tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post755583317824258019..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: This is my dubious face...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39893313470528788082011-07-15T00:04:24.285-04:002011-07-15T00:04:24.285-04:00I always thought it was kind of odd, by a similar ...I always thought it was kind of odd, by a similar token, when "The Media" was having their belly laughs at Bush because he crashed his mountain bike and fell off. Cyclists fall off bicycles, and they crash 'em too. If you've never come off one, you're either really careful and also really lucky, or you aren't riding for the ride. <br /><br />If you're riding for fun and fitness, you're pushing things a bit harder. You have water bottle cages, you might have a computer, you might have a rack, and you have probably laid it down and eaten some dirt more than once unless you're awfully new.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36162515698621641522011-07-14T09:36:22.730-04:002011-07-14T09:36:22.730-04:00Ed, you are correct! As for the lady, she's a ...Ed, you are correct! As for the lady, she's a Nashville singer and music writer (good enough to live by it) and got into Playboy at 31 after already having kids.Oleg Volkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547911680603650247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80614467591984136052011-07-14T08:14:47.515-04:002011-07-14T08:14:47.515-04:00Tam - You know how when Oleg puts up a picture of ...<b>Tam</b> - <i>You know how when Oleg puts up a picture of some nekkid chick holding a weird antique gun you've never heard of...</i><br /><br />I call that "a good day".<br /><br />;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31366579074656405332011-07-14T07:32:41.582-04:002011-07-14T07:32:41.582-04:00Oleg, my guess would be that it's one of those...Oleg, my guess would be that it's one of those Bannerman rebuilds with a Springfield barrelled action in a refitted 1917 Enfield stock. My Grandfather was running them in Central America back between the wars.<br /><br /> As for the lady, I can't really guestimate the provenence, but the scenery is lovely.Ed Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676740819579030462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17433039461049448832011-07-14T07:20:08.690-04:002011-07-14T07:20:08.690-04:00Gnarly: No, it's "I'm a real boy!&quo...Gnarly: No, it's "I'm a real boy!" lol.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31649730644320193592011-07-14T02:23:34.552-04:002011-07-14T02:23:34.552-04:00"Look, I'm a real person!""Look, I'm a real person!"Gnarly Sheennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6628380448088053722011-07-14T02:20:38.246-04:002011-07-14T02:20:38.246-04:00I bought a slightly used Raleigh Super Grand Prix ...I bought a slightly used Raleigh Super Grand Prix in 1982. It was my recreational transportation around town for three years. When I moved to a smaller town it became my commuting vehicle for almost a decade. I put over 20,000 miles on that bike. Other than tires, break pads and saddle the rest of the bike is original equipment. Its not how much you pay that's important - but that you buy decent quality equipment and take good care of it.<br /><br />Oh, and never let some dweeb politician have his picture taken with it. They will ruin it forever.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89427900766677717522011-07-14T01:00:22.443-04:002011-07-14T01:00:22.443-04:00I sometimes wonder, if we weren't better off w...I sometimes wonder, if we weren't better off with aristocrats. At least they didn't feel the strange need to pretend that they were "Men of the People".Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81958395955194981862011-07-13T23:21:51.422-04:002011-07-13T23:21:51.422-04:00http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/23053-2/kiss5966.jpg...http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/23053-2/kiss5966.jpgOleg Volkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547911680603650247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9147932028946506462011-07-13T22:53:34.843-04:002011-07-13T22:53:34.843-04:00Nekkid Chick and unidentified antique weapon? Gimm...Nekkid Chick and unidentified antique weapon? Gimme a date so I can research it!Ed Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676740819579030462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10872234436495596922011-07-13T21:24:38.779-04:002011-07-13T21:24:38.779-04:00The Obama picture is from a Martha's Vineyard ...The Obama picture is from a Martha's Vineyard vacation either during the campaign or early in year one. The bike is probably a rental.Jeff the Baptisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978930508610389584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87545342369349411722011-07-13T20:21:33.077-04:002011-07-13T20:21:33.077-04:00A lead-sled Schwinn Varsity got me through four ye...A lead-sled Schwinn Varsity got me through four years of UC Santa Cruz before I got a car. I put fat tires on it and BMX handlebars to deal with the vacant lots and jumps.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27811576278137647912011-07-13T19:50:39.829-04:002011-07-13T19:50:39.829-04:00I love it when politicians try to get down with th...I love it when politicians try to get down with the people. i think it was Algore I saw in a factory wearing a brand new, pressed, button down brown "work shirt". These guys need to send their people into town to film the lumpenprols at work and see what they really wear. Then again, a politician in a paint spattered Van Halen t shirt would make me laugh even harder.Thomas Smithhttp://tom-the-impaler.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91073797617015865892011-07-13T19:30:15.537-04:002011-07-13T19:30:15.537-04:00Firehand: "It got her through college, but wh...Firehand: "It got her through college, but what kind of cheapassery idea is not even bothering to grease the bearings?" That might be just a slipup that got past quality control. A friend of mine once bought a brand new, extra large and fancy pickup truck. The manual transmission didn't sound right. It turned out there wasn't a drop of oil in the tranny.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22133232103495192252011-07-13T19:26:00.763-04:002011-07-13T19:26:00.763-04:00>>Maybe hybrid bikes are like pistol caliber...>>Maybe hybrid bikes are like pistol caliber carbines in that way. <br /><br />Yeah, that sounds about right. And a good cyclocross bike is like a SOCOM 16: functional, brutal, and very, very multi-purpose.<br /><br />I never really was into hybrids, though can see Tam having one. But would that schlub in the picture PLEASE air his tires and properly adjust his saddle height?Dr. Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547571021273576984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9787478449343422712011-07-13T19:20:05.947-04:002011-07-13T19:20:05.947-04:00"pdb said...
