[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Kevin - it was great riding with you! Lynne F see you on the Three Capes - looks like the weather will be...damp. On Mar 15, 8:58 pm, Kevin Brightbill wrote: > Mike! I don't think I met you on Saturday -- I remember seeing a > rather beautiful A.H.H. at the start, though! I was on the white Colin > Laing track bike... the one Birkie rider dumb enough to try it with a > fixed gear! Hope to catch you for the Three Capes... though unless we > get an unexpected forecast of 65 degrees and clear skies, I'll > probably pull out my Trek 520 instead! > > Lynne, glad to see you on here -- it was a pleasure to meet up with > you and Susan (and my friend Nick) near the end of the ride. > > Cheers! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Kevin, I should be at 3 Capes unless the weather is super dismal. It'll be my 4th time doing it so I don't feel like I'm missing anything if skip it. I just haven't been getting enough rides in. Seems like all the dry days are when I'm working. Two of the last three editions of 3 Capes have been rescheduled due to snow in the coast range. I wonder if that'll happen this year. I think 3 Capes would be doable on a track bike. 2 of the Capes are pretty steep but the roads are usually quiet enough where you can traverse the road if it gets too much. The climb up and over the coast range is pretty tame and the climb back from Pacific City is nothing. Do say hi at the start if you're there. If I'm there. I'll be on the Hilsen although this will probably be the last brevet on it as my rando bike is back from the painters and waiting to get built-up. Hey Lynne, are you doing PBP this year? --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Mmno. :-) I have yet to successfully complete a 400! Plus, we've got the Fitzsimmons Family Heritage Tour to Ireland this summer; I've only got so many weeks I can take off without pay (says the contractor). But the bike is going to Ireland with me, for when the spousal unit is golfing. What about you, shiny new red bike and all? On Mar 21, 6:36 am, Mike wrote: > > Hey Lynne, are you doing PBP this year? > > --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
you guys are real troopers. 150km of it in the rain! And then you posted your pictures! Us SoCal guys would melt in that kind of weather. ~Mike On Mar 12, 10:08 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > Yikes! At least you did it!!! Now get to bed!!! > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Mike wrote: > > Uggh, what a sufferfest. 200k of rain, heavy legs, rain, wind, rain, > > cold, more rain, some sun, and still more rain for the final 4 miles > > or so. The Hilsen was fine although I'll probably do my next brevet > > with Jack Brown greens. I rode today's brevet on Schwalbe Marathon > > Supremes (35s) and while they're nice they're just not my tire of > > choice for brevets. I think JB greens or Paselas (32s) are the way to > > go. > > > I'm cooked. Time for bed. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/sets/72157626128572843/with... > > > --mike > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
My 200k was substantially more favorable. I did the Santa Cruz Randonneurs Moss Beach 200k. It was mild, partly cloudy, some brilliant sunshine, and not a hint of rain. I was counting my blessings already, but now I'll recount them. Good on you, Mike, for grinding it out. On Mar 13, 8:16 am, Michael_S wrote: > you guys are real troopers. 150km of it in the rain! And then you > posted your pictures! Us SoCal guys would melt in that kind of > weather. > > ~Mike > > On Mar 12, 10:08 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > Yikes! At least you did it!!! Now get to bed!!! > > > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Mike wrote: > > > Uggh, what a sufferfest. 200k of rain, heavy legs, rain, wind, rain, > > > cold, more rain, some sun, and still more rain for the final 4 miles > > > or so. The Hilsen was fine although I'll probably do my next brevet > > > with Jack Brown greens. I rode today's brevet on Schwalbe Marathon > > > Supremes (35s) and while they're nice they're just not my tire of > > > choice for brevets. I think JB greens or Paselas (32s) are the way to > > > go. > > > > I'm cooked. Time for bed. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/sets/72157626128572843/with... > > > > --mike > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
I really tapered off riding after Oct and have pretty much refused to ride in the rain if I could avoid it so my base miles are off. Last weekend I crammed by riding my Quickbeam last week. I did a 30 mile flat ride Sat, 30 mile mixed terrain ride on Sun and then a 100k, mainly flat, ride out to the gorge on Mon. I think it just kind of left me tired more than anything else. Also, this was my fourth time doing the Birkie and my umpteenth time doing a variation of this ride so I think I was a little bored. I'm still planning on improving my times for the 400k and 600k this year which could happen. For the last 30 miles of the ride my friend Joshua and I kept talking about how next year will be the year for touring and camping. We kept making jokes about how if we were touring we could just stop and pitch camp off the side of the road. I do think I may take a break from randonneuring next year or ride some different events. But then again, I think the Cascade 1200k may be happening next year and I've always wanted to do that so who knows. For the moment, I'll enjoy some afternoon coffee, a book (You Are Not A Gadget), and a movie later today with my wife. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Congratulations. And, hey, it could have been worse -- you could have been out there today (Sunday). :-) -Allan On Mar 13, 12:39 pm, Mike wrote: > I really tapered off riding after Oct and have pretty much refused to > ride in the rain if I could avoid it so my base miles are off. Last > weekend I crammed by riding my Quickbeam last week. I did a 30 mile > flat ride Sat, 30 mile mixed terrain ride on Sun and then a 100k, > mainly flat, ride out to the gorge on Mon. I think it just kind of > left me tired more than anything else. > > Also, this was my fourth time doing the Birkie and my umpteenth time > doing a variation of this ride so I think I was a little bored. I'm > still planning on improving my times for the 400k and 600k this year > which could happen. > > For the last 30 miles of the ride my friend Joshua and I kept talking > about how next year will be the year for touring and camping. We kept > making jokes about how if we were touring we could just stop and pitch > camp off the side of the road. I do think I may take a break from > randonneuring next year or ride some different events. But then again, > I think the Cascade 1200k may be happening next year and I've always > wanted to do that so who knows. > > For the moment, I'll enjoy some afternoon coffee, a book (You Are Not > A Gadget), and a movie later today with my wife. > > --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
