Edward Dolan
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
"Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@REMOVETHISyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:g6fr9s$4nv$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> Mike Vandeman wrote:
>> ...
>> Industry: I have improved the bicycle by advocating turned-back
>> handlebars and wide, comfortable seats that allow one to sit upright
>> so as to view the scenery, and avoid wrist and arm injuries due to the
>> need to put too much weight on the arms, as well as impotence in male
>> riders. Our arms haven't been for weigh-bearing since we left the
>> monkey stage!...
>>
> Mikey has this wrong - the answer is to get 'bent.
>
> The best position for viewing scenery is a moderate recline with the feet
> slightly above to slightly below seat level. Here are some examples of
> excellent bicycles for the purpose.
>
> My personal favorite: <http://www.ransbikes.com/Rocket.htm>.
>
> Another bicycle with a similar riding position from RANS, but with a
> longer wheelbase and larger wheels: <http://www.ransbikes.com/V308.htm#>.
>
> A European favorite:
> <http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/produkte/sm/gt/index_e.html>.
Mr. Michael J. Vandeman of RBS is a fine writer and thinker and when he puts
his mind to it he can outdo any of us. Here is the complete message which
deserves to be posted to all the cycling newsgroups. Mr. Vandeman mostly has
to contend with idiot mountain bikers on certain other newsgroups. He
deserves far better than that. Mr. Vandeman is the world's foremost expert
on the harm that mountain biking does to natural areas. He is one of the
very few persons I have ever encountered on Usenet that I am in awe of. He
is a scholar and a gentleman!
Sent to: info@mtnbikehalloffame.com
While I have never been a mountain biker, I have been actively
involved in mountain biking journalism and research for the last 14
years. Clearly, my prominence in the mountain biking field
(especially in internet and print journalism) qualifies me for a
place in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. I hereby nominate myself for
a place in the Journalism section, although you should probably
create a Research or Science section and place me there.
Advocacy: Even the mountain bikers admit that I am very hard working
and persistent. I have always advocated a mountain bike friendly
trail policy: I think that there should be secure bicycle parking
facilities at the trailhead, so that mountain bikers won't have their
bikes stolen while HIKING on the trails. I have also always advocated
responsible rider ethics: ride only on paved roads, where you can do
little harm. I have also always advocated and demonstrated the
highest standards for truthfulness in journalism, even when attacked
for that honesty by thousands of mountain bikers who don't want that
truth to be told.
Industry: I have improved the bicycle by advocating turned-back
handlebars and wide, comfortable seats that allow one to sit upright
so as to view the scenery, and avoid wrist and arm injuries due to
the need to put too much weight on the arms, as well as impotence in
male riders. Our arms haven't been for weigh-bearing since we left
the monkey stage!
Journalism: I have been the number one person, worldwide, to
publicize the environmental, wildlife, and human impacts of mountain
biking. No one else even comes close. I have given papers on mountain
biking impacts at ten important scientific conferences. No one at any
of those conferences (or elsewhere) has ever found any error in my reports.
Pioneers: I was one of the first people to publicize the
environmental, wildlife, and human impacts of mountain biking. I was
also one of the first people ever to THINK about mountain biking! One
day, when I was a kid (in the 1950's), I was hiking along a rather
boring section of trail. I suddenly thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if
I had a bike, so I could get past the boring part and on to the
interesting part much faster?" About one second later I realized that
if I could do that, so could everyone else, and the place would be
RUINED! So I also hold the record for the SHORTEST mountain biking
career: one second!
Promotion: I created and perfected the mountain biking protest event,
making use of the teachings of Mohandas Gandhi to stop inappropriate
(illicit) mountain biking.
Racing History: I have done more than anyone else in the world to
publicize the harm that mountain bike racing does to its participants
and the environment. I single-handedly prevented a race from being
held on a narrow hiking trail through a pristine oak/bay/fern habitat
(aside form the fact that a "race" on a narrow trail where it is
impossible to pass is a contradiction). The fact that high school
mountain bikers now have to drive hundreds of miles to find a place
willing to let them abuse it, is due mostly to my efforts (and the
integrity of many land managers).
My current photograph is being withheld due to numerous death threats
from mountain bikers (which, by the way, are a testimonial to my
success). I attached a substitute. [Here Mike attaches a pciture of St.
Francis being kind to all the animals.]
Michael J. Vandeman
2600 Camino Ramon # 2E950I
San Ramon, CA 94583-5099
925-866-2325
Bravo Mike! Keep up the good work!
