Random Act of Kindnesss or Feeling Generous?

[livethedream68]

Random Act of Kindnesss or Feeling Generous?

Donate your mountain bike and give someone [me] a second chance!

Start the year 2007 on a good foot!

It's a new year... it's a new ball game!

Finally, after 40 years, I'm beginning to find the strength to start thinking for myself.

Starting a new life... going somewhere... ...will need transportation!

What to do?

The struggle to survive gives you direction and drive.

There is a good reason I lost direction!

"The universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation." Vartan Gregorian

On that slippery road [winter is coming] your mountain bike will give me a better grip on life.

"Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you."

Good Luck and Happy new year in 2007!



P.S. I can come pick up the mountain bike on foot in Falls Church or Arlington VA.

The modern bike “the Rover Safety Bicycle” came out in 1885 ...back to the future 122 years... you have to start somewhere!

[livethedream68]

A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way!

Can a misfit become a successful person?

I want you to know that I’m not in favor of organizing a BIG spaghetti dinner to raise the money for this misfit!

I’m sure it can help the cause in the long run... but for now, transportation is the main problem.

It’s nice for the misfit to learn a lesson...

...there is always room to grow!

I’d like to share with you what I have... but it isn’t much... believe me! It isn’t much.

My freeride to freedom on the streets of DC

...can only begin with transportation a.k.a mountain bike.

It will be an uphill ride all the way... Believe me!

Go ahead, say it: “Money doesn’t grow on trees!”

You should know that...

...on those many mountain bike trails, there are many trees.

But I’d like to think that Washington D.C. is still the capital of the FREE world.

We all pray for the day when our nation may truly be the land of the FREE!

May God bless you all and continue to inspire you in the service of your fellowman.


P.S. “Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.”

There’s a lot ahead that you don’t expect.

And a lot of what you do expect isn’t ahead!

[Brizn]

:confused:

[deansidr]

Good luck in your search. This is a good place to start.

[DaveG]

Drugs are bad, ummmmmmmmmmkay.

Really not sure what you are asking here.


At least that's what I think he's asking.

[deansidr]

Thanks DaveG

Thought I might change my response. :)

[Brizn]

have to say i thought the same thing sidr :o

[CRAIG2]

Yard sales and CL are probably better places to look... :rolleyes:

[punga]

If a bike is what you're looking for (and I'm not sure what all the other rambling quotes, etc. in your post are about, I'm guessing its a hard sell, but it reads an awful lot like spam) there are several sources including Chain Reaction in DC and Craig's List.

You'll also get more responses by telling us what size you're looking for and being a little more straightforward about what you're asking. I don't have any spare bikes at the moment, but if I did, I'd need to know how tall you are, etc.

punga!

[allencb]

Yard sales and CL are probably better places to look... :rolleyes:

I saw a perfectly serviceable early 90s vintage Raleigh Technium Heat at our community's fall yard sale for $20 (I paid $525 for a similar one in 1989). That would be a better bike than anything you could buy at Wal-Mart (after a good tune-up, probably better than any sub $300 bike on the market today).

Chris

[hophead]

I really wanted to make up an alter ego for this one........... :D
Owww look at me Marge, I'm making people Happy! I'm the magical man, from Happy Land, who lives in a gumdrop house on Lolly Pop Lane!!!!

[livethedream68]

A Misfit Waits for a Second Act

The sun is up on this January warm day, but a chill is rollin’ in.

I’m going to hurry up and get myself together so I can find that MOUNTAIN BIKE.

But together seems a long way out!

No job, no car, no place of my own... 40 years-old!

On my best days, I'm here at the Fairfax County public library, looking for FREEdom.

On the worst days, I think of no job, no car, no place of my own.

But my spirit is not broken...

...because my FREEride to FREEdom is out there...

I know it... transportation a.k.a …MOUNTAIN BIKE

With this faith, we will be able to ride together, to struggle together, to work together...

...knowing that we will be FREE one day!

Thank you for your consideration


livethedream68@yahoo.com


For now, I’m FREE to pick up the mountain bike on foot in Falls Church or Arlington VA.

P.S. “Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.”

[punga]

...because my FREEride to FREEdom is out there...


