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Forum: Commuting
09-16-12, 05:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

Well - I suppose that rather settles it in my...

Well - I suppose that rather settles it in my mind, still need to go to a store that sells Brooks and check other B17 saddles, but I went for a long ride on the Selle Royal today and it was...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-14-12, 08:51 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,178
Posted By lawrencehare

Ha ha - I am the exact reverse, I have a TSR8 and...

Ha ha - I am the exact reverse, I have a TSR8 and a TSR30 and I am looking at a folder, a Brompton I am almost sure, as I need to be able to mix and match bike to work (14 miles) - metro home - and a...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-14-12, 08:40 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,093
Posted By lawrencehare

Anyone got any more information about this? Seems...

Anyone got any more information about this? Seems a bit of a stretch. And how would one convert a Moulton to a recumbent, I'd be very interested in this...
Forum: Commuting
09-14-12, 08:04 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

Well - this was educational. Both my B-whatever...

Well - this was educational. Both my B-whatever saddle, with the springs, and my B17, without springs have the three holes. The sprung saddle is wider than the B17. If I run my hand over the spring...
Forum: Commuting
09-13-12, 07:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 913
Posted By lawrencehare

Good grief - I had no idea! I commute from...

Good grief - I had no idea! I commute from Bethesda to Alexandria and in Alexandria I ride the sidewalks from the trail to my office, a matter of 8 or so blocks. Hardly anyone using them and I see...
Forum: Commuting
09-13-12, 07:46 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

Yes it does - and I wonder, you may well be...

Yes it does - and I wonder, you may well be right. It is exactly at that location where the rawness is generated. I shall check tonight to see if I run a hand over them I can feel any raised edges or...
Forum: Commuting
09-12-12, 10:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,568
Posted By lawrencehare

Ah - but I do, I care a lot! We all should care...

Ah - but I do, I care a lot! We all should care how much we pay and where it goes.





Yes - you are right - but it goes further than that in my mind.


First, the degree to which my...
Forum: Commuting
09-12-12, 09:54 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

Not really, the swift or pro was used on a...

Not really, the swift or pro was used on a Campagnolo Mondia as was the original Brooks sprung version I retired, that saddle was also used on an old Raleigh I rebuilt and was inordinately fond of...
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 10:22 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

Yes - but at what point does one realize this?

Yes - but at what point does one realize this?
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 10:21 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

Not at all and, no, I don't. Well, I wear shorts...

Not at all and, no, I don't. Well, I wear shorts of a regular kind that I have been wearing for years when I bike, but not bike-specific shorts. I simply do not like those padded shorts! But having...
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 10:05 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 6,086
Posted By lawrencehare

A couple of years back here in DC there as a...

A couple of years back here in DC there as a confrontation with a pedestrian and a car - when the pedestrian walked in front of the car the driver gunned the engine and ran him down.

No one died...
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 09:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 825
Posted By lawrencehare

When I was a student in London I drove a 1934...

When I was a student in London I drove a 1934 Austin 7, it had a "banjo" differential. It was considered oh-so-funny to jack up the rear end and simply rotate the differential around - while the...
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 09:43 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,349
Posted By lawrencehare

Which is how it all starts! In these days what...

Which is how it all starts! In these days what with GPS and smart phones, credit card use and all the rest, anyone can figure out where I am pretty much any time they want given the desire to do so....
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 09:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

No argument here - I have had four Brooks and...

No argument here - I have had four Brooks and never a problem though, until this one. Could it be just harder than the others? Not that I can see. I went from my older bike to the new one, both with...
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 09:08 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,568
Posted By lawrencehare

Well - don't know about you - but I pay an...

Well - don't know about you - but I pay an absolute fortune in taxes and my use of the bike creates almost no wear and tear on the roads, not to mention emissions and the benefit to the environment....
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 08:56 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Posted By lawrencehare

Tired of saddle breaking in...

Ow! I am giving up on this saddle, I wonder if anyone has a suggestion other than more of the same - pain -and I think I have endured enough!

I have had four Brooks saddles. The first one I...
Forum: Commuting
09-11-12, 08:52 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,623
Posted By lawrencehare

I got sick on the way home, 14 mile commute, 28...

I got sick on the way home, 14 mile commute, 28 mile round-trip. At mile 4 on the way home I was belting along and wham - all energy gone. Totally without breath. I stopped, breathing hard, no pain,...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-14-12, 07:49 AM
Replies: 3,556
Views: 2,498,368
Posted By lawrencehare

I just wanted to throw this out, even though I...

