Drew, thanks much. That's exactly what I was thinking of. -Phil...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 12, 2006 8:20 pm
I couldn't help but notice that the chainguard on my Schwinn looks like it would work just fine even if there were an extra mess of chain attached to it. So...
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Paula McConnell
paulamcconne...
Feb 12, 2006 10:45 pm
Hi Susan! Thanks for thinking of me! I have decided to sell my bike and buy an xtracycle but I still don't know if that means finding a decent bike and...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 13, 2006 2:40 am
Believe it or not, I just saw your blog before I cam here - I found it googling "Quaker Dress" since our college is doing "Black History LIve" and they...
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TheJonesgal@...
thejonesgal
Feb 13, 2006 3:08 am
I have a Raleigh "girl bike" It's only a 7-speed cruiser but I do love it. My commute is only 3 miles each way and I had a very limited budget when I got it...
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fahrner@...
toddfahrner
Feb 13, 2006 3:34 am
... You've gotten at the issue with chain guards: they're pretty easy to get (or put) on bikes that don't have a lot of gears. Lots of gears generally mean...
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Andrew Janjigian
dikaryoid
Feb 13, 2006 2:32 pm
The one thing to keep in mind about cruisers or other hub-geared bikes with a Freeradical mounted on them is that the extra load can do in a hub gear fairly...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 13, 2006 10:32 pm
Gleaned the best from the crop... it's in the "photos" section. Looks just a little like my pic in Bicycling Magazine....
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Jeff Youngstrom
jeffyoungstrom
Feb 13, 2006 10:39 pm
Are those HokeySpokes I spy on your front wheel? http://www.hokeyspokes.com/indexusa.htm If so, how do you like them? jeffy...
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Kipchoge Spencer
kipchogenotkip
Feb 14, 2006 1:27 am
Though it's not yet on the site, we've just begun selling the Breezer Uptown SUB. It has an 8-speed internal Nexus and a chainguard, as well as front and rear...
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Paula McConnell
paulamcconne...
Feb 14, 2006 9:56 pm
Kipchoge, It's perfect! When will the details be available on the website? I've located a dealer within a reasonable distance and am planning a visit. My...
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Andrew Janjigian
dikaryoid
Feb 14, 2006 9:59 pm
I didn't mean to dig on internal hub gears. Before my Nexus 7 failed, I loved it. (It is nice to be able to shift while stopped.) And I have heard that the N 8...
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Andrew Jacobs
junglekutz
Feb 15, 2006 11:50 pm
Or, if money is no object, the 14 speed super nice internal hub... http://www.webcyclery.com/product.php?productid=17032&cat=340&page=1 Andy...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 17, 2006 3:22 am
Okay, what do you mean by "head unit?" It sounds like it would pack *plenty* of noise by midwestern standards (even the critical mass is pretty dainty). My...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 17, 2006 3:31 am
I do like them, tho' they are sort of pricey (but I suppose not much less than a half decent headlight). The batteries lasted from October to now, definitely...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 24, 2006 4:38 pm
Just heard from my other friend who returned them because they kept going on of their own volition, and the Hokey SPokes Folks sort of just didn't believe them...
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Kipchoge Spencer
kipchogenotkip
Feb 26, 2006 7:33 pm
My friend Anna has these: http://www.volcanicwheel.com/index.php?page=bikehome No-battery spoke lights that pretty much rock. And I think they're pretty cheap,...
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Brooking, John
johnbrooking4
Feb 27, 2006 2:47 pm
There are TireFlys: http://store.tireflysonline.com/bicycles.html Haven't used them myself, but I've heard from others who have on the Commuting subforum of...
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Anna Cummins
ojoscansaditos
Feb 27, 2006 3:15 pm
i LOVE my volcanic. http://www.volcanicwheel.com/index.php?page=bikehome put it on my road bike, and never ceases to create a stir on early morning group rides...
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Nathan Klatt
n8klatt
Feb 27, 2006 3:31 pm
... A little while ago Treehugger featured (1) Reelights (2). These are now being imported by a new bike shop in Minneapolis: Hiawatha Cyclery (3). Some...
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merlin@...
re_cycle
Feb 27, 2006 5:30 pm
I've just checked with them and they say they only work on a rear wheel, so I figure not so good with a FreeRad as looks like it would be covered by the...
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Anna Cummins
ojoscansaditos
Feb 27, 2006 5:44 pm
thats true, i have the volcanic on my road bike, not xtracycle. a mechanically inclined friend suggested possibly rigging it so that you use volcanic/motion...
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Kristin Dooley
moo_u_biker
Feb 27, 2006 9:44 pm
I have x-mas lights on my xtracycle. Walmart sells battery powered light x-mas lights for a buck seventy-five around the holidays. A cheap, easy fix, and they...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 27, 2006 10:28 pm
They got these at places like Casey's (so probably at 7-11 in other parts of the planet) and department stores (I assume Wally WSorld, though I don't darken...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 27, 2006 10:42 pm
Welp, I just sent 'em a bit of a vent on their website (try figuring out how much they cost). I, too, have come up empty on batteriless lights. I'm mildly ...
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Susan
motthebug
Feb 27, 2006 10:55 pm
I've got one - it's very big :-) I have to try to find its attachment now that I could put it on the seat post and not have the bag on my rack block it; in...
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Ben Rosenthal
earthsaver11
Feb 27, 2006 11:05 pm
I bought a Bicycle Stereo <http://www.bicyclestereo.com/> a couple years ago, so I could play my iPod while on the New York Jewish Environmental Bike Ride,...
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merlin@...
re_cycle
Feb 28, 2006 12:39 pm
Hi I use my Snowboard helmet, which has built in headphones for an extra $15odd The headphones are flat and sit outside your ears, so sound can get in from...
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Susan
motthebug
Mar 3, 2006 8:44 pm
Mine is pictured at http://www.dtovey.net/~dwight/Cycling_Stuff/TailLight_Comparison/ (I was wonderign why it would get into Treehugger, since it's not ...
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Paul Freedman
paul_xaccess
Mar 4, 2006 6:21 pm
Dear Roots Radicals, Live from Kisumu, Kenya, I invite you to follow the progress of Worldbike in Kenya through our project blog: www.worldbike.org Worldbike...
