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2006 Hobbes Subscriber Survey

~	The Funniest Thing I've Ever Read At Hobbes is Note: 1,000 character limit. Be concise. DON'T hit enter when entering text or when you finish; just move to next question. If you can find the post in the archives and provide a link, please do.	My favorite postings to Hobbes come from the following members Note: 1,000 character limit. Be concise. DON'T hit enter when entering text or when you finish; just move to next question.	The Most Valuable Thing I've Learned From Hobbes Is Note: 1,000 character limit. Be concise. DON'T hit enter when entering text or when you finish; just move to next question.
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1	Pamela Blalock's "How Many Hobbsians does it take to screw in a light bulb" http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.9704.0741.eml	David Burckhard, Pamela Blalock, Sheldon Brown	Everyone has different needs, expectations, and desires when it comes to tandems: it's important to find out what works best for you.
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3	all the saga's, Shuld I buy 26" or 700, What is the best tire, sti-Shimano or Campy	Mark Livingood for always being objective, until he has to bitch someone out for being stupid	the stoker is always right, that is until you are sitting around after a rally and the stokers have gone to bed and then you can really say what you want too.
4	anything by Bill at Santana	Rudy	nothing
5	I miss Larry's posts about his use of BMX parts on his ghost of a fixed gear tandem.	I always read Livingood, Baird, Freides, McCready, Blalock, hell, just about all of the crowd that's been around a while. Noob's have to proved themselves worthy of my time!!	Winter is bad for mental health... at least in parts other than Arizona!
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7	story of stolen tandem during recent transportation strike in NY	David Whitmon	The Proper Method
8		David Whitmon, Peter White, Sheldon Brown, Bill McReady	Don't expect that your experience will work for others.
9	What the folks that can't ride in the winter are doing in their spare time - in the Bay Area (the San Francisco one, that is) we just keep ridin'.	Dick Powell. He is always rubbing it in about his house in France. What a guy! His lowest cost tip for reducing weight: lightweight tubes, especially if you need to buy tubes anyway - almost free.	S and S couplers RULE!
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11	The attachment that someone just attached in December, 2005, about the cartoon with the stoker sawing the bike in half. There really are too many stories to just remember more than one in particular. I only remember this one because it was recent history.	Not necessarily in this order: Mark Livingood, Dave Whitmon, Pam Blalock and Sheldon Brown,	That riding tandems, like half-bikes is a matter of personal preference and that there is no right or wrong bike; no right or wrong style of riding -- just that it is about having fun and meeting your own personal goals of exercise and pleasure.
12	dave burkhardt	dave burkhardt
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14	David Whitmon's stories. Oh, and the link to the sofabike, ridden across Prince Edward Island.	David Whitmon, Mark Livingood, Rudy Van, Pamela Blalock	It helped me to pick out our first tandem, the S&S-coupled CoMotion Speedster. We love it. The Proper Method of starting out.
15	Many years ago about light bulbs, where the constantly recurring themes on Hobbes morphed into a "How many Hobbesians does it take to change a light bulb" spoof --- Or something like that. Memory kind of sketchy.	- Those that succinctly specifically point out the half truths unsupported and/or unsupportable items in Bill McCready's posts. - Technical comments on equipment.	Some of the shared observations discoveries on equipment, training, attitude, etc. as they relate to 70 - 100+ mile fast club riding almost exactly match my own experiences and discoveries. I'm not alone!!!
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19	roadie-hunting stories.	All the proffessionals.
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21	Haven't been there long enough to know what's funny.	Haven't been there long enough to know whos who.	Haven't been there long enough to know what's valuable.
22		David Burkhard Steve Friedes Mark Livingwood	Countersteering. I didn't quiet get the online explianation but when I mentioned it to a friend who has done an advanced motorbike riders course I understood. Made a huge difference to our cornering in the french haute provence and maritime alps this year
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24	Sheldon Brown's quote: A smoking section in a restaurant is like a peeing section in a pool. Plus his others. Stoker: Jack Donohue's "Four years of college and they put me on the day shift."	Mark Johnson Rick Shapiro Sheldon Brown Peter J. White Pamela Blalock Jack Donahue Mark Livingood Baird Webel Bob Morgan	Don't read all the posts. Choose only those of known interest or that the writer's riding a tandem many miles per year - 3000+.
