[OT] I did two things I said I'd never do

On 2004-06-07, Nelson @ International Bicycle penned:

Quoted message said:

No, I didn't run out and buy a bike with disc brakes.

In one act I broke two of my earlier statements.

I bought an SUV...

...it is a Ford.

Yes, I know I've been making Found On Road Dead and Fix Or
Repair Daily cracks for years, but I needed a second
vehicle (carpooling with my wife doesn't *always* work)
and it was $2k.

So, now I've got to buy a carrier for the 1 1/4 rec. hitch
(I don't like using a Yakima on a vehicle this tall - I'm
not especially tall at 5'9"😉 and I've got to get used to
driving what's essentially a truck after having small cars
all these years (Chevy Chevette, Toyota Corona, Chevy
Corsica and a Buick Century)

Don't do what my mom did just weeks after buying her
Explorer.

She'd pulled too far forward in a turn lane, so when the
light changed, she backed up ... into what she could only
describe as "a little blue car."

Make sure to *really* check those mirrors!

(Also, don't run over any bikes, plzkthx.)

--
monique

Quoted message said:

I bought an SUV...

...it is a Ford.

Yes, I know I've been making Found On Road Dead and Fix Or
Repair Daily cracks for years, but I needed a second
vehicle (carpooling with my wife doesn't *always* work)
and it was $2k.

If my Escort is anything to go by, "Mechanically Perfect
Bodily Dead" would be much more descriptive.

Andy Chequer 230K and ticking.

Nelson @ International Bicycle said:

No, I didn't run out and buy a bike with disc brakes.

In one act I broke two of my earlier statements.

I bought an SUV...

...it is a Ford.

Yes, I know I've been making Found On Road Dead and Fix Or
Repair Daily cracks for years, but I needed a second
vehicle (carpooling with my wife doesn't *always* work)
and it was $2k.

$2000? Had to be Found On the Road Dead. Any possibility of
fashioning a simple rack for inside the vehicle? I
understand the need in some cases, but rear racks border on
bike abuse IMHO.

Shawn

Shawn Curry <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Nelson @ International Bicycle said:

No, I didn't run out and buy a bike with disc brakes.

In one act I broke two of my earlier statements.

I bought an SUV...

...it is a Ford.

Yes, I know I've been making Found On Road Dead and Fix
Or Repair Daily cracks for years, but I needed a second
vehicle (carpooling with my wife doesn't *always* work)
and it was $2k.

$2000? Had to be Found On the Road Dead. Any possibility
of fashioning a simple rack for inside the vehicle? I
understand the need in some cases, but rear racks border
on bike abuse IMHO.

Shawn

Actually, I'll likely be installing a Saris T-Rax on it. I
have no unusual frames, so it'll work just fine.

If I had the money, I'd get the Yakima roof rail adaptors.

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Nelson @ Intern

International Bicycle 5326 E Independence Blvd Charlotte, NC
28212 intbike.comintbike.comOpen ↗ 704 535-5501

Wow! My dad bought me my first bike at this shop back in the mid-80's, when I was just a kid... a black & yellow Ross BMX...