Best Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
news:g6fr9s$4nv$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> Mike Vandeman wrote:
>> ...
>> Industry: I have improved the bicycle by advocating turned-back
>> handlebars and wide, comfortable seats that allow one to sit upright
>> so as to view the scenery, and avoid wrist and arm injuries due to the
>> need to put too much weight on the arms, as well as impotence in male
>> riders. Our arms haven't been for weigh-bearing since we left the
>> monkey stage!...
>>
> Mikey has this wrong - the answer is to get 'bent.
>
> The best position for viewing scenery is a moderate recline with the feet
> slightly above to slightly below seat level. Here are some examples of
> excellent bicycles for the purpose.
>
> My personal favorite: <http://www.ransbikes.com/Rocket.htm>.
>
> Another bicycle with a similar riding position from RANS, but with a
> longer wheelbase and larger wheels: <http://www.ransbikes.com/V308.htm#>.
>
> A European favorite:
> <http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/produkte/sm/gt/index_e.html>.
Mr. Michael J. Vandeman of RBS is a fine writer and thinker and when he puts
his mind to it he can outdo any of us. Here is the complete message which
deserves to be posted to all the cycling newsgroups. Mr. Vandeman mostly has
to contend with idiot mountain bikers on certain other newsgroups. He
deserves far better than that. Mr. Vandeman is the world's foremost expert
on the harm that mountain biking does to natural areas. He is one of the
very few persons I have ever encountered on Usenet that I am in awe of. He
is a scholar and a gentleman!
Sent to: info@mtnbikehalloffame.com
While I have never been a mountain biker, I have been actively
involved in mountain biking journalism and research for the last 14
years. Clearly, my prominence in the mountain biking field
(especially in internet and print journalism) qualifies me for a
place in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. I hereby nominate myself for
a place in the Journalism section, although you should probably
create a Research or Science section and place me there.
Advocacy: Even the mountain bikers admit that I am very hard working
and persistent. I have always advocated a mountain bike friendly
trail policy: I think that there should be secure bicycle parking
facilities at the trailhead, so that mountain bikers won't have their
bikes stolen while HIKING on the trails. I have also always advocated
responsible rider ethics: ride only on paved roads, where you can do
little harm. I have also always advocated and demonstrated the
highest standards for truthfulness in journalism, even when attacked
for that honesty by thousands of mountain bikers who don't want that
truth to be told.
Industry: I have improved the bicycle by advocating turned-back
handlebars and wide, comfortable seats that allow one to sit upright
so as to view the scenery, and avoid wrist and arm injuries due to
the need to put too much weight on the arms, as well as impotence in
male riders. Our arms haven't been for weigh-bearing since we left
the monkey stage!
Journalism: I have been the number one person, worldwide, to
publicize the environmental, wildlife, and human impacts of mountain
biking. No one else even comes close. I have given papers on mountain
biking impacts at ten important scientific conferences. No one at any
of those conferences (or elsewhere) has ever found any error in my reports.
Pioneers: I was one of the first people to publicize the
environmental, wildlife, and human impacts of mountain biking. I was
also one of the first people ever to THINK about mountain biking! One
day, when I was a kid (in the 1950's), I was hiking along a rather
boring section of trail. I suddenly thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if
I had a bike, so I could get past the boring part and on to the
interesting part much faster?" About one second later I realized that
if I could do that, so could everyone else, and the place would be
RUINED! So I also hold the record for the SHORTEST mountain biking
career: one second!
Promotion: I created and perfected the mountain biking protest event,
making use of the teachings of Mohandas Gandhi to stop inappropriate
(illicit) mountain biking.
Racing History: I have done more than anyone else in the world to
publicize the harm that mountain bike racing does to its participants
and the environment. I single-handedly prevented a race from being
held on a narrow hiking trail through a pristine oak/bay/fern habitat
(aside form the fact that a "race" on a narrow trail where it is
impossible to pass is a contradiction). The fact that high school
mountain bikers now have to drive hundreds of miles to find a place
willing to let them abuse it, is due mostly to my efforts (and the
integrity of many land managers).
My current photograph is being withheld due to numerous death threats
from mountain bikers (which, by the way, are a testimonial to my
success). I attached a substitute. [Here Mike attaches a pciture of St.
Francis being kind to all the animals.]
Michael J. Vandeman
2600 Camino Ramon # 2E950I
San Ramon, CA 94583-5099
925-866-2325
Bravo Mike! Keep up the good work!
Best Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota