Ok, after resisting the urge to buy a Coker for such a long time, I finally
caved in. Well, my wife offered to buy me one for my birthday and I thought it
would be churlish to refuse.
Having just spoken to Roger (http://www.unicycle.uk.com) it seems that heās sold
out and wonāt be getting the next batch for at least 40 days. Yup, 6 weeks.
How is a man to survive without his Coker for that long?
Sympathy cards can be sent to the usual address.
Ah, but Iāve just found out that the Lickey Hills are open for business. All
we need is a bit of dry weather and Iāll be down there on my dinky little
26"ā¦
Regards, Mark.
BTW, any suggestions of getting my wife to buy me something else for my birthday
and then still getting the Coker next month will be, er, listened to very
carefully.
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6 weeks is a mighty long time to twiddle yer thumbs. Well worth it though!
As for your wife getting you something else:
Youāll definitely want to ditch the stock Coker pedals for some big, flat grippy
onesā¦ A Miyata seat with inner tube + replacement seat cover will help you to
stick to any family plans in the future as the Viscount seats arenāt the most
comfy of perches to ride onā¦ A cycle computer for clocking up all those miles
on to prove just how much use youāve gotten out of such a wondrous present.
Roger should be able to sort you out with the first 2.
Neil Dunlop wrote: > Hi Mark, > > 6 weeks is a mighty long time to twiddle yer thumbs.
> Well worth it though!
> As for your wife getting you something else: > > Youāll definitely want to ditch the stock Coker pedals for some big, flat > grippy onesā¦
Yup, Iād noted a comment along those lines. Iāve got some DMR(?) V6 pedals on my
26" so Iād probably try those for size. They seem to grip very well.
> A Miyata seat with inner tube + replacement seat cover will help you to stick > to any family plans in the future as the Viscount seats arenāt the most comfy > of perches to ride onā¦
Ah yes, Iād already mentioned to Roger that Iād be wanting a Miyata saddle. As
regards family plans, Iād best not mention that bit to my wife as sheād insist I
stick with the Viscount.
> A cycle computer for clocking up all those miles on to prove just how much use > youāve gotten out of such a wondrous present.
> Roger should be able to sort you out with the first 2.
Thanks for the tips.
Regards, Mark.
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pedestrian, /|\ Birmingham Business Park, | the one-wheeled man is king. <<
Birmingham, ENGLAND. | O
!! The 6th Birmingham Circus Convention 28th April, 2001 !!
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> Having just spoken to Roger (http://www.unicycle.uk.com) it seems that heās > sold out and wonāt be getting the next batch for at least 40 days. Yup, 6 > weeks. How is a man to survive without his Coker for that long? > > Sympathy cards can be sent to the usual address.
I had to wait a year for my big wheel from Tom Miller in 1981-2. There were no
Cokers at all then. Iāve since gotten over the emotional damage.
Actually the damage wasnāt nearly as great. At that time there was also no
Internet newsgroup with excited Coker riders conversing back and forth about how
much fun they were having!
āDad, Iām hypo-icecreamic.ā ā Woody Hooten, at the end of a long MUni ride
(Woodyās mom is a doctor, and this sounds like something his family developed on
long car rides when the kids were young)
> I had to wait a year for my big wheel from Tom Miller in 1981-2. There were no > Cokers at all then. Iāve since gotten over the emotional damage.
So you think I might still have a chance? Maybe Iāll be able to rejoin society?
Will I be mocked for having such a small unicycle?
> Actually the damage wasnāt nearly as great. At that time there was also no > Internet newsgroup with excited Coker riders conversing back and forth about > how much fun they were having!
Grrr.
Regards, Mark.
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pedestrian, /|\ Birmingham Business Park, | the one-wheeled man is king. <<
Birmingham, ENGLAND. | O
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Just wondering, what does it cost to just order it from unicyclesource.com
instead of unicycle.com.uk and just pay the extra shipping. Do you also run into
customs if you go this route?
Chris Reeder wrote: > Just wondering, what does it cost to just order it from unicyclesource.com > instead of unicycle.com.uk and just pay the extra shipping. Do you also run > into customs if you go this route?
I did consider it briefly but I think itād cost a lot of money (thereās
shipping, VAT and import duty to be added). Itād proabably take a long
time too.
Besides, Iād like to support Roger - heās doing a great job of promoting
unicycling over here. OK Roger, it was 5 pounds off the bill, wasnāt it?
Regards, Mark.
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Fujitsu Telecom Europe Ltd,| o Solihull Parkway, | In the land of the
pedestrian, /|\ Birmingham Business Park, | the one-wheeled man is king. <<
Birmingham, ENGLAND. | O
!! The 6th Birmingham Circus Convention 28th April, 2001 !!
Check out <a href="http://www.bhamcircus.co.uk/">http://www.bhamcircus.co.uk</a>
just a side note : 3 weeks we ordered 2 trial unis here in montreal from
unicyclesource. On that 800 $CA, we had to pay an extra 200$CA of dutee fees,
brokerage, blah blah
ouch
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Wiggins [mailto:M.Wiggins@ftel.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:36 AM To: āunicycling@winternet.comā Subject: Re:
Wannabe Cokerhead in need of consolation
Chris Reeder wrote: > Just wondering, what does it cost to just order it from
> instead of unicycle.com.uk and just pay the extra shipping. Do you
also > run into customs if you go this route?
I did consider it briefly but I think itād cost a lot of money (thereās
shipping, VAT and import duty to be added). Itād proabably take a long
time too.
Besides, Iād like to support Roger - heās doing a great job of promoting
unicycling over here. OK Roger, it was 5 pounds off the bill, wasnāt it?
Regards, Mark.
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Fujitsu Telecom Europe Ltd,| o Solihull Parkway, | In the land of the
pedestrian, /|\ Birmingham Business Park, | the one-wheeled man is king. <<
Birmingham, ENGLAND. | O
!! The 6th Birmingham Circus Convention 28th April, 2001 !!
Check out <a href="http://www.bhamcircus.co.uk/">http://www.bhamcircus.co.uk</a>
