New Year weight loss plans ???

insistence that an object in motion... ;-) Any obstacle that the
front wheel hits taller than halfway up or more to the axle is likely
to cause "bad things to happen"

Which could really only happen if you weren't paying attention. Fortunately
they're somewhat self limiting on speed on rough surfaces - as in grinding
to a halt.

Then again, "I ain't skerd" to ride anything. My favorite bike is
the penny farthing with a 4' front wheel. Now THAT thing will endo!


And those things produce the mother of all endos (starting with your
head about 10 feet above mother earth). Never rode one, but would
love to some day.

One has to be especially careful descending hills; sufficient grade will
quickly put you ahead of CG and over you go - and as you say, it's a long
fall. It's no wonder the newer bicycle designs are called "safety bikes"!
But it's the most fun inanimate thing I ride.

http://www.johnnyhouse.com/images/sayhi.jpg

:^)

Jay Honeck wrote:

Energy. My energy level has never been higher. In fact, when I
fall
off this diet (as I did at Montblack's over T-Giving, and at my
sister-in-laws over Xmas), I feel sluggish and dim. Aside from the
weight
loss and blood pressure correction, the main advantage of the fruit
diet is
that I feel much sharper after eating fruit then I do after eating a
big,
fatty meal.


I gonna give your diet a try for a few weeks to see how much I loose
and if I like it or not. I'm hovering around 2 bucks right now and I
think I should be around a buck fifty. I'll let you know how it turns
out.

The Monk

http://www.mallofamerica.com/about_moa_tenant_profile_objectname_Johnny_Rockets _S370.aspx
Ask for Monica ...and the onion rings ...and the shakes.

Mmmmm....Monica. She was sweet, and so were those shakes!

4 pounds in 3 days, my friends. You would think that shopping in the Mall
of America would have burned off SOME of those extra calories...?

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I gonna give your diet a try for a few weeks to see how much I loose
and if I like it or not. I'm hovering around 2 bucks right now and I
think I should be around a buck fifty. I'll let you know how it turns
out.

If you like good apples (Golden Delicious are the most consistent, IMHO)
it's hard NOT to like this diet.

Of course, after reading how spicy you like your food, this whole fruit
thing might be too bland for you...

;-)

(I was raised on bland German-American food. Dad thought pizza was "foreign
food", and spaghetti was downright subversive. I don't think he ever ate
Mexican, not even once, and Asian food of any kind was completely out of the
question.... Meat....potatoes....meat.....potatoes....ad infinitum...for
74 years...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
__________________________
(I was raised on bland German-American food. Dad thought pizza was
"foreign
food", and spaghetti was downright subversive. I don't think he ever
ate
Mexican, not even once, and Asian food of any kind was completely out
of the
question.... Meat....potatoes....meat.....potatoes....ad
infinitum...for
74 years...)
__________________________

My grandfather lived to the ripe old age, make that beyond ripe, of
104. He smoked from the age of 14 'til the day he pasted away. He
lived in the 19th, 20th and the 21th century eating everything and
anything :^) I hope it is in the genes :^)

who were you talking about above that's been eating for meat and
potatoe for 74 years?

The Monk

("Flyingmonk" wrote)
I gonna give your diet a try for a few weeks to see how much I loose
and if I like it or not. I'm hovering around 2 bucks right now and I
think I should be around a buck fifty. I'll let you know how it turns
out.


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BigHappyBuddha.com g

Good luck with the diet.


Montblack

"Mark Hickey" wrote in message
...
Any obstacle that the front wheel hits taller than halfway
up or more to the axle is likely to cause "bad things to
happen".

When I was first starting out letting my dog run beside me on a leash while
riding my trail bike, I kept the leash in my right hand, wanting him to be
on that side of the bike... A couple of times, he would see something and
try to cross in front of me and I would slam on the brakes with my left
hand... Well, that was the front brake and as such, I quickly did an end
over, followed quickly by a near face plant, followed soon thereafter with
choice cuss words directed towards the stupid ass dog... Eventually, I
figured that the dog wasn't going to get any smarter, so I reversed the
brakes so that the left brake lever controls the rear brake... Kind of
difficult to do an end over when you are only putting on the rear brake...

"Grumman-581" wrote:

When I was first starting out letting my dog run beside me on a leash while
riding my trail bike, I kept the leash in my right hand, wanting him to be
on that side of the bike... A couple of times, he would see something and
try to cross in front of me and I would slam on the brakes with my left
hand... Well, that was the front brake and as such, I quickly did an end
over, followed quickly by a near face plant, followed soon thereafter with
choice cuss words directed towards the stupid ass dog... Eventually, I
figured that the dog wasn't going to get any smarter, so I reversed the
brakes so that the left brake lever controls the rear brake... Kind of
difficult to do an end over when you are only putting on the rear brake...

Some of us are doomed to repeat the same mistakes... ;-)

I remember running my girlfriend's Irish setter (like a lot of women -
beautiful, but not too bright) (the dog, not the girlfriend), using a
longish leash. I got a couple miles in before wearing the dog out,
and headed back to her house. There was a fairly big hill on the way,
and I decided to see what the terminal velocity of an Irish setter is.

This experiment was going well until my speed exceeded that of the dog
slightly. I let out a little more leash as I reached for the brakes.

Unfortunately, that's the moment the dog decided running on the RIGHT
side of the speed limit sign would be a great idea.

Imagine coasting down a hill at ~20mph on an old road bike with drop
bars, wearing gym shorts and a muscle shirt (no helmet - I was young
AND dumb), and then turning the bars hard to the right.

I went over the bars and managed to tuck and roll, and actually did a
handspring out, landing on my feet (and not a soul around to see it).
Fortunately my guardian angle was apparently on duty that day and I
only got a little biffed up. Slightly scraped, but wiser.

Mark Hickey

"Grumman-581" wrote

Well, that was the front brake and as such, I quickly did an end
over, followed quickly by a near face plant, followed soon thereafter with
choice cuss words directed towards the stupid ass dog...

You are not the only one to do a face plant because of a dog. My experience
was on pavement, at high speed, though.

I'll set up the picture... At the time, I was around 12 years old, and
rode my bike all over the place, in small town NW Ohio. On the way to one
of my friends house, there was a dog that was always out (German Shepard, I
think) and it always chase people on their bikes.

This house was on a hill (yeah, I know, a hill in NW Ohio? ) and a fairly
good sized one at that. I tried going slow, and kicking him away, using a
bike pump to bash at him, and then I figured I would outrun him. How'd that
work? Not too good!

I turned onto the road, and started pedaling as fast and as hard as
possible. I suppose I was gong 35 MPH or more, when the dog came out to
"greet me." The next events happened "real" fast, but I believe what
happened was the dog misjudged my speed and distance, and got out in front
of me, but *not* enough to avoid having me plant my front tire squarely in
his ribs.

It must have hurt, from the volume and amount of yelps he let out.
Fortunately for me, he also hurt enough that he went away to lick his
wounds, instead of messing with me. I was hurting from the impact with the
handlebars, then the impact with the road, then the tumbling and sliding
along the road. Fortunately, my wheel was round enough that it only rubbed
on my fender a little bit, (yeah, right, it almost didn't go around) and I
was able to ride the 2 or so miles home, to properly wash and dress my road
rash.

So, the moral of the story is, don't deal with dogs by using speed. Ammonia
in a squirt gun is better. g
--
Jim in NC