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Forum: Commuting
12-12-07, 08:33 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,928
Posted By Melalvai

Times are a bit tight and $20 a month is what I...

Times are a bit tight and $20 a month is what I have to keep all 3 bikes (mines, hubby's, daughter's) going. I also compare it to how much we spend on car repairs (just for the fun of it. I don't...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-12-07, 08:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,036
Posted By Melalvai

I'm not paranoid about it. That's how I want to...

I'm not paranoid about it. That's how I want to go when my time comes. On a bike. Whether it's a cager that takes me out, a lightning strike, or die-in-the-saddle.
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-10-07, 07:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By Melalvai

We got that storm too, probably a couple hours...

We got that storm too, probably a couple hours after you (Columbia). I thought the Slushy Mush was a bit of an adventure, but that was before riding in Saturday's ice storm.
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-09-07, 06:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By Melalvai

Rode in an ice storm

Not the brightest thing I've ever done. I'm not real experienced in all kinds of weather, and I don't have the gear for it. Just a good old commuter bike with hybrid tires.

But I got a good story...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-07-07, 08:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,219
Posted By Melalvai

You are becoming a disappointment to me. You...

You are becoming a disappointment to me. You never cared when I laugh at you but you care about a dime-a-dozen college brat?? Next you'll be worrying cause cagers honk at you. Be proud, man.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-07, 05:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 754
Posted By Melalvai

I attempted to draw the RTOL. I don't remember...

I attempted to draw the RTOL. I don't remember whether it is a separate left turn and left straight-through or if it is one, from the satellite it looks like separate, but it doesn't matter for this...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-07, 02:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 754
Posted By Melalvai

I realized I drew it heading east instead of...

I realized I drew it heading east instead of west. Otherwise the illustration matches your description.
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
11-30-07, 12:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 936
Posted By Melalvai

Hulk. She dresses like Hulk Hogan. Red & orange...

Hulk.
She dresses like Hulk Hogan. Red & orange handlebars wrap.
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
11-30-07, 12:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,030
Posted By Melalvai

Looks like it's going to take off any moment. I...

Looks like it's going to take off any moment.
I bet a lot of kids could sit on those fenders at the same time.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-07, 12:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 754
Posted By Melalvai

The intersection is Grindstone Pkwy and Rock...

The intersection is Grindstone Pkwy and Rock Quarry, Columbia MO. ha--looks like there's a cylist in the bike lane in the satellite image. It is the north side, or westbound, Grindstone at issue....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-07, 11:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 754
Posted By Melalvai

How to handle bad intersection

Please please please don't turn this thread into an argument about bike lanes. This is a question about a specific intersection which happens to have a bike lane. The intersection should be...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-28-07, 07:33 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,588
Posted By Melalvai

My husband thinks I'm crazy and alternates being...

My husband thinks I'm crazy and alternates being angry, enthusiastic, or indifferent. My daughter thinks I'm crazy and sometimes expresses embarrassment--particularly about the reflective orange road...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-21-07, 07:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,102
Posted By Melalvai

Funny, my husband came up with the same solution....

Funny, my husband came up with the same solution. There's a big park that takes up the rest of the block on the school side of the street. She can go through the park, cross the next street at the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-21-07, 11:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,102
Posted By Melalvai

Afternoon letting-out-of-school traffic can be...

Afternoon letting-out-of-school traffic can be intimidating and unnerving. Once or twice a week I bike with my 12 yr old daughter 3 miles to her school. Daddy picks her & bike up at the end of...
Forum: Commuting
11-16-07, 07:58 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,243
Posted By Melalvai

Someone suggested applying a thin layer of dish...

Someone suggested applying a thin layer of dish detergent, which worked great, at least for day 1 (yesterday).
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-16-07, 07:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,536
Posted By Melalvai

That's a good story. I hope some DJ's around here...

That's a good story. I hope some DJ's around here get way out of line about cyclists so a similar campaign can be launched. The backlash against the inappropriate comments left your cyclists better...
Forum: Commuting
11-15-07, 08:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 641
Posted By Melalvai

For starters stick to the bad roads and keep off...

For starters stick to the bad roads and keep off the sidewalks. I don't care about pedestrians but YOU will be safer for it and have a happier cycling experience. Good luck with getting a bike that...
Forum: Commuting
11-14-07, 06:13 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,021
Posted By Melalvai

Remind her that every time you get in a car you...

Remind her that every time you get in a car you put your life in far greater danger than when you get on a bicycle. Furthermore she is looking at the wrong risk. The real risks are heart disease,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-14-07, 06:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,772
Posted By Melalvai

Sheldon Brown book

Hi folks,
I hope this is the right forum to post this on. It's indirectly related to bike mechanics.

I emailed Sheldon Brown to ask if there was any chance his website would ever be available in...
Forum: Commuting
11-14-07, 01:55 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,704
Posted By Melalvai

I get more respect and less harrassment when...

I get more respect and less harrassment when wearing my reflective orange road vest. During the hottest part of the summer I did not wear it, but otherwise I do. A fellow cyclist I only knew online...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-30-07, 06:55 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 782
Posted By Melalvai

Me too, Wed - Fri anyway. I'm going to rent one...

Me too, Wed - Fri anyway. I'm going to rent one for a couple hours, there's a place called Bike the Sites near the mall that is $7/hr, I think they rent by the day as well. My convention is at my...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-30-07, 06:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 760
Posted By Melalvai

In the summer when the outdoor pool is open she...

In the summer when the outdoor pool is open she bikes to swim practice. The outdoor pool is 1 mile away, the indoor pool is >8 miles across town. She still has homework on swim practice nights.
...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-29-07, 07:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 760
Posted By Melalvai

Values

Since resuming a car-lite lifestyle (after a month of car-free), I’ve used the car a couple times each week to take my daughter to swim practices across town, and this weekend to a swim meet in...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-29-07, 07:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,025
Posted By Melalvai

The ego trip. (Car lite, not car free)

The ego trip.
(Car lite, not car free)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-25-07, 09:42 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 3,604
Posted By Melalvai

Why do you feel silly? Are you worried what...

Why do you feel silly? Are you worried what drivers of motor vehicles might think of you? ;)
I resisted for quite a while but now I never run a red light, no matter how much traffic is or isn't...
Forum: Utility Cycling
10-22-07, 07:15 AM
Replies: 715
Views: 400,892
Posted By Melalvai

I built this from the remains of a kiddie trailer...

I built this from the remains of a kiddie trailer and the bottom of a wooden crate. I figured out 2 things already: use carriage bolts to attach the hitch to the trailer (done), and move the axle to...
Forum: Utility Cycling
10-22-07, 06:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,124
Posted By Melalvai

The company is x2cycle (http://www.x2cycle.com)....

The company is x2cycle (http://www.x2cycle.com). It's called a tandem rack.
A picture of my husband & daughter using it is on my blog (http://www.kemenel.org/melalvai/journal/?p=37).

In August &...
Forum: Utility Cycling
10-19-07, 11:08 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,679
Posted By Melalvai

I got better. I only get a little chain tattoo...

I got better. I only get a little chain tattoo once in a while now.
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