06-13-2004, 06:38 PM
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:04:07 -0500, tmac <tracey@nospam.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 12:37:46 -0500, tmac <tracey@nospam.net> wrote:
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>>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 11:29:16 -0700, Darwin <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
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>>>I am considering buying an Electra Townie and am interested in
>>>owner opinions, experiences, likes, dislikes, etc of this interesting
>>>new bike.
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>>I'd be interested too. I test-drove one today and really liked it.
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>Update - I bought it. So far so good. It's the men's 21-speed,
>silver. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm old and fat, and I
>find this bike very comfortable and easy to control. Because the
>seat's low, I don't feel like I'm going to tump over and hurt myself
>(not an unreasonable fear, since that's how I broke my arm a few years
>ago). And because the pedals are 6" or so forward, I still get pretty
>good extension.
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>I'm not a biker by any stretch, but this bike feels good to me, and if
>that's what it takes to get me off my lazy butt, that's good enough
>for me.
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>I'm happy to answer any (non-technical) questions you might have.
>Like, "Do the red seat and grips look silly?" Answer: Yes. I'll
>either get used to it or get replacements. Of course, no one can see
>the seat once my big ol' butt gets on it... 
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>Tracey
Surprised you didn't get the version with the parasol and the cup holder,
man. ;-p
-B
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