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New Year weight loss plans ???
Jim Burns wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:9MZtf.453032$084.446405@attbi_s22... Any idea how can I find out the location of my closest fruit wholesaler? -- Jay Honeck Absolutely. Check your email. If anyone else would like me to check their area, let me know. Jim If you can look up 23235 I'd appreciate it... |
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New Year weight loss plans ???
Yes but Ron is into running BIG TIME.
"Margy" wrote in message ... Montblack wrote: (Necessary Aviation Content: Weight) (Necessary Aviation Content - Part Deux: Piper entrance and egress) 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 |
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Not too many make frames in the USA any longer - there are some
"artisan shops" that turn out relatively expensive frames, often with aesthetic touches that can't be found on most "production frames"... but the cost of labor, and probably equally important - the cost of meeting environmental restrictions when welding and painting - have driven most production overseas. 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. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Trek still makes US frames as does Waterford. You can go to Waterford and
they make a frame to fit you. One of our bike club members is in line for a titanium Waterford proto type. When you talk Waterford you are not talking Wal-Mart as they can be up to $10,000 for each custom bike. -- Cy Galley - Webmaster www.qcbc.org "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... Darrel Toepfer wrote: Grumman-581 wrote: I checked out your website and saw that your frames are made in China... I was over at the bike shop a couple of weeks ago looking for a new bike for my daughter and noticed that *all* the bikes were either made in China or Taiwan... Doesn't *anyone* make a bike in the USA anymore? One guy builds frames here in Louisiana. Its for the xtreme sports people who do stunts and dirt racing. Used to build them here @4R7 and then moved his operation to Baton Rouge... There's a man near me who makes his frames in his own shop using, get this, no power tools! He has a peddle operated grinder and other man powered tools that he uses. Of course, many of his components are imported as I don't think there are any US makers of brakes, derailleurs, etc. Check it out at: http://www.oswaldcycleworks.com/ I bought a couple of Fuji bikes there two years ago and Tom was a great guy to deal with. Matt |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote:
Not too many make frames in the USA any longer - there are some "artisan shops" that turn out relatively expensive frames, often with aesthetic touches that can't be found on most "production frames"... but the cost of labor, and probably equally important - the cost of meeting environmental restrictions when welding and painting - have driven most production overseas. 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'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 and the set-up costs for building the frames would be pretty high (which would of course put the bike in the "way over-priced" category - at least from most folk's perspective. I've thought about doing a "mini-frame version" - something that would look a lot like a BMX bike with a really long stem and seat post, putting the rider in a legitimate "adult position", but that would break down to a much smaller package than a regular road bike or mountain bike. Mark Hickey |
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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. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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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. I'm thinking about getting the Hummer, have about 4 or 5 versions, supposedly originally made for the military and they don't cut the frame for the 'fold' which is a big plus. starting price around $500 which if you've priced any quality bikes lately is not out of line. It has front suspension and front disk brake with rear caliber brake. folds to 3x2x1 foot. It's a mountain bike although if you like you could put street tires on it for a more comfy ride on the roads. I want it for both aviation and also I do course certification for Running type road races and would like something a little more convienient than my current bike. John This is there lowerend street/limited off road $449 no front suspension/no disk brake Montague CX Comfort Bike Full-size comfort bike for cruising city streets and boardwalks with 26" standard wheels. Folds to 36" x 28" x 12" in under thirty seconds without the use of tools. Compact size allows for convenient storage in a car trunk, boat, closet, or private plane. Limited lifetime warranty on frame. Uses extra cushioned saddle with suspension seat post, upright, rise handlebars with an adjustable stem, and wide semi-slick tires that offer a smooth ride on paved roads but have a grip on light off-road terrain. Equipped with industry standard wheels and components serviceable at any bike shop. There medium model $549 Montague MX Mountain Bike Frame: All Aluminum 7005 Front & Rear Triangle Fork: RST 281 Suspension Color: Brushed Aluminum Shifters: Grip Shift Drivetrain: 24-Speed Shimano® Alivio Brakes: Alloy V-Brakes Tires: 1.95" Front/Rear Specific Knobby Spokes/Rims: Stainlees Steel/Alloy Saddle: Velo Mountain Bike Seat Post: Ally Micro Adjust Frame Sizes: 18", 20.0" Folded Size: 36" x 28" x12" http://treadmillscentral.com/images/...1100895065.jpg |
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In article l7vuf.457213$084.371904@attbi_s22,
"Jay Honeck" wrote: 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. 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. There was an article in a flying rag several years back (might have been AOPA Pilot) that was about being prepared to spend a few days in the wilderness in the event of an off-airport forced landing. It said "The Southern California pilot's idea of an emergency kit is two dimes for a pay phone." Your self-reliant attitude is commendable, but, IMO, it's one that isn't widely shared, unfortunately. (I hope your cars are also stocked with food and water, clothing, blankets, a tire patch kit, at least a couple of hundred dollars in cash, a good knife, maybe a small caliber rifle, matches, a Boy Scout Handbook, and a full tank of gas. You never know where you'll be when the next natural or man-made disaster will come along.) Other than the folding bike, I'm planning to start getting prepared tomorrow, or Friday at the latest. |
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("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike for pilots? Folding bike? How about a titanium 'tube and fabric' airplane project? - after hours, of course. With the weight saving in titanium frame construction they could now drop in a small liquid cooled diesel... g Montblack |
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"Montblack" wrote:
("Jay Honeck" wrote) Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike for pilots? Folding bike? How about a titanium 'tube and fabric' airplane project? - after hours, of course. I thought about that too... once. Until I started adding up the cost of the tubes involved and then considered that most people probably wouldn't want to spend "certified prices" for a box of parts that will become a kit with hundreds/thousands of hours of exta labor. I would look cool though... With the weight saving in titanium frame construction they could now drop in a small liquid cooled diesel... g 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. Mark Hickey |
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