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Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
12-06-22, 10:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 646
Posted By DW_Thomas

I've noticed a page reload brings up the videos....

I've noticed a page reload brings up the videos. I would suspect Firefox, but I don't see the problem on other sites.
Forum: Touring
03-13-22, 05:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,263
Posted By DW_Thomas

Thanks for the fascinating tour. The photography...

Thanks for the fascinating tour. The photography is great!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-10-20, 08:10 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,561
Posted By DW_Thomas

Wa-a-ay back (1970s?) I had one of those little...

Wa-a-ay back (1970s?) I had one of those little shiny jobbies with the metal star wheel and a post clamped to the spoke. It was fine most of the time but every now and again on a fast descent I would...
Forum: Northeast
03-05-20, 01:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,017
Posted By DW_Thomas

Pa Bike Routes...

Pa Bike Routes (https://www.penndot.gov/TravelInPA/RideaBike/Pages/Pennsylvania-Bicycle-Routes.aspx)

Zoomable but not as friendly as some online info

(Hey -- that's PennDot!)
Forum: Touring
02-05-20, 05:43 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,376
Posted By DW_Thomas

I wasn't cycling at the time, but Faire Spouse...

I wasn't cycling at the time, but Faire Spouse and I hit Canaltown Days in Palmyra (https://www.palmyracanaltowndays.org/), NY once when up that way. Lottsa food and activity. Alas, I note the fine...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-03-20, 10:05 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 8,692
Posted By DW_Thomas

I've only walked some short stretches as a break...

I've only walked some short stretches as a break from driving cross-country, but Ohio has a number of significant trails (https://www.traillink.com/stateactivity/oh-bike-trails/) that might be of...
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-30-19, 10:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,064
Posted By DW_Thomas

There are slim "Ben Franklin" style readers that...

There are slim "Ben Franklin" style readers that come in a rigid plastic case with a pocket clip that is pretty small. There are also readers that fold in half and come in a case that's fairly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-19, 11:50 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,556
Posted By DW_Thomas

At my advanced age such a trek is not even in my...

At my advanced age such a trek is not even in my fantasies, so thank you for a vicarious thrill! I think the series of illustrated journal entries was an excellent way to present it. Your shots at...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-25-16, 10:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,867
Posted By DW_Thomas

Congratulations! Your adventure has been great...

Congratulations! Your adventure has been great fun to follow, thanks for sharing it.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-31-15, 09:10 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 5,052
Posted By DW_Thomas

My GP wrote me a prescription which was then...

My GP wrote me a prescription which was then filled as an Rx at my local CVS. My Rx plan is thanks to my spouse who used to work for the vaccine maker, so our plan has zero copay on that drug. Can't...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-01-15, 10:16 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 66,159
Posted By DW_Thomas

Here in SE Pennsylvania the rail trails that...

Here in SE Pennsylvania the rail trails that aren't paved tend to be rolled limestone cinders which are pretty nice riding. I have a Quick 5 that's a few years old and am still running the Kenda...
Forum: Northeast
08-01-15, 09:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,785
Posted By DW_Thomas

Was in P'ville last night; too late to check out...

Was in P'ville last night; too late to check out the bike shop, but Faire Spouse and I enjoyed a pizza at Vecchio (the Covaccini?) so thanks for that tip!

An-n-n-d, one of the soft drinks...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-24-15, 12:27 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,047
Posted By DW_Thomas

80! Wow -- I've been wearing some correction...

80! Wow -- I've been wearing some correction since I was in my mid-forties. What drove me to it was astigmatism -- I'd look at distant bright objects -- like the moon at night -- and see it smeared...
Forum: Northeast
04-07-14, 10:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,055
Posted By DW_Thomas

I believe you are correct. Funny, I grew up in...

I believe you are correct. Funny, I grew up in Palmyra, and one parent lived there until circa 2003, but that bridge plaza area has been reworked several times since I did any bicycling there. At...
Forum: Northeast
01-27-14, 10:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 652
Posted By DW_Thomas

I am currently running Firefox 26 and made the...

I am currently running Firefox 26 and made the transition with with no problem (running Windoze 7 64bit Home premium). Dunno what to say.

DaveT
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-06-12, 12:01 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,054
Posted By DW_Thomas

My Faire Spouse has identified diet soda as a...