Actually freeride is a type of mountain biking revolving around riding over and off of unconventional things, like cliffs and ladders suspended 10 feet in the air using over built mountain bikes that are best suited for going downhill.

Have you checked with local charities and churches?

Good luck in your quest.

You can lead a horse to water, but a vest has no sleeves.

punga!

[Brizn]

...but it reads an awful lot like spam) and if the thinly veiled encryption continues, spam it is.

[saxman]

If anyone else is in a giving mood, I would like someone to donate to me a 61" plasma screen, hi-def TV.

Seriously, though, check around your area on bulk trash pickup days. There's bound to be at least one bicycle in the brood. Some of these don't need a whole lot of work to be rideable

[Brizn]

I would also like a hand-me-down Blackberry. I'm on a tight budget, still renting, bought last vehicle used, etc.

[drewdane]

I would also like a hand-me-down Blackberry. I'm on a tight budget, still renting, bought last vehicle used, etc.
I'm not a greedy consumer whore like - *ahem* - some people on this site. Being a man of simple tastes, I'd be ok with annual grants in an amount equalling my current salary and future expected raises, promotions, and COL increases. :D

[macdaid]

... livethe's posts seem to have a kind of quasi-poetic / philosophical letter-to-santa-claus quality... kinda disjointed, like spam, and also kinda pathetic.

Somewhat artfully composed begging is still begging, and lacking somewhat, in dignity.

It's not clear what or who we're dealing with here, given the complete lack of straight-talk. Maybe not worth giving the red greenies, but certainly tipping toward irrelevant...

:confused:

[Brizn]

I'm not a greedy consumer whore like - *ahem* - some people on this site. Being a man of simple tastes, I'd be ok with annual grants in an amount equalling my current salary and future expected raises, promotions, and COL increases. :DSpam. Red dot.

[Brizn]

... but certainly tipping toward irrelevant...

:confused:..tipping toward word salad !

[macdaid]

...put me on the list for the free flat screen too. a 32" will do.
the new 360 just doesn't cut it on the ole CRT...

heh, heh...
:D

[macdaid]

Or brain spagetti...


..tipping toward word salad !

[Brizn]

Or brain spagetti...lol..

despite my 'red dot' comments, i didn't give Live one. I think I've only given one or two ever.

granted, i'm annoyed by these posts as they're tantamount to panhandling, but on an even larger scale. Thanks to the e-interface, however, i'm not filled w/ guilt.

[markie]

... livethe's posts seem to have a kind of quasi-poetic / philosophical letter-to-santa-claus quality... kinda disjointed, like spam, and also kinda pathetic.

:

Is it just me or do they remind anyone else of Snot-rockets longer ramblings? :o

[punga]

If we're gonna ask for free stuff I'd like:

People in glass houses need lots of Windex

- A newish (05 and up) Carbon Specialized Road Bike for training

The hills are alive with the sound of nature

- A pimped out Winnabego camper for MTBing road trips

An apple a day keeps me regular

- A house in Tahoo

When I wore a younger man's clothes, he got really angry with me

- An expense account that I don't have to be responsible for

punga!

P.S.
Has our friend tried Freecycle?

[bikerRob]

... livethe's posts seem to have a kind of quasi-poetic / philosophical letter-to-santa-claus quality... kinda disjointed, like spam, and also kinda pathetic.

Somewhat artfully composed begging is still begging, and lacking somewhat, in dignity.

It's not clear what or who we're dealing with here, given the complete lack of straight-talk. Maybe not worth giving the red greenies, but certainly tipping toward irrelevant...

:confused:

1/04/07 >> It should be noted that no real attempt was made to dialog with anyone on the forum. If they really wanted something I would have expected a far different approach. At least the post is not too obnoxious. I won't give a red unless the babbling continues on without any two-way dialog. I'm thinking border line Troller here. Sometimes you just got to let sleeping dogs lie....until they either dump on your rug or bite you.

[macdaid]

...mmmmm, not sure I see what you mean.
Snots posts, though long-winded are usually packed full of oodles of good, useful info.

The big diff is, Snot's got lots to offer and say, but livethedream is, as I said before, is tippping toward irrelevant...


Is it just me or do they remind anyone else of Snot-rockets longer ramblings? :o

[Brizn]

... but for now, transportation is the main problem.

