Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Bob W-PDML]

Doesn’t matter when you’ve got the world’s biggest chopper:

https://goo.gl/images/1jzvsU

B

On 11 Apr 2018, at 14:22, John 
> wrote:

Wide flare bell-bottom jeans are still contra-indicated.

On 4/8/2018 12:47, Chris Mitchell wrote:
That reinforces my decision to wear loose clothing when on my bike. No need
to squeeze into anything.
Nice bike Godfrey. Having seen the very original comments on FB, bags I be
the first person here to say "Are the tyres filled with helium?"
Chris


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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[John]

Wide flare bell-bottom jeans are still contra-indicated.

On 4/8/2018 12:47, Chris Mitchell wrote:

That reinforces my decision to wear loose clothing when on my bike. No need
to squeeze into anything.

Nice bike Godfrey. Having seen the very original comments on FB, bags I be
the first person here to say "Are the tyres filled with helium?"

Chris

On 8 April 2018 at 15:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:




On Apr 7, 2018, at 11:14 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:

The clip was quite funny showing the guy squeezing his belly in. I wear

lycra and I recognise that activity... There's no fool like an old fool,
but one of the joys of getting old is you stop giving a shit. A bunch of
old guys having some fun and keeping fit(-ish...). Nothing wrong with that.


The French have a verb 'boudiner' which I always think of when I'm

climbing into my lycra. It means to squeeze yourself into clothes that are
too tight, and comes from 'boudin', which is a type of sausage…

LOL! The one jersey the store had that I didn't buy was white, with black
bars in a pattern on the chest, topped with red shoulders. I thought it was
a cool pattern, but when I put it on and looked in the mirror, all I saw
was an overstuffed couch pillow. I handed it back and took the black with
zig-zag grey bars instead.

I mean, there's no need to exaggerate the fact that I'm a fat old bastard,
eh? It's perfectly obvious at first glance already…  :-)

I thought from all the hysterics of the news and weather report that
yesterday was supposed to be the second coming of the Deluge. But it turned
out to be a lovely, slightly overcast, warm, dry day. I did a 19 mile ride
on Sumo—testing the seat on the new seat post—and a 16 mile ride on the
FCC, just digging it and getting a cup of coffee. And I could still walk
when I got home. Life is great!

Since this is a photo list: I fitted the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 28mm
f/3.5 lens to the Leica M-D body. Slides ever so nicely into the Peak
Design Everyday Sling 5L, along with my iPad Pro 9x7, AirPods, keys,
wallet, cycling jersey (in case it got chilly), and iPhone 6. Room for
another lens too. A near perfect "go for a ride" kit: It tucks onto my
back, stays put, and is very handy to get in an out of. I made a couple of
exposures, probably nothing worth posting but I look forward to
transferring them to the computer and seeing what I did…

G
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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Bob W-PDML]

Admit it, Chris, you're gagging to wear some Lycra. What could be stopping you?

https://m.imgur.com/6C5n9PO

B

On 8 Apr 2018, at 17:48, Chris Mitchell 
> wrote:

That reinforces my decision to wear loose clothing when on my bike. No need
to squeeze into anything.

Nice bike Godfrey. Having seen the very original comments on FB, bags I be
the first person here to say "Are the tyres filled with helium?"

Chris


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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Chris Mitchell]

That reinforces my decision to wear loose clothing when on my bike. No need
to squeeze into anything.

Nice bike Godfrey. Having seen the very original comments on FB, bags I be
the first person here to say "Are the tyres filled with helium?"

Chris

On 8 April 2018 at 15:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:

