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Facing a change in scirocco situation [long]

Subject: Facing a change in scirocco situation [long]
From: wasserbox@yahoo.com (Mark Mages)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:05:04 -0800 (PST)
In-reply-to: <002501c2f41b$bf5e2e30$5fe0a818@main>
Hehehehe - Yeah - ironic isn't it.

It was easier to borrow a car than try and get
anything else moving when I had to get to work.  I
work evenings, and 11pm is a little dark and cold to
be riding home.  Lot'sa drunk college students on my
road around then too...

The bike only goes 40mph downhill with a tailwind.  I
scared myself pretty good when my little computer said
40... and yeah - I also use my vw to carry my skis, 
And occasionally a dog.  Moab is 150 mi away (Best
spring mtn biking in the US), so it is a little far to
ride even if I 'could' do 40 mph the whole way.  I'd
need at least 2 or 3 Power Bars to make it that
far....



--- Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> so, let me get this straight. you use the vw to
> carry the bikes around.
> bikes that you are capable of doing 40 mph on. the
> vw breaks down, and you
> claim you are stranded?
> heheh
> Al
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Mages" <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
> To: "patrick" <pgronau@cox.net>; "Scourge"
> <scourge@cogeco.ca>; "Rocco list"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "ATS - Patrick Bureau"
> <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 11:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Facing a change in scirocco situation
> [long]
> 
> 
> > I am just the opposite - I was a VW junkie for
> years,
> > and then got {back} into cycling a couple years
> ago.
> > I ride a Yeti AS-R (XT+ level) for the fast stuff,
> an
> > Interloc hardtail (LX/XT) for the fun stuff and a
> > Schwinn Fastback Ltd.(D/A) for the road.  Top
> speed on
> > that is 40mph.... so far.  All said, around $10K
> > (retail mind you - I never pay retail) hanging in
> my
> > garage.  That's almost what I have invested in the
> > scirocco over the last 6 years.
> >
> > Any more I spend as little time working on the
> cars as
> > possible.  They are pretty much just for
> > transportation to and from Moab / trails.  This
> shows
> > in my being stranded this evening.
> >
> > There may be a change in my scirocco situation
> soon
> > also.  I've been drooling over the new GLi, and
> may be
> > in a position to afford it soon... but as I am
> pretty
> > cheap so I will probably keep driving the rocco
> 'til
> > it won't drive no more.  Maybe just a Gl with the
> 1.8t
> >
> > It left me stranded tonight.  4 bikes and 2 cars,
> and
> > I still had to borrow a car.  The brakes froze up
> on
> > the vanagon (rusty rivet in the rear shoes), and
> the
> > headlights went out in the rocco (??? - switch?). 
> To
> > boot, my jack and stands are over at a "friends"
> house
> > who hasn't returned them yet.... hope he hasn't
> moved
> > to Iowa already and my voltmeter is in-capacitated
> > (capacitated - get it?  bad pun..... never mind.)
> >
> > view pictures of my pathetic immobile collection
> of
> > material crap at
> > http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages
> >
> > There are some good pictures of Moab trips in
> > /cycling.
> >
> >
> >
> > > > I'm also a mountain biker at heart...cars took
> > > over for me as soon as I
> > > got
> > > > my golf. I think I rode 4 or 5 times last
> year,
> > > lol, and it's been hanging
> > > > on my wall all winter. I want to start riding
> more
> > > this summer, helps keep
> > > > me in shape better then driving does. lol
> > > >
> > > > Any other bikers among us?
> > > > What do you ride?
> > > >
> > > > l8er
> > > >   -The George
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau"
> > > <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
> > > > To: "Joe Doty" <Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com>;
> > > "0sciroccolist"
> > > > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:08 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Facing a change in scirocco
> situation
> > > [long]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I used to do the Touring Bicycles, and my
> bike
> > > was worth 3500$ not
> > > > including
> > > > > accesories... and top speed on a flat with
> wind
> > > in my back was 29MPH,
> > > but
> > > > > then I was alot younger and a lot better
> shape
> > > (not round..lol)
> > > > >
> > > > > bikes can just just as exensive as golf,
> > > paintball, Oh yeah ownuing a
> > > > > scirocco...thee hee.
> > > > >
> > > > > ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > =>-----Original Message-----
> > > > > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > > > > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Joe Doty
> > > > > =>
> > > > > =>"I've been seeing someone else": mountain
> > > biking has become my new
> > > > > =>pastime.  Bikes are so much cheaper to
> > > maintain than even VWs, it's
> > > > > =>silly.  Dollar for enjoyment value, bikes
> win
> > > for me.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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