[DVBC] Other DVBC riders

[Larry Green]

Dave-
Very scary.
Glad all else is ok.
Happy new year.
Larry

david c bennett wrote:
> Would you please share with us what this new tank is Deb is riding?  
> Does it have a rear suspension?  What brand is it?  Is it aluminum?
>  
> I'm happy to tell you that both me and my Jeep are ok after having an 
> accident on the way home from Bob Martin's ride on Saturday.  My 
> brakes failed at the intersection of US 1 and Springfield road.  After 
> driving some 120 miles round trip at high speed to Nottingham and 
> back, the brakes decided to fail when I tried to stop at the light 
> while driving about 5 mph.  No visible damage to me or the car I hit.  
> No injuries. I feel so lucky it didn't happen earlier because I could 
> easily have been killed and killed somebody else.  I was wearing my 
> seatbelt.  I was not wearing my bicycle helmet.  My bike is ok too.
>  
> Happy New Year
>  
> David, Rider of the Year
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Dan Dillon <mailto:grey48wolf at verizon.net>
>     *To:* dvbc-list at dvbc.org <mailto:dvbc-list at dvbc.org>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:37 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: [DVBC] Other DVBC riders
>
>     Tom,
>        Off today? Misty,Steve,Deb(depending on maytag repair man)and I
>     are hitting Brandywine park with mtn bikes.Looks like great day in
>     the woods. Noon start from Woodlawn wild refuge parking
>     lot............
>     Dan
>
>     */smitt542 at comcast.net <mailto:smitt542 at comcast.net>/* wrote:
>
>         46X15?  Mr. Olympia would have trouble pushing that gear.  I
>         don't understand how people run 42x16.   I run a 40x16 and I'm
>         out of the saddle on minor climbs. Good luck with the Peugeot
>         Jon. Bring it out 4 the next KK ride.    Tom
>          
>          
>          
>          
>         ----------- Original message --------------
>         From: "Jon DeCristofaro" <dvwc at comcast.net>
>
>         > I started the year with a short ride around Swarthmore/Media
>         on the new
>         > fixed-gear Peugeot that I've built this winter. I made it up
>         Rose Tree Rd
>         > which was probably the biggest hill of the 14 mile ride.
>         (The gear ratio is
>         > 46:15, or over 3.0, so uphill is interesting.) I was ready
>         to go a little
>         > longer but it became more difficult once I realized the
>         handle bars were
>         > rotating in the stem! That was very easy to remedy once I
>         got home, but
>         > without the ratchet set on me, there were no easy answers
>         for a midride
>         > repair.
>         >
>         > Didn't see any DVBC'ers out there, or any other two-wheeled
>         friends for that
>         > matter. Looking forward to the regular routine of spring and
>         summer rides!
>         >
>         > Jon D
>         >
>         > ----- Original Message -----
>         > From: "Larry Green"
>         > To:
>         > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:56 PM
>         > Subject: [DVBC] Other DVBC riders
>         >
>         >
>         > > Just for the record, Doc and Professor Bloch did a late
>         afternoon 20 mile
>         > > loop to RCSP and back to Swarthmore yesterday to complete
>         2007, and I have
>         > > started 2008 by squeezing in 15 today.
>         > > Tomorrow looks bad for outdoors.
>         > > Larry
>         > >
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