Ha! Thanks, Ed. It might be better in the storytelling than real life. š
Oh, I found a pic of Baby Bear on his bike, in case anyone was wondering... Sent from my iPad > On Mar 14, 2021, at 9:04 PM, Ed Fausto <emfau...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ļ»æ > I can almost visualize the scene. > How I wish I was there to witness :-) > >> On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 11:41:36 AM UTC+8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> Today Baby Bear (heās 12) accompanied me on a ride. We were just beginning >> our ascent of Killer Hill when we noticed a roadie up ahead. He was on the >> path, and not the road, and his Lycra was rather tight. He had the glasses, >> the carbon, the kit - he was telling the world he was LEGIT. I wasnāt buying >> it. I looked at my son, who was looking at me and mirroring my expression. >> >> āLetās get him,ā I said. >> >> Now, let me set this scene for you. My son is about 60 pounds. Heās piloting >> a 45 cm Clem H with a large Nitto rear rack and basket, and a couple of >> handlebar bags. Huge 2 inch Kenda tires on those heavy stock Clem wheels. >> His bike weighs half his body weight, Iāll bet. And worse, heās out of >> practice. He used to dance up that hill, but he doesnāt negotiate Killer >> Hill much these days (my kids are in virtual school so no bike >> commute)...but facts be darned, weāve decided. >> >> Baby Bear has a strong start, and I follow behind. He rings his bell to >> alert the roadie to our presence. The roadie is NOT expecting anyone else to >> be climbing this hill on a bike, and especially not passing him, so it >> doesnāt compute and he misses it. I give him two pretty Spurcycle dings and >> an āon your leftā and then he knows. We shoot past him at a higher speed >> than weād ever normally take and again, exchange looks, this time worried >> ones. Our incline is rapidly increasing and we are going too fast. We have >> 3/4 of a mile to go. Baby Bear is standing on his pedals and breathing hard. >> >> āWell, weāre committed now,ā I tell him. And I mean it. I canāt slow down >> even if it kills me. Iām going to ride my raspberry racing Platypus up >> Killer Hill with my Saddlesack and unicorn Platypus pin and if I go into >> cardiac arrest at the top it will have been worth it. >> >> I donāt realize Iāve dropped my kid. When I do, I see that he has been >> passed by the roadie after he (OH COME ON) stopped to take a drink of water. >> The roadie and his unfortunate Lycra are now in the middle of a Peterson >> sandwich. >> >> Iām separated from my son; I can no longer see him, and it worries me. I can >> see the roadie clearly, though, and heās still coming. Mother of the Year >> here, I have a tough choice to make. >> >> And I make it. >> >> Breathless and exhausted, I stop at the top of the hill and watch the roadie >> approach. He will know Iām waiting for my son now and that I have, indeed, >> won. When he gets close I close my mouth, slow my breathing and smile at >> him so he wonāt know I am actually about to die. He averts his eyes but he >> does say hi. After a long while, Baby Bear comes into view. He is sheepish >> about being bested after such a strong start but he also doesnāt berate me >> for ditching him. He knows I had to do it. Heās glad I upheld the family >> honor; we get each other, Baby Bear and me. If he couldnāt do it, he knew I >> was gonna have to. >> >> Anyway, Baby Bear is going to take on that hill more often so he can smoke >> roadies on his QuickGrilver Clem next time. >> >> Leah >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/nM4JCOZ3oaI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a98d6dc6-20bd-4adc-aad5-ad9ba0cdc637n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/F141694F-5651-4228-880E-196A10ACCD9F%40gmail.com.
