Well what a treasure that was. I loved the man and his bike and his story and his storytelling and his pile of siblings. What a great find, Patrick! Leah
On Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 4:03:25 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > For those of you who don't read BSNYC: https://youtu.be/tgUC0zyu4p0 > > 90 "at the end of the year" and he still does 400-600 km per month. > > Remarkable! Vigorous in mind and soul as well as in body. I suppose that > his history counts for a lot in this: born into poverty in 1933, working > from age 16 or so, growing up and living his professional life during "les > trentes glorieuses" in what seems to be a non-mega-urban setting close to > the countryside and with lovely cycling routes, close lifelong family ties. > > At about 10:05: "at 75 I could still climb the Tourmalet and the Galabier > ..." > > *And* he does this without electric assist, *and* gets by with > (apparently) Campy single pivots despite thoughts about falling at his > advanced age. > > Wonderful video. Cross posting because it might well interest those who > don't belong to both lists. > > "My youth is renewed like the eagle's." > > -- > > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- 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/eb4c3c57-a96d-4cd7-b274-0a9eae58ee4an%40googlegroups.com.
