Tell Braelyn when you see her next that we all say hello!
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 10:26:42 AM UTC-5 upyou...@yahoo.com wrote:
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> Leah,
> I love this story and I can see the whole thing in my mind. How wonderful!
> Love, Your RivSister, Kate
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On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 10:11:21 AM CDT, Bicycle Belle Ding D
Leah,
As a grandfather of three - two now grown - this was fun to read. I am sure
the little girl caught your enthusiasm. When I can, I slow down and call
out, "Nice bike!" to very young riders I encounter on our local trail. We
are all ambassadors.
Paul Germain
Midlothian, Va.
On Thursday, A
OMG this is so cute!
-W
On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 6:12:31 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> I really do have the sweetest, cutest story from the Tuesday night women’s
> ride.
>
> We had a small group of 7 riders that night. We were several miles in when
> suddenly from behind, I
On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 8:12:31 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
I looked back and was astounded - there at the end of our peloton was an 8
year old girl on a tiny blue Trek bike, wearing her matching blue helmet,
blonde hair flying and huge grin on full display. I looked at her
That’s very cute. The first club rule broken was “no smiling” …. Jk!!
On Friday, August 4, 2023 at 3:46:38 AM UTC-7 Roberta wrote:
> Delightful! I hope they join you again.
>
> On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 9:12:31 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
> wrote:
>
>> I really do have the sweetest,
Delightful! I hope they join you again.
On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 9:12:31 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> I really do have the sweetest, cutest story from the Tuesday night women’s
> ride.
>
> We had a small group of 7 riders that night. We were several miles in when
> sudde
Nice!
On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 8:12:31 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> I really do have the sweetest, cutest story from the Tuesday night women’s
> ride.
>
> We had a small group of 7 riders that night. We were several miles in when
> suddenly from behind, I heard two unfamil
I really do have the sweetest, cutest story from the Tuesday night women’s
ride.
We had a small group of 7 riders that night. We were several miles in when
suddenly from behind, I heard two unfamiliar voices, one belonging to a
child, and one belonging to a man. I looked back and was astounded
Delicious!
On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 3:58 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <
jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... Some guy will come find me at my vehicle and tell me how I’m doing it
> wrong. After getting lectured about how I could go 25% faster if I had this
> bike and narrow tires, blah, blah, I say
What's mostly sown are seeds of thought when you show up on something other
than the LBS/brand flavor of the month. It would be akin to treason amongst
peers to go beyond that to inquire or ask for a spin. To uphold their toxic
cyclista* chops they mostly only ask "how heavy is it?"
(*Affect de
"No, I have to admit I never made a convert. I got admiring comments
(beautiful bike! How old is that?) and sometimes an old guy would start
telling me about his bikes back in the day. But never a request to ride or
request for info. I think the Ram also just wasn’t quite odd enough. "
I neve
Yeah, that's pretty close to the feeling I had on that Trek...It was a good
bike for one type of riding, but trying to use it for casual cruising or
picking up groceries was futile. Lol.
On Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2:32:10 PM UTC-5 Slin wrote:
> > Interesting observation about the comfort
No, I have to admit I never made a convert. I got admiring comments
(beautiful bike! How old is that?) and sometimes an old guy would start
telling me about his bikes back in the day. But never a request to ride or
request for info. I think the Ram also just wasn’t quite odd enough.
On Saturd
> Interesting observation about the comfort of the Trek - I wonder why it
became uncomfortable when slowing?
I've noticed that pedaling hard removes pressure from the hands and saddle.
So on some bike setups with low handlebars, if I'm coasting, I can feel
like I'm sliding forward on my saddle
I’m *loving* these bike stories you guys are giving. Now that I’ve got club
riding experience, I can better relate to your stories.
Interesting observation about the comfort of the Trek - I wonder why it became
uncomfortable when slowing? I can relate about the hills, too. We Riv riders
are wo
Club riding can be a lot of fun and quite rewarding. I always liked riding
with a group like that when I had the time...the fitness of it was great.