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26	Bike shop stories from Dave Whitmon	Mark Livingood, David Whitmon, Pamela Blalock, Sheldon Brown, SANTANA, Mark Johnson	Every thing you wanted to know about breaks, and more.
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29	Haven't really been on long enough to see anything really funny...but I do know there are quite a few characters on the list!	Mark Livingood.
30	sometimes it gets quite boring and I drop out for a spell. The winter conversations are like last week's pizza.	Sheldon Brown's are always worth reading. He's local, so I can stop in to see him, but just listing his name usually gets a response.	I mentioned our Burley tandem had chainring spacing problems and someone at Burley caught wind of it and contacted me directly, arranging to have the local tandem shop swap it for a new one. So, the manufacturers might get your message when posted here.
31			Tandem riders are the most friendly and well informed group of cyclist that exists! Arlyn Aronson @ Superior Tandems (906) 370-2911 arlyn@superiortandems.com
32			There's a world full of pretty nice people who like to share their vast knowledge with those less experienced (like us)
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35	Something posted by Dave Burchard (sp?)	Dave Burchard, Pia Naw, David Whitmon	How to provide a great experince for the stoker - thereby making the tandem experience a great event.
36	"Lightbulbs for Tandems" by Pamela Blalock http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.9704.0741.eml
37	Sheldon Brown's inventions	Brown Livengood Rudy Arly Whitman Burkhart So many others I can't list all of them	This is the best source for Tandem knowledge. You get the facts Jack Of course, you have to learn to discriminate, but after 10 years, I still look forward to it every day.
38	The attachment that someone just attached in December, 2005, about the cartoon with the stoker sawing the bike in half. There really are too many stories to just remember more than one in particular. I only remember this one because it was recent history.	Not necessarily in this order: Mark Livingood, Dave Whitmon, Pam Blalock and Sheldon Brown,	That riding tandems, like half-bikes is a matter of personal preference and that there is no right or wrong bike; no right or wrong style of riding -- just that it is about having fun and meeting your own personal goals of exercise and pleasure.
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41	the thread about captain/stoker mounting "incidents"	livingood, whitmon	no one single thing, just various bits that have been not only valuable, but added to both the comfort and safety our our tandem cycling
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43	Too many to choose from.	Sheldon Brown, Craig Calfee, Mark Johnson, Pamela Blalock, Mark Russell, Nick Gimbrone, Rudy Van, Mark Livingood, Bill McCready, Hans Christoph Timm, Rich Shapiro, Dwan Shepard, Dave Walker, Jay Hardcastle	"The stoker is always right!"
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48	Steve Freides' HISTORY OF THE BICYCLE WHEEL Santana spoof	Mark Livingood, Pamela Blalock
49		Bill McCready, Sheldon Brown, Mark Livingood	Not to post anything.
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51	The funniest thing I've ever read on Hobbes has to be the torrent of comments that follow any posting from Bill McC	I for one, enjoy and get useful info from postings from Bill McC and those postings that follow his. And then of course, anything from Larry Black.	Finding out about new products, mechanical issues others are having and how they are solved
52		Any manufacturer or tandem shop owner	Try to keep riding and don't worry about my team's ability
53		rudi in arz. & mark russel	don't worry just ride !!!!
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55		Whitmon, Burkhard, Livingood, Sheldon	Tire inflation, The Stoker Makes No Mistakes, The Proper Method, Sheldon's Website, Sprung Brooks Saddle for Stoker
56	Acorn shooting	David Bruckhard, Jay Hardcastle	Take what you read with a grain of salt, but most of all, get out and ride
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58	Nothing comes to mind.	David Whitmon	That I didn't need crank shortners for my youngest son.
