low carb vs. low cal

wow carmen..................thanks!

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rosie
http://www.nrablacklist.com/



"Carmen" wrote in message
news : Hi,
: On 24-Jun-2004, "rosie read and post"
: wrote:
:
: thanks roger........................the bike i want has a
: name......................i guess that's a first step!
:
:
: Here's some links to some:
:
: http://www.thertr.com/
: http://www.greenspeedrecumbents.com/
: http://www.angletechcycles.com/bikes/trikes/index.htm
: http://www.lightfootcycles.com/RoadRunnermag.htm
:
: Take care,
: Carmen

Pat wrote:
::::: they certainly were experienced cyclists, as am i - and i would
::::: never spend that kind of money on a bike. i think it's insane,
::::: but if people want to do it, more power to them. there are far
::::: worse things to spend your money on.
::
:::
::: Well, I think it's less insane if you know it something you enjoy,
::: you've been doing it for a while, and probably will continue to do
::: it. Then it becomes a treat of sorts. OTOH, if you're a noob,
::: don't know much about riding, and have no idea if you'll be doing
::: it for even a few months year, but just want the best, then it's a
::: bit insane (IMO). But still, if you've got the dough, go for
::: it....my sensibilities only count in my world
::
:: You know, what one person thinks is "insane" is another person's
:: passion...

True! I could develop a passion for really expensive bikes if I had stupid
money

Roger Zoul wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::
::: The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
::::: Roger Zoul wrote:
:::::
:::::: The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
:::::::: T68b wrote:
::::::::
::::::::: Brand is K2 Model is Seaside
::::::::: Bought at Academy (sporting goods store)
::::::::
:::::::: i can't find it listed anywhere online. like i said, if it
:::::::: fits
:::::::: you
:::::::: and is comfortable, then it's fine. be sure to maintain it
:::::::: properly.
::::::::
:::::::::: you can *always* spend more money on bikes,
:::::::::
::::::::: Yikes!!! Saw some online for 1800.00+
:::::::::
::::::::: Thanks!
::::::::
:::::::: people spend more money on bicycles than i spent on my last
:::::::: porsche.
:::::::: it was a cheap porsche, but still - five thousand bucks for a
:::::::: bike seems outrageous to me.
::::::
:::::: No kidding. On charity ride I was on recently, I saw a somewhat
:::::: elderly lady ride a all carbon bike! It was really neat to look
:::::: at, but I could not help but wonder why she had it, other than
:::::: because she had money to burn. But hey, more power to her if it
:::::: makes her happy and she'll ride it!
:::::
::::: when i took my bike in for brake pads the other night, there was a
::::: couple picking up their new mountain bikes...seven thousand
::::: dollars
::::: for
::::: the pair. people are spending A LOT more money on bikes than they
::::: used
::::: to. sales like that used to occur once in a while, now they are
::::: coming around quite often. it's interesting.
:::
::: A think it a lot of cases people just assume that spending more
::: gets you better, even if they are clueless as to what the useful
::: features are, if any. I'd be willing to bet that their sales
::: person just mentioned a couple of features of the more costly bike
::: and those people just ran with that without thinking of whether
::: those features would really make a difference to them. If you got
::: the money, with bother thinking about stuff? {NOT} I personally
::: believe in getting good stuff, but only if/when it makes sense for
::: what I plan to do with it. Maybe the couple you saw were
::: accomplished and serious mountain bike riders.....or maybe not. It
::: is my perception that interest in bicycling is increasing (but that
::: might be just because I've recently gained an interest in it).
::
:: they certainly were experienced cyclists, as am i - and i would never
:: spend that kind of money on a bike. i think it's insane, but if
:: people want to do it, more power to them. there are far worse things
:: to spend your money on.

