BIKE: STOLEN

[Dennis Abbott]

Try craigslist, I have been seeing some decent deals pop up here and
there.  You can put the Austin Bikes on an RSS feed and see the ads as
they come through.

http://austin.craigslist.org/bik/

Dennis Abbott


On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:01:13 -0600, Johnathan Johnson
<jjshibby49> wrote:
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> my bike was stolen off of my front porch this weekend.  I depended on my
> bike for travel around town and now I am forced to walk/bus to school and
> work.  Do any of you know where I can a cheap large size mountain bike
> (new/used in good condtion).  I would appreciate it.  Also I attached a
> picture just in case because hey...you never know.  Please respond to:
> johnjohnson.  Your help is greatly appreciated.
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> -johnathan johnson->From: Stephen Peckham <speckham> >To:
> forum >Subject: BIKE: (no subject) >Date: Fri, 21 Jan
> 2005 14:52:32 +0100 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  Many of you may not realize
> this, but in the rest of the > > world, a "bike lane" is equivalent to a
> "car lane" in the sense that > you > > don't allow parked cars in a lane
> designed for through travel. Again, > > this presents problems in the fact
> that car drivers get mad when you > > leave the bike lane to get around the
> parked car -- they don't know > how > > early you must merge in order to do
> this safely. This creates friction > > > which hurts us politically - I've
> spent half a dozen mornings here at > > work defending cyclists to
> suburbanites on issues just like this one. > > I've been living in
> Heidelberg, Germany since August 2003, and one of > the most important
> differences I've noticed between here and the US is > the attitude of car
> drivers.  In my experience, car drivers don't get > mad when they see a
> bicycle, or when a bicycle slows them down. > Bicycles are simply treated
> like other slow-moving vehicles, and drivers > wait patiently until there is
> room to pass.s squeeze by > where there's not enough room, it > frequently
> turns out to be an American driver (identifiable by the > license plate). >
> > In the US, whenever I hold up automobile traffic, I'm conscious that I'd >
> better hurry and get out of the way before the driver loses patience and >
> runs me over. > > Steve Peckham > > > > > > > > > >
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Dennis Abbott
3501 Shoreline Drive
Apartment 612
Austin, TX 78728