I hate you all...

hube1236 · April 21, 2001, 06:04 AM

I was saving up for a new bike- Cologno. Frame and fork $2500. I then applied all of the savings (just started) to an AR-15. My passion for guns is starting to overtake my passion for cycling. I neeeeeeeeeeeeeed this gun now and I know I could enter the riflery word for cheaper or better, but I wanted this gun.

If you see me at the range, any range, shooting like I have studied the instruction manual, and missing everything, please either help, or shake your head in disamay and walk.

Too many guns, too little money....

Nukem · April 21, 2001, 07:13 AM

Wear your spandex bike shorts to the range so we'll know who you are

Byron Quick · April 21, 2001, 07:30 AM

and don't forget the streamlined little helmet

Art Eatman · April 21, 2001, 09:33 AM

$2,500, minus the cost of an AR, leaves enough left over to get an 870 and travel from Disgusted, Jawgia, to Allbenny and go quail huntin'.

If the Lord had intended folks to peddle their fannies all over the place, he wouldn't have invented the Internal Combustion Engine.

Oops, that's "pedal".

Working up a sweat from a day's hunting is a lot more soul-satisfying than bicycle-sweat. Bicycling is merely a way to work your legs to death, trying to give your butt a rest.

, Art

Christopher II · April 21, 2001, 11:22 AM

Ouch! What a sacrifice. I'd sell my soul for a Cologno, but I don't know about selling my guns... Priorities suck.

Art, well, what can I say? It sounds like somebody hasn't done much cycling. I mean, traipsing around in the backcountry is fun, don't get me wrong, but nothing beats riding a metric on a beautiful spring day. Except maybe the post-ride shower.

Later,
Chris

Karsten · April 21, 2001, 01:28 PM

Just go to Walmart and get a Huffy, same thing. 2 tires, 2 peddles, 1 seat and handle bars. Then buy more ammo and start thinking about your next AR

Karsten

Art Eatman · April 21, 2001, 02:41 PM

C II, I rode a bicycle a whole bunch when I was a kid. To school, and some seven miles out to my grandparents'. I've plowed behind a horse, and probably have a few thousand miles of cow-chousin' on horseback.

When my grandfather finally bought an old Farmall 12 tractor, I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven. A few years later, big enough to drive a car, life got even better.

Nowadays, I watch folks bicycling about the countryside, and I'm happy for them. I see them struggling along on cross-country jaunts. I've even seen a guy on a unicycle westbound on US 90, west of Del Rio! Hardcore! I also note the problems with headwinds, sweat, 110 degree afternoons and near-freezing winter days. Thanx, but uh-uh.

If they wanna go where I go to be happy, they're gonna be carrying those bikes up the mountains of Terlingua and through the swamps of south Jawgia and north Florida--where there ain't no trails nor roads. Carryin' a bike and rifle, both, ain't easy.

And I wanna see somebody haul 150 pounds of deer on a bicycle.

, Art

hube1236 · April 21, 2001, 04:32 PM

Art,

I have the 870, but no one to hunt with. I was raised in the north, although I am now thirty, my father ex-hunter/cop now full time New York anti never taught me to hunt. If you are offering, I will gladly buy the beer. Keep in mind I am a good listener. Write back before the end of turkey season.

Steve Smith · April 21, 2001, 08:55 PM

Hube, great to have you along. I was really into biking about 10 years ago, and was hit by a car. I bounced off the windshield of the F-250 that hit me and hit the ground (get this) on my butt. Besides some nice lookin' cuts, the only thing I broke was my tailbone. Unfortunately, that means that I haven't been able to sit on a bike seat since...it must've grown back crooked or something, because sitting on a seat just plain hurts.

Anyway, have you bought the rifle yet?

Art Eatman · April 21, 2001, 09:12 PM

Hube, sounds like we need to put together another Jawgia TFL gathering. My weird schedule kept me away from the last one...

