Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/10

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Subject: [Leica] A "new" bike
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:27:57 +0200
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Nice images, Pond scene is my favorite
Saludos
Lluis

El 10/04/2010, a las 6:45, Richard Man escribi?:

> I used to bike a lot in NYC. The craziest thing I ever did was  
> probably
> biked up from Lower East Side to Mid-town via... The FDR Drive. Man,  
> young
> and foolish. And I still have fond memory of one time getting a  
> green light
> break around 50th st. and pretty much cruise all the way down. Good  
> time.
>
> I had a 3rd-hand used hand-made British racing bike. It was a bit  
> tall for
> me, but hey, it's free from my brother (who bought it for 200 bucks, I
> think. It was probably worth close to a thousand - 1970's money!).
>
> A couple years ago, we bought a couple bikes in the hope of getting  
> more
> exercise. I was absolutely amazed with the "new" bike technology  
> with the
> hybrid bikes. The gear shift is dead easy to use, and you can sit  
> upright.
> Wow.
>
> A few weeks ago, a friend gave us his old racing bike, and today I  
> took it
> for a spin:
> http://www.5pmlight.com/PICS/bike/L9995205.jpg
>
> Disaster strike, I hit a rock and flipped over. While doing a  
> somersault in
> the air, I took this picture:
> http://www.5pmlight.com/PICS/bike/L9995202.jpg
> No, actually, that was a lie. I put down the bike and took a picture.
> Obviously a mistake here but I like the blurriness.
>
> Pond scene
> http://www.5pmlight.com/PICS/bike/L9995199.jpg
>
> and the weed, which you may have seen
> http://www.5pmlight.com/PICS/bike/L9995217.jpg
>
> -- 
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