I started out club riding on my Sam Hillborne with a Sackville handlebar
bag hooked up to a set of Nitto Noodles. My friend would make fun of me
When we lived in minneapolis I rode with a small neighborhood group that
did a weekly Sunday ride at a respectable pace. I was riding a Rambouillet
back then: fenders, canvas saddle bag, shellacked bar tape, 33.333mm tires,
etc. The other riders were on aluminum or CF bikes, of course. One day,
Leah,
Your club ride stories are very enjoyable. From a Vegas Lone Wolf to a full
on Michigan "clubbie". Great that you found such a nice bunch to ride with!
Speaking of club rides, the Clarion National Cycling Club is your kind of
club — and would be mine. Check out this group. Cheers!
https://
Doug - congrats on your increasing fitness on your new bike! Bikes and health
are great investments. Despite demonstrating that speed and comfort are NOT
mutually exclusive, I have made zero converts. Absolutely no one is rushing out
to buy a Racing Platypus of their own. However, their gaze has
I love your smiling comeback to the guys. Personally if I was hammering on
a carbon racer and a young lady on a pretty raspberry mixte with fenders,
rack and dynohub beat me I wouldn't pull up in the parking lot and tell her
she's doing it wrong. I'd ask what *I'm *doing wrong!
On Friday, Sept
So glad you are showing the others that you can be both comfortable and
fast! I've noticed too that as I ride more, especially more hills, I've
gotten stronger and developed more endurance. I'm not looking to be fast
but my average speed has increased with the same effort the past few
months.
But aren’t carbon rims ridiculously expensive?
On Monday, August 15, 2022, Max S wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> This is a deeply and widely explored topic. There are some numbers and
> graphs to look at here: https://www.wheelscience.com/pages/aero-v-weight
> In my personal experience, deep rims can sav
As many / most of you know, carbon fiber composites have been in structural
applications in aerospace and other fields for decades. That said, the
frequency and thoroughness of regular inspections (and replacement) carried
out in those applications is perhaps beyond what a typical cyclist is
wi
Thanks, Max, a clear and informative response. I didn't realize one could
save so much time at sub 18 mph.
I've only dented 1 rim that I remember, back in about 1971 or 1972 when I
bashed a steel 27" rim by failing to dodge a pothole at the bottom of a
fast hill on the way to school, but it is goo
I believe this will come to a division at the invisible and transient line
separating linear and non-linear sensory processing by riders. Many will
have an appreciation of a varying balance of both extremes of integrating
and appreciating sensory input from riding their bikes.
Ride reports de
Patrick,
This is a deeply and widely explored topic. There are some numbers and
graphs to look at here: https://www.wheelscience.com/pages/aero-v-weight
In my personal experience, deep rims can save me ~10-20 watts, depending on
how fast and where I ride. So, it can get me from 16.5 to 17.0 m
Typo. Sotherland.
On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 4:02:31 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
> The pink/white fade on that Southerland is too cool, I'm a sucker for '80s
> neon. Rad!
>
> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 1:03:24 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
> wrote:
>
>> Today was a women’s ride. 29
The pink/white fade on that Southerland is too cool, I'm a sucker for '80s
neon. Rad!
On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 1:03:24 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> Today was a women’s ride. 29 miles at over 16 mph, and it was great. Such
> a nice group of women. Many of them ride TO the ri
Yes, and if I only had one Platypus it would be jazzed up just like that poor
Betty. I had to get a second so that one could be my Racing Platypus.
> On Jun 29, 2022, at 9:33 PM, Marc Irwin wrote:
>
> Boy you did have that Betty geared up.
>
> Marc
>
>> On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 4:14:5
Boy you did have that Betty geared up.
