got the bill to get my bike fixed.

Re: My Dog Bike Story

Alan Hamilton

>Todd,

You might think about training your dog a little better. The basic law is, in most situations, a dog's owner is responsible for keeping his dog from injuring other people. Had your dog bitten the rider, or had the dog caused him to fall, and he was seriously injured, I'd rather be representing the rider.

Alan

Re: got the bill to get my bike fixed.

steve knight

>wow I got a setelment of 2500.00 they wanted to jsut buy me a new bike and 1000 for my pain. though I have never figured out how money fixes pain (G) though it helps in the pain of paying bills (G)

Re: My Dog Bike Story

Victor Parisian - Houston

>Got to add mine in here... This takes place many years ago in Northwest Ohio near the end of a century training ride (100 miles). During this ride my riding buddy and I had out sprinted a couple of german shepherds at one point and two dobermans at another plus the occasional plain old nondiscript farm dog. Let me add here that dobermans can sure get the adrenalin flowing. It was still early spring and we were both dead tired and hurting bad from the grueling ride. We were going through North Baltimore, Ohio when this little dog with huge teeth came after my ankles. I was to tired to sprint, and the dog was barking like crazy and kept biting at my ankles. The person I assumed to be the owner was sitting on the front porch watching all this and getting a big chuckle out of it.

I took one half hearted swing with my Campagnolo tire pump (early model with brass end). The pump head landed squarly on the dogs head. Thunk. The dog went down like a sack of rocks.

I kept peddling a little more earnstly now & never looked back. My buddy caught up to me a short time latter and said he thought the dog was dead. Ooops!

Re: My Dog Bike Story

Alan Hamilton

>Victor,

I'd take your side every time.

If you want an extremely challenging century, come on out to California and do the Markleeville Death Ride. IIRC the route goes over three Sierra Nevade Passes, all above nine thousand feet and the entire circuit runs about 125 miles (a double metric!). As you may know, the Western slopes of the Sierra look like innocent, tame, unoffensive, low rolling hills--except they keep rolling uphill. The Eastern side however, is called an "escarpment," which means it is straight up and down--and guess on which side the

Death Ride takes place. Ouch!

I don't know if the Death Ride is again an "official" event. I suspect not; the Highway Patrol was very unhappy with us, and for several years refused to issue the necessary permits. But just about every year the word gets around: there's an "unofficial" Death Ride.

Alan

Re: My Dog Bike Story

Victor Parisian - Houston

>Alan

FYI Northwestern Ohio is as flat as a billard table. We used to sprint up and down I-75 overpasses to do our "hill" work. I loved San Antonio TX when I was stationed there. I would ride out highway 16 from San Antoio to Bandera and back busting one hill after another the whole way. These days they have flattened it out and expanded a lot of it to four lanes. A real death (wish) ride. Today I live in Houston and haven't been on my Bob Jackson for about ten years now. Maybe I'll get inspired and tune it up for the Hotter Than Hell Hundred up in Wichata Falls.... Not.

You did good.

Victor Parisian - Houston

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Re: You did good.

steve knight

>Now I just have to decide how to spend it wisely. My racing bike is not practical for my daily commuting. So I need to decide on another bike. And some money for shop bills. No new tool though (bummer)

Re: You did good.

paul womack

>There are some great (and classy) high end commute bikes these days. After the novelty of "full on" mountain bikes wore off, much of the technology of mountain bikes (like great brakes and gears) has cross fertilised back into on-road bikes.

For commuting you want "good" (but not race grade) performance, but also a little luggage capacity, mud guards and lighting.

Find a specialised (as in concept, not brand) shop.

It's all about fitness for purpose. Asking which is the best bike is like asking which is the best plane; it's all depends what you want to do with it.

BugBear

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Victor Parisian - Houston

>I almost forgot, I have a maroon 1949-1953 Rudge(not sure what year or color) in the storage shed. Hasn't been ridden in twenty some years but it was ridable when I put it away. Two cogs on the rear wheel one fixed, the other you remove the wheel and turn it around is a freewheel. You can have for what I've got into it. Quick releases are large wing nuts on each axle. Turned down bars and all. Just think you will have the only one in town. ;~)

Re: You did good.

William R. Duffield on the Cohansey

>Just like a classic plane, couldn't you "part out" the still useful pieces of the broken racing bike on e-bay?

For that matter, you might consider parting out some of the unbroken pieces of Steve Knight, for example: "right arm and hand, good user condition, skilled at sharpening plane blades, minor nicks and cuts�"

Sick joke, attempted reawakening of toolmongering dogs, or promotion of organ donorship?

Re: You did good.

steve knight

>hate to sell the bike I really like it. only about 300.00 to fix it. I might need it some day.

Re: You did good.

steve knight

>Lots of good bike shops here so I have a lot of choices. maybe too many choices (G)

Re: You did good.

paul womack

>I really like it. only about 300.00 to fix it.

Shhh. The insurance company might be listening!

BugBear