New Year weight loss plans ???

"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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It's a romantic notion, but I don't think it's true. Most of us are
pretty lazy. I've got a friend who's 6' 5" of solid muscle, and he calls
AAA when he gets a flat tire. People don't want to put a bicycle
together and ride it down the freeway to get home. That's what cell
phones are for.

It's never made sense to me to wait a hour or more for AAA to show up when I
could change the flat myself in 5-10 minutes... Of course, I also keep a 2
liter bottle of water and some Lava brand soap in my car to clean my hands
afterwards....

"Mark Hickey" wrote in message
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It probably wouldn't be any lighter than an aluminum frame, though it
would have other advantages (wouldn't need paint, would have a far
superior fatigue life, though that's not a big issue with aluminum
based on the last half-century of anecdotal evidence). And by the
time you paid for the titanium tubes, you might be back to VW power.

Anyone for a wooden bicycle?
http://digilander.libero.it/felixpet...-di-legno3.jpg
http://www.ottavia.com/bike_catalog.html

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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It's never made sense to me to wait a hour or more for AAA to show up when
I
could change the flat myself in 5-10 minutes... Of course, I also keep a 2
liter bottle of water and some Lava brand soap in my car to clean my hands
afterwards....



I've got Allstate's Auto Club Coverage and I've had to call them the last
time I had a flat not because I couldn't change the tire myself but because
there in no place large enough to put the removed tire in my Honda S2000.

"Grumman-581" wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike
for pilots?

It seems like all the ones I've seen are either (a) way over-priced or (b)
junk. And in at least one case, both.

I was at Sam's the other day and noticed that they had one of the Montague
Hummer folding bikes for less than $300... The Montagues advertised
elsewhere were at least twice that price... Not sure how good they are
though -- never had a chance to ride one...

I'm really not into talking down competitors' products, but the Hummer
bike is pretty marginal for those who'd actually plan to ride it any
distance. There are better folders out there, though they cost quite
a bit more (that inescapable law of physics / economy).

A couple options:

www.bikefriday.com
www.dahon.com

One of the problems with folders is that there might be a considerable
amount of rigging to get 'em ready to roll. For those of you who
regularly attach wings, that's not going to seem like an
insurmountable obstacle.

Mark "non-folding" Hickey

This is going to drive (no pun intended) my choice of aircraft some
day - I need a relatively fast 2-seater with enough room behind the
seats for a couple bikes and luggage. It helps that I own a company
that builds titanium bikes - less impact on W&B.

now bikes AND camping gear get a little too heavy on hot summer days...

Suddenly the Murphy Moose looks better...

Mark Hickey

Depending how fast you want a murphy elite might do it for ya as well.
I can fit 2 road bikes and luggage in my rebel quite easily but my
rebel is only fast when compared to a bike

Yeah, but he's been running for years. He is thrilled that losing 50
lbs. has really improved his marathon time. He's also terrible about
running unless he's registered for a race so he usually runs one in the
spring and one in the fall. This year he's running 4 in the spring
(Phonix in two weeks!).

Margy

Cy Galley wrote:
Yes but Ron is into running BIG TIME.

"Margy" wrote in message
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Montblack wrote:

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Anyone looking to shed 'a few' pounds this year? If you've succeeded it
in the past, want to share your story?


Montblack
If food is my cocaine, I'm the Darryl Strawberry of weight loss plans.
(Mmm... strawberries)

Weigh****chers, go to the meetings, follow the plan, eat good food, but
pay attention to what you eat. I lost 20 Ron lost 50.

Margy

"Grumman-581" wrote in message ...
".Blueskies." wrote in message
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The next question will be "Doesn't *anyone* make a car in the USA
anymore?"

Nawh... "Which is more patriotic, buying a Toyota made in the US or a Dodge
made in Mexico?"



A Chevy built in Canada...

Mark wrote:
A couple options:

www.bikefriday.com
www.dahon.com

I have had my Dahon for a while, still love it but might get me a
Hummer or a Montage because my daughters are embarassed to ride along
side daddy on a Dahon. To them it looks like a kiddie bike. :^)

The Monk

Jay Honeck wrote:
Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike
for pilots?


I've thought about it many times, but haven't moved forward on it
(yet). A folding titanium bike would be a very, very narrow niche
market


It's not just for pilots. I've often thought that the bike manufacturers
have under-estimated the size of the folding bike market.

As with LED spotlights, battery powered air compressors, and those
"instant-jump-start" thingies, when a product becomes affordable, it
suddenly becomes a "necessity" -- and the market simply explodes.

Every one of the items I mentioned above were unaffordable -- or
unavailable -- just a few years ago. Now, they have become "standard
equipment" in each of my cars.

If marketed as a convenience, or even as a safety device ("Never get
stranded again!") I believe that an affordable folding bike could become the
next "gotta have" thing for the general population -- not just pilots.
I think marketing is really needed here. How about, "To far from the
(Metro, Subway, Bus) to commute, but hate driving in to the city"?
"Tired of paying high parking fees?" "Zip along in our NEW folding bike.
This bike folds down and fits into this simple, carry-on bag ..."

Now we have a market!

Margy

"Margy" wrote

How about, "To far from the (Metro, Subway, Bus) to commute, but hate
driving in to the city"? "Tired of paying high parking fees?" "Zip along
in our NEW folding bike. This bike folds down and fits into this simple,
carry-on bag ..."

Now we have a market!

There you go! Sounds like you could make yourself "indispensable" in an
advertising company.

Are you branching out? g
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Jim in NC