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02-19-2004, 03:43 PM

55 Fahrenheit--a beautiful day!

The bike came off the trainer today and I put ten hilly (well, hilly
for me, anyhow) miles.

Dropped to the granny on things I might have spun up in the middle
ring last summer. But ten miles--outside!

The mag trainer time seems to be having some effect, at least on level
stretches--I feel faster for less effort.

Also finding that my pedal stroke seems to have smoothed out a bit,
riding no-hands is no problem on non-bumpy bits of road.

And I got to ride outside! and I'll get to ride outside tomorrow!

Maybe I can go farther tomorrow. Now that's more like riding a bike.

-Luigi

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02-19-2004, 03:59 PM

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:43:28 -0500,
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Luigi de Guzman <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>And I got to ride outside! and I'll get to ride outside tomorrow!
>
>Maybe I can go farther tomorrow. Now that's more like riding a bike.

YEEEHAAW!
--
zk

02-19-2004, 03:59 PM

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:43:28 -0500,
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Luigi de Guzman <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>And I got to ride outside! and I'll get to ride outside tomorrow!
>
>Maybe I can go farther tomorrow. Now that's more like riding a bike.

YEEEHAAW!
--
zk

02-19-2004, 04:10 PM

Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote:
> 55 Fahrenheit--a beautiful day!

> The bike came off the trainer today and I put ten hilly (well, hilly
> for me, anyhow) miles.

> Dropped to the granny on things I might have spun up in the middle
> ring last summer. But ten miles--outside!

I was thinking about one of your posts talking about being stuck indoors
when I went out for a ride Sunday (52 F). I didn't want to post anything
in response, because I felt I would be kicking you while you were down.

It's good to here you got out and had some fun on your bike.

That's the first time I've gotten any kind of ride on the weekend in about
three months (other than cycling down to the aquarium with my daughter).
Bish Bish!

--
Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g
Murray's Rule:
Any country with "democratic" in the title isn't.

02-19-2004, 04:10 PM

Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote:
> 55 Fahrenheit--a beautiful day!

> The bike came off the trainer today and I put ten hilly (well, hilly
> for me, anyhow) miles.

> Dropped to the granny on things I might have spun up in the middle
> ring last summer. But ten miles--outside!

I was thinking about one of your posts talking about being stuck indoors
when I went out for a ride Sunday (52 F). I didn't want to post anything
in response, because I felt I would be kicking you while you were down.

It's good to here you got out and had some fun on your bike.

That's the first time I've gotten any kind of ride on the weekend in about
three months (other than cycling down to the aquarium with my daughter).
Bish Bish!

--
Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g
Murray's Rule:
Any country with "democratic" in the title isn't.

02-19-2004, 04:46 PM

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:47:35 -0500, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:
>Those durn bikers. Easily amused.
>
>-B
>
>64 deg, here in Central Va. ;-p Out of habit, I donned the balaclava, hat
>and gloves, and after about 2 minutes, I'm like 'something really smells
>bad', before I realized. haha.

How central--? Like Cville central or Richmond central?

It only made it to 55 on planet NoVA. That was enough.

-Luigi

02-19-2004, 04:46 PM

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:47:35 -0500, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:
>Those durn bikers. Easily amused.
>
>-B
>
>64 deg, here in Central Va. ;-p Out of habit, I donned the balaclava, hat
>and gloves, and after about 2 minutes, I'm like 'something really smells
>bad', before I realized. haha.

How central--? Like Cville central or Richmond central?

It only made it to 55 on planet NoVA. That was enough.

-Luigi

02-19-2004, 04:47 PM

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:43:28 -0500, Luigi de Guzman <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>55 Fahrenheit--a beautiful day!
>
>The bike came off the trainer today and I put ten hilly (well, hilly
>for me, anyhow) miles.
>
>Dropped to the granny on things I might have spun up in the middle
>ring last summer. But ten miles--outside!
>
>The mag trainer time seems to be having some effect, at least on level
>stretches--I feel faster for less effort.
>
>Also finding that my pedal stroke seems to have smoothed out a bit,
>riding no-hands is no problem on non-bumpy bits of road.
>
>And I got to ride outside! and I'll get to ride outside tomorrow!
>
>Maybe I can go farther tomorrow. Now that's more like riding a bike.
>
>-Luigi
>
>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>Photos, Rants Raves

Those durn bikers. Easily amused.

-B

64 deg, here in Central Va. ;-p Out of habit, I donned the balaclava, hat
and gloves, and after about 2 minutes, I'm like 'something really smells
bad', before I realized. haha.

02-19-2004, 04:47 PM

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:43:28 -0500, Luigi de Guzman <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>55 Fahrenheit--a beautiful day!
>
>The bike came off the trainer today and I put ten hilly (well, hilly
>for me, anyhow) miles.
>
>Dropped to the granny on things I might have spun up in the middle
>ring last summer. But ten miles--outside!
>
>The mag trainer time seems to be having some effect, at least on level
>stretches--I feel faster for less effort.
>
>Also finding that my pedal stroke seems to have smoothed out a bit,
>riding no-hands is no problem on non-bumpy bits of road.
>
>And I got to ride outside! and I'll get to ride outside tomorrow!
>
>Maybe I can go farther tomorrow. Now that's more like riding a bike.
>
>-Luigi
>
>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>Photos, Rants Raves

Those durn bikers. Easily amused.

-B

64 deg, here in Central Va. ;-p Out of habit, I donned the balaclava, hat
and gloves, and after about 2 minutes, I'm like 'something really smells
bad', before I realized. haha.

02-19-2004, 06:08 PM

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:46:20 -0500, Luigi de Guzman <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:47:35 -0500, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>Those durn bikers. Easily amused.
>>
>>-B
>>
>>64 deg, here in Central Va. ;-p Out of habit, I donned the balaclava, hat
>>and gloves, and after about 2 minutes, I'm like 'something really smells
>>bad', before I realized. haha.
>
>
>How central--? Like Cville central or Richmond central?
>
>It only made it to 55 on planet NoVA. That was enough.
>
>-Luigi

I'm at UVa.

Actually I was really getting into the 8am rides at 19deg - sun shining,
birds shivering - that we had in the past couple weeks.

I tell myself it's just free A/C. Gives you that 'warrior' spirit; however
self-deluded. ;-p

(Yeah, I'm easily amused too...)

-B