>
> > On Apr 7, 2018, at 11:14 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> >
> > The clip was quite funny showing the guy squeezing his belly in. I wear
> lycra and I recognise that activity... There's no fool like an old fool,
> but one of the joys of getting old is you stop giving a shit. A bunch of
> old guys having some fun and keeping fit(-ish...). Nothing wrong with that.
> >
> > The French have a verb 'boudiner' which I always think of when I'm
> climbing into my lycra. It means to squeeze yourself into clothes that are
> too tight, and comes from 'boudin', which is a type of sausage…
>
> LOL! The one jersey the store had that I didn't buy was white, with black
> bars in a pattern on the chest, topped with red shoulders. I thought it was
> a cool pattern, but when I put it on and looked in the mirror, all I saw
> was an overstuffed couch pillow. I handed it back and took the black with
> zig-zag grey bars instead.
>
> I mean, there's no need to exaggerate the fact that I'm a fat old bastard,
> eh? It's perfectly obvious at first glance already…  :-)
>
> I thought from all the hysterics of the news and weather report that
> yesterday was supposed to be the second coming of the Deluge. But it turned
> out to be a lovely, slightly overcast, warm, dry day. I did a 19 mile ride
> on Sumo—testing the seat on the new seat post—and a 16 mile ride on the
> FCC, just digging it and getting a cup of coffee. And I could still walk
> when I got home. Life is great!
>
> Since this is a photo list: I fitted the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 28mm
> f/3.5 lens to the Leica M-D body. Slides ever so nicely into the Peak
> Design Everyday Sling 5L, along with my iPad Pro 9x7, AirPods, keys,
> wallet, cycling jersey (in case it got chilly), and iPhone 6. Room for
> another lens too. A near perfect "go for a ride" kit: It tucks onto my
> back, stays put, and is very handy to get in an out of. I made a couple of
> exposures, probably nothing worth posting but I look forward to
> transferring them to the computer and seeing what I did…
>
> G
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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

> On Apr 7, 2018, at 11:14 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> 
> The clip was quite funny showing the guy squeezing his belly in. I wear lycra 
> and I recognise that activity... There's no fool like an old fool, but one of 
> the joys of getting old is you stop giving a shit. A bunch of old guys having 
> some fun and keeping fit(-ish...). Nothing wrong with that.
> 
> The French have a verb 'boudiner' which I always think of when I'm climbing 
> into my lycra. It means to squeeze yourself into clothes that are too tight, 
> and comes from 'boudin', which is a type of sausage…

LOL! The one jersey the store had that I didn't buy was white, with black bars 
in a pattern on the chest, topped with red shoulders. I thought it was a cool 
pattern, but when I put it on and looked in the mirror, all I saw was an 
overstuffed couch pillow. I handed it back and took the black with zig-zag grey 
bars instead.

I mean, there's no need to exaggerate the fact that I'm a fat old bastard, eh? 
It's perfectly obvious at first glance already…  :-)

I thought from all the hysterics of the news and weather report that yesterday 
was supposed to be the second coming of the Deluge. But it turned out to be a 
lovely, slightly overcast, warm, dry day. I did a 19 mile ride on Sumo—testing 
the seat on the new seat post—and a 16 mile ride on the FCC, just digging it 
and getting a cup of coffee. And I could still walk when I got home. Life is 
great!

Since this is a photo list: I fitted the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 28mm f/3.5 
lens to the Leica M-D body. Slides ever so nicely into the Peak Design Everyday 
Sling 5L, along with my iPad Pro 9x7, AirPods, keys, wallet, cycling jersey (in 
case it got chilly), and iPhone 6. Room for another lens too. A near perfect 
"go for a ride" kit: It tucks onto my back, stays put, and is very handy to get 
in an out of. I made a couple of exposures, probably nothing worth posting but 
I look forward to transferring them to the computer and seeing what I did… 

G
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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Bob W-PDML]

> On 7 Apr 2018, at 05:38, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> I like the film! Gotta catch the full production. I was at the bike shop 
> today and found a couple of jerseys that actually fit me—It's so damn rare! 
> Even after I've lost a ton of weight and reach my early post-college weight, 
> I'm still going to be a six foot, 220 lb, post-middle-age guy … All the 
> cycling gear seems to be targeted at wealthy 20-somethings with 28 inch 
> waists. Sheesh—I bought both on the spot. I have a set of shorts that might 
> fit on the way too. 
> 

The clip was quite funny showing the guy squeezing his belly in. I wear lycra 
and I recognise that activity... There's no fool like an old fool, but one of 
the joys of getting old is you stop giving a shit. A bunch of old guys having 
some fun and keeping fit(-ish...). Nothing wrong with that.

The French have a verb 'boudiner' which I always think of when I'm climbing 
into my lycra. It means to squeeze yourself into clothes that are too tight, 
and comes from 'boudin', which is a type of sausage...

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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Thanks BobW and Ken! 

Yes, it's mostly carbon fiber. All up weight as you see it (minus the lock) is 
about 26 lbs. 

