Riding with courage - Page 20 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-19-2004, 02:07 PM

Alfred Ryder wrote:

> And before you pull out of the line, shouldn't you indicate your intentions
> in some way? What is the usual way to do that?

A wiggle of the elbow is the most common sign, directing the
following rider to pull through on that side.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-19-2004, 03:48 PM

>I can't help but think maybe there's a linguistic angle here, that
>there's a shade of meaning for "courage" in French that might cover
>precisely what you're on about.
>
>Can any Francophones out there comment?
>
>-Luigi
>

Doing the Ranndonee du Centennaire last summer, cycling around Paris in a large
bunch of blokes, this middle-aged fatbirdonabike was well chuffed when a lady
gendarme called out to me "Courage madame! Courage!" The literal meaning is
courage, but I think the context was more of a "You go girl!" sort of thing.

Cheers, helen s

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07-19-2004, 03:48 PM

>I can't help but think maybe there's a linguistic angle here, that
>there's a shade of meaning for "courage" in French that might cover
>precisely what you're on about.
>
>Can any Francophones out there comment?
>
>-Luigi
>

Doing the Ranndonee du Centennaire last summer, cycling around Paris in a large
bunch of blokes, this middle-aged fatbirdonabike was well chuffed when a lady
gendarme called out to me "Courage madame! Courage!" The literal meaning is
courage, but I think the context was more of a "You go girl!" sort of thing.

Cheers, helen s

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07-19-2004, 03:48 PM

>I can't help but think maybe there's a linguistic angle here, that
>there's a shade of meaning for "courage" in French that might cover
>precisely what you're on about.
>
>Can any Francophones out there comment?
>
>-Luigi
>

Doing the Ranndonee du Centennaire last summer, cycling around Paris in a large
bunch of blokes, this middle-aged fatbirdonabike was well chuffed when a lady
gendarme called out to me "Courage madame! Courage!" The literal meaning is
courage, but I think the context was more of a "You go girl!" sort of thing.

Cheers, helen s

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to get correct one remove fame & fortune
h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om $

--Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off--

07-19-2004, 03:48 PM

>I can't help but think maybe there's a linguistic angle here, that
>there's a shade of meaning for "courage" in French that might cover
>precisely what you're on about.
>
>Can any Francophones out there comment?
>
>-Luigi
>

Doing the Ranndonee du Centennaire last summer, cycling around Paris in a large
bunch of blokes, this middle-aged fatbirdonabike was well chuffed when a lady
gendarme called out to me "Courage madame! Courage!" The literal meaning is
courage, but I think the context was more of a "You go girl!" sort of thing.

Cheers, helen s

--This is an invalid email address to avoid spam--
to get correct one remove fame & fortune
h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om $

--Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off--

07-19-2004, 03:48 PM

>I can't help but think maybe there's a linguistic angle here, that
>there's a shade of meaning for "courage" in French that might cover
>precisely what you're on about.
>
>Can any Francophones out there comment?
>
>-Luigi
>

Doing the Ranndonee du Centennaire last summer, cycling around Paris in a large
bunch of blokes, this middle-aged fatbirdonabike was well chuffed when a lady
gendarme called out to me "Courage madame! Courage!" The literal meaning is
courage, but I think the context was more of a "You go girl!" sort of thing.

Cheers, helen s

--This is an invalid email address to avoid spam--
to get correct one remove fame & fortune
h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om $

--Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off--

07-19-2004, 04:07 PM

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:55:37 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:09:43 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>I'm beginning to sense a developing ability to continue even when I
>>should be dropping, and that seems a little bit 'mental' ability. It
>>takes courage to ride into the place that you think might be 'beyond
>>your ability', but wondering if there is some kind of shared consensus
>>of what that means in the biking lexicon.
>
>I've never needed courage to ride too hard. Instead, it's taken
>courage to drop the "I gotta go fast" attitude in order to pace
>myself better. Once I stopped being afraid of going slow, my average
>speed went up, as well as my distance. Most importantly, my fun
>increased by a whole lot.

