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Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51346] Fri, 11 July 2008 00:07 Go to next message
Scott is currently offline  Scott

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Or maybe not. Anyway, I saw this on my cycling forum and figured it was too good to not pass along. Captions anyone? "How is your new Giant, er, bike performing?"

Scott



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51347 is a reply to message #51346] Fri, 11 July 2008 00:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Do you serve sauerkraut with that sausage?  [message #51348 is a reply to message #51346] Fri, 11 July 2008 01:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Is that a kielbasie in your shorts or are you just glad to see me?"
Re: Do you serve sauerkraut with that sausage?  [message #51349 is a reply to message #51348] Fri, 11 July 2008 02:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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hehe
can i have them gift wrapped?
and eldon Kielbasi LOL
trust me ive eaten a few too many big hot thick delicious kielbasi in my day
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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51355 is a reply to message #51346] Fri, 11 July 2008 06:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I asked them to point me in the right direction but they can't seem to make up their minds.

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ps. I'll take the 2nd one from the right.



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51356 is a reply to message #51346] Fri, 11 July 2008 07:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dear Scott,

I dress like that all the time! Not usually shorts or one-piece singlets but tights and not usually red but blue and green and grey and panelled.

And I do it because it's comfortable and pour encourager les autres. And nobody seems to mind.

There was a picture of four oarsmen on the web a year or two ago where the crotch part of thier uniform was white and someone must have spent hours digitally 'enhancing' it. I wonder if I can find it.

Love,
Anthony
Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51365 is a reply to message #51356] Fri, 11 July 2008 11:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dear Anthony,

There was discussion (a short one at that) on the cycling board as to whether or not the photo (or rather the cyclists) were digitally enhanced (pun intended). The whole thread was a discussion for wearing biking shorts for comfort as one rides. I have a pair for road biking and one for mountain biking. After biking 30 or 40 miles, my butt cheeks aren't numb, and my "buddies" are way happier.

Anyway, this will be my last post for about 3 weeks. I'm loading the mountain bike on the back of the car and traveling out to the Pacific Northwest for vacation. I've given Paul fair warning I'm on my way.

Hugs,
Scott



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51366 is a reply to message #51346] Fri, 11 July 2008 11:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
marc is currently offline  marc

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While school this morning I spotted this........ so...............

I took the image to the VCT lab at the univercity and ran an analysis of the pixel dispersment and along with 3 indipendant opinions came to the conclusion that the picture was not altered or enhanced.



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51367 is a reply to message #51365] Fri, 11 July 2008 11:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dear Scott,

I'm pretty sure that one isn't enhanced, but as I said I've seen one that is and I have before and after versions!

Have a good holiday!

Love,
Anthony
Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51370 is a reply to message #51366] Fri, 11 July 2008 11:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Cool. Thanks Marc. I'll relay that info to my cycling forum. Source is confidential, of course.

Scott



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51372 is a reply to message #51370] Fri, 11 July 2008 13:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In the state of Tennessee it is unlawful to wear biker shorts without tighty whitty underwear. Guess they didnt want to offend the good church ladies.



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51410 is a reply to message #51372] Fri, 11 July 2008 22:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dear Roger,

I very much doubt whether you could tell whether I was wearing any underwear or not under my tights. I have even been asked whether I do by the less inhibited members of the croquet club. I've been able to say that I do wear underwear (but have never told them what type of underwear)!

Love,
Anthony
Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51414 is a reply to message #51366] Fri, 11 July 2008 23:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Did those making the three independent opinions have anything to say about the content of the picture?

I note that three dress right and two dress left. Small sample, but I wonder if left-dressedness is less common than right and if it correlates with left-handedness.
Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51415 is a reply to message #51414] Fri, 11 July 2008 23:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
marc is currently offline  marc

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The three others are gay.

As for left - right dress.... Well i think it goes with handedness.



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51631 is a reply to message #51346] Thu, 17 July 2008 12:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I found them.

Love,
Anthony
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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51639 is a reply to message #51365] Fri, 18 July 2008 00:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>Anyway, this will be my last post for about 3 weeks. I'm loading the mountain bike on the back of the car and traveling out to the Pacific Northwest for vacation. I've given Paul fair warning I'm on my way.

Heheheh... Paul is making plans! ;-D



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51642 is a reply to message #51346] Fri, 18 July 2008 13:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hi All. Just checking in from Spokane, Washington. Traveled through some beautiful areas, crossed the Rocky Mountains at Logan's Pass in Glacier National Park. I've been mountain biking about every other day. Did rails-to-trails ride in Wisconsin that took me through a mile long railroad tunnel. Biked in Great Falls, Montana along the river where I did a few miles of single track, and then rode about 25 miles of the Centennial Trail here in Spokane. Tomorrow is Seattle.

Hugs,
Scott



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Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51651 is a reply to message #51642] Fri, 18 July 2008 23:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'm glad to see that you, obviously, didn't meet the train in the tunnel!
Re: Why bike shorts should be black.......  [message #51652 is a reply to message #51642] Fri, 18 July 2008 23:45 Go to previous message
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You've obviously experienced some elevation changes in your bike rides. Did you find your lungs working a bit harder on the Glacier Park trail? When you ride the Greenbelt, here in Boise, you will find we are a moderate 2800 ft above sea level and you will be riding on pavement. You should be able to carry me on your handlebars with no problem Smile Do stop for an occasional rest though if you perceive me getting tired.



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