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Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

1811.0. "What did Santa bring?" by BOOKS::MULDOON (I'll be right back - Godot) Wed Dec 26 1990 17:45

    
       What to my wondering eyes did appear...?
    
       Nope, it wasn't eight tiny reindeer. It was
     a shiny new bicycle! 8^o  8^) (And I didn't
     even ask Santa for one)
    
       Steve is now the proud owner of a Miyata 600GT
     touring cycle and he can't ride it 'til Saturday. 8^(
    
       (Ok, so it isn't titanium w/Campy gruppo. I
        don't even *like* titanium. So there, Chip 8^p )
    
                        8^)
    
    
    
                                        Steve (Either I was very
                                               good this year, or
                                               Santa got into the
                                               schnapps)
    
    
    
       
     
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1811.1good stuffVLASIC::CRANEThu Dec 27 1990 11:2214
    
    
      Lets see,
    
      The wife got me a new pair of hot pink tights.
      and I also got a new frame pump for the mountain bike,
      and I also got a blackburn Bench stand for those all to frequent
      bike tear downs and rebuilds.
    
      I have a good wife!
      (now if she would just learn to ride at more than 5 MPH)
    
      John C.
    
1811.2Just give her the Visa and a couple of CatalogsNEMAIL::DELORIEAResurrect the DEC Bike ClubThu Dec 27 1990 12:3712
	

       	A Blackburn Sportstand. A much needed addition to the home shop.

	A long sleeve high-tech warm jersey from Performance (Rasberry)

	And I bought myself a Tommasso "Greg Lemond" Bright Yellow jersey
	with a splash of orange and red color on it. $30 at Landrys            


Tom
1811.3The Hook Sinks Deeper and Deeper....MSHRMS::BRIGHTMANPMC '88, '89, '90Thu Dec 27 1990 13:4113
    
    After last year Pan-Mass Challenge I wished for a set of clip-on aero
    bars.
    
    Santa came through with a set of Profile clip-ons.
    But now I'll have to splurge and get the aero-brakes while I'm
    re-wrapping the handle bar.
    
    Wouldn't want to waste an opportunity like that. 
    
    
             Tim B.
                     PMC '88, '89, '90 .....
1811.4strategyUSMRM5::MREIDThu Dec 27 1990 18:1016
    I didn't get any bike toys for Christmas.
    
    For years my S.O. "santa" has promised NEVER to buy me anything even
    remotely related to cycling, since "you spend too much money on
    cycling anyway". She always lives up to her promise - no bike toys.
    
    I did what any bikeaholic would do ... spoiled her with many gifts on
    Christmas, and on the day after Christmas went to the shop & bought for 
    myself:  Kreitler Rollers, Kreitler Killer Headwind Unit, Kreitler Fork 
    Mount, TIME Racing Magnesium pedals, and Time Criterium shoes. It's
    much tougher for her to say "you spend too much money ..." when I've
    given HER such nice gifts!!
    
    The things we do for toys ...
    
    Mark 
1811.5Life is having a few good friends with $$IAMOK::FREREEllas Danzan SolasThu Jan 03 1991 13:186
    Well, my Santas did give me some nice stuff this year including silk
    underwear (no more excuses about the cold...) and a GIRO Hammerhead
    helmet (Santa said that if he sees me wearing my Pro-Tec anymore, he
    will take it off my head and crush it...)
    
    Eric
1811.6SELF GRATIFICATION FEELS GOODWMOIS::C_GIROUARDMon Jan 07 1991 15:1719
     I followed Mr. Reid's  motus opernde (sp?). Although we said we
    wouldn't go crazy on Christmas this year, I spoiled myself....
    
     * C RECORD seat post
    
     * C RECORD front derailleur
    
     * Scott Drop-Ins
    
     * Modolo  X-Tenos stem
    
     * C RECORD crankset
    
     Oh well, I deserved it!! I have ordered these so they will "dribble"
    in instead of getting one box full of goodies and have to fess up all
    at once...
    
    
       Chip
1811.7Lightning Tailwind MicroULTRA::WITTENBERGUphill, Into the WindMon Jan 07 1991 16:3817
    With my  wife's  indulgence,  I  just  ordered  a Lightning cycles
    Tailwind  Micro  frame.  It's  a  long  wheelbase,  low handlebars
    recumbent  with  a  ZZipper fairing. The Micro refers to the wheel
    size-  both  wheels  are  20",  so  I  had to go to relatively big
    chainrings  and a 12-28 freewheel to gear it. The advantage of the
    smaller rear wheel is that it makes the bike lighter and shorter.

    I'm having  it  built  up  with  Sealed  bearing hubs and either a
    sealed  bearing  or  a  grease guard bottom bracket (possibly Phil
    Woods  for  both), and Suntour XC-?? derailuers, a cantilever rear
    brake   and   a   side-pull   front.   Also  the  tourist/commuter
    accessories--  a neat quick release rear rack, fenders, and brazed
    on mounts for my Brite Lite lights.

    It's a lot of fun to specify a custom frame.

--David