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63		Mark Livingood (aka,you) Ed Llorca (not posting much these days Rudy and Kay	No answer fits all tandems (not really learned here but it keeps getting driven home here)
64		mark livingood. Not sucking up here. Yours are the most informative.
65		Sheldon Brown, Sheldon Brown, Sheldon Brown, Bill McRory, John Schubert (Schubley)
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70			I don't like Bill McCready, especially not how he promotes himself on T@H. Had I not read T@H, I might actually have bought one of his tandems. I'm glad I didn't. You're missing a few choices in question #9, like: They are the over-the-top rantings of an egomaniacal marketing man and should be banned from the list.
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73	There's so much! Gotta be something by Sheldon Brown, though.	Sheldon Brown, Dave Whitmon, Jim Jaarsma, Mark Livingood
74		Bill (but not for the reasons he hopes) Sheldon, Pamela, Peter White
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77	There's so much! Gotta be something by Sheldon Brown, though.	Sheldon Brown, Dave Whitmon, Jim Jaarsma, Mark Livingood
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80		In no particular order: 1) Bill McCready; 2) Mark Livingood; 3) David Burckhard; 4) Alex Nutt; 5) Arlyn Aronson; 6) David Whitmon; 7 Sheldon Brown; 8) Craig Calfee; 9) Rich Shapiro; 10) Brian Wasson; 11) Jack Goertz; and 12) Pamela Blalock
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84		Whitmon, Livingood, Wetmore,Hoogie, Sheldon	Childstoker kit - and that used ones are available (duhh!)
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86		the triplet guy on Martha's vineyard	consider a drag brake on next road tandem
87	Santana propaganda	Mark L; Triplets of Martha's Vinyard	Big tires are good
88		Santana Sheldon Brown
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90	The conversation about what is a cattle grate and the following discussion.	Bill at Santana
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93	I've never read anything funny on Hobbes	no favorites	That people can obsess over unimportant minutia
94	nothing stands out	Sheldon Brown; Mark Livingood; all other dealers and folks with very solid technical info; Oh, Dave Buchard (San Jose guy)	we are a huge community of caring, sharing folks
95	Links to Sheldon's April Fools "products"	No one in particular; why ask a question like this? I think it takes away from the community feel of T@H, and will only serve to stoke someone's ego.	Whether one has a cheap starter tandem or a $10,000+ Santana Beyond, we're all part of the same small community. Ride your bike!
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97	From anyone who thinks they are right -- when in fact they are not.	Santana -- because Bill makes you think and does not have the anger or sarcasm many other members seem to have. Mark Livingood -- if you have time to read the dissertation.
98		Mark Livingod Sheldon Brown Dwan from comotion
99		Dave Burckhard's posts are always silly and good for a laugh, but don't tell him -- it may go to his head. :P	Too much to list. Overall, there have been many very small, subtle little pointers that have, together, produced a lot of benefit.
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101	Jay Hardcastle's Christmas Story poem	Sheldon Brown	To not let myself become obsessed over anything. Some Hobbes members need to get a life.
102		Dwan Shepard Bill Franklin	How to make stoking more enjoyable for my 3 stokers.
103	Nothing specific comes to mind, but it was probably written by Pamela B. or David Whitmon.	No comment, can't have them getting a Big Head!
104	links to cartoons	Bill McCready David Whitmon
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106			Discussions can too easily get out of hand because the words you type are the only tool of communication.
107	Dave Burkhard	Dave Burkhard	There are some really smart and eperienced (builders + a select few) tandemists willing to share their knowledge.
108	The link to the Triple that had the 3 guys arranged around one crank. The link to the conference bike.	Mark Livingood, Mark Russell, George Yu, Bill Franklin, Mark Johnson, Dave Whitmon, Dwan Shepard, Clive George, Sheldon Brown, Rudy Van, Christoph Timm, Yode, Dave Burchard, Jim Jaarsma, Baird Wiebel, Wally in Pacifica, Dave Walker, Craig Calfee, Troy Henikoff, Michel Gagnon	The Stoker is always right. Bill at Santana is about half right. Mark Livingood and Sheldon Brown are 99.9 % right.