I think I might have had more fun than you. My fingers froze in Vernonia, and my thumb VERY PAINFULLY returned while I was descending Stoney Pt, but other than that, it wasn't THAT bad... The sun after the Birkenfeld store was wonderful! http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefitz/sets/72157626257930750/detail/ On Mar 12, 9:24 pm, Mike wrote: > Uggh, what a sufferfest. 200k of rain, heavy legs, rain, wind, rain, > cold, more rain, some sun, and still more rain for the final 4 miles > or so. The Hilsen was fine although I'll probably do my next brevet > with Jack Brown greens. I rode today's brevet on Schwalbe Marathon > Supremes (35s) and while they're nice they're just not my tire of > choice for brevets. I think JB greens or Paselas (32s) are the way to > go. > > I'm cooked. Time for bed. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/sets/72157626128572843/with... > > --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
After we left Birkenfeld there was this thick light steady rain that hung over us until Vernonia. When we got back on Timber Rd it cleared up but we were all just feeling a little cooked. At Glenwood I used the Magic 8 Ball app on my phone to ask if it would rain on us before the finish at Forest Grove. The reply was "Yes, definitely". And sure enough it started raining as we rolled along Gales Creek and back into Forest Grove. I'm glad you had fun Lynne. You looked really comfortable when I saw you motoring into Birkenfeld. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
I thought the same thing on Sunday! On Mar 13, 8:08 pm, Allan in Portland wrote: > Congratulations. And, hey, it could have been worse -- you could have > been out there today (Sunday). :-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Well done Mike and Lynne. That was a bugger of a day. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
I think I remember getting too hot on the Birkie once, or maybe it was just wishing. On Mar 14, 8:06 am, Mike wrote: > After we left Birkenfeld there was this thick light steady rain that > hung over us until Vernonia. When we got back on Timber Rd it cleared > up but we were all just feeling a little cooked. > > At Glenwood I used the Magic 8 Ball app on my phone to ask if it would > rain on us before the finish at Forest Grove. The reply was "Yes, > definitely". And sure enough it started raining as we rolled along > Gales Creek and back into Forest Grove. > > I'm glad you had fun Lynne. You looked really comfortable when I saw > you motoring into Birkenfeld. > > --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Mike! I don't think I met you on Saturday -- I remember seeing a rather beautiful A.H.H. at the start, though! I was on the white Colin Laing track bike... the one Birkie rider dumb enough to try it with a fixed gear! Hope to catch you for the Three Capes... though unless we get an unexpected forecast of 65 degrees and clear skies, I'll probably pull out my Trek 520 instead! Lynne, glad to see you on here -- it was a pleasure to meet up with you and Susan (and my friend Nick) near the end of the ride. Cheers! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Congratulations for seeing it through (he said, enviously); it sounds like the recuperation regimen will be a very pleasant one: book (and beer), then movie with someone you love. I'll watch a movie with my daughter tonight. (But not Miley Sirus or whoeverthehellsheis.) Patrick "need to recuperate after 30 miles" Moore in blustery ABQ, NM On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Mike wrote: > I really tapered off riding after Oct and have pretty much refused to > ride in the rain if I could avoid it so my base miles are off. Last > weekend I crammed by riding my Quickbeam last week. I did a 30 mile > flat ride Sat, 30 mile mixed terrain ride on Sun and then a 100k, > mainly flat, ride out to the gorge on Mon. I think it just kind of > left me tired more than anything else. > > Also, this was my fourth time doing the Birkie and my umpteenth time > doing a variation of this ride so I think I was a little bored. I'm > still planning on improving my times for the 400k and 600k this year > which could happen. > > For the last 30 miles of the ride my friend Joshua and I kept talking > about how next year will be the year for touring and camping. We kept > making jokes about how if we were touring we could just stop and pitch > camp off the side of the road. I do think I may take a break from > randonneuring next year or ride some different events. But then again, > I think the Cascade 1200k may be happening next year and I've always > wanted to do that so who knows. > > For the moment, I'll enjoy some afternoon coffee, a book (You Are Not > A Gadget), and a movie later today with my wife. > > --mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Today's brevet.
Nice photos. Didn't see any of me but that's probably because I was 100 miles behind you. :-) On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Allan in Portland wrote: > Congratulations. And, hey, it could have been worse -- you could have > been out there today (Sunday). :-) > > -Allan > > On Mar 13, 12:39 pm, Mike wrote: > > I really tapered off riding after Oct and have pretty much refused to > > ride in the rain if I could avoid it so my base miles are off. Last > > weekend I crammed by riding my Quickbeam last week. I did a 30 mile > > flat ride Sat, 30 mile mixed terrain ride on Sun and then a 100k, > > mainly flat, ride out to the gorge on Mon. I think it just kind of > > left me tired more than anything else. > > > > Also, this was my fourth time doing the Birkie and my umpteenth time > > doing a variation of this ride so I think I was a little bored. I'm > > still planning on improving my times for the 400k and 600k this year > > which could happen. > > > > For the last 30 miles of the ride my friend Joshua and I kept talking > > about how next year will be the year for touring and camping. We kept > > making jokes about how if we were touring we could just stop and pitch > > camp off the side of the road. I do think I may take a break from > > randonneuring next year or ride some different events. But then again, > > I think the Cascade 1200k may be happening next year and I've always > > wanted to do that so who knows. > > > > For the moment, I'll enjoy some afternoon coffee, a book (You Are Not > > A Gadget), and a movie later today with my wife. > > > > --mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