You seem like you've got savvy; use your savvy and the info below to get hooked up. There are probably programs out there that will meet your specific needs-- you just gotta find 'em and be persistent. Good luck.

As ment'd: Bulk trash time is also a good option for cast away bikes.

CUE Bus system (http://www.fairfaxva.gov/CUEBus/CUEBus.asp)

Ridesharing info (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/sources.htm)

Your local Transit Authority (http://www.wmata.com/)

Your local DSS (http://www.workworld.org/wwwebhelp/va_department_of_social_services_ds s_offices.htm)

Local Churches (http://costar.net/church.htm)

Full fares are discounted for customers 65 years of age and older and persons with disabilities with a Metro ID or Medicare card. A photo ID may be requested by the driver. Senior citizens can obtain an ID card application at all Fairfax County libraries. Persons with disabilities can arrange to obtain an ID card at WMATA headquarters, 600 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C., by calling (202)-962-1245, TTY (202) 628-8973.

[macdaid]

Briz,

u r a gud samaritan!
Here's a greenie for ya


You seem like you've got savvy; use your savvy and the info below to get hooked up. There are probably programs out there that will meet your specific needs-- you just gotta find 'em and be persistent. Good luck.

[Brizn]

yea, next thing you know i'll be giving away "lost (Ti) kittens" with 'broken legs' that need to be fixed.. ;) ;)

[riderx]

No helmet only hat
Barry the homeless bike man
Pedals Nashville fast (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cariephoto/299715611/in/set-72057594084937682/)

[markie]

I see your homeless Barry and I raise you a homeless Fred (http://www.johntarleton.net/bicycle_fred.html)

[riderx]

Wheel lock prevents theft
Who needs a nice Camelbak
Coffee cup for me (http://truetalk.typepad.com/truetalk/images/homeless_biker.JPG)

[markie]

Should you really give just anyone a bike?

They might be under the influence of drugs. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/02/AR2006100201124.html)

[riderx]

Springer fork eats bumps
Parachute for fast stops
Bike shoes top it off (http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/south_asia_homeless_in_karachi/img/7.jpg)

[markie]

Dude, you are cheating. That is the same image as before. :(

[riderx]

Dude, you are cheating. That is the same image as before. :(Whoops!. I fixed the link. It now matches the haiku.

[starcitymtb]

Springer fork eats bumps
Parachute for fast stops
Bike shoes top it off (http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/south_asia_homeless_in_karachi/img/7.jpg)

Wheeeww.... Haiku time in the forum. Well done!

[markie]

I am no good at haikus

http://www.whileseated.org/photo/img/cycling/IMG_4185.jpg

[riderx]

Here's one for you Markie:

Patriot biker
Zero to Sixty in Five
Watch that saddle nose

[starcitymtb]

I am no good at haikus


Frameset with no fork
Too many bills to be paid
No ride till the spring

[Brizn]

Luggage eats bike
burp;
igloo thermos.

http://www.whileseated.org/photo/img/cycling/IMG_4185.jpg

[deansidr]

That's like the "Where's Waldo" of the thermos world. I must looked for 1 minute before it bit me on the nose. :)

[walsh]

http://www.whileseated.org/photo/img/cycling/IMG_4185.jpg[/QUOTE]

Tons of crap on bike,
Handlebars are way too high -
Must be Sheldon Brown!

[saxman]

http://www.whileseated.org/photo/img/cycling/IMG_4185.jpg

Once an M T B
Riding over streets and trails
Now look at this @#$@#!

[Brizn]

Tons of crap on bike,
Handlebars are way too high -
Must be Sheldon Brown!
LOL
Walsh throws down the gauntlet.. AGAIN !! :D

[livethedream68]

FREEride a.k.a. Mountain Bike

TOP 10 reasons – Why the world won’t set me FREE?

10. I am car FREE

9. I am pollution FREE

8. One more cyclist – a better deal for society for FREE

7. Greater quality of life for FREE

6. Glamorization of mountain bikes – FREE advertising

5. The Recyclable Bicycle – FREE up your hands & some space

4. FREEdom to move (Independence) – Good Luck happens to those in Action

3. I am Global Warming FREE

2. The best things in life are FREE

1. That FREEwheeling feeling... rolling down the hill!

You ride a mountain bike... I dream of doing it already!