The tires are good … First time I've used these Duro Fleetwoods. They roll very 
smoothly and quietly, and are reasonably light given the size. I've been 
testing tire pressures: the range is 15 to 30 psi. 15-18 was too low; I'm at 23 
now and they work very well. I'll probably just settle in at 25psi, same as the 
other bike, and be done with it. (I bought a special AccuGauge for the 0-30 psi 
range; standard gauges aren't accurate enough in the low range, and with these 
size tires even 1 psi can make a difference.)

I like the film! Gotta catch the full production. I was at the bike shop today 
and found a couple of jerseys that actually fit me—It's so damn rare! Even 
after I've lost a ton of weight and reach my early post-college weight, I'm 
still going to be a six foot, 220 lb, post-middle-age guy … All the cycling 
gear seems to be targeted at wealthy 20-somethings with 28 inch waists. 
Sheesh—I bought both on the spot. I have a set of shorts that might fit on the 
way too. 

The Fatboy Comp Carbon (FCC for short) is a kick: I love riding it, even if I 
just twaddle along at 20-25 kph. It really feels great bending it into a 
corner. 

I was at the bike shop working on something for Sumo today. Its cushy Gel 
Comfort seat (now 1500 miles old) is getting sagged, I think, but there's a 
chance that the seat post is not holding the adjustment and angle consistently 
any more. I like the seat on FCC, so I ordered one of those for it. But I also 
bought a Thomson Elite seat post for it which has a different kind of seat 
retaining system, like the one on FCC. Now that I have that installed and 
adjusted correctly, I'll be able to determine for sure whether the problem is a 
funky seat or a funky seat post: the latter has been eliminated. :-)

G
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be old and foolish."



> From: Bob W-PDML 
> Date: April 6, 2018 at 10:07:01 AM PDT
> 
> That looks great. That's a great angle, the first one, for shooting a bike. 
> It really does seem surprisingly light. How are those road tyres?
> 
> This looks a good film to catch, for people of a similar spirit:
> https://uk.demand.film/mamil/
> 
> B


> From: Ken Waller 
> Date: April 6, 2018 at 1:42:46 PM PDT
> 
> Nice looking purpose built bike.
> Is it carbon fiber ?
> Enjoy the ride !
> 
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
> 
>> The new bicycle … arrived on Monday. ...
>> 
>> https://flic.kr/p/24MLTr5
>> https://flic.kr/p/237ZBRE


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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Ken Waller]

Nice looking purpose built bike.
Is it carbon fiber ?
Enjoy the ride !

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - 
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <godfreydigio...@me.com>

Subject: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG


The new bicycle … arrived on Monday. Third "adjust and configure" ride 
yesterday; I've put 45-50 miles on it so far.


https://flic.kr/p/24MLTr5
https://flic.kr/p/237ZBRE

It's a darn nice machine, very light and handles great!

(BTW, you can see some weirdness in the rendering of 023 where making the 
DoF shallow induced some artifacts in the complicated portions of the 
wheels' spokes and background. I will go back into the Lumen app and clean 
that up at some point, maybe. :-))


enjoy,
G
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Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Bob W-PDML]

That looks great. That's a great angle, the first one, for shooting a bike. It 
really does seem surprisingly light. How are those road tyres?

This looks a good film to catch, for people of a similar spirit:
https://uk.demand.film/mamil/

B

On 6 Apr 2018, at 16:49, Godfrey DiGiorgi 
> wrote:

The new bicycle … arrived on Monday. Third "adjust and configure" ride 
yesterday; I've put 45-50 miles on it so far.

https://flic.kr/p/24MLTr5
https://flic.kr/p/237ZBRE

It's a darn nice machine, very light and handles great!

(BTW, you can see some weirdness in the rendering of 023 where making the DoF 
shallow induced some artifacts in the complicated portions of the wheels' 
spokes and background. I will go back into the Lumen app and clean that up at 
some point, maybe. :-))

enjoy,
G
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PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

The new bicycle … arrived on Monday. Third "adjust and configure" ride 
yesterday; I've put 45-50 miles on it so far. 

https://flic.kr/p/24MLTr5
https://flic.kr/p/237ZBRE

It's a darn nice machine, very light and handles great! 

(BTW, you can see some weirdness in the rendering of 023 where making the DoF 
shallow induced some artifacts in the complicated portions of the wheels' 
spokes and background. I will go back into the Lumen app and clean that up at 
some point, maybe. :-))

enjoy,
G
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