Later, Art

inGobwetrust · April 21, 2001, 09:36 PM

Hube,
If you can make it up to New England I'll take you out deer, coyote, or bear hunting and I'll even let you ride my Merlin. Of course I'll be on my new Odonata! (Seven Cycles) http://www.sevencycles.com

dZ · April 21, 2001, 09:38 PM

fer you non bikie doods,

the Cologno is kinda like a
JP space gun AR 15

a Trek road bike is like
a Bushmaster

a huffy is like
a chinese copy of a AR 15
that shoots BBs
though a bent barrel,
the rear sight fell off
and the stock is warped

they all put holes in paper, but...

dZ · April 21, 2001, 09:41 PM

Quote:

And I wanna see somebody haul 150 pounds of deer on a bicycle.

i used to ride my girlfriend on a tandem in college but she was only 120#

George Hill · April 21, 2001, 09:42 PM

http://mountainbikemilitia.com/index.html

MIKE14 · April 22, 2001, 12:13 AM

In 1972 I rode a Schwinn Continental from Anderson Indiana to Nashville Tennessee and back. I have not rode a bicycle since and never will again.

Scott Turchin · April 22, 2001, 12:37 AM

Don't feel bad, I'm at $3650 into my Remington 700 right now...
It's a VLS model, steel lower receiver, Titanium firing pin/stronger spring.
McMillian Fibreglass stock, USOptics SN-6 scope, case, 500 rds of Black Hills ammo and away I went to the 1000 yard Palma match (To only shoot a 179 tho

....)

I need more practice but truthfully the McMillian stock is just going on it this week, haven't got it bed for the rifle just yet, it's in the gunsmith as I type....

Shoots like a dream tho, 6 rds to get on paper at 1000 yards, hit an X on the 6th rd....helps that my gunsmith is one of the greatest though!

As for bikes, hehe, my Murray 12 speed from 1978 just cost me $125 to get refurbished so I can putt to the store and back when the weather is nice...

Mt Bike would certainly cost me as much as my rifle, chose the rifle over the bike despite that the Mt bike can get me to my favorite beaver pond to go fishing instead of walking 2 miles inland...perhaps next year!

Scott (Bremerton WA)

Sodbuster · April 22, 2001, 09:45 AM

Doesn't Brownell's sell an AR-15 mount for a Cologno?

SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI · April 22, 2001, 08:09 PM

Hube,

I know how you feel. I used to ride a lot (USCF Cat III) but I got too old to compete with the 20-25 year olds. I still have my Colnago, though -- a 1980 Colnago Super-- its obsolete by today's standards anyway - old Campy Super Record gruppo and 120mm rear-hub spacing -- its now taking up space in my garage. Cycling has only gotten more expensive over the years -- just like shooting. I'm afraid you'll have to do without the Colnago for now -- unless you figure out a way to earn a lot more money. Good luck with your newly-adopted sport!

JimR · April 23, 2001, 05:49 AM

Quote:

And I wanna see somebody haul 150 pounds of deer on a bicycle.

i used to ride my girlfriend on a tandem in college but she was only 120#

That would be 120# of dear. As in, "Yes, dear".

JRR · April 23, 2001, 12:10 PM

Hube and everyone,
I'm actually in the bike business, designing and building custom and prototype bike frames for the last 25 years. I once built a custom mountain bike for a turkey hunter in Northern Calif. It had oversized custom built racks, front and rear and a special cassette ratchet that was virtually silent. The whole thing, frame, fork, stem and racks were camo painted of course.

It's interesting how many people are into high end bikes and firearms. I know quite a few, all are men. At least you have only 2 expensive diversions. My 3 are bikes, firearms and American bulldogs.

Jeff

Fisher · April 23, 2001, 08:15 PM

I had a custom bike frame made for myself (Franklin) about 6 years ago. I have to admit that watching him build it was just as exciting as deciding on a gun and buying it. Not to mention just as expensive. But hey, you only go around once in life. You might as well enjoy it.

Byron Quick · April 24, 2001, 08:29 AM

Hube,

Where are you shooting? Buying? I'm in Waynesboro, 30 miles from you. We ought to get together.