It’s the ultimate intimate machine!!!

Mind Body and Machine acting as ONE

This is my last post – Thank you for having me on www.more-mtb.org

If you want to set me FREE I’m @

livethedream68@yahoo.com

I’m FREE to pick up the mountain bike on foot in Falls Church or Arlington VA.

Meet me half-way

For now, remember, I’m car-FREE, job-FREE, money-FREE, housing-FREE…

We often build our own prisons and serve as our own jail keepers!

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/EUR/2300-8518~Extreme-Sports-Mountain-Bike-Posters.jpg

P.S. “Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.”

[hophead]

How about drug free???

[CRAIG2]

No, drugs are still not free :D :p

[riderx]

We often build our own prisons and serve as our own jail keepers!

You hold the key
Dumpster dive for a free bike
Sounds like you have time

[punga]

No, drugs are still not free :D :p
Where are these free drugs?

punga!

[CRAIG2]

Where are these free drugs?

punga!

I'm still on my quest - I'll let you know when I find them! Possibly Canada? ;)

[Brizn]

Reality-FREE.

[hophead]

Free drugs:
http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/images/600max/starr_060312_6680_sporobolus_sp.jpg

[Brizn]

I knew this thread would eventually turn to shit. :D

[saxman]

Unfortunately Mr. LiveTheDream, our mountain bikes live pretty hard lives. Once they are of no use to us any longer, they get picked clean the same way turkey vultures pick clean roadkill. The good components go into our next build, the rest of the parts go into the spare parts bin or the junk heap. Most of us just don't have extra bikes lying around. You've been given some great suggestions for no-cost, low cost bikes, go ahead and act on them.

[gomogo]

I don't think Live is really looking for a bike. An outlet for random expression, maybe. A friend, perhaps. A forum of captive readers, yeah. A bike? Doubt it.

mo

[macdaid]

Mr. LTD appears to be signing off....

... y'know, despite the ramblin, irreverent, irrelevant, odd-ball, stream of conciousness, quality of LTD's posts, they did stir up a spontaneous and amusing thread.

Since there's a trend toward micromanagement of thread content, how about setting up one for this kinda thing?

Jus kiddin'

:D

[bunky]

Dear Mr. Livethedream,

While I cannot provide you directly with a mountain bicycle, I have been requested by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. If you assist me, you will have the ability to buy ten thousand or more of the finest mountain bicycles.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company has recently concluded a large number of contracts for oil exploration in the sub-Sahara region. The contracts have immediately produced moneys equalling US$40,000,000. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company is desirous of oil exploration in other parts of the world, however, because of certain regulations of the Nigerian Government, it is unable to move these funds to another region.

You assistance is requested as a non-Nigerian citizen to assist the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, and also the Central Bank of Nigeria, in moving these funds out of Nigeria. If the funds can be transferred to you, Mr. Livethedream, in your United States account, then you can forward the funds as directed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. In exchange for you accomodating services, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company would agree to allow you to retain 10%, or US$4 million of this amount.

If it will be possible for you to assist us, think of all of the mountain bicycles you might purchase—red ones, blue ones, yellow ones, etc. You could have a mountain bicycles in every color in the rainbow for every day of week. We suggest that you meet with us in person in Nigeria, and that during your visit I introduce you to the representatives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, as well as with certain officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Please email me at your earliest convenience at scam-artist@dillweed.com. Time is of the essence in this matter; very quickly the Nigerian Government will realize that the Central Bank is maintaining this amount on deposit, and attempt to levy certain depository taxes on it.

Yours truly, etc.
Moussa Matakoyakoniyangu (but please call me Mickey)

[bunky]

Dear Mr. Livethedream,

I am sorry, the Nigerian government found out. Offer revoked! :D

[punga]

FREEride a.k.a. Mountain Bike

TOP 10 reasons – Why the world won’t set me FREE?
Are you victim of circumstances or did you choose to be held hostage?

10. I am car FREE
We all applaud that.

9. I am pollution FREE
Not really, the library you posted this from uses electricity generated somehow and I'm betting it wasn't wind or solar.

8. One more cyclist – a better deal for society for FREE
We've all worked hard to acquire our rides (except, maybe BikerMiker), but you won't even want to tell us what size bike you might want.

