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Skriven 2008-02-12 14:33:53 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Bob Gearhart
Ärende: BICYCLES  80212
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 -=> Quoting Bob Gearhart to Glen Jamieson <=-

 BG> Same here. Flatland but riding on pavement using a bike with large
 BG> knobby tires is harder than riding a normal one.  Every little crack

I tried riding both of her bikes, and on level ground the one with the
wide, "off-road" tyres took about twice as much effort to push as the
skinny tyred 3 speed.  I tried to get the 5-speed derailleur gear
working, but a small, plastic component had broken, and as the whole
assembly was rivetted together it would all have to be replaced, so I
just fixed it in middle gear so that Joan could keep it as a spare.

 BG> wants to grab that front wheel and spin it around.   I used to have a
 BG> few more bikes but now I'm down to only six, of which only one is
 BG> mine.  The grandson spends his summers here, so he has two, one I made
 BG> for him long ago that he won't part with, a five speed 20 inch with
 BG> high rise bars and such made from parts found at the dump.  A fancy
 BG> trick bike, Dorothy's bike, same as mine but in 26" and the great
 BG> grandsons bike hanging in the garage rafters for when he goes along.

 BG> grocery store to pick up a few items. I have a snap on basket for the
 BG> front on mine. However for lots of items, not so great.  I went to the
 BG> K-Mart once to pick up some stuff and they had Italian bread on sale
 BG> so I picked up a couple extra loaves.  But by the time I got home they
 BG> were good for nothing but stuffing mix.  All it takes is one crash
 BG> when some airhead on her cell phone decides to go at a stop sign
 BG> because no big car is directly in front of her. People and bikes don't
 BG> count. 

As I have told my sons when they ride bikes or motorcycles, once you
get on one, you don the cloak of invisibility, as far as many motorists
are concerned.

Recently I visited Rottnest Island, a small island 20 km off the coast
of Western Australia, which is the only place where quokkas, a variety
of small wallaby about the size of a beaver, are found.  As it is only
29 km right round the island, visitors' cars are banned, and apart from
service vehicles and buses, bicycles are the only transport allowed.
Many visitors bring their own bikes on the ferry, or hire them on
arrival.  There are some good surfing beaches, and some bikes have
special racks to carry surf boards, either longitudinally alongside the
rider or near vertically behind.  I would think that the latter would
be very affected by wind.

There are quite a few Morton Bay fig trees on the island, and at times,
when the fruit is ripe it drops and ferments on the ground.  The
quokkas love it, but it makes them drunk and careless, so when cycling
in the evenings, drunken quokkas on the road are a hazard.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: (SBS) White Figs With Fetta
 Categories: Australian, Fruit, Cheese
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      4    White Adriatic figs (1 per
           Person)
      4 sl Sheep's milk fetta cheese
      4    Cloves garlic, peeled and
           Roasted
           Dressing
           Honey
           Red wine vinegar
           Olive oil
           Lemon juice
           Salt and pepper
           Chopped kalamata olives and
           Toasted sliced almonds to
           Serve
 
  Slice the figs horizontally through the centre and add a slice of the
  fetta which has had a single garlic clove pressed into it.
  
  Place the figs in a small baking dish and replace the top half of the
  figs. Pour the dressing over the top and bake in a moderate oven for
  10 minutes, until the cheese becomes soft.
  
  Serve with some chopped kalamata olives and toasted sliced almonds.
  
  Peter Conistis
  
  The Food Lovers' Guide to Australia SBS - Special Broadcasting Service
  http://www.sbs.com.au
 
MMMMM
 

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