pedals for me!

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After using clip and clipless pedals I tried a tripple track BMX peadl and have been happy
ever since.

I ride for fun and exercise only.

Thanks for that.

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After using clip and clipless pedals I tried a tripple track BMX peadl and have been happy
ever since.

I ride for fun and exercise only.

What other reasons are there?

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monique

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On 2004-03-01, Jim Plantz penned:

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After using clip and clipless pedals I tried a tripple track BMX peadl and have been happy ever
since.

I ride for fun and exercise only.

What other reasons are there?

Transportation.

I ride for fun and exericise too.

I've got an expensive Sportworks rack to TRANSPORT my bike🙂

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On 2004-03-01, Jim Plantz penned:

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After using clip and clipless pedals I tried a tripple track BMX peadl and have been happy ever
since.

I ride for fun and exercise only.

What other reasons are there?

Transportation.

Oh, yeah. *blush*

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I ride for fun and exericise too.

I've got an expensive Sportworks rack to TRANSPORT my bike🙂

I'm working on getting a nice WRX to transport my bike =) It's hard to mount a bike to a
convertible.

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monique

Monique Y. Herman said:

I'm working on getting a nice WRX to transport my bike =) It's hard to mount a bike to a
convertible.

I wish the WRX engine would have been available in the Legacy Outback in 2000 (or anytime). I would
have made (well requested) my wife get that engine. The six banger didn't come out until
2001.......gggrrrrrr.

But she loves the car.

Gary

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Monique Y. Herman said:

I'm working on getting a nice WRX to transport my bike =) It's hard to mount a bike to a
convertible.

I wish the WRX engine would have been available in the Legacy Outback in 2000 (or anytime). I
would have made (well requested) my wife get that engine. The six banger didn't come out until
2001.......gggrrrrrr.

But she loves the car.

I test drove the WRX on Saturday, just to make sure that it really is the car of my dreams. It is.
The damn thing is so much more powerful than my Celica, though -- the car kept lurching as I threw
it into 1st and 2nd because I wasn't used to it.

It will definitely take some practice before I'm comfortable in inclement weather in it.

But I won't be getting one for another 6mos or a year at least, so this is all just some bizarre
form of masochism. I've already figured out the Yakima configuration I want -- extra-wide bars so
that I can mount the big powderhound (ski rack) in the center with a bike mount on either side. Just
need to figure out *how* extra-wide the bars need to be.

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monique

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It will definitely take some practice before I'm comfortable in inclement weather in it.

Think, 'all wheel drive'.

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I test drove the WRX on Saturday, just to make sure that it really is the car of my dreams. It is.

The Forester XT is faster, and holds more bikes.

Also the handling is pretty good for a tall wagon. In addition to rally racing, hill climbs and of
course drag racing, these things regularly compete in autocross.

David said:

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I test drove the WRX on Saturday, just to make sure that it really is the car of my dreams. It is.

The Forester XT is faster, and holds more bikes.

Also the handling is pretty good for a tall wagon. In addition to rally racing, hill climbs and of
course drag racing, these things regularly compete in autocross.

Yeah, but its still a Forester. We call them PLCs-Pregnant Lady Cars.

Shawn Legacy Wagon

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Yeah, but its still a Forester. We call them PLCs-Pregnant Lady Cars.

So that's where the belly came from. I thought I just needed to spend more time on the bike.

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I test drove the WRX on Saturday, just to make sure that it really is the car of my
dreams. It is.

The Forester XT is faster, and holds more bikes.

Also the handling is pretty good for a tall wagon. In addition to rally racing, hill climbs and of
course drag racing, these things regularly compete in autocross.

The trick is my particular combination of requirements:

manual awd sporty small enough to be maneuverable in tiny boulder parking lots

My two cars thus far have been a probe and a celica convertible, so in comparison, the WRX has a
massive carrying capacity. It will definitely be plenty -- I have room for multiple hockey bags, or
ski gear, or my mountain bike inside. Right now, I practically have to jump on the trunk lid to get
my hockey bag to fit in the car. Skis will sort of fit (the convertable mechanism gets in the way of
fully using the trunk space), and the bike is right out.

Cars, at least to me, are as much about emotion as they are about utility. And for me, the WRX makes
my heart go thumpa-thumpa-thump. The Forester just doesn't do it for me.

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monique

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It will definitely take some practice before I'm comfortable in inclement weather in it.