I just wanted to throw this out, even though I expect many here have heard it and, one way or another, have scorned it or tried it or whatever it! I'm 64 and ride - or did up until four weeks back -...
Forum: Commuting
04-04-12, 02:33 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,727
Posted By lawrencehare

Who uses a right-side front brake

Despite the fact I have not ridden a motorbike for decades, I still feel that my right hand should operate the front brake! It's stronger, I have better control and all that! I recently read of some...
Forum: Commuting
03-23-12, 09:18 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 19,761
Posted By lawrencehare

Leaving Alexandria VA on the way to Bethesda MD,...

Leaving Alexandria VA on the way to Bethesda MD, 5:30 pm, 3/22/2012:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7090/6862446352_76c099fcb3_b.jpg

And on the same commute, passing through Georgetown by the...
Forum: Commuting
03-23-12, 08:42 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,469
Posted By lawrencehare

This guy comes past my house early in the morning...

This guy comes past my house early in the morning typically as I am out picking up the newspaper, we live on a hill and he comes by very fast. Last fall his helmet came off and bounced all over the...
Forum: Commuting
03-21-12, 03:00 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,052
Posted By lawrencehare

This baby: ...

This baby:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6228/7003972857_8db966aa8e_b.jpg
Forum: Commuting
03-21-12, 02:50 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 25,332
Posted By lawrencehare

+1 And the saddlebag...

+1

And the saddlebag...
Forum: Commuting
03-21-12, 02:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 695
Posted By lawrencehare

The article states there are out-runner...

The article states there are out-runner brushless electric motors, he uses a Seeduino ADK micro controller and a Wii Motion Plus and a Wii Nunchuck - these devices are readily available and very...
Forum: Commuting
03-19-12, 11:27 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 417
Posted By lawrencehare

Dressed for the occasion too...

Dressed for the occasion too...
Forum: Commuting
03-19-12, 07:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,936
Posted By lawrencehare

Thanks - excellent advice. So despite my desire...

Thanks - excellent advice. So despite my desire for a SINGLE bag solution I could not really find anything that would seem to do the job, so I shall continue with two bags. However I shall move to a...
Forum: Commuting
03-15-12, 02:09 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,936
Posted By lawrencehare

28 mile round trip - and it gets HOT! And I...

28 mile round trip - and it gets HOT! And I sweat!



I have wondered about simply strapping a regular bag, or some other type, to the rack. I use an Ogio Locker Bag for the gym and it would be...
Forum: Commuting
03-15-12, 12:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,936
Posted By lawrencehare

Thanks, I keep hearing about Carradice. A larger...

Thanks, I keep hearing about Carradice. A larger saddlebag may be the answer, the Barley mentioned by tarwheel below looks like it may do the job. Carradice says they ship to the US, cannot find...
Forum: Commuting
03-14-12, 07:47 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,936
Posted By lawrencehare

It's a Brooks Glenbrook saddle bag. I have a B17...

It's a Brooks Glenbrook saddle bag. I have a B17 saddle and it has two rings to which the Glenbrook attaches. But it wobbles something fierce. There is a third loop which is supposed to attach to the...
Forum: Commuting
03-14-12, 02:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,936
Posted By lawrencehare

How do you carry work clothes

Let me ask it this way: How do you carry work clothes to work, presuming you do, so they do not look like you got dragged through the bushes when you get there? And what else do you carry?

My...
Forum: Commuting
03-13-12, 10:01 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 337
Posted By lawrencehare

Looking for a substantial commuter rack bag

I have been hunting around here for some information and elsewhere on these webtubes, but I have not really found anything that is helpful, so at the risk of starting the n'000th thread on the same...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-28-12, 03:29 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,686
Posted By lawrencehare

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/02/death-caused-by-ca...

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/02/death-caused-by-carelessness-by-the-bicyclist-1940s/
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-27-12, 10:32 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,199
Posted By lawrencehare

My problem is not the pronouncement,...

My problem is not the pronouncement, de-rail-ee-yer, kinda, but I forget the spelling. So, as an aide-memoire, it consists of three parts:

1) De. Easy to remember that bit. Means "off" in French....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-23-12, 03:28 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,199
Posted By lawrencehare

And thanks to all them horderves my derier really...

And thanks to all them horderves my derier really needs to use them derailers. Zut alors...

