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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:06 PM
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*** New group proposal: BICYCLING ***
Spring is in the air and I've been seeing the cycling threads re-emerge. I know there are a number of enthusiasts out there.

I'm (well, actually Blue-Jay came up with it first) proposing a DU cycling group. The purpose of the group would be to discuss equipment and gear, training regimens, organized rides, places to ride, current legislation, etc. We can work on the formal mission statement.

But, first, I want to make sure there's enough interest to support the group. As per DU rules, please register your interest in this group by signing in below.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:13 PM
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1. Excellent idea.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:14 PM
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2. Count me in! nt
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jandrok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:15 PM
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3. I'd be interested (n/t)
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:19 PM
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4. I will soon be joining the ranks of the cycling public.
Count me in. I'll certainly be asking for advice (as a novice who last rode a bike when she was young enough to have pink and purple streamers on the handlebars...but who wants to learn more about urban street riding -- I'm sick of driving everywhere -- as well as building up to a decent distance.)
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 03:16 PM
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13. Who says you're too old
for pink and purple streamers? :hi:

So, how bike friendly is your city?
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 03:54 PM
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14. Heh.
I have yet to figure out how bike friendly Milwaukee is. I know I see plenty of people on bikes (I live near the university) but beyond that... we have paths and the occasional bike lane.
We shall see.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:26 PM
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5. I'll be interested as soon as I become a Star-Bellied Sneech again
No Star, No Group...
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:30 PM
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6. You can't spare
$5 or $10? :shrug:

BTW, I took a pic of a real Frankenbike that we saw up at the protest in Chicago. I'll post it for you later when I get a chance.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:44 PM
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9. Yeah, I got the $5, need a round "tuit"...
Need to quit reading the important "Bush's Favourite Vegetable" threads and do it...

One of the "chunk666" style tallbikes? What's the name of that group up there?
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-05 05:14 PM
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35. I'm a Star-Bellied Sneech now...
Probably be spending all my time in there now...:D
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Southsideirish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:34 PM
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7. My great bike was stolen, behind two locked doors!
Grrrr...that's the 3rd one for me. No more as long as I live here.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:37 PM
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8. I'm in. Already working on a mission statement too.
Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 12:38 PM by Blue-Jay
:)


We need four more to get started.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 01:09 PM
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10. kick
:kick:


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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 01:10 PM
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11. I'm in; I love bicycling and it's just about time to start again in Boston
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 01:42 PM
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12. Cool!
Wait till you see the very impressive mission statement Jason has come up with.

I've already been out riding several times in spite of the cold. You just have to have the right gear. Yesterday I did 42 miles.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-05 09:40 PM
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36. 42 miles? In THAT weather?
You must either have electric booties and gloves or a hell of a lot better circulation than me.

I did 18 miles 2 weeks ago. On my "new" fat-tyre flier.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:06 PM
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15. I'm there
:thumbsup:
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:08 PM
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16. That's what? Eight?
Almost there, everyone.
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pmbryant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:14 PM
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17. Count me in, of course
That should go without saying. :-)

--Peter
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:43 PM
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18. but of course!
Nice to have ya.
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 06:02 PM
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26. Glad you'll be joining us
Have you ridden lately?

It's been unseasonably cold lately, but I've been going out anyway. I did 42 miles yesterday. :-)
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pmbryant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-05 11:06 AM
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34. Just last Sunday
We've been training (in a very relaxed way) the last couple months for our big annual ride, the Easter Hill Country Tour, which is next weekend. This, after not riding much at all last summer and fall. We went 18 miles... in the speedy time of 3.5 hours! ;-)

Last year our extreme mountain-biker friend complained that we "dawdle", and that he would love to ride with us more if only we would "push the pedals harder".

But we get in quite a bit of birding and photography and lazing around next to creeks while we dawdle, so it isn't all bad.

Are you planning on doing any big week-long rides again this year?

--Peter
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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:13 PM
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19. sure ... i'm in ...
i just hope we don't attract too many of those mountain bike weenies ... roadies are the real cyclists ...
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 06:06 PM
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27. Hey, save that for our new group
Blue-Jay and I are proof that they can peacefully co-exist. :-)
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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 06:15 PM
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28. just thought a little preview might help with the sign-ups ...
maybe we should have two groups ...

one could be called: tricycles and mountain bikes and the other could be called: real cycling for roadies ...
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:18 PM
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20. Mission Statement & group request is posted!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x32060

Thanks everyone!
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:20 PM
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21. thanks Blue-Jay
long overdue
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:22 PM
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22. Yeah. I don't know why we didn't think of it sooner.
:shrug:
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:56 PM
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23. Thank you!
That mission statement makes us sound so important. :-)
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:57 PM
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24. It sounded better than:
"We like to ride bikes and then talk about it"
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 06:01 PM
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25. sounds like a neat idea.
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Longhorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 08:29 PM
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29. I'm interested!
I'll just have to figure out which of my current groups will have to go to make room for it! :D
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 08:44 PM
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30. Great idea
I'm just re-starting out after about 20 years of not riding a bike.

I'll be riding trails around town almost exclusively and just bought a new, inexpensive hybrid.

After a whole couple of miles on it (I forgot I HAD those muscles), I love it! I'm really looking forward to driving a car less and hauling my own carcass around more.
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R. A. Fuqua Donating Member (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 09:39 PM
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31. count me in.
I'm the "new" guy--but I enjoy cycling. I don't know a lot about it though. I just get on my bike and go...
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R. A. Fuqua Donating Member (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 09:43 PM
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32. shit--I read the whole thread
and realized you can't join unless you have a star (donate to the site).

I can't right now cause I am unemployed. But-I have a job that may come through for me. I will know by May 1st, so maybe I will join up later.

bummer.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-05 10:10 AM
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33. Skinner says that it'll be up later today.
:D
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 09:19 AM
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37. Better bug him about it...
Cuz, I'm terra-izing the Skeptics until he does...
(that's OK, I'm a skeptic, too)
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