The Zero bike
08-09-17, 09:54 AM
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I found evidence this week that my wife doesn't keep them straight. She thought the Langster (red) was the Trek 610 I bought when I moved here. They all look alike after all!
Amazon will ship to a locker near your place if you have one near by. Ours is in a 7-11 about 4 blocks away. Great for small's. The other option is to ship to a UPS store if it is being shipped by UPS. Sometimes the $5 charge is worth the confrontation avoidence.
Do I have relationship issues on some topics with my wife? Duh, yeah! I am me and she is her so we have learned to work with it most of the time. After 42 years, that can happen.
Amazon will ship to a locker near your place if you have one near by. Ours is in a 7-11 about 4 blocks away. Great for small's. The other option is to ship to a UPS store if it is being shipped by UPS. Sometimes the $5 charge is worth the confrontation avoidence.
Do I have relationship issues on some topics with my wife? Duh, yeah! I am me and she is her so we have learned to work with it most of the time. After 42 years, that can happen.
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08-09-17, 02:23 PM
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I found evidence this week that my wife doesn't keep them straight. She thought the Langster (red) was the Trek 610 I bought when I moved here. They all look alike after all!
Amazon will ship to a locker near your place if you have one near by. Ours is in a 7-11 about 4 blocks away. Great for small's. The other option is to ship to a UPS store if it is being shipped by UPS. Sometimes the $5 charge is worth the confrontation avoidence.
Do I have relationship issues on some topics with my wife? Duh, yeah! I am me and she is her so we have learned to work with it most of the time. After 42 years, that can happen.
Amazon will ship to a locker near your place if you have one near by. Ours is in a 7-11 about 4 blocks away. Great for small's. The other option is to ship to a UPS store if it is being shipped by UPS. Sometimes the $5 charge is worth the confrontation avoidence.
Do I have relationship issues on some topics with my wife? Duh, yeah! I am me and she is her so we have learned to work with it most of the time. After 42 years, that can happen.
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
08-09-17, 03:05 PM
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My wife never really questions what i buy anyway (so back off Fender1! ), but i've started something new over the past year or so. Every once in a while i sell something, get cash, and immediately hand it to my wife and tell her to do whatever she wants with it. I did that earlier this year with some vintage car part money and I did it with some old bike stuff money as well.
This isn't to say that my wife doesn't spend money otherwise, but I think it's a nice gesture and gives the impression that i'm "sharing the wealth" from selling stuff (even if i spend it most of it time
).
Come to think of it i've done this same thing with my son.
This isn't to say that my wife doesn't spend money otherwise, but I think it's a nice gesture and gives the impression that i'm "sharing the wealth" from selling stuff (even if i spend it most of it time
).Come to think of it i've done this same thing with my son.
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08-09-17, 08:19 PM
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My wife never really questions what i buy anyway (so back off Fender1! ), but i've started something new over the past year or so. Every once in a while i sell something, get cash, and immediately hand it to my wife and tell her to do whatever she wants with it. I did that earlier this year with some vintage car part money and I did it with some old bike stuff money as well.
This isn't to say that my wife doesn't spend money otherwise, but I think it's a nice gesture and gives the impression that i'm "sharing the wealth" from selling stuff (even if i spend it most of it time ).
Come to think of it i've done this same thing with my son.
This isn't to say that my wife doesn't spend money otherwise, but I think it's a nice gesture and gives the impression that i'm "sharing the wealth" from selling stuff (even if i spend it most of it time
).Come to think of it i've done this same thing with my son.
08-10-17, 01:50 PM
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Some things are just beyond my experience.
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08-10-17, 03:15 PM
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When house hunting in Portlandia a few years ago, I saw a nearly NOS PX-10 hanging upside down in the corner of a garage. Couldn't get the owner to throw it in with the house sale, so we passed.
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08-10-17, 08:04 PM
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Man, I love this thread.
Need to place a "zero" bike at my dad's house.
Need to place a "zero" bike at my dad's house.