Edited as the daft server don't understand Le Francois...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-22-12, 03:38 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,025
Posted By lawrencehare

At the gym in the men's locker room we have a...

At the gym in the men's locker room we have a sauna, steam room and whirlpool; I find the whirlpool to be the best for all the aches and pains and bumps and bruises. I know this is not something for...
Forum: Commuting
02-22-12, 08:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 644
Posted By lawrencehare

Bikeshare in Washington DC

Not sure what the proper forum for this would be but I thought I'd pass it along as a matter of interest, something that is working very well here in Washington DC. The Bikeshare program has exceeded...
Forum: Commuting
02-21-12, 12:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,196
Posted By lawrencehare

The OP words his post to blame the cyclist for...

The OP words his post to blame the cyclist for everything.
OPs front bumper hit the cyclist who had the ROW, yet OP says cyclist hit him.

Not my intent - I agree - I should have seen him. But I...
Forum: Commuting
02-20-12, 09:09 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,196
Posted By lawrencehare

It was like this: An interchange with a four lane...

It was like this: An interchange with a four lane road and a two lane road. The four lane had two lanes going north and two going south, the two lane road was east west, one lane east and one lane...
Forum: Commuting
02-19-12, 06:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,196
Posted By lawrencehare

On both sides of the argument, being hit, and having hit...

The only one who knows of this is my wife, and she knows how extremely upset I was at the time, but has anyone here - a bike commuter - actually hit a bicyclist when driving a car? I commute by bike...
Forum: Commuting
02-19-12, 04:46 PM
Replies: 423
Views: 45,087
Posted By lawrencehare

I confess that I am inferring what is meant by...

I confess that I am inferring what is meant by Fredliness - is there a definition somewhere? - so I wonder what my new honey would get on the Freddy scale. There is now a replica 1900 saddlebag...
Forum: Commuting
02-17-12, 02:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 790
Posted By lawrencehare

Ideally there would be a model with the generator...

Ideally there would be a model with the generator only next to the wheel and a wire running up to a handle-bar mounted lamp, which would also allow the lamp to be adjusted as one rides. I ride a...
Forum: Commuting
02-15-12, 01:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,357
Posted By lawrencehare

I particularly like #5. In our little community...

I particularly like #5. In our little community here we have perhaps, 50% of houses with young children. Cats, children, people walking dogs roam the streets and a good number of folks use bicycles....
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
02-15-12, 11:04 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 10,001
Posted By lawrencehare

Kickstarter Light technology

Excuse the cross-post, I stuck this over on the Commute forum as well, but I thought this worth bringing to the attention of the folks here...
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Has anyone seen this...
Forum: Commuting
02-15-12, 11:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 790
Posted By lawrencehare

Kickstarter light technology

Has anyone seen this http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dynamodirk/magnic-light-get-new-energy?ref=live?

It looks pretty good - I think I'll jump in on this one...

Lawrence
Forum: Commuting
02-14-12, 10:56 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,857
Posted By lawrencehare

But you don't - or try not to. With luck you will...

But you don't - or try not to. With luck you will see the other bike coming and recognize the handlebar lights along with the helmet lights. Also, you may notice that the helmet lights are jogging...
Forum: Commuting
02-14-12, 10:46 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,857
Posted By lawrencehare

Yes - I think so...

Yes - I think so...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-12, 12:52 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,857
Posted By lawrencehare

I have no viable alternative to the MUP and there...

I have no viable alternative to the MUP and there are parts up in Maryland on the Crescent Trail where is utter black what with trees covering the sky completely in places. There are a couple of guys...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-12, 09:55 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,936
Posted By lawrencehare

It does not say "that more men ride bikes than...

It does not say "that more men ride bikes than women," it specifically states "there being three times as many male cyclists as female ones". In short, the statistic states that: a) There are three...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-12, 08:37 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,904
Posted By lawrencehare

This could not be further from the truth. A well...

This could not be further from the truth. A well design suspension with a low unsprung weight allows a vehicle's primary contact with the road to move over bumps, holes, etc., without passing the...
Forum: Commuting
02-13-12, 08:22 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,904
Posted By lawrencehare

Suspension is an aid to travel on wheels and is...

Suspension is an aid to travel on wheels and is not an impediment, proper suspension design significantly INCREASES the efficiency of a wheeled vehicle. Moulton, which is an FS bike, holds the world...
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