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"bob syr" wrote: (clip) There is one hill of which I still can’t get to the top. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It would have been okay to end that sentence with a preposition. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I’d like to stand up to pedal, but I’m still quite large and I’m afraid my chain will break. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not to worry. The chain tension cannot exceed what it takes to move the bike up the hill. It matters not whether this comes from standing on the pedals or sitting and using leg muscles. |
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On Jun 20, 12:12*pm, "Leo Lichtman" <l.licht...@worldnet.att.net>
wrote: > "bob syr" wrote: *(clip) There is one hill of which I still can’t getto the > top. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > It would have been okay to end that sentence with a preposition. > Thanks, Leo. I've always liked Churchill's phrase: "This is a bit of balderdash up with which I don't intend to put." I hope my riding becomes better than my grammar. And thanks to all of you for the good comments. Bob |
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"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:eGQ6k.117787$SV4.36652@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > "bob syr" wrote: (clip) There is one hill of which I still can’t get to > the > top. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > It would have been okay to end that sentence with a preposition. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > I’d like to stand up to pedal, but I’m still quite large and I’m > afraid my chain will break. (clip) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Not to worry. The chain tension cannot exceed what it takes to move the > bike up the hill. It matters not whether this comes from standing on the > pedals or sitting and using leg muscles. > What about crank arms? |
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"Roger Zoul" wrote: What about crank arms? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You cannot put more moment on the crank arms than it takes to propel the bike up the hill. |
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