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odograph on August 11, 2006 - 11:07am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I had a '95 Camaro, 275 HP, 325 LB torque, 6 speed stick.  It was fun, and scary fast.  I remember saying to the salesperson that I didn't dream in my 70's high school days that I'd be able to buy a big V8 20 years later.  The future seemed different back then.  I guess, in retrospect, mid-90's gas prices lulled me into thinking they had found more oil after all.

Interesting that they finally went with an independent rear suspension on the whole Camaro line.  The solid axle would stick pretty good on smooth surfaces, but hit a pot-hole near limits of adhesion ...

Anyway, on the other side of the coin,

GM, Daimler, BMW Will Spend $1 Billion on Hybrids

I think they want to sell a few more Camaros to the poor dumb SOBs (like me) who think they had found more oil after all ... when they wise up, maybe they'll have hybrids.

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PeakOil Tarzan on August 11, 2006 - 11:24am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
odograph, we've all been there. When I recall the nights I spent pointlessly tooling around town burning GTO (gas, tires, and oil) like there was no tomorrow, I feel my facial muscles draw up in an involuntary grimace. Good thing we grew up, eh?  Hope it wasn't too late:-)
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odograph on August 11, 2006 - 11:35am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I spun my touring bicycle (w/ nobbies and panier) up to 22 mph (22 mph!) to pass some kids last week.  Funny how you can get the speed outlet in the 20 mph range, and do the body some good.
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Siggi on August 11, 2006 - 11:42am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
You might like to have a look at
http://www.swizzbee.ch/

Especially if you live in a hilly region.

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PeakOil Tarzan on August 11, 2006 - 11:54am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
odograph, I've been doing the same.  A couple of years back, I dusted off my trusty Shogun touring bike and now bike to work as often as I can.  It's a great way to fend off old age.  I highly recommend it.

Siggi, that looks pretty good. Do you think I could add an auxillary seat to accomodate my inflatable "girlfriend?"

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Siggi on August 11, 2006 - 12:14pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Hmm, I am afraid she might fly away.
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pedex on August 11, 2006 - 12:15pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
my work bike, it sees about 15,000 miles a year

http://home.columbus.rr.com/pedex/000_0110.jpg

pretty typical of what us messengers ride these days, just meat and potatoes, its all business

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odograph on August 11, 2006 - 12:24pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
A fixie!  I don't think I could do it .. old dog, new tricks.
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pedex on August 11, 2006 - 12:27pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
actually its both fixed or singlespeed with a freewheel, just flip the rear wheel around

at 40 yrs old im the oldest guy here still slinging packages

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PeakOil Tarzan on August 11, 2006 - 12:45pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Pretty neat!  I had read something recently about messengers preferring singlespeeds.  Seems a good choice in town but much of my commute is over hilly terrain.  
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pedex on August 11, 2006 - 7:37pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Well, once youve been riding regularly for quite awhile gears really dont help much cept for racing, I just got back from watching the state criterium championships here, put in about 65 miles today on that bike. Unless the hills are over like 12% and/or more than about 2-3 miles long its really no big deal.

The reason we like bikes like that is its harder to break something, although stuff still breaks, just not as often as with a geared race bike.

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Substrate on August 12, 2006 - 12:06am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
"Unless the hills are over like 12% and-or more than about 2-3 miles long its really no big deal."

Got that, the other, and both at the same time.  Plus the real beauty...gravel roads.  So I require both a decent set of gears and fat tires.

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Mad Maxout on August 12, 2006 - 10:56am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Those damn bike messengers. I once had one damn near run me over in downtown Chicago. They sure get crazy! You'll have to be pretty crazy to take up that job, so the rest of us have to give them credit, since it's due. Better to be almost run over by a bike messenger than some idiot yuppie's horse-sized dog.
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fleam on August 11, 2006 - 4:23pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Sweet ride Pedex!! Everything that should be there, nothing that shouldn't.
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djwolf on August 11, 2006 - 12:36pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Amusing... I still have a '95 Camaro.  I drive it about 500 miles a year and it still gets 27 mpg.  No more cruising in this car, it's lucky to make it to hardware store with the amount it's driven.
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