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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Maybe in a color that doesn't scream "GIVE ME A TICKET!!!" I find my dark blue Challenger doesn't attract a lot of unwanted attention from the constabulary.
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I think about that sort of thing. People on the freeway are nuts. I drive an SUV and I think about it. These days, if the traffic is moving, you have to go at least 75mph, (yes LAJ, I have a speedometer in my car) and you are still in the way.
My ex had a Hyundai sub compact and even then it was obvious how much less respect other drivers give you. I had a Grand Wagoneer which had a 6 inch lift and big tires. She loved to drive it because drivers act so different than when you are in a small car.
My ex had a Hyundai sub compact and even then it was obvious how much less respect other drivers give you. I had a Grand Wagoneer which had a 6 inch lift and big tires. She loved to drive it because drivers act so different than when you are in a small car.
My wife has a Mazda 3, which she drives, as one might say, ...assertively.
Oh, and my brother just texted me to say that some poor guy died of a brain tumor and his sister gave him his 2002 Lexus with 42,000 mi on it for free.
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Dangerfieldian. Gotta remember that one.
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My method may be a little too specific:
1) Buy bike in 1997. Get the '10 Minute Fit' at the store.
2) Go in for a professional fit after 6 months of riding it, with a couple specific issues.
3) Make slight adjustments to the fit. Ride lots.
4) Replicate that fit for the next 23 years and 3 bicycles.
I dunno. When I was deciding what model and size of Canyon to order, I measured my 3 bikes carefully, and repeatedly, and then spent several evenings working out which would allow me to replicate that without having to go with a 140mm stem or a crapload of spacers, or a different seatpost.
1) Buy bike in 1997. Get the '10 Minute Fit' at the store.
2) Go in for a professional fit after 6 months of riding it, with a couple specific issues.
3) Make slight adjustments to the fit. Ride lots.
4) Replicate that fit for the next 23 years and 3 bicycles.
I dunno. When I was deciding what model and size of Canyon to order, I measured my 3 bikes carefully, and repeatedly, and then spent several evenings working out which would allow me to replicate that without having to go with a 140mm stem or a crapload of spacers, or a different seatpost.
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#741
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The great advantage of driving one would be not having to see the outside of it while behind the wheel.
That and by all accounts it goes likes stink.
That and by all accounts it goes likes stink.
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The problem with fit is it’s like religion. The basic premises may be the same, but the details and practices lead to differences, and what feels amazing to one person feels awful to another. And it’s impossible to prove who is “right.”
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Yeah. You can find yourself being ridiculed for basing your saddle position on KOPS, even if you're comfortable for as far as your legs will keep spinning the pedals.
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It's fear. the other drivers want to be as far away as possible in case a car that old and plastic asplodes. their cars are worth more.
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KOPS is just alright with me.