Marc
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 4:14:53 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> You guys are funny. I mean, I might have been *accused* of being the
> Godzilla in the Velotaxonomy, but I was at least half Lone Wolf. But Marc,
> you are the origina
"Beautiful Godzilla" and "strident spandex hamsters"..I'm clearly behind on
the latest cycling terminology! 😂
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 7:31:07 AM UTC-7 Marc Irwin wrote:
> It was just a few months ago Leah and her family moved to Kalamazoo from
> Las Vegas, several people suggested she co
It was just a few months ago Leah and her family moved to Kalamazoo from
Las Vegas, several people suggested she contact me about riding in the
area. She was a self described "Beautiful Godzilla" (Bike Snob p. 75) who
had never ridden more than 17 miles and never with anybody else. I
introdu
What a great story. Very impressive.
I think you've earned biking R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Congratulations.
On Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 4:42:29 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
> My first 100k ride is in the books!
>
> Every year my bike club does a tour around the county. You choose a route
Good thing this tour took place today. The weather last week around the
Midwest was brutal. Today it was beautiful, Northwoods-like even.
On Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 3:42:29 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
> My first 100k ride is in the books!
>
> Every year my bike club does a tour a
This exact thing happened to me on my first metric century, it was 3 miles
longer than advertised and I was already a good 10 miles over my limit at
62 and ready to quit!* Good on you, Leah, you kick butt on that Racing
Platypus all day, every day 🙌
*Yes, 62 miles is too dang long. The last cha
Well done! I am sincerely and truly impressed!
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 2:42 PM Leah Peterson
wrote:
> My first 100k ride is in the books!
>
> Every year my bike club does a tour around the county. You choose a route
> and sign up. I was going to do a 50 mile ride; my longest ride so far is 35
>
This thread is epic. Thank you continuing to share your adventures with us
Leah.
FWIW: I'm no expert but if there is anyone in Austin TX who would like to
learn to change a tire I'd be happy to show how I do it. I can provide the
wheel and tube and tools and stuff so you wouldn't have to mess w
Wow after making it through heat dome and flat torture your future rides
will be too easy for you.
Toshi
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I have heard it but it’s just as good the 2nd time. I also would have cheered
for the intrepid bike mechanic. Flat-fixers are heros!
> On Jun 15, 2022, at 10:43 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
> Ooh, you invoked the flat* jinx after another person's flat. That one landed
> fast! 😂
>
> Yes, men love
Ooh, you invoked the flat* jinx after another person's flat. That one
landed fast! 😂
Yes, men love to stop and help fix flats. Once a many years ago I was on a
century ride and there was a group of women at a rest stop crowded around a
mountain bike, staring forlornly at a very flat front tire.
Hi Evan,
I could not agree more! :-)
This is the first thread I open everyday!
Edgar from Manila, Philippines
(Cheviot, Gus, Atlantis)
On Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 3:07:03 AM UTC+8 Evan E. wrote:
> Racing Platypus. Upright handlebars. Safety triangle on a belt. Thousand
> helmet. 16-19mph. She
Oh, Evan, ♥️.
> On Jun 11, 2022, at 3:07 PM, Evan E. wrote:
>
>
> Racing Platypus. Upright handlebars. Safety triangle on a belt. Thousand
> helmet. 16-19mph. She is . . . the most interesting person on this list.
>
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Leah, I love that you look like the ringleader in the group photo. Everyone
else is on horses and you're in a gleaming CHARIOT 👑
On Friday, June 10, 2022 at 5:14:30 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
> I got my Racing Platypus back for the rides this week. It has heavenly new
> gray Ultra
Da-yum! I'm going to stop reading your posts!
On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 6:14 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <
jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... We did 27.9 miles mostly between 16-19 mph, according to the splits on
> my Apple Watch. Not bad
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You continue to be an inspiration, Leah! You love your bike and show
others how capable one can be no matter the differences. Thank you for the
reports and photos.
