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12-22-2006, 10:12 AM

"Giant Yukon MTB Girl" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Dec 22, 12:52 am, "JD" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> Giant Yukon MTB Girl wrote:
>>
>> > what a nice bike, so thin and light! i used to ride a Peugot!
>> > MTBGYabbut, my bike is Maiden Japan, not in Surrenderland:
>>
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
>>
>> Wait a minute, the Japanese surrendered too...I give up!
>>
>> JD Panasonics rock
>
>So why are you riding this? what does road biking do for you that
>mtbing doesn't?

Allows you to go someplace you actually HAVE to be (like work, or the
store, or pub).

As opposed to just taking you someplace you WANT to be (not that
there's anything wrong with that).

Generally, road bike miles can replace driving miles - and even if
you'd much rather ride MTBs, riding a road bike is MUCH better than
driving. I get in around 5,000 "driving replacement miles" a year on
the road.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
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Home of the $795 ti frame

12-22-2006, 10:34 AM

Mark Hickey wrote:

> riding a road bike is MUCH better than
> driving.

I've had some great road rides but they don't compare to some
of the driving that I've done.

12-22-2006, 10:42 AM

JD wrote:
> Giant Yukon MTB Girl wrote:
> > what a nice bike, so thin and light! i used to ride a Peugot!
> > MTBG
>
>
> Yabbut, my bike is Maiden Japan, not in Surrenderland:
>
> http://www.spokejunkies.com/forum/up...5_51_25553.jpg
>
> Wait a minute, the Japanese surrendered too...I give up!
>
> JD Panasonics rock

Actually, I'm prrrreeeeetty sure that Peugeot used that same frame for
their non-PX models. It's also identical to some Giant frames of the
period.

I'm not sure about Giant's history regarding Panasonic. As Giant used
to rebadge a number of frames for Specialized and other brands, they
may be one and the same. Which, I suspect, would actually make them
Taiwanese.

I have seen some killer Japanese Panasonic track frames. I'd imagine
that there may have been a "Paramount"-type division that did the
top-end stuff and mass-production facilities for the rest. Which brings
us back to Schwinn....

Anybody???

/s

12-22-2006, 11:59 AM

Scott Gordo wrote:
> JD wrote:
> > Giant Yukon MTB Girl wrote:
> > > what a nice bike, so thin and light! i used to ride a Peugot!
> > > MTBG
> >
> >
> > Yabbut, my bike is Maiden Japan, not in Surrenderland:
> >
> > http://www.spokejunkies.com/forum/up...5_51_25553.jpg
> >
> > Wait a minute, the Japanese surrendered too...I give up!
> >
> > JD Panasonics rock
>
> Actually, I'm prrrreeeeetty sure that Peugeot used that same frame for
> their non-PX models. It's also identical to some Giant frames of the
> period.
>
> I'm not sure about Giant's history regarding Panasonic. As Giant used
> to rebadge a number of frames for Specialized and other brands, they
> may be one and the same. Which, I suspect, would actually make them
> Taiwanese.
>
> I have seen some killer Japanese Panasonic track frames. I'd imagine
> that there may have been a "Paramount"-type division that did the
> top-end stuff and mass-production facilities for the rest. Which brings
> us back to Schwinn....
>
> Anybody???
>
> /s

Yes, I'm responding to my own post. Kindly ignore all of the above. I
had the wrong frame in mind.

/s

12-22-2006, 12:01 PM

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:59:46 -0800, Scott Gordo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>
> Yes, I'm responding to my own post. Kindly ignore all of the above. I
> had the wrong frame in mind.
>
> /s
>

Put the holiday lager down.
--
Slack

12-22-2006, 12:06 PM

JD wrote:
> http://www.spokejunkies.com/forum/up...5_51_57867.jpg
>
> It's super freaky...

Merde! C'est tres bon!

CC

12-22-2006, 12:31 PM

Slack wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:59:46 -0800, Scott Gordo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes, I'm responding to my own post. Kindly ignore all of the above. I
> > had the wrong frame in mind.
> >
> > /s
> >
>
> Put the holiday lager down.
> --
> Slack

More like pick it up. I gotta kill off these extraneous brain cells
taking me down the wrong spirals.

/s

12-22-2006, 01:45 PM

"pete ***erlin" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Mark Hickey wrote:
>
>> riding a road bike is MUCH better than
>> driving.
>
> I've had some great road rides but they don't compare to some of the
> driving that I've done.

up hwy 74 out of Palm Springs for one?

12-22-2006, 02:23 PM

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:31:51 -0800, Scott Gordo wrote:

>
> Slack wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:59:46 -0800, Scott Gordo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Yes, I'm responding to my own post. Kindly ignore all of the above. I
>> > had the wrong frame in mind.
>> >
>> > /s
>> >
>>
>> Put the holiday lager down.
>> --
>> Slack
>
> More like pick it up. I gotta kill off these extraneous brain cells
> taking me down the wrong spirals.
>
> /s

I played a round of golf today, and it was so cold I waved off
the beer wench twice. That's never happened before!!! :-)

12-22-2006, 02:39 PM

"daddy" <anon@home.com> wrote in message
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an.2006.12.22.22.23.16.946671@home.com...
> On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:31:51 -0800, Scott Gordo wrote:
>
>>
>> Slack wrote:
>>> On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:59:46 -0800, Scott Gordo <blubberpuss@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Yes, I'm responding to my own post. Kindly ignore all of the above. I
>>> > had the wrong frame in mind.
>>> >
>>> > /s
>>> >
>>>
>>> Put the holiday lager down.
>>> --
>>> Slack
>>
>> More like pick it up. I gotta kill off these extraneous brain cells
>> taking me down the wrong spirals.
>>
>> /s
>
> I played a round of golf today, and it was so cold I waved off
> the beer wench twice. That's never happened before!!! :-)
>
never too cold for real beer.....not that the bw was carrying real beer.

just say no to bud/miller/coors

Gary