Karma?

Quoted message said:

So... is this karma? Is it because I sold my car? Have I pleased the
puncture deities?

Tam

theres no way im selling my mini to please some evil puncture deities🙁

*[censored] cos i had all the bike gear on this morning, went to get
fixie out of garage and discovered flat rear tyre
🙁

dej said:

*[censored] cos i had all the bike gear on this morning, went to get
fixie out of garage and discovered flat rear tyre
🙁

hence the importance of N+1

Scrubber, you need one of these:

christianiabikes.comuk main.htmOpen ↗

Christiania is a small community (state perhaps??) in Denmark where they have their own laws and sell pot in the streets. Anyway, this is the sort of bikes they use over there. My mum was in Christiania (don't ask me why) and saw an old lady asking a young girl for directions and because the young girl was riding one of these bikes, she said "Jump in!" and took her to her destination.

You have to admit, they look pretty useful don't they. You could fit Charlie AND groceries in the front!

Lotte

LotteBum said:

Scrubber, you need one of these:

http://www.christianiabikes.com/english/uk_main.htm

Christiania is a small community (state perhaps??) in Denmark where
they have their own laws and sell pot in the streets. Anyway, this is
the sort of bikes they use over there. My mum was in Christiania
(don't ask me why) and saw an old lady asking a young girl for
directions and because the young girl was riding one of these bikes,
she said "Jump in!" and took her to her destination.

You have to admit, they look pretty useful don't they. You could fit
Charlie AND groceries in the front!

Lotte

And think of all the instruments of torture I could bring to boot camp!

Tam

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:27:08 +1000

LotteBum said:

You have to admit, they look pretty useful don't they. You could fit
Charlie AND groceries in the front!

I like the reverse gear option.

Zebee

Zebee Johnstone said:

I like the reverse gear option.

I reckon they are absolutely fabulous! If I could get one of them, I'd very seriously consider selling my car.

Tamyka Bell said:

Today I jumped onto the footpath to get past the cars... there's a
section of Lytton Rd where, for about 500m, the cars stop start and the
drivers like to do anything they can to stop me lanesplitting, so I just
take the footpath and then drop back onto the road further up, usually
near the bus stop bay, where there is more room for me to merge. Today,
there was glass all over the footpath - broken bottles. Must be
deliberate. Normally if I ride through a little glass, I keep going. I
might brush my gloves over the tyre, knowing that it doesn't help at
all, but it makes me feel better. I might have a quick look at the tyres
next time I stop at lights. I very rarely stop to check straight away.

Today, I had Big Doubts, so as soon as I passed the glass I stopped,
dismounted and checked my rear wheel, and sure enough there was a small
piece of glass that had cut into the tyre and was working its way deeper
and would have no doubt caused me a flat before I got to my destination
half an hour away. I dug it out and had no problems on the way to uni,
which was good as I had a physio appointment to get to.

So... is this karma? Is it because I sold my car? Have I pleased the
puncture deities?

Tam

Nah, they just lulling you into a false sense of security

--

phillip brown

"[censored] doesn't just happen. there is always an ass-hole involved"

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:33:04 +1000

LotteBum said:

Zebee Johnstone said:

I like the reverse gear option.

I reckon they are absolutely fabulous! If I could get one of them, I'd
very seriously consider selling my car.

But how much would you be willing to pay? I expect it could be
shipped seamail but you'd still be up for $200 freight I wouldn't
wonder.

Maybe you need to send the pics to Ben at TriSled in Melbourne and ask
what one would cost to build...

Zebee

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:33:04 +1000

LotteBum said:

Zebee Johnstone said:

I like the reverse gear option.

I reckon they are absolutely fabulous! If I could get one of them, I'd
very seriously consider selling my car.

and a further look finds
Australia

Peter Santos
91 Tope Street
South Melbourne 3205

Phone: 0402766503
E-mail: [email hidden]
www.psbikes.com.au

the website's under construction but give the number a try....

Zebee

LotteBum said:

Zebee Johnstone said:

I like the reverse gear option.

I reckon they are absolutely fabulous! If I could get one of them, I'd
very seriously consider selling my car.

They look heavy as hell. 9mm marine ply seems a bit
overkill.

Terryc said:

[2] She likes having hills around. Well she was born at Killarney. So my
current campaign focus centres around pointing that you only get really
interesting sunsets in flatter country.

Bah. You get better ones from a high point a fair way east of a range of
decently sized hills. In fact, from the right place near Killarney I
suspect you'd get a kick [censored] sunset - particularly since there is lots of
[censored] in the air to make pretty colours.

--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it
flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."
- Matt Groening

LotteBum said:

Zebee Johnstone said:

I like the reverse gear option.

I reckon they are absolutely fabulous! If I could get one of them, I'd
very seriously consider selling my car.

Lotte, you should get one & then I can borrow it to take Tara round to her
appointments. She'd love acting like the Queen, lifting a regal paw now & again
to her loyal minions.

Karen

--
"Sometimes I think I have a Guardian Idiot - a little invisible spirit just
behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender

LotteBum said:

You have to admit, they look pretty useful don't they. You could fit
Charlie AND groceries in the front!

I always think they look bloody fabulous, until I remember that the
easiest way to town is down a steep hill with a T section across the
bottom,. eeeeeekkkkk- crash.

I have something like their trailer, well a version, which was build for
nephews when in Scouts so they could go away camping for the weekend. I
believe they made it 5kms out of town to the river, which was at the
bottom on a mild decline and decided that was a really interesting ride
and they'd camp there for the weekend. Something about 100kg of gear, no
brakes (effectively)[1] and longitudinally planked bridge.

Now, if I could convince swmbo to move to the countryside[2] which is
mostly flat, no problems. Easily do a months shoppping, cart cases of
fruit, a few slavs, etc.

[1] well, their father was a welder wasn't he. not a bicycle mechanics,
so it use lots of rectangular and square low carbon steel for strength,
with an aluminium covering for lightness {:-)

[2] She likes having hills around. Well she was born at Killarney. So my
current campaign focus centres around pointing that you only get really
interesting sunsets in flatter country.

Quoted message said:

Lotte

LotteBum said:

Scrubber, you need one of these:

http://www.christianiabikes.com/english/uk_main.htm

Christiania is a small community (state perhaps??) in Denmark where
they have their own laws and sell pot in the streets. Anyway, this is
the sort of bikes they use over there. My mum was in Christiania
(don't ask me why) and saw an old lady asking a young girl for
directions and because the young girl was riding one of these bikes,
she said "Jump in!" and took her to her destination.

You have to admit, they look pretty useful don't they. You could fit
Charlie AND groceries in the front!

Very cool! But I want to see one on the velodrome :-)

--
Cheers
Peter

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Quoted message said:

So... is this karma?

That you Earl ?

--
Trevor S

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
-Albert Einstein