Comments on: See Finland, by bike! http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/ Politics, current events, culture - From Finland & United States Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sunybck http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-354768 sunybck Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:09:08 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-354768 A good North America's lodging company of <a href="http://1stsugarloafmountainlodging.com/" rel="nofollow">sugar loaf mountain</a> find here. when I am search lodging company I find out the company witch sugar loaf mountain lodging company I think it is good see here North America's finest selection of lodging for many of the top ski destinations. Your holiday is just that - your holiday... A good North America’s lodging company of sugar loaf mountain find here.
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]]> By: Freeridin' Franklin http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-83304 Freeridin' Franklin Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:14:35 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-83304 <i>You get a true sense of Finland’s “classless society” when you tour the south of Espoo, especially when the trail leads you away from the water to make way for some gated community (that supposedly don’t exist in Finland) of the uber-rich who have the beach all to themselves.</i> Those are just products of your imagination, as everyone knows that taxes prevent anyone from getting rich in Finland. And,oh, if Espoo right-wingers had their way, all of Espoo's coast would be one big gated community with AK-47 wielding gorillas preventing the riff-raff from getting anywhere near, just like in the bastions of freedom south of the gulf. So thank the SDP for ever catching a glimpse of the sea in Espoo. You get a true sense of Finland’s “classless society” when you tour the south of Espoo, especially when the trail leads you away from the water to make way for some gated community (that supposedly don’t exist in Finland) of the uber-rich who have the beach all to themselves.

Those are just products of your imagination, as everyone knows that taxes prevent anyone from getting rich in Finland.

And,oh, if Espoo right-wingers had their way, all of Espoo’s coast would be one big gated community with AK-47 wielding gorillas preventing the riff-raff from getting anywhere near, just like in the bastions of freedom south of the gulf. So thank the SDP for ever catching a glimpse of the sea in Espoo.

]]> By: S. http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82960 S. Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:51:06 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82960 Echa A Rodar Tu Corto. . . Your short feature to travel all over the world... <a href="http://www.cinevivo.com.ar" rel="nofollow">cinevivo</a> www.cinevivo.com.ar Echa A Rodar Tu Corto. . .
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]]> By: mb http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82778 mb Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:48:55 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82778 I like taking a bus to a new city, because the bus companies don't charge anything for a bike in the cargo dept. Once there, you can explore the city much faster and further than by foot, and much more in detail than by car! Has worked well for me over the years :) I like taking a bus to a new city, because the bus companies don’t charge anything for a bike in the cargo dept. Once there, you can explore the city much faster and further than by foot, and much more in detail than by car! Has worked well for me over the years :)

]]> By: bill http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82720 bill Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:49:32 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82720 The trail would be nice if you can find it. I thought it was poorly marked and often confusing as to where to go. The trail would be nice if you can find it. I thought it was poorly marked and often confusing as to where to go.

]]> By: Fat Bastard http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82604 Fat Bastard Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:41:56 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82604 #29: Here is a nice link if you want to know about regular Finnish houses http://tinyurl.com/eaur2 It's in Finnish, of course, but you can learn a lot from the floor plans. Mallisto is Finnish for model catalog. #29:

Here is a nice link if you want to know about regular Finnish houses

http://tinyurl.com/eaur2

It’s in Finnish, of course, but you can learn a lot from the floor plans.

Mallisto is Finnish for model catalog.

]]> By: Gabriella http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82474 Gabriella Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:22:16 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82474 I need to know what the homes are like in Finland for a project due on Friday!!! I need to know what the homes are like in Finland for a project due on Friday!!!

]]> By: Kristian (in Espoo) http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82315 Kristian (in Espoo) Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:28:08 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82315 @27 So true :) But my rock-jumping days are over--not that I ever really jumped any big rocks. @27

So true :)

But my rock-jumping days are over–not that I ever really jumped any big rocks.

]]> By: Toby http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82285 Toby Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:51:24 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82285 "The European trekking bike is big step up, in my book. If it’s relatively upright, then, at least I don’t have to look down at my front wheel as I ride…and I also don’t have a dirt-stripe on my body when it rains, due to the fenders. And the rack and panniers…where else can you put a few beers?" But you can't jump off rocks with one of those though can you? So where's the fun? P.S. road bikes aren't meant to be fun - they're meant to be about pain and suffering and going as fast as you can until your lungs bleed or your legs fall off - all very Nietzchean :) “The European trekking bike is big step up, in my book. If it’s relatively upright, then, at least I don’t have to look down at my front wheel as I ride…and I also don’t have a dirt-stripe on my body when it rains, due to the fenders. And the rack and panniers…where else can you put a few beers?”

