tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6469727747620926542..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Against The WindMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82833828871620992692020-12-05T10:50:32.915-08:002020-12-05T10:50:32.915-08:00E-bikes are a thing and totes wind-proof. Just say...E-bikes are a thing and totes wind-proof. Just sayin'.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422591383013068584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80616213618887630302020-12-04T09:42:29.494-08:002020-12-04T09:42:29.494-08:00That's the thing---I don't know. I can...That's the thing---I don't know. I can't tell.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86186919480820577952020-12-04T09:07:37.985-08:002020-12-04T09:07:37.985-08:00I had a Motobecane once, and also a Gitane from 19...I had a Motobecane once, and also a Gitane from 1969 that I sold in a garage sale for $5 (and had to insist on that).Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47895831518719912722020-12-04T09:06:34.687-08:002020-12-04T09:06:34.687-08:00I don't know how they work. I thought they jus...I don't know how they work. I thought they just took over sometimes? Or are they constantly contributing energy?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51718655222680207852020-12-03T20:06:37.374-08:002020-12-03T20:06:37.374-08:00I was kinda waiting for this whole post to be a me...I was kinda waiting for this whole post to be a metaphor about how we’ve all been riding into the wind for the last 9 months. My ride is a 10 speed Motobecane. As smooth a ride now as 40 years ago when I bought it. I would, however, like to trade in the drop bars for something a little more user friendly on my current 71-year-old self.joyceettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917345843912445569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10520118886518906922020-12-03T19:45:01.873-08:002020-12-03T19:45:01.873-08:00I'll email you a link. Watches, clocks, jewel...I'll email you a link. Watches, clocks, jewelry, other stuff too.Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-818376150515744862020-12-03T09:36:29.150-08:002020-12-03T09:36:29.150-08:00Because of two surgeries (in the same knee) and be...Because of two surgeries (in the same knee) and because of horrid hills, I now have an e-bike. I sort of think it's cheating and I don't know how much I am peddling and how much the bike is. I compare it to an electric wheelchair that looks like a bike. It just doesn't seem as if I am out for a bike ride!<br />knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54197635125765075182020-12-03T08:56:29.337-08:002020-12-03T08:56:29.337-08:00Aww. That is.Aww. That is.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54537197035836326152020-12-03T08:55:54.141-08:002020-12-03T08:55:54.141-08:00Nope. My long-distance road bike is a Davidson and...Nope. My long-distance road bike is a Davidson and my commuting regular bike is a lovely mixte from Miyata. Shinola bicycle? REALLY?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77764037086851306632020-12-03T08:52:49.052-08:002020-12-03T08:52:49.052-08:00I don't think I invented that one, either.I don't think I invented that one, either.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49207667966440771782020-12-03T08:52:23.073-08:002020-12-03T08:52:23.073-08:00Your astounding memory makes me flabbergastric.Your astounding memory makes me flabbergastric.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32781629413915246552020-12-03T08:49:36.926-08:002020-12-03T08:49:36.926-08:00I've never had a granny gear on my bikes. Ther...I've never had a granny gear on my bikes. There have been times...but, as you say, I gots me some quads. BTW, "as pocket was called?" We don't know that term!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67113859131430468602020-12-03T08:48:16.218-08:002020-12-03T08:48:16.218-08:00And yet we so rarely get rid of such things.And yet we so rarely get rid of such things.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82327574999884632562020-12-03T08:47:14.232-08:002020-12-03T08:47:14.232-08:00That is just what Tabor said! Must be so.That is just what Tabor said! Must be so.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49798007575570485002020-12-03T08:46:30.007-08:002020-12-03T08:46:30.007-08:00;);)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-167674288832570162020-12-03T08:46:17.840-08:002020-12-03T08:46:17.840-08:00That was always our little secret. There I'd b...That was always our little secret. There I'd be, riding to work in a 35-degree pouring rain in the dark, and I knew people thought I was brave and miserable, but I was so cozy!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22946353289716867492020-12-03T08:45:18.153-08:002020-12-03T08:45:18.153-08:00Canoeing would definitely be a one-way event for m...Canoeing would definitely be a one-way event for me. Bring the car.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88043368456863726112020-12-03T08:15:41.706-08:002020-12-03T08:15:41.706-08:00I get inspired watching Le Tour, too! I get on it ...I get inspired watching Le Tour, too! I get on it and ride like Lunch Hamstrung!jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68294024422264881252020-12-03T04:27:41.195-08:002020-12-03T04:27:41.195-08:00I know that wind. The pervasive, deeply unfair one...I know that wind. The pervasive, deeply unfair one that blew all my little nursery pots of baby plants way down the yard, breaking their stems, ripping off their leaves, and leaving a sad smattering of petals. I had to content myself with planting the little root balls that remained. Now that's deeply unfair. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60381369507198191282020-12-02T21:15:25.718-08:002020-12-02T21:15:25.718-08:00More years ago than I care to count, I was a "...More years ago than I care to count, I was a "strong dwarf with a wrench." I did not last in the bicycle mechanic business, not because I was actually too tall to qualify, but because there were other fellows in the shop who could do just what I did but in half the time. Still, I learned a lot. What I did not learn was how to disassemble and reassemble a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60860673212201690592020-12-02T20:11:38.579-08:002020-12-02T20:11:38.579-08:00And now I finally know what to call that layer of ...And now I finally know what to call that layer of dirt and co-mingled cat hair on the domicile's hard surfaces that I never get around to removing - "the felt of dust". Thank you Murr. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83012370727560313742020-12-02T19:53:45.699-08:002020-12-02T19:53:45.699-08:00I loved this, but I don't know what some parts...I loved this, but I don't know what some parts of it mean. Perhaps I'm over thinking it. A Schwinn Varsity? I think I had one -- a really sturdy, one-speed bike with a "coaster brake"? I think mine was supposed to be red, but within one season it faded into some kind of orange, with lowlights of cinnamon on a cloudy day. I had been hoping for an "English Racer" - Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24769689018371630262020-12-02T19:49:19.238-08:002020-12-02T19:49:19.238-08:00I bought my first bike in 1952 with my "wages...I bought my first bike in 1952 with my "wages" as pocket was called. A half-size, for short little legs.About 3 years later, my legs having lengthened a couple of inches, I upgraded to a ladies model.Gears? What the hell were gears? Most of the boys had Sturmey Archer 3 speeds.I had leg muscles.Oh, yeah, I lived where hills were pretty steep, as in get off half way up and push that dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49093010964634243292020-12-02T19:15:21.001-08:002020-12-02T19:15:21.001-08:00I look at my bike every time I go to the shed, it&...I look at my bike every time I go to the shed, it's propped up on top of a pile of stuff with the front wheel removed and I know I will never get it down by myself, so there it stays. It needs new tyres anyway.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79293514710872871632020-12-02T19:05:10.642-08:002020-12-02T19:05:10.642-08:00You could write this whole thing and substitue &qu...You could write this whole thing and substitue "canoe" for "bicycle" and it would all hold together fine. Love this little memory. <br />Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.com