the Randonneurs aren't represented in...

I notice the Randonneurs aren't represented in Madison. You might consider certifying some routes in your beautiful area/state?
Forum: Introductions
04-07-10, 03:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 312
Posted By sadsack

stiny good luck with finals. I get on from the...

stiny good luck with finals. I get on from the Candlewick Lake access on the golf course/clubhouse maintenance path. The ride in the morning is just the right distance. Yep, I'll prolly see ya...
Forum: Introductions
04-04-10, 09:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 312
Posted By sadsack

The Lone Boone County Commuter

Does anyone ever get cobed across the eyeball on their morning commute? Being the first on the bike path in the morning I always have a spiderweb hair net when I get to work. In this part of farm...
Forum: Introductions
04-04-10, 08:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 253
Posted By sadsack

Greetings Katy. Have you ever ridden Badger...

Greetings Katy. Have you ever ridden Badger State Trail? I'm planning a weekend ride/camping from Freeport, IL to your town on the bike path sometime this summer. Mosquitoes bad up there?
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