#RivSisters,
Joyce
On Friday, June 10, 2022 at 7:01:17 PM UTC-7 Garth wrote:
> Well just think how blah-zay their ride would b
Well just think how blah-zay their ride would be if you weren't around, and
before you came about ! Just remember, people aren't of themselves what
they think or what they do, it's not their real/true Identity. That may go
against what "society" says, everything you've ever been told and accept
Ha! You go gurl!
On Friday, June 10, 2022 at 8:08:19 PM UTC-5 Doug H. wrote:
> The gray tires look great. I had Ultradynamico on my first Clem and they
> were really nice albeit with knobs for off-road riding. It is cool that
> your group poses for a photo and you are surrounded by a sea of Ly
The gray tires look great. I had Ultradynamico on my first Clem and they
were really nice albeit with knobs for off-road riding. It is cool that
your group poses for a photo and you are surrounded by a sea of Lycra! lol
Doug
On Friday, June 10, 2022 at 8:18:07 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! w
I got my Racing Platypus back for the rides this week. It has heavenly new
gray Ultradynamico tires and I love them. The roadies have been telling me
I should have a road bike. Today they said I should not have a road bike. I
should stay on that heavy Platypus or the carbon bike would spirit me
Curtis - Type 3 also, after the dust has settled, seems to entitle bragging
rights whereas the first two types don't.
On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 11:02:37 AM UTC-5 Curtis wrote:
> Toshi it sounds like you are describing a Type 2 activity.
>
> https://goeast.ems.com/three-types-of-fun/
>
> Peace
Toshi it sounds like you are describing a Type 2 activity.
https://goeast.ems.com/three-types-of-fun/
Peace
Curtis
On Thu, Jun 2, 2022, 8:47 AM Toshi Takeuchi wrote:
> Hi Leah,
>
> Congrats on your Clem ride (I would have been lying on the asphalt going
> over 180 bpm!). Do you think it was m
Hi Leah,
Congrats on your Clem ride (I would have been lying on the asphalt going
over 180 bpm!). Do you think it was more enjoyable now that it's been a
few days? In my randonneuring rides, there is a common phenomenon known as
randonesia, where the farther away from the suffering you get, the
This is such a fun thread. I appreciate you sharing and your writing is
good enough for a blog...hint, hint, hint. I'm wondering if the others in
the group ride bikes from the big brands like Specialized, Giant, and Trek?
I rode a carbon Giant Defy in group rides and I can relate to the woman wh
"... maybe Leah Peterson is a maniac who's just as fast on a Clem! Let's
find out!!!"
We have our answer. 18-20mph. On a Clem!!!
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 8:15:46 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
>
> Here’s my write-up from tonight’s Clubbing with the Clem. Attached in the
> next p
Here’s my write-up from tonight’s Clubbing with the Clem. Attached in the next
post (which makes this message too large) will also be a video (it’s funny) and
a photo in case you can’t be bothered with goofball videos.
Clubbing with the Clem:
My Racing Platypus is in need of new shoes. Those s
Yes! Represent all the Clem's out there in the wild.
Doug
On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 2:35 PM JohnS wrote:
> Good luck and hope it goes well. I'm planning on doing a group ride this
> evening and it's supposed to be a hot one as well, plenty of fluids!
>
> JohnS
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 2:2
Good luck and hope it goes well. I'm planning on doing a group ride this
evening and it's supposed to be a hot one as well, plenty of fluids!
JohnS
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 2:23:41 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
> All good options, everyone. Except the ones that suggested I skip t
I would put a tube in the Racing Platypus tire, possibly from one of the
other bikes if you don't have a spare.
Laing
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 6:02:02 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
>
> This thread has been so fun for me to write, but I keep thinking, what
> really else is there
Swap a tire from one of the other bikes?
Bill S
San Diego
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 10:28:39 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
> Update to my advice, I also send my regards! 🙋♂️
>
> On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 5:58:38 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> I think the Clem is the way. Maybe you're a little
Update to my advice, I also send my regards! 🙋♂️
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 5:58:38 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
> I think the Clem is the way. Maybe you're a little slower this week and
> they can wait a minute, maybe Leah Peterson is a maniac who's just as fast
> on a Clem! Let's find out!!!