7. Greater quality of life for FREE
You get what you pay for.

6. Glamorization of mountain bikes – FREE advertising
Thanks, Mountain Dew has been been slackin' lately

5. The Recyclable Bicycle – FREE up your hands & some space
Several sources have been mentioned.

4. FREEdom to move (Independence) – Good Luck happens to those in Action
It isn't about luck, it's about working hard.

3. I am Global Warming FREE
See #9 above.

2. The best things in life are FREE
Perhaps, after all the Beatles did say You Can't by Me Love, but Black Flag sang Gimme Gimme Gimme and look where that got them.

1. That FREEwheeling feeling... rolling down the hill!
Any rider here will tell you that you've got to earn your way up the hill before going down.

You ride a mountain bike... I dream of doing it already!
Hold to your dreams, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.

It’s the ultimate intimate machine!!!
Mind Body and Machine acting as ONE
I'm not going there.

This is my last post – Thank you for having me on www.more-mtb.org
Something tells me you'll be back again some day.


If you want to set me FREE I’m @

livethedream68@yahoo.com

I’m FREE to pick up the mountain bike on foot in Falls Church or Arlington VA.
Meet me half-way
You're asking an awful lot from people who don't know you.

For now, remember, I’m car-FREE, job-FREE, money-FREE, housing-FREE…
What type of work do you do? Maybe one of us can help you find a job so you can get bike on your own. You know, give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, but teach him to fish yada yada yada...

We often build our own prisons and serve as our own jail keepers!
If I were going to build something it would be a nice trail.

P.S. “Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.”
We mock what we do not understand.

[BikerMiker]

BEST THREAD EVER! There's no way around it.

mike

[martin]

While we're at it...

I have a couple of mountain bikes and a track bike - but I don't have a road bike; I'd buy one, but my wife would kill me if I did. So, for the sake of my saftey and well being, and for the sake of keeping me aorund so I can manage this site and let threads like this stay can someone please give me one - really...

I can drive my SUV to your place to pick it up.

If possible, I would like something rather new and lightly used - pedals are not necessary, I have my own. If you are a bike shop manager (i.e BikerMiker) I'll also entertain new offers.

Thanks.


BTW - I kid, I kid ;)

[jabberwocky]

If someone doesn't give me a free bike by tomorrow night, I am going to kill a puppy.

[CRAIG2]

I'll see you a puppy, and raise you 2 baby seals and a unicorn! :eek:

[Brizn]

If someone doesn't give me a free bike by tomorrow night, I am going to kill a puppy.I'll see you a puppy, and raise you 2 baby seals and a unicorn! :eek:
yea. red dots ;)

[livethedream68]

Actually freeride is a type of mountain biking revolving around riding over and off of unconventional things, like cliffs and ladders suspended 10 feet in the air using over built mountain bikes that are best suited for going downhill.

punga!

Isolation is the Dream killer

Real Obstacles

Every dream has one, two, three, or often more obstacles... just as in a “FREEride”

How do you kill your dream? ISOLATION

when it comes to your dreams—nobody makes you do them

1. Your boss makes you come to work
2. Your teacher makes you do your homework
3. Your family makes you bring home the bacon

But when it comes to your dreams—nobody makes you do them

1. You want to learn to play guitar
2. You want to visit Bagdad
3. You want to build a mountain bike from scratch

Those are wishes and dreams.

I’ll tell you my wishes, you tell me yours!

You help me, I help you!

A success team is a buddy system in which everyone helps each other go after their dreams.

Now that I’m starting my life ALL OVER, at 40 years-old, I need a success team like I’ve never needed one before.

This is no time to be in isolation.

No woman/man is an island.

Will you be on my success team?

I’m @

livethedream68@yahoo.com

I can pick up the mountain bike on foot in Falls Church or Arlington VA.

http://www.kssu.com/images/40%20Year%20Old.jpg

P.S. “Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.”

[punga]

Dude,
Seriously, the dream is dead. At least here on this forum. If anyone had a spare bike to give you, you haven't done much to show them why they should help you out. Rambling on about dreams, starting your life over at 40 and how the world is holding you back is getting old. We've all had hard times in our lives.

