The bicycle.

[Burnt Hill]

This thread has inspired me to dust off the Schwinn and go for a spin.
Now my calves ache and my ass hurts, I hope you are all happy.
Joking just joking!!

the car being King here was the result of, yes, a conspiracy.

Thats off topic and may lead to further tangental thought, please remove it!!

Again, just stupid jokes, dont take it personally, b, I admit I am the idiot!!
Though I do think the the conspiracy of cars does belong here, I wont mention it again.

[barracuda]

I don't mind the discussion of it as it pertains to bikes. I just don't want to give certain people ammunition for their headers.

[Burnt Hill]

Also, in my head, and out loud, for two days now- "bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike" stuck on auto-repeat.
Lots of funny looks from my wife and kids.

[MacCruiskeen]

Syd Barrett sings "Bike" (1967):

[NeonLX]

Back in 1976, I got a nice 10-speed, one of those with the hunched-down handlebars, skinny high-pressure tires and a rock-hard seat. I rode the whee out of it for a lot of years and rebuilt it several times. Backn in '97, I was commuting routinely on it to/from work but I came down with pneumonia. Ended up in the hospital for almost a week because of a pneumothorax that wouldn't heal. I didn't get back on the bike for years, mainly because my lung function had been so compromised.

A few years ago, I began walking--a lot. Started making my way up big hills and taking long hikes daily. I lost 35-lbs. and brought my blood pressure down. My lung volume went up too. About a month ago, I got the old bike out again, lubed up the chain and blew some air into the tires. Hey, I'm riding again! The damned hunchy handlebars are gonna have to go though; I can't really bend over like that in my advancing years...sure feels good to be up on two wheels again!

[Elvis]

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An old friend of mine does this:

Highway Cinema - the traveling film festival


Highway Cinema is a traveling film festival that screens classic and new indie short films in small towns that have no cinemas. Since 1993 Hunter Mann has presented over 500 free shows in small towns. These towns have included Sumatra, Montana (pop. 5), Bellingham, Minnesota (pop. 224) and Marmoth, North Dakota (pop 102).

Traveling by bicycle, Highway Cinema has toured 11,000 miles of the back highways of the U.S. and Canada, as well as a tour by train and bus on Mexico's west coast. Imagine the richness of a movie screen stretched between 2 palm trees in a little Mexican town, with a half moon setting beyond the waves...Highway Cinema is in itself...cinematic!

http://www.examiner.com/article/weekend-pick-highway-cinema

[Canadian_watcher]

a confession:

ever since the beginning of this thread I've been imagining what it would be like to have that sweet little ride I spotted earlier this season. There's a fair bit of envy goin' on from me to all of you.

[Forgetting2]

Hope this isn't off topic.



and now

[Canadian_watcher]

interruption for a technical issue: anyone have any idea why I'm not getting any of the pictures or videos all of a sudden? I've updated flash, etc out the wazoo, so it can't be that... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Forgetting2]

try a different browser and see if that's it...

[Canadian_watcher]

it was, thanks! but still.. wth? out of nowhere?? anyway, all fixed. ty

[Nordic]

it was, thanks! but still.. wth? out of nowhere?? anyway, all fixed. ty

Interesting. I've been having trouble with that all day, too. Sometimes they come up, then they don't. Weird.

Mac with Safari.

[Forgetting2]

Ditto on the Mac with Safari not quite right these days.

[Hammer of Los]

...

I thought you said Sarfatti for a second there.

No matter.

Back on topic;

I used to have a purple chopper.

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[MacCruiskeen]

Bicycle Thieves* is one of the really great films:



I've always been vehemently opposed to capital punishment, in all cases, without exception. But I must admit bicycle thieves have given me pause for thought.

*Plural! Ladri! Thieves! It's also one of the great movie titles, goddammit.