Congrats again Leah on joining up with a group who aren't quite on the same page as you regarding frames, riding style, practicality and the rest. It will be interesting to see how the group changes over time.
Has anyone borrowed a Platypus? Have you gone on a double Platy ride with your mentor? I'm curious for the carbon riders' impressions after their first spin with a Riv. Happy riding :) On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 1:21:39 AM UTC-4 Mike Godwin wrote: > When I lived in the East Bay of SF Bay Area, a popular route for the racey > crowd was along Mt Diablo Blvd in Lafayette. I would take my tricked out > folding Peugeot coaster brake 20-inch bike with a plastic white basket with > appropriate plastic flower to Ace Hardware. I changed every part on the > bike I could with aluminum bits, plus Velocity rims of course. I'd get up > speed and spin that sucker out and draft the racey boys. So much fun. Ace > Hardware was 1-mile sprint, I was kind winded after that, but it was so > much fun to annoy the carbon crowd. > > Mike much slower now in SLO CA > > On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 7:46:37 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Garth said: >> >> "Isn't the point of Leah riding with her group to show people you don't >> need a carbon bike like everyone else, don't need to wear the same clothing >> as everyone else, or even ride like everyone else?" >> >> Yes, I'm (mostly)* being facetious cuz I know there's no way she's going >> to ride one. As she so eloquently explained! >> >> *I *am *curious how crazy fast she would be but we'll never know. >> >> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 6:01:10 PM UTC-7 Garth wrote: >> >>> >>> Isn't the point of Leah riding with her group to show people you don't >>> need a carbon bike like everyone else, don't need to wear the same clothing >>> as everyone else, or even ride like everyone else ? Keeping pace can be in >>> an infinite variety of ways :) Many cyclists have never seen such a bike >>> as Leah's, they just assume that every bike is like theirs, or what they >>> see at a bike shop. They have no idea what such a bike feels like to ride. >>> Just keep doing what you're doing . Not that you need to be told to be >>> yourself .... ! >>> >>> Non-conformity ..... that's what all the World thrives on, oh hell, >>> there is no World without It. This doesn't infer isolation or going lone >>> wolf .... on the contrary .... you will never feel more connected, more >>> involved ... with Everyone ! >>> >>> >>> Goats ? >>> Goooooooooooooats ! >>> I like Goats too. >>> I regularly ride to a group of rural homes where 2 families have goats >>> across the street form each other. They are so much fun , so fascinating, >>> so playful and their expressions on their faces priceless. Words ? Who >>> need words ? Communication is an "inside job" , you know ? All that "space" >>> between the lines, in the "silence".... Hah ! Far from empty ..... it's >>> full of Life ! >>> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 6:10:17 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Patrick - Sell my Platypus? For some soulless road bike? This Platypus >>>> was forged from elven fires and painted in a color so wonderful that it >>>> didn’t even *exist* so we had to create it. There’s only one Raspberry >>>> Platypus on God’s Green Earth and it’s a *racing* Platypus, which >>>> makes it rarer still. Oh no, if I cannot ride the Racing Platypus in the >>>> club rides then they are not worth riding. I mean, would you expect Pam >>>> Murray to ride a road bike and not her Betty Foy? Unthinkable! >>>> >>>> I’m happy you relate to besting other riders though - I did laugh as I >>>> pictured you racing the graybeard at 14.7 mph - which is plenty fast, by >>>> the way. >>>> >>>> Ryan - I blush at your confidence in me. I will give an honest report >>>> if I get to hang with the faster group on Monday. Even if they kick my >>>> Platypus tail. >>>> >>>> Joe - Nope. I don’t even want to borrow a soulless road bike. Being >>>> forced to orient myself to the head-down, lean forward position would >>>> probably demonstrate for the group an excellent crash. They would have to >>>> take time to gather and package all my body parts, which would have a >>>> definite negative impact on their pace. >>>> >>>> Leah >>>> >>>> On Apr 30, 2022, at 4:17 PM, Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> +1. Sell your Platypus, Leah. It's not enough. You need a tricked-out >>>> Roadeo with aero wheels and 6" drop between saddle and bar and a 56 X 11 >>>> top gear. >>>> >>>> I recall the pleasant feeling of riding my mountain bike long ago, with >>>> those horrible 1990s tires that were the equivalent on pavement of riding >>>> into a 25 mph headwind, and passing men my age (early 40s back then) on >>>> hi-zoot road bikes. I didn't do this nastily, but it did give me an >>>> egotistical thrill when I passed at a brisk speed differential and oh, so >>>> casually! waved a forefinger, with the obligatory "nice bike!" >>>> >>>> The response was often a muted snarl. OTOH, I recall reeling in a >>>> roadie in the distance a few years ago and, about to pass him, he sped up. >>>> He was like me a grizzled graybeard, and we played passing tag for a few >>>> miles -- old man slow motion; we would have snarled at each other but we >>>> were too out of breath. We raced along side by side at exactly 14.743 mph. