That reinforces my decision to wear loose clothing when on my bike. No need to squeeze into anything.
Nice bike Godfrey. Having seen the very original comments on FB, bags I be the first person here to say "Are the tyres filled with helium?" Chris On 8 April 2018 at 15:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > > > On Apr 7, 2018, at 11:14 AM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > > > > The clip was quite funny showing the guy squeezing his belly in. I wear > lycra and I recognise that activity... There's no fool like an old fool, > but one of the joys of getting old is you stop giving a shit. A bunch of > old guys having some fun and keeping fit(-ish...). Nothing wrong with that. > > > > The French have a verb 'boudiner' which I always think of when I'm > climbing into my lycra. It means to squeeze yourself into clothes that are > too tight, and comes from 'boudin', which is a type of sausage… > > LOL! The one jersey the store had that I didn't buy was white, with black > bars in a pattern on the chest, topped with red shoulders. I thought it was > a cool pattern, but when I put it on and looked in the mirror, all I saw > was an overstuffed couch pillow. I handed it back and took the black with > zig-zag grey bars instead. > > I mean, there's no need to exaggerate the fact that I'm a fat old bastard, > eh? It's perfectly obvious at first glance already… :-) > > I thought from all the hysterics of the news and weather report that > yesterday was supposed to be the second coming of the Deluge. But it turned > out to be a lovely, slightly overcast, warm, dry day. I did a 19 mile ride > on Sumo—testing the seat on the new seat post—and a 16 mile ride on the > FCC, just digging it and getting a cup of coffee. And I could still walk > when I got home. Life is great! > > Since this is a photo list: I fitted the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 28mm > f/3.5 lens to the Leica M-D body. Slides ever so nicely into the Peak > Design Everyday Sling 5L, along with my iPad Pro 9x7, AirPods, keys, > wallet, cycling jersey (in case it got chilly), and iPhone 6. Room for > another lens too. A near perfect "go for a ride" kit: It tucks onto my > back, stays put, and is very handy to get in an out of. I made a couple of > exposures, probably nothing worth posting but I look forward to > transferring them to the computer and seeing what I did… > > G > — > If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
