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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Lobo Tommy) wrote: > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. No. Every year on RAGBRAI, there is a pair of brothers, now in their 70s, riding full-dress 1-speed 1950s-era schwinns, riding the full course in long shirts and long pants. Their saddles sport hand-lettered signs "Gears Are For Wimps". ..max -- the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> was played by maxwell monningh 8-p |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Lobo Tommy) wrote: > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. No. Every year on RAGBRAI, there is a pair of brothers, now in their 70s, riding full-dress 1-speed 1950s-era schwinns, riding the full course in long shirts and long pants. Their saddles sport hand-lettered signs "Gears Are For Wimps". ..max -- the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> was played by maxwell monningh 8-p |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Lobo Tommy) wrote: > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. No. Every year on RAGBRAI, there is a pair of brothers, now in their 70s, riding full-dress 1-speed 1950s-era schwinns, riding the full course in long shirts and long pants. Their saddles sport hand-lettered signs "Gears Are For Wimps". ..max -- the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> was played by maxwell monningh 8-p |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Lobo Tommy) wrote: > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. No. Every year on RAGBRAI, there is a pair of brothers, now in their 70s, riding full-dress 1-speed 1950s-era schwinns, riding the full course in long shirts and long pants. Their saddles sport hand-lettered signs "Gears Are For Wimps". ..max -- the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> was played by maxwell monningh 8-p |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Lobo Tommy) wrote: > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. No. Every year on RAGBRAI, there is a pair of brothers, now in their 70s, riding full-dress 1-speed 1950s-era schwinns, riding the full course in long shirts and long pants. Their saddles sport hand-lettered signs "Gears Are For Wimps". ..max -- the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> was played by maxwell monningh 8-p |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , empbt6 @yahoo.com says... > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. If you are riding in the mountains, then yes, but elsewhere it depends on your conditioning. If you're a strong rider, then it might be a nice challenge. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , empbt6 @yahoo.com says... > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. If you are riding in the mountains, then yes, but elsewhere it depends on your conditioning. If you're a strong rider, then it might be a nice challenge. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , empbt6 @yahoo.com says... > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. If you are riding in the mountains, then yes, but elsewhere it depends on your conditioning. If you're a strong rider, then it might be a nice challenge. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). |
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| Re: Is it insane to attempt a 100 mile charity ride on a Single Speed Mountain Bike? In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> , empbt6 @yahoo.com says... > Inquiring minds would like your feedback regarding this question. If you are riding in the mountains, then yes, but elsewhere it depends on your conditioning. If you're a strong rider, then it might be a nice challenge. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). |
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