tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post3122085067197661796..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Excelsior!, Or The Case For Bike BasketsJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-19377942280093582202015-06-07T22:53:18.598-07:002015-06-07T22:53:18.598-07:00Coline--I've nothing against three speed. I&#...Coline--I've nothing against three speed. I've owned a couple and used them well. But I do understand their limitations. Of course, one could rebuild the wheels with alloy rims and use modern brake pads and cables.<br /><br />"Now I could hardly catch a parked bus". That reminds me of something I told someone last week: "I'm poetry in slow motion."Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-80811294223190489212015-06-06T17:13:15.226-07:002015-06-06T17:13:15.226-07:00Don't knock a three speed, it was all I had be...Don't knock a three speed, it was all I had before I left home but could keep up with many ten speeds... It could keep up with busses and trucks too, mainly because riding the slip stream was such fun and I did not care wether I lived or died! On a good day I would see if I could rub the dirt off the back of the busses without actually touching the bus. Now I could hardly catch a parked bus...<br /><br />You are certainly bringing back a few memories.<br />Colinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-4177179790303318232011-01-30T07:56:30.939-08:002011-01-30T07:56:30.939-08:00Rat Trap: I speak from experience!
I could have a...Rat Trap: I speak from experience!<br /><br />I could have also said that at least one of the gears would slip if you weigh more than 120 pounds. <br /><br />The English three-speeds are great bikes. They're just not meant to be ridden hard,fast or long. (Sounds like I made I dirty joke!) They're transportation bikes designed in a time and place where most people lived within a mile or two of wherever they worked.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-78740015837263081082011-01-30T04:20:35.828-08:002011-01-30T04:20:35.828-08:00Ha! I liked the comment about the English three sp...Ha! I liked the comment about the English three speed.Rat Trap Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123315525301010775noreply@blogger.com