I was riding along on the Bombadil today and someone said "hang on, there." It ended up being a list member on a Kogswell (also owns an Atlantis), whose name I've already forgotten. Shared a few miles along the greenway before he scooted off to Hiawatha Cyclery.
You meet the nicest people on a Rivendell. On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:07 PM, usuk2007 <clive.stand...@umassmed.edu>wrote: > > PS ride was done in a Walz Wool Worsted cap > > On Apr 9, 10:05 pm, usuk2007 <clive.stand...@umassmed.edu> wrote: > > I know some of how you feel, I don't do fixed, but have my Quickbeam > > set up with > > a 67" gear and just got back from 4 repeats of riding up Belmont Hill > > MA on > > Clifton St to the Arlington Water tower. It averages 5% for 1.3miles > > with a couple > > of short 10% bits. I'm 48 and 200lbs so this is an achievement for me. > > > > On Apr 9, 4:50 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I am strictly a short distance rider, but occasionally I get antsy and > do > > > something like a 30 or 35 miler. One advantage of being self employed > is > > > that I can neglect my work when I feel like it, and I felt like it this > > > morning. Since the iBob list is down, I must unburden myself to y'all. > > > > > I did an out and back Tramway hill (7 miles) ride this late morning > and, > > > guess what? I did the entire thing (on my April/1999 Joe Fixed Custom, > > > celebrating its 10th this month) in the 75" gear. I had a vast > tailwind, NW > > > 20 gusts to 30, but still, I am proud; not bad for a 3K a year 54 year > old, > > > no? And I feel fine. I stood for 8/10 of a mile on the steepest > section, but > > > otherwise just turned th cranks slowly at 10 or 11 mph, averaging a > whopping > > > 15 mph rt. On the downhill return, the wind was strong enough that, > where I > > > usually have to exert considerable backpressure to keep my speed to 25 > mph, > > > lest the bike run away with me, I actually had to ride the distance > mostly > > > in the drops. My knees are fine, and I am more convinced than ever that > > > climbing fixed (and riding against strong headwinds) is simply a matter > of > > > physiological adaptation and pacing yourself -- and it's the pacing -- > call > > > it psychological adaptation -- that makes riding fixed so fun, for me. > > > > > No padded shorts, no gloves, no helmet, clips and straps -- MKS RX-1s > > > (better than the Dura Aces the replaced!) and old Rivats, a water > bottle > > > full of water and another full of home brew syntho-gatorade, and I did > fine. > > > > > Nice bike! Nice ride! > > > > > -- > > > Patrick Moore > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