Several sources of possible bikes have been mentioned, but it's like talking to a wall. What have you done to make your dreams come true besides get high, go to the library and post here?

Recovering from shoulder surgery keeps me off the trail for a little while longer, but if you ever get your act together and acquire a bike let us know. I'll be happy to ride with, teach and help you out where I can.

I've got xmas decorations to take down.

punga!

[Brizn]

ey ey man! yo, use the links and info provided man.. shoooooo'
for-eel doh'

[jabberwocky]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5447/dreamsff3.jpg

[livethedream68]

Actually freeride is a type of mountain biking revolving around riding over and off of unconventional things, like cliffs and ladders suspended 10 feet in the air using over built mountain bikes that are best suited for going downhill.

punga!

The Hurdler

The Hurdler knows that the path is strewn with obstacles...

...and develops a knack for overcoming roadblocks.

Perseverance pays off... Believe me!

An energetic hurdler is always willing to bend the rules.

“Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” William Shakespeare

Are you a Hurdler?

We've all have hurdles to overcome in life and on those mountain bike trails ...

...won't you help me overcome a hurdle on that freeride?

I’m @



livethedream68@yahoo.com

...and please let the world know what I'm up against. We’re on the World Wide Web.

I’ll hurdle and pick up the mountain bike on foot in Falls Church or Arlington VA.

http://www.declinemagazine.com/Apics/coverpic.jpg

P.S. “Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.”

[bunky]

Isolation is the Dream killer

. . . But when it comes to your dreams—nobody makes you do them

1. You want to learn to play guitar
2. You want to visit Bagdad
3. You want to build a mountain bike from scratch

Those are wishes and dreams.



Holy Moley! This isn't spam at all . . . it's a subliminal recuiting message!

Yvan
Eht
Nioj

[Brizn]

This is my last post – Thank you for having me..Liar. Thread cap?

[CRAIG2]

Holy Moley! This isn't spam at all . . . it's a subliminal recuiting message!

Yvan
Eht
Nioj

Yeah, and it'd be nice if this tool could learn to spell... unless, Bagdad really is a real place - maybe Irack or something?

[Brizn]

Yeah, and it'd be nice if this tool could learn to spell... unless, Bagdad really is a real place - maybe Irack or something?shut up craigtwo, you can't even spell "GT"..

[phuncadelic]

Damn I thought this thread was dead already...

[CRAIG2]

shut up craigtwo, you can't even spell "GT"..

Sure I can: C-R-A-P. GT. There. :D

[livethedream68]

Actually freeride is a type of mountain biking revolving around riding over and off of unconventional things, like cliffs and ladders suspended 10 feet in the air using over built mountain bikes that are best suited for going downhill.
punga!

Nowhere else to go... without a FREEride

One day something happens...

...it wakes us up!!!

- a friend dies
- our first kid goes to college
- we’ve reached a dead-end

...there’s nowhere else to go

There’s two of us... YOU & ME!!!

This is the first chance you’ve ever gotten to learn who you are.

Inside everyone of us is a unique spirit that belongs only to us.

This spirit is completely FREE to want fantastic things—

- to run a 4 minute mile
- to find the cure for Cancer
- or to simply find a FREEride a.k.a Mountain Bike.

For me, this spirit has been shut up in a sound proof box for many years.

What have I been doing all those years?

Well, of all those years, really only the last five years are a waste. I fooled around an extra five years when I knew it was time to move on. But I was afraid to admit that I’d made a mistake. I needed to build up some courage. I really couldn’t have dared to begin until NOW!

Time’s a-wasting...

Let’s build a better future.

Let the World know where I’m @ .

We’re on the World Wide Web.

I’m @

livethedream68@yahoo.com

I’ll pick up the mountain bike on foot in Falls Church or Arlington VA.

http://www.mbaction.com/gallery/sea_otter13ft.jpg

P.S. “Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.”

[jabberwocky]

Alright, can anyone think of a reason we should let this thread continue? I can't. Locked.

livethedream68: The MORE forum is not your personal e-begging site. If you haven't gotten your free bike by now, you probably aren't going to get one. People have posted several methods to get a cheap or free bike which involve minimal work on your part. Put forth the effort and stop polluting our forum. Feel free to PM me if you feel it's necesary to discuss this, but I promise starting more threads like this will earn you a temp ban.