Bill, APPROVE! I’d love to do a ride - not a metric century or any of that other crazy stuff you’re always doing. Take it easy on me; I’ve been Lone Wolfing it my whole life so who knows if I’m a good companion. I can be flexible about where to meet.
I’d have to see how we could make you an honorary RivSister…where is your Platypus? Do you even have a mixte? 😂 Sigh. We’ll figure something out. Seriously though, which bike do you ride in Michigan? And are you riding in this weather? Looking forward to it, Leah > On Jan 18, 2022, at 12:05 PM, Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Leah > > As I think you know, I'm in South East Michigan for a week every month, and I > Lone Wolf my way around Wayne and Washtenaw counties a fair bit. Maybe if > one of these work trips wrap around a weekend we can do a ride in Jackson? > You'd have to make me an honorary RivSister. I assume you don't make it as > far as Ann Arbor? My home base is Livonia. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > >> On Monday, January 17, 2022 at 6:31:09 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> We recently moved to SW Michigan. I was a total Lone Wolf (borrowing from >> Eben Weiss, The Bike Snob) in Vegas but I dream of having Real Life Bike >> Friends here. This List has really been a gift to me, but it has also made >> me want more: I want REAL people and REAL experiences with them. I have >> found a shop that hosts rides of various kinds 9 months out of the year. >> There is hope! >> >> The trouble is: I don’t know what I am, and neither does anyone else. >> >> I have never done a group ride. I don’t know how fast or slow I am, and I >> don’t know how far I can go. I don’t know etiquette or what would tick off >> other riders in the group. (My “group rides” were with my 2 sons on the way >> to school. And it’s true that you learn a rhythm that works for your group >> and on the rare occasion my husband got included, he made us all nervous.) I >> would like to have a good first experience and not be a drag for a group. I >> think failure would send me right back into Lone Wolfdom. I suppose I will >> just have to risk it. >> >> When I say I ride, everyone thinks Roadie, and then they think of their >> friend who is also a Roadie and want to plan a meeting for us. Now, I doubt >> I’m going to keep up with a group of road bikes on my Platypus. When I say I >> don’t have a road bike, the person will say, “Oh, you like to mountain >> bike!” When I try to explain, try to say what it is that I ride, I don’t >> have words. If I admit I don’t have a road bike or mountain bike people >> assume hybrid bike from big box store = not a serious rider. I don’t know >> what I am. I don’t know what “we” are. Where do bikes like ours fit? Who do >> we ride with? >> >> In looking at local events online, it seems there are Roadies and there are >> Gravel Kings (my own term). If I roll up on my fendered, raspberry sparkle >> Platypus, both groups will be uncomfortable. >> >> My shop did mention some community rides, and those I will try, though I >> suspect they might be short and slow for my taste. There are some very >> exciting events state-wide here, but they do seem to be geared to road >> bikers. I admit that I know very little about bike culture here, and talking >> to real people might open up a lot of possibilities. Where are these people >> I can talk to?! >> >> The locals tell me spring will be here in March. I’ve got 2 months to figure >> out where I fit, Rivsters. >> >> Who can relate? Who has words of wisdom? Who just wants to commiserate? Are >> we the outcasts of bike culture or are we unicorns? Where are we in the >> Velotaxonomy? How do we make the cool people take us seriously? Should I buy >> Lycra? >> >> What I wouldn’t give for a couple of RivSisters living locally… >> 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/PPpgoQuIGhk/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/27419843-bdea-4450-902f-2e838d32869an%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/0ED8BC72-0692-4E85-B606-E9A54915C57A%40gmail.com.