My Faire Spouse has identified diet soda as a migraine trigger in her case. There's more to this stuff than sweetness.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-10-12, 11:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,599
Posted By DW_Thomas

I was never any good at riding no-hands on...

I was never any good at riding no-hands on anything, but I suspect the frame geometry, and straight ends on a typical hybrid fork, make handling a bit more hairy. (Can't recall the proper term --...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-06-12, 06:49 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,644
Posted By DW_Thomas

Enh, it's just a number. Fifty? Geeze, I think I...

Enh, it's just a number. Fifty? Geeze, I think I have a pair of shoes that old! :D

Me -- not thundering up big hills, but still on the green side of the dirt at 71.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-15-12, 08:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,279
Posted By DW_Thomas

http://www.pbase.com/dw_thomas/image/141281085/med...

http://www.pbase.com/dw_thomas/image/141281085/medium.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dw_thomas/image/135583470/medium.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dw_thomas/image/133695004/medium.jpg

(The accessories...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-29-12, 05:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 752
Posted By DW_Thomas

I get a bunch of those scooter ads. I have...

I get a bunch of those scooter ads. I have concluded AARP and also AAA are like subscriptions to junk mail!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-24-12, 08:03 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 48,892
Posted By DW_Thomas

Hope that helps.

Hope that helps.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
05-20-12, 09:07 PM
Replies: 3,982
Views: 650,054
Posted By DW_Thomas

Checked out the completed portion of the Saucon...

Checked out the completed portion of the Saucon Rail Trail, from outside Center Valley to Hellertown, PA on a truly beautiful May afternoon. How thoughtful that the temporary northern terminus is...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-20-12, 03:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,218
Posted By DW_Thomas

My Cannondale Quick 5 came with 700c38s and I...

My Cannondale Quick 5 came with 700c38s and I have no plans to change them. Some of the area trails have limestone or even blacktop in sections, but in other places there is something more like...
Forum: Commuting
02-04-12, 09:21 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,050
Posted By DW_Thomas

Interesting to see this pop up two days after I...

Interesting to see this pop up two days after I put the PB "Hardcore" 45mm jobbies on my Quick 5. They came from REI and had the plastic thingies on the front stays. I too observed that the flared...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-03-12, 11:44 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,436
Posted By DW_Thomas

After seven decades and just back to serious...

After seven decades and just back to serious riding less than a year ago, I do whatever I need to do. Sometimes I haven't had the horsepower to keep pedaling, generally because I've misread the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-01-12, 08:26 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,257
Posted By DW_Thomas

Fire up the word processor -- you've identified a...

Fire up the word processor -- you've identified a market! :D

DaveT - riding toward 71
Forum: Touring
01-16-12, 04:34 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,867
Posted By DW_Thomas

Actually, as a PBase user myself...

Actually, as a PBase user myself (http://www.pbase.com/dw_thomas), I know it is possible to add quite a bit of text in a "Caption" field under each photo and that field can include a URL. PBase...
Forum: Northeast
01-02-12, 08:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,202
Posted By DW_Thomas

Thanks, I checked that out. It looks as though...

Thanks, I checked that out. It looks as though the present plan is pretty limited (heh heh, I can just imagine -- or maybe I can't -- riding one of those scooter chairs down that 12% grade on gravel...
Forum: Northeast
01-02-12, 03:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,202
Posted By DW_Thomas

Assuming it hasn't all been canned by the Feds, I...

Assuming it hasn't all been canned by the Feds, I wonder if some ISTEA funding could go toward that -- there is a major reconstruction of the 422 expressway...
Forum: Northeast
01-01-12, 06:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,202
Posted By DW_Thomas

A follow-up on this thread for the new year ... ...

A follow-up on this thread for the new year ...

As a final hurrah, the outgoing county commissioners voted in a 17% tax increase which will restore virtually all the funding that had been dumped...
Forum: Northeast
12-07-11, 12:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,202
Posted By DW_Thomas

I have already emailed the three commissioners -...

I have already emailed the three commissioners - also on the chopping block are the county historic sites and parks. Among other things I pointed out was that if I were looking to locate a modern...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-11, 03:50 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,970
Posted By DW_Thomas

Not my doing, but a fence created by an artist in...

