So we bought the tandem - Page 3 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

04-26-2004, 03:10 PM

In article <408d688e$0$17265$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>,
David Reuteler <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Karen M. <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> > no beans.
>
> uh-oh. any tips for a vegetarian captain? besides starving, i mean.

Stoke.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

04-26-2004, 03:18 PM

Karen M. wrote:

> Two computers. The Rear Admiral position can get boring, and if you
> have your own buttons to push you can do mental calculations or
> announce the details to all the singles drafting you. On my tandems we
> each have a computer, and it's funny to see that the rear of the
> Counterpoint travels further than the front.

Clearly, the stoker must be working harder.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Accordion, n.:
A bagpipe with pleats.

04-26-2004, 03:18 PM

Karen M. wrote:

> Two computers. The Rear Admiral position can get boring, and if you
> have your own buttons to push you can do mental calculations or
> announce the details to all the singles drafting you. On my tandems we
> each have a computer, and it's funny to see that the rear of the
> Counterpoint travels further than the front.

Clearly, the stoker must be working harder.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Accordion, n.:
A bagpipe with pleats.

04-26-2004, 03:18 PM

Karen M. wrote:

> Two computers. The Rear Admiral position can get boring, and if you
> have your own buttons to push you can do mental calculations or
> announce the details to all the singles drafting you. On my tandems we
> each have a computer, and it's funny to see that the rear of the
> Counterpoint travels further than the front.

Clearly, the stoker must be working harder.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Accordion, n.:
A bagpipe with pleats.

04-26-2004, 03:18 PM

Karen M. wrote:

> Two computers. The Rear Admiral position can get boring, and if you
> have your own buttons to push you can do mental calculations or
> announce the details to all the singles drafting you. On my tandems we
> each have a computer, and it's funny to see that the rear of the
> Counterpoint travels further than the front.

Clearly, the stoker must be working harder.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Accordion, n.:
A bagpipe with pleats.

04-26-2004, 03:18 PM

Karen M. wrote:

> Two computers. The Rear Admiral position can get boring, and if you
> have your own buttons to push you can do mental calculations or
> announce the details to all the singles drafting you. On my tandems we
> each have a computer, and it's funny to see that the rear of the
> Counterpoint travels further than the front.

Clearly, the stoker must be working harder.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Accordion, n.:
A bagpipe with pleats.

04-26-2004, 03:21 PM

Claire Petersky wrote:
..
:: o Our speed was totally kick ass. We were cruising along, at an
:: effort that would have produced in our mutual estimations about 17
:: mph in him and 15 in me, but I know we were going probably 22 at a
:: minimum. We rode past a couple of This Is Your Speed signs (speeding
:: along the lake is a real problem), and were at 17 mph on an uphill
:: stretch, and 25 on a flat. Maybe we'll eventually buy a computer for
:: it.

Get a computer, cheapo!

:: o I'm close enough to him to *smell* him. And this was on only a 15
:: mile thing largely in the late afternoon shade. Makes me wonder if
:: we'll really do the Flying Wheels Century together on that thing.
:: He'll be pretty ripe on a summer's day after a hundred miles.

Well, you can sit up front and he'll smell you ripe

:: o Amusingly, I can literally kiss his ass, especially on downhills
:: in a tuck. Heh.

Well, you can sit up front and he can kiss your ass.

::
:: This tandem thing might prove to be fun.
::

Sounds like you two will come to know each other even better!

Enjoy!

04-26-2004, 03:21 PM

Claire Petersky wrote:
..
:: o Our speed was totally kick ass. We were cruising along, at an
:: effort that would have produced in our mutual estimations about 17
:: mph in him and 15 in me, but I know we were going probably 22 at a
:: minimum. We rode past a couple of This Is Your Speed signs (speeding
:: along the lake is a real problem), and were at 17 mph on an uphill
:: stretch, and 25 on a flat. Maybe we'll eventually buy a computer for
:: it.

Get a computer, cheapo!

:: o I'm close enough to him to *smell* him. And this was on only a 15
:: mile thing largely in the late afternoon shade. Makes me wonder if
:: we'll really do the Flying Wheels Century together on that thing.
:: He'll be pretty ripe on a summer's day after a hundred miles.

Well, you can sit up front and he'll smell you ripe

:: o Amusingly, I can literally kiss his ass, especially on downhills
:: in a tuck. Heh.

Well, you can sit up front and he can kiss your ass.

::
:: This tandem thing might prove to be fun.
::

Sounds like you two will come to know each other even better!

Enjoy!

04-26-2004, 03:21 PM

Claire Petersky wrote:
..
:: o Our speed was totally kick ass. We were cruising along, at an
:: effort that would have produced in our mutual estimations about 17
:: mph in him and 15 in me, but I know we were going probably 22 at a
:: minimum. We rode past a couple of This Is Your Speed signs (speeding
:: along the lake is a real problem), and were at 17 mph on an uphill
:: stretch, and 25 on a flat. Maybe we'll eventually buy a computer for
:: it.

Get a computer, cheapo!

:: o I'm close enough to him to *smell* him. And this was on only a 15
:: mile thing largely in the late afternoon shade. Makes me wonder if
:: we'll really do the Flying Wheels Century together on that thing.
:: He'll be pretty ripe on a summer's day after a hundred miles.

Well, you can sit up front and he'll smell you ripe

:: o Amusingly, I can literally kiss his ass, especially on downhills
:: in a tuck. Heh.

Well, you can sit up front and he can kiss your ass.

::
:: This tandem thing might prove to be fun.
::

Sounds like you two will come to know each other even better!

Enjoy!

04-26-2004, 03:21 PM

Claire Petersky wrote:
..
:: o Our speed was totally kick ass. We were cruising along, at an
:: effort that would have produced in our mutual estimations about 17
:: mph in him and 15 in me, but I know we were going probably 22 at a
:: minimum. We rode past a couple of This Is Your Speed signs (speeding
:: along the lake is a real problem), and were at 17 mph on an uphill
:: stretch, and 25 on a flat. Maybe we'll eventually buy a computer for
:: it.

Get a computer, cheapo!

:: o I'm close enough to him to *smell* him. And this was on only a 15
:: mile thing largely in the late afternoon shade. Makes me wonder if
:: we'll really do the Flying Wheels Century together on that thing.
:: He'll be pretty ripe on a summer's day after a hundred miles.

Well, you can sit up front and he'll smell you ripe

:: o Amusingly, I can literally kiss his ass, especially on downhills
:: in a tuck. Heh.

Well, you can sit up front and he can kiss your ass.

::
:: This tandem thing might prove to be fun.
::

Sounds like you two will come to know each other even better!

Enjoy!