109		bill mccready, dwan shephard, rich shapiro, precision tandems
110		David Whitmon, Sheldon Brown, Peter White, Bill McCready Pamala B.	Make sure it fits
111	On the Proper Training of Tandem Captains by Experienced Stokers Guideline by the Supreme Council of the United Stokers Union	Air Zonna (SP)	Parts, upgrade options for tandems
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114	All the folks who get their panties in a bunch over Bill McCready's posts.	David Whitmon, Bill McCready, David Burckhardt, Hans Christoph Timm, Sheldon Brown, Rob Templin	Some people have far too much time on their hands and/or take this forum too seriously or too personally.
115	new years post, talking about how there "weren't any little farenheights out" by pam blaylock	pam blaylock, sheldon brown. far from an exhaustive list...	The stoker is always right.
116			I've learned what a "Flame" is.
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119	Posts by David Burkhard	Personal posters: Commercial posters:	I won't buy a Santana (despite the fact that their fine bikes) because I find Bill McCready's posts to T@H misleading and insulting.
120	I can't remember	Craig Calfee, Sheldon Brown, Blaylock	Put the timing chain on the outermost chainring of a single side drive
121		Mark Livingood, of course!	Differences in tandem-rated carbon forks.
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123	Everything Dave Burckhard writes!	Dave Burckhard, Mark Johnson, Greg Merritt, Dave Hayes, Arlyn Aronson, Hans Christoph Timm, Lisa-Susan McPhate, Pamela Blalock, Gerald Neuburger, Sheldon Brown, Jay Hardcastle, Thom Dyson, Willy Nevin, Peter Jon White	Don't believe everything you read...
124	Don't recall.	Ann Balog (is it?), the lady who has a website featuring her and her husband's various world tours. She is a fine writer with an interesting point of view. Husband from Ireland as I recall.	Montreal touring info from Michel Gagnon
125		The 2 Davids - Whitmon and Burckhardt(sp?) OK, also you, Mark.	Sorry... we can't specify just one "most valuable" thing. Lots of little hints/insights. Good list.
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132	Links to Sheldon's April Fools "products"	No one in particular; why ask a question like this? I think it takes away from the community feel of T@H, and will only serve to stoke someone's ego.	Whether one has a cheap starter tandem or a $10,000+ Santana Beyond, we're all part of the same small community. Ride your bike!
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135	The joke about the widower riding his tandem solo because all his friends were at his wifes funeral.	Those who share facts based on knowledge and experience.
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137		Dave Bruckhard, Piaw Na, David Whitmon, Mark Johnson, Willy Nevin, Greg Merritt,	Chamois Butt'r
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140	A few jokes and tandem situational humor. Really, exposure of the ego is my main entertainment on this list.	Mark Livengood,Bill/Santana, Sheldon Brown, Rudy Van, John Shurbet	Many people have had different experences from which I can learn and enjoy myself at the same time.
141	The tales of the Green Triplet	Bill McCready Mark Livingood Craig Calfee Rudy and Kay	Ride and have fun
142	I didn't keep any of 'em, but most threads that draw Dave Burkhard out.	Burckhard, David Piaw Na Greg Merritt David Whitmon Edward Felker Mark Livingood Julie Gray Jay Hardcastle but really, it feels kind of arbitrary to narrow it down, I've saved a lot of messages from all sorts of participants	alternate your brakes on long descents, and never drop your stoker.
143	The "She's not pedaling thread" from several years back. http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.10108.0415.eml "My daughter was on a Trail-A-Bike behind the main vehicle, and as we went up a hill my friend passed me and said "She's not pedaling." I said "Very funny," and he said "No, really, take a look!" I saw my seven year old daughter balanced with one foot on the seat of her Trail-A-Bike, the other foot high in the air, one arm holding the handlebar and the other over her head waving at the other bikers."