Not my doing, but a fence created by an artist in upper Bucks County (PA) gets my vote:

http://www.pbase.com/dw_thomas/image/112599149.jpg
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
10-28-11, 08:20 AM
Replies: 3
Srt
Views: 432
Posted By DW_Thomas

Thanks for the update, one of these days I'll...

Thanks for the update, one of these days I'll check it out.

DaveT
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
10-27-11, 09:38 PM
Replies: 3
Srt
Views: 432
Posted By DW_Thomas

When I rode that stretch at the end of April (it...

When I rode that stretch at the end of April (it had just opened), Spring City was the end. On 724 in the car a month or two back it looked as though the stretch up to Parker Ford was done all but...
Forum: Commuting
10-08-11, 08:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 764
Posted By DW_Thomas

Might just be a bad adjustment of the shift...

Might just be a bad adjustment of the shift cable. Unfortunately my experience with three-speeds goes back to the 1950s, and it wasn't a Sturmey-Archer (Brampton??). I had one on which it was...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-26-11, 11:57 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,671
Posted By DW_Thomas

Speaking of externalized costs, a few years back...

Speaking of externalized costs, a few years back I heard a guy discussing energy issues claim that if we assigned the cost of our naval forces protecting shipping routes for our imported petroleum,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-22-11, 06:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,125
Posted By DW_Thomas

I turned 70 in July, rode the Quick 5 I acquired...

I turned 70 in July, rode the Quick 5 I acquired at the end of March 30 miles on a rail trail to mark the day. Between rain and other commitments, this month has been off pace, but I've ridden more...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-12-11, 11:20 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 5,583
Posted By DW_Thomas

I turned 70 this summer, bought a new hybrid in...

I turned 70 this summer, bought a new hybrid in March, for which the research turned up these forums. I signed up but have maintained a very light presence here (talking all of BF, not just 50+). ...
Forum: Commuting
09-02-11, 11:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 363
Posted By DW_Thomas

Some No Trucks roads have a fine print disclaimer...

Some No Trucks roads have a fine print disclaimer about "except local deliveries." So naturally, that could open up a long argument about the definition of "local delivery" ("well, it was in the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-02-11, 09:21 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,104
Posted By DW_Thomas

I more often than not carry my old Canon A80 P&S...

I more often than not carry my old Canon A80 P&S in a belt pouch. It's a bit bulky and a mere 4 Mp, but it still works after seven years. I have also been known to carry a 1950s vintage film camera...
Forum: Northeast
08-31-11, 08:33 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,463
Posted By DW_Thomas

Late Sunday morning, here in the NW Philadelphia...

Late Sunday morning, here in the NW Philadelphia 'burbs, I typed a post in this thread saying things were much less bad than expected and the power had stayed up the whole time. As I typed in a line...
Forum: Touring
06-24-11, 09:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 635
Posted By DW_Thomas

The two trails along the Delaware don't begin...

The two trails along the Delaware don't begin until Easton, or slightly south in the D&R case (http://www.dandrcanal.com/gen_info.html); I have pedaled a bit of the latter. So you'd have to pick your...
Forum: Touring
06-21-11, 02:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 635
Posted By DW_Thomas

There are a few marked, "official" routes in...

There are a few marked, "official" routes in Pennsylvania (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/bike/web/tour_routes.htm), but I can't claim much familiarity with them.

And the Rails-to-Trails...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
06-14-11, 03:31 PM
Replies: 7,839
Views: 2,872,787
Posted By DW_Thomas

March 29th I brought home a Cannondale Quick 5,...

March 29th I brought home a Cannondale Quick 5, seemed like the best answer within my budget. My old road bike was too hairy on the cindered local rail trails. And so far, having put over 260 miles...
Forum: Introductions
06-12-11, 02:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 208
Posted By DW_Thomas

Greetings from SE Pennsylvania

I've been lurking here a while. After doing little to no riding over the past decade, I splurged on a Cannondale Quick 5 at the end of March in hopes of leaving a stray pound or three along some of...
Forum: Northeast
06-11-11, 08:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 653
Posted By DW_Thomas

A newcomer here who has been doing mileage on a...

A newcomer here who has been doing mileage on a few bits of the Schuylkill River Trail. Just wanted to be sure you're aware it's got a number of discontinuities -- Phoenixville, Spring City to...
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