Originally Posted by Speed
I bought a Gary Fisher Mamba about 12 years ago, maybe it's been even longer. It was a lower-end basic bike but the best I could afford at the time and I've loved it. Most of the components have been changed once or twice. I upgraded to Deore XT and Alivio the first year. The bike has been bulletproof and a pleasure to ride. These days I have street tires on it and use it almost entirely on pavement. It's a great bike for city streets and traffic. It's a little heavy for road riding but I've actually ridden a couple of centuries with it. We still have a lot of weekend layovers at ABX and I've hauled it to TUS, ABQ, BOI, MSN, MKE, etc.
Tell Gary I said thanks for the great bike and ask him if he needs a personal pilot!
Will do, when I see him. I see Charlie around a lot, and since we have a lot of mutual friends,we always have a great chat. He's an interesting guy, the kind of guy you all would love to have a beer with.
Speaking of biking and blowing out knees. Since I'm still on crutches, do I get any special privileges when I fly?...LOL...like, don't you need to bump me up to first class in order to make room for my crutches and bum knee? Any UAL pilots flying SFO to SNA next Wednesday? If so, and I'm your pax, please be nice to me...LOL...My knee and I will accept pity, as well as an upgrade.