Great Idea from Velouria

[Bob]

I'm going with the inverted Albatross bars for my backup vehicle. I
don't see how this could backfire. ;?)

[James Warren]

I have a little Rivendell saddlebag story to tell. I've been commuting by bicycle with extreme regularity for awhile now.

Yesterday, instead of riding a bike I was driving my backup vehicle (an automobile), and before getting into the car for my errand, I threw some essential items into the Rivendell saddlebag (that's usually on my bike) and put that in the back seat of the car.

A few minutes into my drive, without consciously realizing what I was doing, I reached my arm back to the saddlebag in the back seat to make sure that I had closed the rear of it. You see, you have to do that when you are traveling on your vehicle to make sure the stuff in the saddlebag doesn't fall out just in case you carelessly forgot to close it.

I came to my senses and realized what I was doing (the car is not a convertible so there was no danger even if saddlebag was open), and then I smiled, knowing that my subconscious is now calibrated to commuting by bicycle as the norm.

-Jim W.

[cyclotourist]

Muscle memory at it's best!

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[Joe Bartoe]

Reminds me of those times when I'm walking and here something behind me and instinctively look to the left upper corner of my sunglasses to check my rearview mirror.

I hate it when that happens!

Joe

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> Subject: [RBW] A recalibrated subconscious
> From: jimcw...@earthlink.net
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:15:51 -0800
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[Bob]

Too funny, James. I also think like a cyclist most of the time when I
do drive.

Truth be told: I don't have that backup vehicle yet, and probably
won't need it for at least a short while longer. For the past 18
months, with about 18 more months to go, I have been working within a
tolerable (for me) pedaling distance from my home and, without a car,
it has been an excellent "forced exercise" program for me. I have
learned to ride on iced-over roads, and managed to keep everything
upright in 45-mph crosswinds, which are not uncommon here in the
Yorkshire Dales.

Public transportation here is OK, but doesn't really go where you need
to go all the time, if you know what I mean. The train to Leeds is a
piece of cake, but for that to be a good thing one must work in Leeds.

When the snow got heavy enough that there were only tire-tread lanes
in the road, I did revert to the bus, not because I couldn't have
managed it, but it would have been terrible PR for cyclists, as I
would have certainly been forcing vehicles into a dangerous overtaking
move to get by me.

But inverted 'trosses it is.

[dougP]

When my wife & I are going somewhere by car, she often asks "So why
are we taking this back road?" as I automaticaly use my biking route
instead of the major street or freeway.

dougP

[Michael_S]

I   normally take the back roads because I'm looking for new cycling routes. That and craning my neck when I see some dirt track off the side of the road that looks ride-able that drives my wife nuts.

~mike

[Bob]

(Anybody know how/why the title of this thread changed?)

[PATRICK MOORE]

Your mileage must and will vary, maybe, but I found that flipping tourist-type bars led me to put too much weight on my hands so that my palms went number very quickly. I imagine that if you find the Moustache bar comfortable, a flipped Albatross will also be comfortable.

I sure like the idea, but never could use it practically.

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Bob <lint...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm going with the inverted Albatross bars for my backup vehicle. I
don't see how this could backfire.  ;?)

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[Joe Broach]

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 12:47 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bert...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I sure like the idea, but never could use it practically.

Same here. I loved the scorcher look, and it felt good for a few
miles, but after that it was torture for my neck and shoulders. It
doesn't hurt to give it a try, though (well, not for long anyway!).

Best,
joe broach
portland, or

[Philip Williamson]

I've used inverted Albatross bars on a couple of bikes, but they
haven't stayed on for very long. I like the look, and they feel fine,
but moustache bars or dirt drops give you more to work with.
Why is the original thread called "great idea from Velouria?" Do you
have a link?

Philip

Philip Williamson
www.biketinker.com

[Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery]

Similar to Doug...very often the bike route is the only route I know! I don't have a car, but whenever I ride in one, I feel extremely vulnerable as we get up to speed and I realize I'm not wearing my helmet!

[Joe K]

I have only occasional use of the family automobile. I get almost
everywhere on one of my bikes or by public transit.

I've had the experience of getting in the car and not remembering
where the controls are, or what they do. And we've had the car since
2000.

Joe

On Dec 11, 12:31 pm, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Reminds me of those times when I'm walking and here something behind me and instinctively look to the left upper corner of my sunglasses to check my rearview mirror.
>
> I hate it when that happens!
>
> Joe
>
> Joe Bartoe
>
> Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc.
> email: j...@synapticcycles.com
> website:www.synapticcycles.com
> Twitter: @synapticcycles
>
> phone: 949-374-6079
>
>
>
> > Subject: [RBW] A recalibrated subconscious

> > From: jimcwar...@earthlink.net

[ascpgh]

I had to put the trickle charger on my car's two year-old battery
overnight Sunday because I haven't used it enough to be able to start
the engine.

Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh, PA