(cf. Any campaign trail hunting..."pdb said...<br /><br />(cf. Any campaign trail hunting trip. Unless you're Dick Cheney and actually bag a lawyer...) <br /><br />This remains my favorite moment of the Bush Years."<br /><br />No, no, no. Any proper hunter knows that if you wound it, you've got to track it down and finish it off. You can't let some poor critter flop around the woods in pain. <br /><br />Oh, wait. We're talking about a lawyer. Objection withdrawn.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-92189251780602277872011-07-13T18:46:15.679-04:002011-07-13T18:46:15.679-04:00A 80$ bike...
(shudder)
I once saw a bike like t...A 80$ bike...<br /><br />(shudder)<br /><br />I once saw a bike like that. It nearly fell apart after a paltry 30 kilometer, 800m elevation change trip. <br /><br />A $200 bike I once had lasted me about 14,000 km. I changed the wheels once, though, and bought about $50 worth of brakepads for it.<br /><br />The gear-shifting never worked properly on that one, though.. but it took me lots of places.<br /><br />Now I have a $1000 bike, and am not happy with it. Makes wierd sounds of unclear origin sometimes(spokes?) and the damned disc hydraulic brakes are devilishly tricky to adjust at home unlike the plain old brakes.<br /> <br />@Og<br />The Judge is a silly gun. If it were 20 gauge and could use full length shells.. maybe it'd be interesting. Dunno. <br /><br />The question is, how much worse than an $1200 Ed Brown custom is a $400 .45 CZ-75 clone. <br /><br />It seems likely to me that most people can't really use the better guns, as they shoot so badly that even a Glock is okay for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27462437728495937612011-07-13T18:46:13.549-04:002011-07-13T18:46:13.549-04:00I will note that daughter's bicycle- bought at...I will note that daughter's bicycle- bought at Wally World for college use- had a problem one day. Turned out not to be a big deal, just needed to tighten up and lock the piece that holds the crank & bearings in place, but checked the bearings just to be safe and the damn things were dry. I don't mean dry lubed, I mean DRY. <br /><br />It got her through college, but what kind of cheapassery idea is not even bothering to grease the bearings?Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16459833429220682852011-07-13T18:30:21.891-04:002011-07-13T18:30:21.891-04:00>It wasn't a comfy as a serious touring bik...>It wasn't a comfy as a serious touring bike, not as off-road capable as a mountain bike and managed to be heavier and slower than both.<br /><br />Wait, I thought a "hybrid" bike was a 90s era mountain bike, no suspension, where someone curb-shoppes it or buys it at goodwill for like $15, and puts non-knobby tires on it for mostly on pavement use.<br /><br />Keeps you from doing the "flop and chop" on an old friction-shifting 10-speed or throwing your back out by trying to match the posture of a tour-de-france rider, <br /><br />WV <b>afeing</b> - what you do to the chopped off pieces of handlebar on a "flop and chop". You 'afeing' them away.Standard Mischiefhttp://standardmischief.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20177889386157733422011-07-13T18:27:45.407-04:002011-07-13T18:27:45.407-04:00You'd think Dukakis' tank escapade would&#...You'd think Dukakis' tank escapade would've been object lesson enough for all similar dorks...<br /><br />AT<br /><br />wv: mightylo...how low are my political expectations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61872709922323689792011-07-13T17:53:51.028-04:002011-07-13T17:53:51.028-04:00Alex,
...and just to show what a heartless bike-s...Alex,<br /><br />...and just to show what a heartless bike-snobby bitch I am, <a href="http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2009/11/sociology-experiment.html" rel="nofollow">here's the end</a> of my Wally World "mountain bike" experiment...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85820015217572755092011-07-13T17:51:44.887-04:002011-07-13T17:51:44.887-04:00(cf. Any campaign trail hunting trip. Unless you&#...<i>(cf. Any campaign trail hunting trip. Unless you're Dick Cheney and actually bag a lawyer...) </i><br /><br />This remains my favorite moment of the Bush Years.pdbhttp://www.papadeltabravo.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83485003643885378882011-07-13T17:44:32.643-04:002011-07-13T17:44:32.643-04:00Tam, many of the people that picture was aimed at ...Tam, many of the people that picture was aimed at can't even <b>spell</b> "bicycle", and certainly wouldn't notice the things you notice.marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62845910843053646752011-07-13T17:41:25.475-04:002011-07-13T17:41:25.475-04:00Alex,
"Bike snob much?"
New here much?...Alex,<br /><br />"<i>Bike snob much?</i>"<br /><br />New here <a href="http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-love-to-ride-my-new-bicycle.html" rel="nofollow">much</a>?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19349718332552268202011-07-13T17:13:40.388-04:002011-07-13T17:13:40.388-04:00Further proof he's cluless: He's using the...Further proof he's cluless: He's using the small chainring and small sprocket, putting the most stress possible on the drivetrain while simultaneously making it difficult to accelerate. Wait, is that a metaphor for his economic policies?bedlamitenoreply@blogger.com