144		Tandemgeek, rudy @zonatandem, arlyn@superiortandems, Sheldon Brown, Martin?	we all love reading about and riding our tandems.
145	The same argument about disc brakes 400 times!		the use of road brakes on the front wheel.
146	almost any post from david burckhard	sheldon brown, david burckhard	There are some really cool folks rding tandems!
147		livingood, piaw, burkhardt
148	People talking about the tangential velocity of the spokes as they go over the top of the wheel. This was within a discussion about gaining speed. We are tandem riders, a few less spokes isn't going to appreciable affect the weight/speed of a bike!
149		Mark Livinggood, Pamela Blaylock, Rudy Van, Jay Hardcastle, Sheldon Brown, Marten@tandemclub.nl, Arlyn Aronson,	I have learned what a vibrant, diverse community exists related to tandems; that despite the opinions of strong willed and sometimes commercially motivated individuals, there is no one right way to do things; "YMMV"
150	a few chuckles here and there	sheldon brown	people are very petty
151	Fights between those who like and dislike Bill from Santana		Input regarding the specific tandem I was considering purchasing.
152	Complaints about Bill McCready	Jay Hardcastle, Bill McCready, Rich Shapiro
153	Pseudo scientific explanations about the physics of a bike.		There is more than one way to skin a cat.
154	The Proper Method by Bill McCready	Sheldon B, John S, Dave B, Bill M, David W	This forum has better manners than others I've followed. That being said, some people "lose it" after Bill McCready makes a post.
155	I never find the forum particularly funny. Although I do enjoy postings form Livingood and McCready.	McCready - I think he has his tongue planted firmly in cheek (I do not care for his bikes, but he has done a lot for tandem riders); and Livingood, he has also done a lot for tandem riders	that tandem riders need to get a better sense of humour, and not take postings so personally
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157	Bill @ Santana's comic-tragic marketing BS		I won't consider a Santana tandem
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159	The one about the guy who dismounted while the stoker was still clipped in.	The ones who know the nuts and bolts of the machine and love to debate their point to absurdity. Somewhere in that melange is a solution	A good braking system has yet to be invented
160	Most anything Larry Farfarman writes. Usually how to do something on a tandem that he doesn't own. Or anything Bill McCready touts as the next best thing after sliced bread that he is selling.	Mark Livingood, Dwan Shepperd, Craig Calfee, Todd Shusterman (I think he is the guy from Davinci), Pamela Blayeley	What tires work and what tires don't seem to work for most people. What saddles women like and don't like. It helped us find a saddle for my wife. NOT A BROOKS!
161	Twas the night before Xmas - Santa (na) Bill version	Arlyn Mark Livingood David Burckhard Bill McCready (Santana) Craig Calfee Chris Neary Sheldon Brown	All the information that went into planning and executing our self-contained tandem trans-am (+) trip (back in 1995)
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167	There has not been much that has made me laugh in recent times.	Pamela Blalock and others like her who post relevant information that is concise, to the point, and without flames.	To only read in digest mode and skip over all the bs where people are flaming someone (usually McCready). Over the years I have read less and less because there is less worth reading. There is some really good information available from posters if you can just sort through the sometimes endless flaming.
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172	When the subject was about dealing with dogs, someone said they were on a group ride when a dog came out for the attack. Someone on the ride pulled a pistol out of the handlebarbag and shot it dead, and then put the pistol back. He said that after that, everyone in the group was quiet and polite. I laughed about that one for a week.	Bill at Santana Mark Livingood Dave Burkhard ...	I suppose it's a matter of getting a feel for what's in the tandem world outside our own experience, in equipment, rides, methods, etc.. There's also the matter, as on probably any forum, of coming to better understand how people think and react. I've learned a lot about people from it.
173	Sheldon Leonard's posts of old wherein he included a variety of quotations in his signature block.	Pamela Blaylock,Mark Livingood, Bill McCready, Sheldon Leonard, Duan Shepard,
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179	Sheldon Brown's cycling products for April Fools day, such as Real MAN Saddles, Superleggero Bearing Balls, and Product W http://sheldonbrown.com/w.html).	#1 Bill McCready #2 Pamela Blalock	How small people can be when they communicate by e-mail versus face to face.
