Edward Dolan
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
"Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote in message news:...
>
> "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
>
>
>
> "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
>
>