> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:10:57 -0700 (PDT), Squashme gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>>On 6 Aug, 10:10, Boltar yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>>> On Aug 5, 8:10 pm,Squashmegmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> Very true. The argument is not just based on logic and reason, but
>>>> also on emotions. As a cyclist, I just wish that people did not need
>>>> to bring so many of their unnecessary ornaments, furniture and gadgets
>>>> out to travel in close formation and at speed on the Queen's Highway.

>>>
>>> So do you ride around on the latest whizzy bike with suspension ,
>>> fancy tyres and magnesium crank (or whatever)? If so , whats wrong
>>> with some 20 year old clunker from Oxfam? It would do the same job.
>>>

>>
>>Good Lord, no. Hate whizzy bikes (and their rideers). Titanium pedals
>>seen years ago for =A370 shocked me (and that was when =A370 was worth
>>=A370, not 3s 6d.). Bikes are for use, not poncing. Last year paid =A3300
>>for a Ridgeback, after final collapse of 25 year old drop-handle-
>>barred Holdsworth (=A3120 in 1981). Expect that the Ridgeback will see
>>me out, as I will probably become part of the sad, but necessary,
>>costs of motorised traffic in the next few years.
>>
>>NB. The tinker-bell, lights (yes!), pannier bags and rack are
>>necessary self-indulgences, I feel. Pump, too. Oh, luxury living. I do
>>not even mention the optional helmet and ugly hi-vis waistcoat that
>>help motorists to drive faster in confidence.

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> Do any of you bastards still have bikes with cowhorn handlebars?
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