"I don’t know which bike to take for certain, but you are free to send your
advice and/or regards"
Hi Leah
Always enjoyable to read of your adventures. You can ride your racing Platy
if you borrow a tire from one of the other bikes.
IanA Alberta Canada
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 4:02:02 PM U
Take your Clem, ride with the slower group if need be.
I rode mine for about 3 hours today and enjoyed every minute of it.
Ray
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 9:09:27 PM UTC-7 Mojo wrote:
> "A Clem" https://youtu.be/lmWFrMq3qNY?t=1194
> from the future past
>
> Joe
>
>
> On Monday, May 30, 2022 at
"A Clem" https://youtu.be/lmWFrMq3qNY?t=1194
from the future past
Joe
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 7:06:56 PM UTC-6 Doug H. wrote:
> Another Clem vote here. They've seen a Platypus so show them another
> Rivendell beauty.
> Doug
>
> On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 8:58:38 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
Another Clem vote here. They've seen a Platypus so show them another
Rivendell beauty.
Doug
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 8:58:38 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
> I think the Clem is the way. Maybe you're a little slower this week and
> they can wait a minute, maybe Leah Peterson is a maniac who's ju
I think the Clem is the way. Maybe you're a little slower this week and
they can wait a minute, maybe Leah Peterson is a maniac who's just as fast
on a Clem! Let's find out!!!
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 3:02:02 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
>
> This thread has been so fun for me to
In my opinion, take the Clem. Just because it is the more beautiful bike
(again, IMO.) However, you may consider taking a tire or the entire rear
wheel off of either one, and swapping it onto the racing Platy for a little
while.
-W
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 3:02:02 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding
Another great story by Leah! From Vegas to Michigan life. Beautiful
Michigan, enjoy!
On Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 10:25:24 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> Their slow group was slow. I was glad to be in the faster class on the
> women’s ride. I kept pace, rode in 2nd and
Turn off my dyno light? Gah, unthinkable! That’s one of the coolest things on
my bike! I even have a nifty fender-mounted rear light.
When I arrived the roadies asked, Leah, uh, do you have some lights you can put
on your bike?
Oh, I have these! They light up as I pedal.
They were incredulou
Thank you, All, you are SO NICE. I really appreciate the tips and
encouragement. I’m so glad the club has been welcoming. One of the members (he
rides a Riv!) sending me a woman to show me the ropes in her non-intimidating
way has been so key.
I love my Raspberry Platypus, genuinely love it, a
+1, tho' I'll add, decent tires.
Anecdote: when I lived in Gallup, NM there was a local athlete standout,
Bob Rosebrough, a local lawyer and later mayor, who, besides being 6'4",
was tremendously fit. I heard a story from friends about how he entered his
first regional road race, riding his only b
Kevin,
Their slow group was slow. I was glad to be in the faster class on the women’s
ride. I kept pace, rode in 2nd and 3rd position, and it wasn’t effortless. I
don’t think I will fall victim to the Lycra; I’m perfectly happy with the
workout wear I find at Target - highly recommend their All
I say go for it if that becomes part of what she (or anyone) enjoys about
cycling. Lycra and dropbars and going fast and being crazy fit is fun, too!
Joe Bernard
On Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 12:37:17 PM UTC-7 mas...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Well, their Slow group was probably pretty fast for y
Well, their Slow group was probably pretty fast for you on the "upright"
Platypus!!
My first thought is you'll quickly be tempted down the stretchy clothes
path if you continue to "hang" with them. Nothing wrong with that really,
but it is a different mentality.
More Workout and Goals oriented;
2 or 3 years ago I did a few group rides with an informal club of Sandia
Labs engineers. This was no CF racing club, of course, but most rode CF
road bikes, except one of the leaders who had a custom Ti road bike; there
were a couple of others on the first ride with upright bikes. I turned up
on my
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