But you can’t jump off rocks with one of those though can you? So where’s the fun?

P.S. road bikes aren’t meant to be fun – they’re meant to be about pain and suffering and going as fast as you can until your lungs bleed or your legs fall off – all very Nietzchean :)

]]> By: Kristian (in Espoo) http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82231 Kristian (in Espoo) Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:41:45 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82231 Mountain bikes, Road bikes. Uggg! For me, that means sore elbows and shoulders from propping myself up all the time. And that constant wedgie feeling :( The European trekking bike is big step up, in my book. If it's relatively upright, then, at least I don't have to look down at my front wheel as I ride...and I also don't have a dirt-stripe on my body when it rains, due to the fenders. And the rack and panniers...where else can you put a few beers? But for ultimate comfort and distance, a recumbent is the only way to go for me :) Mountain bikes, Road bikes. Uggg! For me, that means sore elbows and shoulders from propping myself up all the time. And that constant wedgie feeling :(

The European trekking bike is big step up, in my book. If it’s relatively upright, then, at least I don’t have to look down at my front wheel as I ride…and I also don’t have a dirt-stripe on my body when it rains, due to the fenders. And the rack and panniers…where else can you put a few beers?

But for ultimate comfort and distance, a recumbent is the only way to go for me :)

]]> By: Phil http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82193 Phil Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:34:31 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82193 <i>What kind of bike do you have Phil? </i> Nah, it's a mountain bike. But I can still have my Nokia in one hand. :-) What kind of bike do you have Phil?

Nah, it’s a mountain bike. But I can still have my Nokia in one hand. :-)

]]> By: Toby http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-82029 Toby Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:37:45 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-82029 What kind of bike do you have Phil? I see you on one of those rather sensible surbanite "hybrids" with fitted sensible mudguards, and a chainguard to keep your nicely pressed chinos from getting dirty. The type you can ride comfortably on a cycle path one-handed, whilst gabbing into your Nokia with the other. It probably has a rack on the back for your picnic so that you don't have to rumple your "Peak Performance" casual time shirt with a backpack. ;-) If you actually have a real bike at either end of the spectrum (like my roadie handbuilt Italian red beauty where even a fat git like me can average 30 kmph over a two hour ride; or my ninja-colour schemed Kona which somehow magically persuades you to the top of steep granite crags and hills and then whispers gently to you - "of course you can ride down that... no! you won't break any bones...") please accept my humblest apologies. What kind of bike do you have Phil? I see you on one of those rather sensible surbanite “hybrids” with fitted sensible mudguards, and a chainguard to keep your nicely pressed chinos from getting dirty. The type you can ride comfortably on a cycle path one-handed, whilst gabbing into your Nokia with the other. It probably has a rack on the back for your picnic so that you don’t have to rumple your “Peak Performance” casual time shirt with a backpack. ;-)

If you actually have a real bike at either end of the spectrum (like my roadie handbuilt Italian red beauty where even a fat git like me can average 30 kmph over a two hour ride; or my ninja-colour schemed Kona which somehow magically persuades you to the top of steep granite crags and hills and then whispers gently to you – “of course you can ride down that… no! you won’t break any bones…”) please accept my humblest apologies.

]]> By: Kristian (in Espoo) http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-81628 Kristian (in Espoo) Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:43:03 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-81628 They probably want to keep-out some of the white trash kids from larger housing complexes. They might get class-envy and spray paint their property. Remember, we had 20% Communists in parliament just 15-years-ago. Sometimes I think that those types of sentiments are inbred. I don't blame the homeowners. But fundementally, I'm against restricting beach access. They probably want to keep-out some of the white trash kids from larger housing complexes. They might get class-envy and spray paint their property. Remember, we had 20% Communists in parliament just 15-years-ago. Sometimes I think that those types of sentiments are inbred.

I don’t blame the homeowners. But fundementally, I’m against restricting beach access.

]]> By: Zark http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-81596 Zark Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:00:04 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/08/21/see-finland-by-bike/#comment-81596 "Grab a bike and ride that trail I suggested above, you’ll pass a few of them." What I've seen were mainly some individual big houses with a gate + walls + security camera around a house. These houses usually have private ship docks... End of Hietaniemintie in Westend is one spot. Individual houses mainly though, so maybe they all just hate their neighbours :-). “Grab a bike and ride that trail I suggested above, you’ll pass a few of them.”

What I’ve seen were mainly some individual big houses with a gate + walls + security camera around a house. These houses usually have private ship docks… End of Hietaniemintie in Westend is one spot. Individual houses mainly though, so maybe they all just hate their neighbours :-) .

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