--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00031 Date: 04/16/98 From: BARRY AUSTERN Time: 08:56pm \/To: BLAIR THOMPSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Thoughts from a weekend o BT> *brilliant* roadside repair, with a patch on the -> inside, and BT> -get this- Shoe Goo II to hold the tread together, with -> a small BT> blotch of duct tape BT> BT> This and WD-40 are the two most useful substances known to man. Duct tape is like the Force. It has a bright side and a dark side and it holds the universe together. --- * Freddie 1.2.5 * Who is General Failure and why is he reading my A: Drive? * Origin: Access! Information Services (1:108/155) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00032 Date: 04/16/98 From: BLAIR THOMPSON Time: 09:34pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 0 times) Subj: Wd-40 -> When it gets there - and if you use it, it will - WD-40 will destroy -> the lubricants in the bearings, races, and so on. It will, in short, -> destroy the moving parts of your bike. I can't stress this firmly -> enough.... I don't mean as a lubricant. I mean using it for loosening rusted parts, not necessarily on bicycles. I seem to end up working on old stuff--why, I can't imagine--and some things require wd-40 and a torch to get apart. Don't do this to your new Cannondale. I agree with you. Blair --- InterEcho 1.18 * Origin: JP's Place - Falls Church VA 703-237-5786 (1:109/621) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00033 Date: 04/14/98 From: BLAIR THOMPSON Time: 09:04pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 0 times) Subj: Thoughts from a weekend o -> Ran over a beer bottle, sliced open a brand-new semi-slick. I did, -> however, manage a *brilliant* roadside repair, with a patch on the -> inside, and -get this- Shoe Goo II to hold the tread together, with -> a small blotch of duct tape This and WD-40 are the two most useful substances known to man. --- InterEcho 1.18 * Origin: JP's Place - Falls Church VA 703-237-5786 (1:109/621) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00034 Date: 04/15/98 From: RAY SHANNON Time: 02:06pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 0 times) Subj: Thoughts from a weekend o VF> Ran over a beer bottle, sliced open a brand-new semi-slick. I did, VF> however, manage a *brilliant* roadside repair, with a patch on the VF> inside, and -get this- Shoe Goo II to hold the tread together, with a VF> small blotch of duct tape on the *outside* to keep the glue from VF> contacting the road and getting dirty/abraded until it dried. I checked VF> it this morning, and believe it or not, the tread looks intact and VF> functional. There is a fine, barely notable bump where the repair was VF> effected. In short, Shoe Goo II goes into my permanent repair kit from VF> now on. Heck, if you hate it so much, then quit doing it. ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] --- Alexi/Mail 2.02b (#51) * Origin: The Port Brew | S. A. Tx.| 210-337-4338 (1:387/310) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00035 Date: 04/15/98 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 09:56pm \/To: ALICIA DUNHAM (Read 0 times) Subj: Cycle Food Hi alicia I know you were asking Vern about cycle foods so I hope you don't mind i put some input. as far as sugary foods go they will boast your blood sugar, but when you come back down you will come down down lower then if you didn't take the sugar in the first place. Eat carbos. that are not too sweet especially during the ride. You will probably notice that when you are riding you are more sensitive to sweetness and will most likely want to lessen it. as far as drinks go, before you ride you can have a drink with 25% sugar solution and while riding reduce this to 5%. Too much sugar will just irritate your stomach. After you ride drink and eat as much as you feel comfortable. the first two hours after the ride are crucially in reloading energy lost. Stick with foods that you know wouldn't bother your stomach. you can experiment on regular days with new foods and drink, but never do so during special outings or during racing. Richard G --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00036 Date: 04/15/98 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 10:06pm \/To: STEVEN MCFARLANE (Read 0 times) Subj: CYCLE FOOD the good thing about Clif brs is that they are not too dry so they go down easier. they are cookie like so they are easy to bite in and digest. they taste good so eating them isn't a problem. Richard G --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00037 Date: 04/15/98 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 10:09pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 0 times) Subj: echo Vern we keep getting an update that this echo needs to be update. Did you let them know you are doing it? Richard g --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00038 Date: 04/15/98 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 10:12pm \/To: VERN FAULKNER (Read 0 times) Subj: Thoughts from a weekend of *GLUB* As far as raingear goes I use GORTEX stuff, but I find with the excessive working out like pedalling is enough to get you wet from sweating. I guess the trick to rain gear is to go a little slower so you don't sweat while riding. As far as your neoprene boots go, they should be waterproof. That is what the material is for, but again if you sweat, which this material makes you do in warm weather, you will get wet. Just have a good change of clothes for when you are done, that is most important. Oh ya, garbage-bag your stuff if you want to keep them dry. Richard --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00039 Date: 04/15/98 From: RICHARD GLAZER Time: 10:18pm \/To: ALICIA DUNHAM (Read 0 times) Subj: Toe clips Alicia don't even think about toe clips. There like buying an XT computer. Go with clip pedals. there are many models to choose from and the prices are reasonable as well as are the shoes. The best part is the feel once you get use to them. you can never go back to not having them. Also you will forget about them since they will be just another part of the bike. You will pedal more efficiently and effortlessly compared to now. Richard G --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: F5G00040 Date: 04/19/98 From: VERN FAULKNER Time: 10:48pm \/To: RICHARD GLAZER (Read 0 times) Subj: echo RG> Good to hear you have it all under control as far as RG> the ech goes. the message that keeps appearing sounds RG> like a doomsday warning. Yeah. Oh well... Nope, everythings going fine. In fact, by the time I'm out the door for my tour to the Alberta border, the machine will hopefully be spitting out rules files automatically in my absence, and doing the first of many once-a-month updates to come. Rode today for the first time in a week, after resting a back injury. Bit of a soreness in the back, but on the whole: feeling *very* good. I'm beginning to wonder if the injury was a blessing in disguise: I just blew off a pair of sprints today, including one that was 12k in 19 minutes. Not bad on a mountain bike.... --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Warm Fire, Hearty Helpings - Fox n' Dragon Inn (1:340/44)