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181	Lots of funny anecdotes about kid stokers. Most recently, David W.'s shop tales.	Mark L., Pamela, Baird, Rudy, David B., nearly all of the commercial participants (except Bill McCready, whose posts are destructive of community; his posts cost him any chance that I would ever buy a bike from his company, whatever it merits)	Ignore anything starting with "A Post From Bill At Santana"... Actually, I have learned a great deal from tech tips to product advice to touring destinations. Before we bought our first tandem, we followed T@H assiduously for nine months; we got the right bike from the right dealer first try. T@H is populated with friendly, generous folks.
182	The recent story about the stolen tandem used during the strike in NYC		Don"t get too involved in the technical aspects of the bike.
183	Nothing yet ...	Too new to say ...	Make my own damn decision, as usual! :)
184	Santana gibberish/bashing	jay hardcastle	take all claims with a grain (2 grains!) of salt!
185	> Regardless, know that somewhere in the world there is one individual praying > for a fork or brake failure on one of these dual disc equipped tandems > regardless of the actual root cause, in much the same way as many who advise > against flying feel vindicated when a crash is reported. >		Bandwidth trumps content, Conventional wisdom often ignores past experience.
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188	the ten millionth justification for taking up rime in life to trash Bill McCready again instead just going out and riding a bike then coming back to post something better for our timem or pretending that time takenup discussing trashing Bill McCready is more important than eradicating some more serious tidbit of human plague, like the rape of the planet for duplicate expensive sports gear.	Whitman, Burkhardt, Pamela B & the Oregon Coast Couple	The great and wonderful things people do & discover on their bikes and riding with a partner ans how it doesnt have much to do with the gear, although good gear kept in good repair seems a major factor dor increasing the odds of experiencing the former serenditous wonders.
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190		Mark Livingood, Bill at Santana, Co-motion, Dave Whitmon, and all those people whose names I forget	Some people ride their tandems off road! Double Forte forum! We will be riding tandems off road soon.
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195		Jim Jaarsma, Bill McCready, Pamelo Blaylock, Peter White, David.Burckhard, Sheldon Brown, Leonard Caplan, Alex Wetmore	That the N gear Jumpstop would solve a shifting problem.
196	People trying to justify their mean-spirited remarks against Santana's informative posts.	sheldon brown and all the others who don't resort to pettiness and name-calling.	A smiley can't erase bad manners.
197	Dave Burckhard: He has the knack for making just about anything halarious.	Dave Burckhard, Mark Livingood, Bill McCready, Dave Whitmon	That we're not alone :-) Seriously, what I value most is the very existance of this list. I came into tandemming with not a lot of cycling experience and I truly appreciate the wealth of knowledge available at the touch of a key. I also appreciate the civility and the patience shown, apart from when Bill at Santana offers.
198	The descriptions of what animals were hit while bicycling.
199	David Whitmon's Tales from the Shop series.	Mark Livingood, David Whitmon, Sheldon Brown, and of course "Bill at Santana"	Bike fit advice, riding techniques (e.g. TPM), and general technical information (maintenance, parts, etc.).
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202	I don't know that's it's funny necessarily, but for me the most memorable piece in recent memory was the story of the guy in California who helped the guy with the old bike who was traveling north along the coast. it's not always about the high-zoot carbon or fancy geometry or bashing Bill, thankfully.	In no particular order...(just a sec though while I put on my asbestos underwear) Bill McCready Mark Livingood Dave Burkhead Len Caplan Rich Shapiro Mark Precision Tandems Rudy "Howdy from Tuscon"	Putting on an Arai drag brake on my Santana Sovereign before a mountain tour. As a cyclist with more than 30 year's experience, but a tandem newbie, I found it to be cheap insurance for both myself and for keeping my stoker's trust. We saw another tandem on this state ride which had a brake-induced tire blowout and crash on this particular descent.
