| Re: Painted Cyclist Pictures + Bike Equipment woes
Stephen Harding <harding@cs.umass.edu> wrote:
> "Dane Jackson" <dane@unseen.edu> wrote in message
>>
>> So, I was later that today limping home as a single speed. I joked
>> about this the week before when I managed to snap a cog in half on my
>> way home.
>>
>> snip
>>
>> Oh yeah, and the chain broke just a mile or so short of my house. So I
>> was down to no gears by the end.
>
> "Snapped a cog in two"?? Broke the chain??
>
> You must have tractor legs!!
Does this mean I have to wear a John Deere cap now?
Do those come in cycling cap style? I would hate to be less than
fashionable...
> Stay in the high gears! You're producing way too much torque!
>
> I have visions of you on the bike with a fast spinning,
> smoking rear wheel "warming up" the tire for a hill climb
> or sprint, just like a dragster.
<G>. Maybe I should switch to a 40+ mm tire on the rear. I'd hate
to burn through all the tread on my 28mm Conti TT2Ks.
--
Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but
that's the way to bet.
-- Damon Runyon
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