Well, I think it's less insane if you know it something you enjoy, you've
been doing it for a while, and probably will continue to do it. Then it
becomes a treat of sorts. OTOH, if you're a noob, don't know much about
riding, and have no idea if you'll be doing it for even a few months year,
but just want the best, then it's a bit insane (IMO). But still, if you've
got the dough, go for it....my sensibilities only count in my world

i wouldn't spend that kind of money on bikes even if i could afford it.
i'd still have a nice bike (i have three really nice bikes as it is) but
i'd be hard pressed to spend three or four thousand dollars on one.

Pat wrote:

You know, what one person thinks is "insane" is another person's passion...

i'm actually quite passionate about my bikes, Pat. i think that
spending so much money on them is kinda crazy, but i don't begrudge
anyone their expensive bike as long as they ride the darn thing.

Hi,
: thanks roger........................the bike i want has a
: name......................i guess that's a first step!
:
:
: Here's some links to some:
:
: http://www.thertr.com/
: http://www.greenspeedrecumbents.com/
: http://www.angletechcycles.com/bikes/trikes/index.htm
: http://www.lightfootcycles.com/RoadRunnermag.htm

wow carmen..................thanks!

You're welcome.

Take care,
Carmen

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
|| i wouldn't spend that kind of money on bikes even if i could afford
|| it.
|| i'd still have a nice bike (i have three really nice bikes as it is)
|| but i'd be hard pressed to spend three or four thousand dollars on
|| one.

What kind of bikes do you have? I'm still thinking about bike two, but
since I don't see myself mountain biking, I'm wondering if I need bother as
I already have two sets of wheels.

Roger Zoul wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
|| i wouldn't spend that kind of money on bikes even if i could afford
|| it.
|| i'd still have a nice bike (i have three really nice bikes as it is)
|| but i'd be hard pressed to spend three or four thousand dollars on
|| one.

What kind of bikes do you have? I'm still thinking about bike two, but
since I don't see myself mountain biking, I'm wondering if I need bother as
I already have two sets of wheels.

keep in mind that these bikes are all close to ten years old by now...

road bike: specialized allez epic (carbon fiber frame) with dura-ace
components and a vitus aluminum fork. i'm DYING to ride this bike again
but it needs new tires and i haven't been able to afford them because
sew-ups are expensive, but my ex just told me last night he has a pair
of slightly used ones he'll give me if he can get them unglued from
their current rims. yay!

mountain bike: specialized stumpjumper epic (carbon fiber frame) with
mostly deore xt components and carbon fiber rock shox fork (i think it's
a rock shox...i honestly haven't ridden it in about five years. i need
to get really fit before i'll go off road again!)

touring bike: trek 520 (lugged steel frame) with a mixed bag of
components, nothing particularly special but all very functional. this
is my commuter bike, my "daily driver." i'm riding to work anywhere
from three to five days a week right now, and i'm loving it. it's got a
rear rack on it, so it's easy to just throw all my stuff into my
panniers and ride to work. as an added bonus, on days that i ride to
work i don't come home for lunch and i refuse to stay on the work
premises during my lunch hour, so i usually end up walking up to the
shopping center and back which gets me an extra half hour of exercise
each day.

thanks pat............................i am looking for a recumbent
three wheeler.
the bike in your picture is similar to the one my mom has, and its
fun to ride, but HEAVY!

--
rosie
http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/25/news...epot/index.htm






"Pat" wrote in message
...
: Rosie, I found "your" trike today. It costs $329. Here is a link:
:
: http://www.waltscycle.com/trikes.htm
:
: Pat in TX
:
:

Thanks to all who replied!. I finally tried out the K2 bike, it's comfortable
enough to use now for my purposes. If I ever really get into biking---i'm armed
with info!

Son will NOT even try the trailer bike though....so will have to see what is
going to happen there. Even "bribing" him with riding to see the alligators
didnt work.

Thanks again!
Kathi

Thanks to all who replied!. I finally tried out the K2 bike, it's comfortable
enough to use now for my purposes. If I ever really get into biking---i'm armed
with info!

Son will NOT even try the trailer bike though....so will have to see what is
going to happen there. Even "bribing" him with riding to see the alligators
didnt work.

Thanks again!
Kathi