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206	Posts from David Whitmon on Martha's Vineyard.	David Whitmon
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209	Stories about funny stupidities folks have done.	Mark Livingood, Bill from Santana, Mrs. Blaylock, Mark Russel; travel-reports
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220	The never-ending flame wars surrounding Bill McCready's posts always amuse me!	mark livingood, sheldon brown, rich shapiro, peter white, mark johnson and plenty of others.
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222	Any time an author relates a silly story about themselves.	Mark Livingood David Whitmon Willy Nevin Pamala Blalock Dwan Shephard	What to consider when buying a custom triplet for my family.
223	Jay's Christmas Story	Mark Livingood, Jay Hardcastle, Dave Whitmond, Pamela Baylock, Rikard	Where to get directions to change from Shimano to Campy brifters. This switch was the best upgrade I have ever done on a road bike.
224	Several items from Dave Burckhard	Dave Burckhard
225	Post about you know you are a bike geek when...
226	I think the rants about disk brakes by people who have admittedly never ridden with disk brakes.	David Whitmon.	To be careful who you listen to.
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228	Whatever direction the marriage is going, the tandem will accelerate it!	Any builder	I've got to ride more!
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231		For entertainment and feeling good about life, David Whitmon and Dave ?? in the SF Bay Area. For technical issues, Sheldon Brown.	I can ask anything tandem related and someone will helpfully answer (even though someone has already asked it before).
232	Pamela's characterization of T & H members	Mark Livingood (Of course)	Peter White makes great wheels
233	How many Hobbes does it take to ...	Dave B. Mark L. Dave W.
234	Bill flames		don't bother with disc or drag brakes
235		David Whitmon Mark Livingood Sheldon Brown Bill McReady Pamela Blalock Greg Merrit Charles Voigtsberger John Schubert Willy in Pacifica Chris Neary	The passion of other tandem riders sparks my own. The enthusiasm is contagious and I'm glad because of that.
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237	Knapp Hudson's post about collecting shotguns (about 10 years ago) -- the idea is to stay at it until your wife sighs, "All those shotguns." This means she has lost count, and you ar now free to buy more and more. This also applies to bicycles and other cool items.	this question isn't fair! Pamela Blaylock Sheldon Brown Dave Whitmon many others	what other tandemists are thinking about many important topics
238		Bill at Santana; Sheldon Brown; Rudy Van; Piaw Na; I ignore those who consistently bash Bill or Santana.	The important thing about tandeming is to get out and ride. Don't be concerned with the brand you ride, or how fast you ride or how far you ride ... just ride.
239	folks being sucked in by Bill @ Santana, who gets lots of air time because of it.
240	The "Hunting Roadies" thread, August 2003.	Mark Johnson, Mark Livingood, Pamela Blalock, Michel Gagnon, Paul Meixner, and anyone else riding with their kids.	Links to websites; ways to keep kids interested in cycling.
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245		Mark Livingood, Dwan Shepard, Pam and John Blalock, Dave Walker	Only you can be the judge of what is appropriate for your own team.
246	I checked the archives and that lightbulb post is hilarious and still is relevant today.	David Burckhardt, David Whitmon, Bill McCready, Sheldon Brown, Rudy Van, Pia Naw	Finding out that almost without exception tandemists you meet on rides are the nicest folks ever, but a few have a mean streak a mile wide when sitting behind the computer -- especially where Santana is concerned! Listen to everyone but draw your own conclusions.
247	The story that was based on "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The story was titled The Legend of Marshall Canyon or the tale of the Captainless Stoker by Tom Shaddox. I don't remember the year.	David Whitmon, Sheldon Brown, Mark Lingood, Dave Burckhard	The stoker is always right.
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258	Where do I begin? Team age, team weight,... Specifics don't come to mind, but it is funny because you have lived it or can see it happening with your own team.		We are not alone, though we are the only local tandem team. Others are working through the same experiences. Often posts confirm our decisions and habits.
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