10-17-17, 06:38 PM
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The zero bike in Arkansas = rides AGAIN.
But without the tri bars.
The Gate to NoWhere.
And when in the middle of NoWhere you could use a little Faith (AR). True to it's name, faith is the only thing you can get in Faith
- other than a few homes, the Pentecostal Church (sorry, no pic) is the only building. Tiny town USA.
But without the tri bars.
The Gate to NoWhere.
And when in the middle of NoWhere you could use a little Faith (AR). True to it's name, faith is the only thing you can get in Faith
- other than a few homes, the Pentecostal Church (sorry, no pic) is the only building. Tiny town USA.
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10-18-17, 11:45 AM
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Since we are talking Zero bikes,
Does a zero bike (only ridden a very few weeks a year) deserve the best new clinchers you've got? Or do they belong on a home-based wet weather bike, that similarly may not get more than 20 or so riding days per year? and no, i don't want to buy another set of clinchers.
Does a zero bike (only ridden a very few weeks a year) deserve the best new clinchers you've got? Or do they belong on a home-based wet weather bike, that similarly may not get more than 20 or so riding days per year? and no, i don't want to buy another set of clinchers.
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10-18-17, 05:33 PM
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My wife says she will allow me to think I'm in control of my own destiny.
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10-18-17, 06:13 PM
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I have non-cycling siblings and being retired when I visit for a couple of weeks or longer it's nice to have a rideable roadie. As i'm Seattle and each of them are east of the Mississippi, flying the home bikes seems silly.
A $100 purchase from the Little Rock co-op was a bargain.
Similarly, a $150 bike in Nashville has worked well for 2 decades.
Luckily, the brother and sister have large houses, under-utilized garages, and big hearts.
If I were to have a long stay with the brother in Chicago area, i'd just contact all the BF members there and try to bum a few rides.
There are fewer BF members in Nashville and none in Pine Bluff, AR.
Nothing SAD about having bikes where a person vacations, IMHO.
I'm not hiding anything from anyone.
if not listed below, it's a ZERO bike.
A $100 purchase from the Little Rock co-op was a bargain.
Similarly, a $150 bike in Nashville has worked well for 2 decades.
Luckily, the brother and sister have large houses, under-utilized garages, and big hearts.
If I were to have a long stay with the brother in Chicago area, i'd just contact all the BF members there and try to bum a few rides.
There are fewer BF members in Nashville and none in Pine Bluff, AR.Nothing SAD about having bikes where a person vacations, IMHO.
I'm not hiding anything from anyone.
if not listed below, it's a ZERO bike.
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10-19-17, 12:48 PM
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10-20-17, 04:48 AM
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Foghorn T. Leghorn = classic + vintage. The barnyard mouth.
That's a joke, boy. Went right past ya!
Don Rickles got nothin on Foghorn.....
That's a joke, boy. Went right past ya!
Don Rickles got nothin on Foghorn.....
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12-06-21, 10:07 AM
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12-07-21, 02:27 AM
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My zero bikes 
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12-07-21, 08:54 AM
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Wow @bwilli88, that's a lot of zero's. Sets the bar pretty high! Don
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12-07-21, 04:42 PM
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12-08-21, 07:01 AM
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Wow @bwilli88, that's a lot of zero's. Sets the bar pretty high! Don
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12-09-21, 09:42 PM
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I now have 2x0 (Wy) + 0 (Portland) + 18 (AZ) = 18 and I am sticking to it.
12-10-21, 12:16 AM
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Your math frightens and confuses me.
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12-10-21, 12:41 AM
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12-10-21, 07:24 AM
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I think there is something magical about that 18 bikes number. Last year, when Mrs. ollo 1st saw my workshop she said "I can't believe you have 18 bikes!" (she mis-counted by a few) In the spirit of honesty, I quickly admitted there were a few more, but I don't count those that are in pieces. Since our marriage a year ago, I sold 2, but now have 2 zero bikes in Florida. Plus, I donated another 1 but also bought a few more. She still tells everyone that I have 18 bikes. Good enough for me. Don
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