Hull 697 wrote:
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> If I had not had the oppurtunity to test ride Rotors they would have
> been after trying BeBops. Lots of testimonials about BeBops and knees
> out there on the net. Rotors are pricey and the performance benefit is
> still up for considerable debate, as this thread shows. With stock
> cranks, after 5 miles my left knee felt the dead spot, the right did
> not. Performance was not my issue. As far as knee/ankle issues, here is
> an interesting read:
> http://www.angletechcycles.com/notsausage/pedals_shoes.htm
Sigh...why don't they just put the damned things on in the first place!
The way things are heading, I should just buy the framekit instead of
the bike!
Thanks, BTW, for the reference. I'll probably just get Power Grips for
now. How are they, really? Better than nothing, or just short of
best-of-class?
> If the SMGTe does not cause them to look, try begging.
Being noticed isn't the problem, it's everything else -- and that's all
before my own issues, like getting bored, etc.!
> The women I find attractive are less than impressed with folks who care
> so little about themselves they ride without one.
Oh, no -- an ideologue! She'd probably make me wear a condom, too. =D
> While on the subject of transport as a means of attracting females,
> well, recently ran into a guy I knew back in the dark ages. Over lunch,
> he commented that he still couldn't get the time of day with women, even
> though he now owned a high end Corvette. As a general observation, the
> difference was that before he was a pencil necked geek. Now, he is a
> pencil necked geek with a Corvette.
While not a pencil-necked geek with a Corvette, I am a geek trapped
inside an athlete's body, so I know all about this problem: ultimately,
you've got to have "game." This is why I was wondering if there are
(m)any babes on 'bents -- figured that would be a short-cut of sorts
through the "game"...I'm too much of a snob and think "gaming" is
beneath me...the problem is that I only game or use game with girls I
don't "care" about, really...the ones I really want I want to be
"honest" with....
So it's not about using transport as a means of attracting females, but
what females are there that share this vision of this particular kind
of transport -- surely there will be other common values between us, if
we both admire so peculiar a thing as a 'bent! The looks you can tell
in no time -- yes, I can have sex with that for the rest of my life
happily, yes -- but what about values? Is she some whiny princess --
oh, too cold; oh, too tiring; oh, too danerous; oh, too geeky -- or is
she some real lady -- self-reliant, physical and sensual, strong, fast,
determined and patient, lasting and resourceful? I believe one can
really tell a lot about a person's character and outlook by how they
ride (and with most other physical activities).
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> Hull 697