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 11:51 AM Ryan <ryte...@mts.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> don't know about carbon but I could easily imagine Leah on a >>>>> Roadeo...just sayin' >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 12:22:26 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The question is what she would do on one of those 16 lbs. carbon >>>>>> racers. Borrow one, Leah! Let's find out! 🤪 >>>>>> >>>>>> Joe "in the slow group" Bernard >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 9:44:53 AM UTC-7 Ryan wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Somehow I don't think you'll be humbled, Leah >>>>>>> >>>>>>> All those years of schlepping your sons' excess stuff up and down >>>>>>> "Killer Hill"" on your school runs, plus all the running and strength >>>>>>> training you do will , I'm sure, stand you in good stead. And you have >>>>>>> your >>>>>>> not-so-secret weapon; a Raspberry Racing Platypus😊 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 11:02:29 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Patrick, ha! I am a type A personality. I have never been >>>>>>>> competitive though, so this feeling of needing to be quick is new to >>>>>>>> me. In >>>>>>>> club riding, I have discovered it is fun to go fast, and it’s also fun >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> explore where one stacks up in comparison to others. I’m sure if I >>>>>>>> move to >>>>>>>> the faster class I’ll be thoroughly humbled. We’ll see on Monday! >>>>>>>> Leah >>>>>>>> On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:50:52 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don't look for wisdom from Grant's blogs, but they do provide >>>>>>>>> refreshingly honest and positive interest. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don't want a low-normal rd or new sweepback bar, but I do like >>>>>>>>> reading about Rivendell bicycles and their riders. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This appealed: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> At the very end the ride, maybe 3/4 mile left, the leader for the >>>>>>>>> 15 mph group whizzed past us. I said to my group, “Should we chase >>>>>>>>> him?” >>>>>>>>> They laughed because surely I was joking - no one had anything left >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> their legs after such a windy ride. I didn’t know if it was against >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> rules to break from the group but we were so close to the end that I >>>>>>>>> decided to try. I chased and caught and even passed the rider, but >>>>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>> I got to my vehicle where my legs were jelly and my voice was raspy. >>>>>>>>> Ok, >>>>>>>>> maybe it was a little hard. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don’t *really* care about beating people but I DO want them to >>>>>>>>> know you can ride a steel, upright bike and be plenty fast and >>>>>>>>> relevant and >>>>>>>>> comfortable. I think that is my mission in this club >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I expect Leah *does* have something of that "type A" competitive >>>>>>>>> personality, and good for you! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Goats. Frankly, I like them better than platypuses. But they're >>>>>>>>> close to sheep, and reading Grant's ecomium (I'll bet you have to >>>>>>>>> look that >>>>>>>>> up) of goats, it reminded me of this, stuck in mind from years and >>>>>>>>> decades >>>>>>>>> ago. *Bad Child's Book of Beasts* by Hillaire Belloc, illus. Lord >>>>>>>>> Ian Basil Gawaine Hamilton Temple Blackwood, 1896. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Cambrian Welsh or Mountain Sheep >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is of the Ovine race, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> His conversation is not deep >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> But then—observe his face! >>>>>>>>> [image: image.png] >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> Patrick Moore >>>>>>>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2b2a0dd2-3db4-46d0-9535-7620aa60e23bn%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2b2a0dd2-3db4-46d0-9535-7620aa60e23bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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/cl7EaNDjAwM/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgsKxyXiK%3DwEqk3fs5X1iWm334%3DDNw2%2BEpyi2xW1vQgJUg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgsKxyXiK%3DwEqk3fs5X1iWm334%3DDNw2%2BEpyi2xW1vQgJUg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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