[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.)

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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.

You missed "[censored] On Rainy Days" and "Fast Only Rolling Down Hill"

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.

Nelson @ Intern said:

International Bicycle 5326 E Independence Blvd Charlotte, NC 28212
http://intbike.com/http://intbike.com 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...

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