Comments for Bike Emory http://bike.emory.edu Why not? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 Comment on Bike Tires, Flats, and Proper Air Pressure by Off Road Tyres http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/11/bike-tires-flats-and-proper-air-pressure/#comment-947 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:26:37 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/11/bike-tires-flats-and-proper-air-pressure/#comment-947 <p>Hey, be very careful if you use a motorized pump such as one at a gas station – it is very easy to blow a tire off the rim!</p> <p>Regards</p> Hey, be very careful if you use a motorized pump such as one at a gas station – it is very easy to blow a tire off the rim!

Regards

]]> Comment on Styles of Handlebars by Brian Dunne http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/styles-of-handlebars/#comment-925 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:44:20 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/styles-of-handlebars/#comment-925 <p>Bar ends were invented as a climbing aid. They aid climbing by opening up your upper body while climbing out of the saddle. They also help to weight the front wheel to help keep it on the ground while climbing steep terrain.</p> <p>They also have the benefit of improving comfort by offering multiple hand positions. This is the reason most people put bar ends on, currently.</p> Bar ends were invented as a climbing aid. They aid climbing by opening up your upper body while climbing out of the saddle. They also help to weight the front wheel to help keep it on the ground while climbing steep terrain.

They also have the benefit of improving comfort by offering multiple hand positions. This is the reason most people put bar ends on, currently.

]]> Comment on Styles of Handlebars by Daniel http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/styles-of-handlebars/#comment-924 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:30:10 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/styles-of-handlebars/#comment-924 <p>What are the benefits, if any, of bar ends or handle bar extensions on mountain and hybrid bikes?</p> What are the benefits, if any, of bar ends or handle bar extensions on mountain and hybrid bikes?

]]> Comment on Women’s True Beginner Bicycle Class - July 21 & 23 by wow what a great idea! http://bike.emory.edu/2008/07/09/womens-true-beginner-bicycle-class-july-21-23/#comment-922 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:41:17 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2008/07/09/womens-true-beginner-bicycle-class-july-21-23/#comment-922 <p>wow what a great idea!</p> wow what a great idea!

]]> Comment on New Bike Share Station Opens at 1599 Clifton Road by Bike Emory http://bike.emory.edu/2008/07/24/new-bike-share-station-opens-at-1599-clifton-road/#comment-909 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:59:11 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2008/07/24/new-bike-share-station-opens-at-1599-clifton-road/#comment-909 <p>You must have read our mind. We were already working on this and presto! It's live. Thanks for the feedback.</p> You must have read our mind. We were already working on this and presto! It’s live. Thanks for the feedback.

]]> Comment on New Bike Share Station Opens at 1599 Clifton Road by sharon pine http://bike.emory.edu/2008/07/24/new-bike-share-station-opens-at-1599-clifton-road/#comment-908 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:31:38 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2008/07/24/new-bike-share-station-opens-at-1599-clifton-road/#comment-908 <p>Please make the bike share program easier to locate for students. Many call the Transportation Office looking for informtion about the program. After assisting the last student on the phone, I must agree that it is not easy to find. many students are not familar with campus, so also include a map of locations.</p> Please make the bike share program easier to locate for students. Many call the Transportation Office looking for informtion about the program. After assisting the last student on the phone, I must agree that it is not easy to find. many students are not familar with campus, so also include a map of locations.

]]> Comment on Types of Brakes on Bikes by Brian Dunne http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/types-of-brakes-on-bikes/#comment-907 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:08:58 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/types-of-brakes-on-bikes/#comment-907 <p>Bicycle South has been stocking the Raleigh Coasting model which does feature a coaster brake and 3 speed automatic shifting. We're currently sold out of the women's frame and there is a ddelay in getting more from Raleigh. Come on by the shop and check out the men's version. If the idea is appealing, we can call when they do arrive.</p> Bicycle South has been stocking the Raleigh Coasting model which does feature a coaster brake and 3 speed automatic shifting. We’re currently sold out of the women’s frame and there is a ddelay in getting more from Raleigh. Come on by the shop and check out the men’s version. If the idea is appealing, we can call when they do arrive.

]]> Comment on Types of Brakes on Bikes by Kathy Rogers http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/types-of-brakes-on-bikes/#comment-906 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:19:48 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/types-of-brakes-on-bikes/#comment-906 <p>Are there And Cruiser Bikes(foot brakes) with automatic speeds??</p> <p>I have written a bike on the road for a decade and I would like to start back. I am 54.</p> Are there And Cruiser Bikes(foot brakes) with automatic speeds??

I have written a bike on the road for a decade and I would like to start back. I am 54.

]]> Comment on Register As A Cycling Commuter - Get Free Stuff by Joy Wasson http://bike.emory.edu/2007/09/18/register-as-a-cycling-commuter-get-free-stuff/#comment-95 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:47:03 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2007/09/18/register-as-a-cycling-commuter-get-free-stuff/#comment-95 <p>This is HOTlanta-- in order to bike regularly to campus during the summer, we need showers. Can't we get free access to WoodPEC showers in exchange for giving up our cars? thanks.</p> This is HOTlanta— in order to bike regularly to campus during the summer, we need showers. Can’t we get free access to WoodPEC showers in exchange for giving up our cars? thanks.

]]> Comment on Styles of Handlebars by Bike Emory http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/styles-of-handlebars/#comment-38 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:03:53 +0000 http://bike.emory.edu/2007/08/10/styles-of-handlebars/#comment-38 <p>Great idea Dave. We'll add that.</p> Great idea Dave. We’ll add that.

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