Think, 'all wheel drive'.

Think, 'getting used to a newer, more touchy clutch.'

It's not the car's abilities I'm worried about; it's mine, at least for the first few days. The
sticks I've driven include my celica, a rav-4, and a bmw 5-series; after learning on the celica, the
latter two were a cinch for me. Maybe I psyched myself out, but first and second gear on the WRX
were definitely a lot more sensitive than on any of those other cars. It will take some practice
before I'm comfortable enough with that clutch to drive it in snow.

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monique

Monique Y. Herman said:

It's not the car's abilities I'm worried about; it's mine, at least for the first few days. The
sticks I've driven include my celica, a rav-4, and a bmw 5-series; after learning on the celica,
the latter two were a cinch for me. Maybe I psyched myself out, but first and second gear on the
WRX were definitely a lot more sensitive than on any of those other cars. It will take some
practice before I'm comfortable enough with that clutch to drive it in snow.

It's likely just different gear ratios that help give the WRX it's acceleration.

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On 2004-03-01, David penned: The trick is my particular combination of requirements:

manual awd sporty small enough to be maneuverable in tiny boulder parking lots

Like the WRX, the Forester is based on the Impreza, and I think the width & length are pretty close.
I think the XT meets all of the above, except "sporty" is in the eyes of the beholder. The WRX is
sportier, if a little slower.

I was really tempted to buy a WRX wagon myself.

They both look good to me. WRX Wagon: thatguycanhelladraw.comrallyx.jpgOpen ↗

Forester: czechferrari.czandros22.jpgOpen ↗

The Sti on the other hand is right out. The ground clearance is nice, but I don't think it has very
good traction: subaru.co.ukgallery3.htmOpen ↗

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Monique Y. Herman said:

It's not the car's abilities I'm worried about; it's mine, at least for the first few days. The
sticks I've driven include my celica, a rav-4, and a bmw 5-series; after learning on the celica,
the latter two were a cinch for me. Maybe I psyched myself out, but first and second gear on the
WRX were definitely a lot more sensitive than on any of those other cars. It will take some
practice before I'm comfortable enough with that clutch to drive it in snow.

It's likely just different gear ratios that help give the WRX it's acceleration.

*nod* understood ... it's not a problem, but it will take getting used to, and while I'm getting
used to it, I'd rather not be driving on snow.

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monique

On 2004-03-01, David penned:

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Like the WRX, the Forester is based on the Impreza, and I think the width & length are pretty
close. I think the XT meets all of the above, except "sporty" is in the eyes of the beholder. The
WRX is sportier, if a little slower.

I definitely like the look of the WRX wagon better than that of the forester, and I have always
loved the convenience of hatchbacks.

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I was really tempted to buy a WRX wagon myself.

They both look good to me. WRX Wagon:
thatguycanhelladraw.comrallyx.jpgOpen ↗

Forester: czechferrari.czandros22.jpgOpen ↗

(Mine probably won't have promotional stickers and dayglo paint all over
it.)

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The Sti on the other hand is right out. The ground clearance is nice, but I don't think it has
very good traction: subaru.co.ukgallery3.htmOpen ↗

Not to mention price ...

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monique

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It will definitely take some practice before I'm comfortable in inclement weather in it.

Think, 'all wheel drive'.

Think, 'getting used to a newer, more touchy clutch.'

That should smooth out.

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It's not the car's abilities I'm worried about; it's mine, at least for the first few days. The
sticks I've driven include my celica, a rav-4, and a bmw 5-series; after learning on the celica,
the latter two were a cinch for me. Maybe I psyched myself out, but first and second gear on the
WRX were definitely a lot more sensitive than on any of those other cars. It will take some
practice before I'm comfortable enough with that clutch to drive it in snow.

Is this the turbo model you're looking at? If it is, it's fast, fast, fast. It's at the top of my
car 'want' list.

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Is this the turbo model you're looking at? If it is, it's fast, fast, fast. It's at the top of my
car 'want' list.

The WRX *is* the turbo version of the Impreza. There's also the WRX STi, which is even more beefy.

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Is this the turbo model you're looking at? If it is, it's fast, fast, fast. It's at the top of
my car 'want' list.

The WRX *is* the turbo version of the Impreza. There's also the WRX STi, which is even more beefy.

Ahhh. It's the STi, which is at the top of my list. I've even created a desktop with one.