April 21, 2001, 11:22 AM	#5
Christopher II Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 1999 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,349	Ouch! What a sacrifice. I'd sell my soul for a Cologno, but I don't know about selling my guns... Priorities suck. Art, well, what can I say? It sounds like somebody hasn't done much cycling. I mean, traipsing around in the backcountry is fun, don't get me wrong, but nothing beats riding a metric on a beautiful spring day. Except maybe the post-ride shower. Later, Chris __________________ "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." – Robert Heinlein "Contrary to popular belief, your vote does not matter, and you cannot make a difference." - Bob Murphy, "Picking Neither of Two Evils" My PGP Public Key

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April 21, 2001, 06:04 AM	#1
hube1236 Registration in progress Join Date: April 28, 2000 Location: New Orleans, USA Posts: 785	I was saving up for a new bike- Cologno. Frame and fork $2500. I then applied all of the savings (just started) to an AR-15. My passion for guns is starting to overtake my passion for cycling. I neeeeeeeeeeeeeed this gun now and I know I could enter the riflery word for cheaper or better, but I wanted this gun. If you see me at the range, any range, shooting like I have studied the instruction manual, and missing everything, please either help, or shake your head in disamay and walk. Too many guns, too little money....

April 21, 2001, 07:13 AM	#2
Nukem Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2000 Posts: 709	Wear your spandex bike shorts to the range so we'll know who you are

April 21, 2001, 07:30 AM	#3
Byron Quick Staff In Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Waynesboro, Georgia, USA Posts: 2,361	and don't forget the streamlined little helmet

April 21, 2001, 09:33 AM	#4
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	$2,500, minus the cost of an AR, leaves enough left over to get an 870 and travel from Disgusted, Jawgia, to Allbenny and go quail huntin'. If the Lord had intended folks to peddle their fannies all over the place, he wouldn't have invented the Internal Combustion Engine. Oops, that's "pedal". Working up a sweat from a day's hunting is a lot more soul-satisfying than bicycle-sweat. Bicycling is merely a way to work your legs to death, trying to give your butt a rest. , Art

April 21, 2001, 01:28 PM	#6
Karsten Junior member Join Date: January 22, 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 479	Just go to Walmart and get a Huffy, same thing. 2 tires, 2 peddles, 1 seat and handle bars. Then buy more ammo and start thinking about your next AR Karsten

April 21, 2001, 02:41 PM	#7
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	C II, I rode a bicycle a whole bunch when I was a kid. To school, and some seven miles out to my grandparents'. I've plowed behind a horse, and probably have a few thousand miles of cow-chousin' on horseback. When my grandfather finally bought an old Farmall 12 tractor, I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven. A few years later, big enough to drive a car, life got even better. Nowadays, I watch folks bicycling about the countryside, and I'm happy for them. I see them struggling along on cross-country jaunts. I've even seen a guy on a unicycle westbound on US 90, west of Del Rio! Hardcore! I also note the problems with headwinds, sweat, 110 degree afternoons and near-freezing winter days. Thanx, but uh-uh. If they wanna go where I go to be happy, they're gonna be carrying those bikes up the mountains of Terlingua and through the swamps of south Jawgia and north Florida--where there ain't no trails nor roads. Carryin' a bike and rifle, both, ain't easy. And I wanna see somebody haul 150 pounds of deer on a bicycle. , Art

April 21, 2001, 04:32 PM	#8
hube1236 Registration in progress Join Date: April 28, 2000 Location: New Orleans, USA Posts: 785	Art, I have the 870, but no one to hunt with. I was raised in the north, although I am now thirty, my father ex-hunter/cop now full time New York anti never taught me to hunt. If you are offering, I will gladly buy the beer. Keep in mind I am a good listener. Write back before the end of turkey season.

April 21, 2001, 08:55 PM	#9
Steve Smith Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 1999 Posts: 4,131	Hube, great to have you along. I was really into biking about 10 years ago, and was hit by a car. I bounced off the windshield of the F-250 that hit me and hit the ground (get this) on my butt. Besides some nice lookin' cuts, the only thing I broke was my tailbone. Unfortunately, that means that I haven't been able to sit on a bike seat since...it must've grown back crooked or something, because sitting on a seat just plain hurts. Anyway, have you bought the rifle yet?

