Re: Commuting by bike not cost effective?

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Tom \Johnny Sunset\ Sherman

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Tom Keats wrote:
> ...
> I don't think pulling-over and stopping on the more
> commercial stretches of Cambie St ever was that easy.
> Drivers seem to prefer to access those businesses by
> parking on the adjacent minor streets & avenues, even
> long before construction of the Canada (RAV) Line began.
> They might now have to walk a couple of extra blocks
> to patronize their favourite business establishments.
> It'll do 'em good....


Isn't this the only business on Cambie Street worth patronizing:
<http://www.cambiecycles.com/>? ;)

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In article <[email protected]>,
"Tom \"Johnny Sunset\" Sherman" <[email protected]> writes:
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> ...
>> I don't think pulling-over and stopping on the more
>> commercial stretches of Cambie St ever was that easy.
>> Drivers seem to prefer to access those businesses by
>> parking on the adjacent minor streets & avenues, even
>> long before construction of the Canada (RAV) Line began.
>> They might now have to walk a couple of extra blocks
>> to patronize their favourite business establishments.
>> It'll do 'em good....

>
> Isn't this the only business on Cambie Street worth patronizing:
> <http://www.cambiecycles.com/>? ;)


It's one of 'em -- besides proffering recumbents in
both bike & trike configs (OSS & USS) and full-faired
velomobiles, they also sell trailer stuff. Especially
Chariot[tm] trailer stuff. They usually set up an
interesting exhibit out on their sidewalk/patio area.
They tolerate normal bikes, too.

If you want a $40 pizza (I don't,) there's
Flying Wedge Pizza.

If you want live flamenco, there's Kino's Cafe
(sometimes that place generates more noise than
the tunnel construction.)

Further upstream there's <drool> Omnitsky's Deli.
Paraphrasing from memory their sidewalk sign, it
says: "Montreal smoked meat: buy the sandwich, or
take it home by the pound."

And then there's the Park Cinema, where you can
sleep through boring, mouldering, human-interest
movies like Pride & Prejudice, amid an host of
little old ladies who don't approve of you[*].


cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Tom \"Johnny Sunset\" Sherman" <[email protected]> writes:
>> Tom Keats wrote:
>>> ...
>>> I don't think pulling-over and stopping on the more
>>> commercial stretches of Cambie St ever was that easy.
>>> Drivers seem to prefer to access those businesses by
>>> parking on the adjacent minor streets & avenues, even
>>> long before construction of the Canada (RAV) Line began.
>>> They might now have to walk a couple of extra blocks
>>> to patronize their favourite business establishments.
>>> It'll do 'em good....

>>
>> Isn't this the only business on Cambie Street worth patronizing:
>> <http://www.cambiecycles.com/>? ;)

>
> It's one of 'em -- besides proffering recumbents in
> both bike & trike configs (OSS & USS) and full-faired
> velomobiles, they also sell trailer stuff. Especially
> Chariot[tm] trailer stuff. They usually set up an
> interesting exhibit out on their sidewalk/patio area.
> They tolerate normal bikes, too.


You mean those odd "horse rider position" bikes? ;)

> If you want a $40 pizza (I don't,) there's
> Flying Wedge Pizza.


Only if the pizza feeds 6-8 people with normal appetites.

> If you want live flamenco, there's Kino's Cafe
> (sometimes that place generates more noise than
> the tunnel construction.)


I can not tolerate loud music [1], particularly the distortion produced
by electric guitar amps, PA speakers and whatever the hell is used to
make the sounds in hip-hop.

> Further upstream there's <drool> Omnitsky's Deli.
> Paraphrasing from memory their sidewalk sign, it
> says: "Montreal smoked meat: buy the sandwich, or
> take it home by the pound."


They set Montreal on fire to smoke meat? I know relations between the
English and French Canadians/Canadiens are bad, but this is going a bit
far! ;)

> And then there's the Park Cinema, where you can
> sleep through boring, mouldering, human-interest
> movies like Pride & Prejudice, amid an host of
> little old ladies who don't approve of you[*].


No young hotties? :(

[1] Most honorable exception goes to the CSO - can we bring back Sir
Georg back from the dead so he can conduct Mahler 8 again? Please?

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In article <[email protected]>,
"Tom \"Johnny Sunset\" Sherman" <[email protected]> writes:

>>> Isn't this the only business on Cambie Street worth patronizing:
>>> <http://www.cambiecycles.com/>? ;)

>>
>> It's one of 'em -- besides proffering recumbents in
>> both bike & trike configs (OSS & USS) and full-faired
>> velomobiles, they also sell trailer stuff. Especially
>> Chariot[tm] trailer stuff. They usually set up an
>> interesting exhibit out on their sidewalk/patio area.
>> They tolerate normal bikes, too.

>
> You mean those odd "horse rider position" bikes? ;)


Yeah, the ones that don't make you go "Unngh!" as you
hoist yer middle-aged weight up & out of 'em, as with
too-low patio lounge chairs, and making use of the
armrests :)

I'll confess that as my years advance, when dismounting
from my normal bike, I have to lean it over more than I
used'ta, in order to clear my leg over the saddle.


cheers,
Tom

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