Fun. Any ride at night is. Your weather appears a bit more conducive than our Tuesday was. We were in the low 30s, rain/snow with gusty wind. I was not riding but in recovery from working Monday overnight.
The ride group morphed in the last few weeks to those who desperately cling to their warm season conditioning in preparation for Saturday's annual and thoroughly untherapeutic festival of masochism and broken crank arms; the Dirty Dozen. https://youtu.be/Cuwdmw-bDao (although more cerebral than the Red Bull urban downhill races that slather YouTube) Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 8:39:25 AM UTC-5, Pam Bikes wrote: > > Riding at night is my favorite time to ride. I lead a Tues Night Ride in > Charlotte NC. Facebook page is PMTNR. Here's a few from last week. I've > been leading this ride every week rain or shine year round since 2013. We > average 20 riders on a cold night to 100 on hot night in the summer. I'm > riding my 47cm Betty Foy w/Shutter Precision dyno hub. If you're in > Charlotte, come ride with me and PM me if you need a bike. If you ride a > 50 or 60 you can ride a Riv. > > On Friday, October 12, 2018 at 5:45:48 PM UTC-4, ascpgh wrote: >> >> The season has set for the rides at the end of the day, my local group >> rides are over and to keep riding are adjustments are necessary and have >> been made. This week I have had the pleasure to get out twice with lights >> and the dark season paradigm of my place in the urban landscape. >> >> Tuesday I met my usual cohort from the group rides and we headed out at >> actual sunset. We added reflective vests to augment front and rear lights >> to compensate for the new time darkness settles. We're both experienced >> riders and the muggy weather in the 70°s kept us lathered on our climbs and >> faster segments. Darkness demands a return to caution perhaps taken lightly >> through the summer when you can see everything and all is familiar. >> >> There is restorative effect to the renew need for caution and mindfulness >> that a couple of crusty old riders hadn't experienced in a while otherwise. >> It makes the miles and sights new again. In this episode we concluded by >> having a meal and prolonged conversation afterward. The moules frites, >> brisket, crusty bread, ales and stouts rewarded the reflections of the ride >> and all sorts of things from the past. My friend is going to carry my >> interests to the Philly Bike Expo and we hashed over many topics of >> interest to a couple of traditional bike technology aficionados. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4FjxkSjEfVo/W73BSpX0lYI/AAAAAAAAMVw/F2ErzGZFksgLsGXNOThe0IHg4DxM_j3jwCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6328.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3bgcfmAjA8o/W73BSmY_XKI/AAAAAAAAMVg/j_ijBaMqjk0XBr2zp3XlmEU20zKEE2D3gCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6330.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qMIZ1Q1OkTw/W73BSj4Q0JI/AAAAAAAAMVg/thZv8dkQmG4cN0gItOhm86R_6UMKtFZAgCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6336.jpg> >> >> >> Thursday night was going to be the arrival of fall by proclamation of the >> TV meteorologists and our friend who expressed a real interest in riding at >> night was in a pharmacology exam until almost sunset but texted that she >> was absolutely game to ride, so I met her and began the evening with dinner >> instead of finishing with it like Tuesday. >> >> >> We had burritos from the truck in the nearby neighborhood rising from the >> ashes around here. It was nice enough to eat at their picnic table in the >> parking lot of the pizza joint sponsoring them. After finishing and getting >> going I found myself in a very different mode with a rider who's been rind >> in the city for a bit more than a year. I concentrated on sight and sound, >> moved from intermediate destination to another at a steady pace to avoid >> fearsomeness and found myself really enjoying showing someone this secret >> playground by just riding. >> >> >> The two of us actually rode farther and longer than my friend and I did >> Tuesday night. We saw the neon and LED lights of the city, the sounds, the >> wildlife (natural and human), a collegiate women's soccer match, the local >> darkness and rough to go with the light and smooth. By the end we were both >> very happy to have taken the time and effort to go, do and see all that we >> did (and eat a burrito). >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tbOo6gHs0x8/W8AL_2pCZiI/AAAAAAAAMX4/9bY1J4qzL3szQyNMPVYGDPVuephXcL4YwCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6339.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jjwe6Foy4Pw/W8AL_2vhqhI/AAAAAAAAMX4/0Srg2nGQlJ8s7yJ3VoMj20Ce1dhDCoScQCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6342.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PDW-6yz9mbw/W8AL_4xGRTI/AAAAAAAAMX4/lDPAftkrYfMZw5Y841cSuN30XAJch6IkQCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6343.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Recwk1WLPD8/W8AL_yiKb1I/AAAAAAAAMYc/GPbfU1vr35Evua2QdF36X3zcSSSH_BFAACL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6349.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WQbUbw9-st4/W8AL_1Nx7QI/AAAAAAAAMX4/VoUgy_GvgvswMsCLUiD6zaQ0fz2PkE5BQCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6351.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iN8PJPjYMEU/W8AL_ya2_fI/AAAAAAAAMX4/Sbys3iKs74QFjoHpu7RbOC1Y0j1T5TqkQCL4CGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_6353.jpg> >> >> >> I'm humbled by the reset I get by breaking my habits, whether by showing >> someone new something or the familiar but via a different manner. >> >> >> Andy Cheatham >> >> Pittsburgh >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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