April 21, 2001, 09:12 PM	#10
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Hube, sounds like we need to put together another Jawgia TFL gathering. My weird schedule kept me away from the last one... Later, Art

April 21, 2001, 09:36 PM	#11
inGobwetrust Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 179	Hube, If you can make it up to New England I'll take you out deer, coyote, or bear hunting and I'll even let you ride my Merlin. Of course I'll be on my new Odonata! (Seven Cycles) http://www.sevencycles.com

April 21, 2001, 09:38 PM	#12
dZ Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: Exiled, Fetid Swamp, DC Posts: 7,548	fer you non bikie doods, the Cologno is kinda like a JP space gun AR 15 a Trek road bike is like a Bushmaster a huffy is like a chinese copy of a AR 15 that shoots BBs though a bent barrel, the rear sight fell off and the stock is warped they all put holes in paper, but...

April 22, 2001, 12:37 AM	#16
Scott Turchin Junior Member Join Date: April 22, 2001 Location: Bremerton WA Posts: 1	Don't feel bad, I'm at $3650 into my Remington 700 right now... It's a VLS model, steel lower receiver, Titanium firing pin/stronger spring. McMillian Fibreglass stock, USOptics SN-6 scope, case, 500 rds of Black Hills ammo and away I went to the 1000 yard Palma match (To only shoot a 179 tho ....) I need more practice but truthfully the McMillian stock is just going on it this week, haven't got it bed for the rifle just yet, it's in the gunsmith as I type.... Shoots like a dream tho, 6 rds to get on paper at 1000 yards, hit an X on the 6th rd....helps that my gunsmith is one of the greatest though! As for bikes, hehe, my Murray 12 speed from 1978 just cost me $125 to get refurbished so I can putt to the store and back when the weather is nice... Mt Bike would certainly cost me as much as my rifle, chose the rifle over the bike despite that the Mt bike can get me to my favorite beaver pond to go fishing instead of walking 2 miles inland...perhaps next year! Scott (Bremerton WA)

April 22, 2001, 09:45 AM	#17
Sodbuster Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 1999 Location: Wyo-Tana Posts: 1,298	Doesn't Brownell's sell an AR-15 mount for a Cologno?

April 22, 2001, 08:09 PM	#18
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: The People's Republic of Calif Posts: 268	Hube, I know how you feel. I used to ride a lot (USCF Cat III) but I got too old to compete with the 20-25 year olds. I still have my Colnago, though -- a 1980 Colnago Super-- its obsolete by today's standards anyway - old Campy Super Record gruppo and 120mm rear-hub spacing -- its now taking up space in my garage. Cycling has only gotten more expensive over the years -- just like shooting. I'm afraid you'll have to do without the Colnago for now -- unless you figure out a way to earn a lot more money. Good luck with your newly-adopted sport!

April 23, 2001, 12:10 PM	#20
JRR Member Join Date: January 5, 2001 Location: N. Calif. Posts: 53	Hube and everyone, I'm actually in the bike business, designing and building custom and prototype bike frames for the last 25 years. I once built a custom mountain bike for a turkey hunter in Northern Calif. It had oversized custom built racks, front and rear and a special cassette ratchet that was virtually silent. The whole thing, frame, fork, stem and racks were camo painted of course. It's interesting how many people are into high end bikes and firearms. I know quite a few, all are men. At least you have only 2 expensive diversions. My 3 are bikes, firearms and American bulldogs. Jeff

April 23, 2001, 08:15 PM	#21
Fisher Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 1999 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio Posts: 329	I had a custom bike frame made for myself (Franklin) about 6 years ago. I have to admit that watching him build it was just as exciting as deciding on a gun and buying it. Not to mention just as expensive. But hey, you only go around once in life. You might as well enjoy it.

April 24, 2001, 08:29 AM	#22
Byron Quick Staff In Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Waynesboro, Georgia, USA Posts: 2,361	Hube, Where are you shooting? Buying? I'm in Waynesboro, 30 miles from you. We ought to get together.