Well, Rick, I thought about that, you know, the courage to drop the "I
gotta go fast" attitude.

That lasted about a day, though, b/c my riding partner just got an
actual bike (Trek) today to replace his 20 y.o. 33lb Ross.

Today it was much harder for the older, smarter brother (me), to keep
ahead of the young whippersnapper brother (him). In fact just this
afternoon, he started to try and pass me on a hill. The nerve.

So looks like that's it for the short-lived change of philosophy. ;-{

-B
"Be careful what you wish for he said, as he loaded the new Trek in
the truck, a gleam in his one good eye"

07-19-2004, 04:07 PM

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:55:37 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:09:43 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>I'm beginning to sense a developing ability to continue even when I
>>should be dropping, and that seems a little bit 'mental' ability. It
>>takes courage to ride into the place that you think might be 'beyond
>>your ability', but wondering if there is some kind of shared consensus
>>of what that means in the biking lexicon.
>
>I've never needed courage to ride too hard. Instead, it's taken
>courage to drop the "I gotta go fast" attitude in order to pace
>myself better. Once I stopped being afraid of going slow, my average
>speed went up, as well as my distance. Most importantly, my fun
>increased by a whole lot.

Well, Rick, I thought about that, you know, the courage to drop the "I
gotta go fast" attitude.

That lasted about a day, though, b/c my riding partner just got an
actual bike (Trek) today to replace his 20 y.o. 33lb Ross.

Today it was much harder for the older, smarter brother (me), to keep
ahead of the young whippersnapper brother (him). In fact just this
afternoon, he started to try and pass me on a hill. The nerve.

So looks like that's it for the short-lived change of philosophy. ;-{

-B
"Be careful what you wish for he said, as he loaded the new Trek in
the truck, a gleam in his one good eye"

07-19-2004, 04:07 PM

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:55:37 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:09:43 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>I'm beginning to sense a developing ability to continue even when I
>>should be dropping, and that seems a little bit 'mental' ability. It
>>takes courage to ride into the place that you think might be 'beyond
>>your ability', but wondering if there is some kind of shared consensus
>>of what that means in the biking lexicon.
>
>I've never needed courage to ride too hard. Instead, it's taken
>courage to drop the "I gotta go fast" attitude in order to pace
>myself better. Once I stopped being afraid of going slow, my average
>speed went up, as well as my distance. Most importantly, my fun
>increased by a whole lot.

Well, Rick, I thought about that, you know, the courage to drop the "I
gotta go fast" attitude.

That lasted about a day, though, b/c my riding partner just got an
actual bike (Trek) today to replace his 20 y.o. 33lb Ross.

Today it was much harder for the older, smarter brother (me), to keep
ahead of the young whippersnapper brother (him). In fact just this
afternoon, he started to try and pass me on a hill. The nerve.

So looks like that's it for the short-lived change of philosophy. ;-{

-B
"Be careful what you wish for he said, as he loaded the new Trek in
the truck, a gleam in his one good eye"

07-19-2004, 04:07 PM

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:55:37 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:09:43 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>I'm beginning to sense a developing ability to continue even when I
>>should be dropping, and that seems a little bit 'mental' ability. It
>>takes courage to ride into the place that you think might be 'beyond
>>your ability', but wondering if there is some kind of shared consensus
>>of what that means in the biking lexicon.
>
>I've never needed courage to ride too hard. Instead, it's taken
>courage to drop the "I gotta go fast" attitude in order to pace
>myself better. Once I stopped being afraid of going slow, my average
>speed went up, as well as my distance. Most importantly, my fun
>increased by a whole lot.

Well, Rick, I thought about that, you know, the courage to drop the "I
gotta go fast" attitude.

That lasted about a day, though, b/c my riding partner just got an
actual bike (Trek) today to replace his 20 y.o. 33lb Ross.

Today it was much harder for the older, smarter brother (me), to keep
ahead of the young whippersnapper brother (him). In fact just this
afternoon, he started to try and pass me on a hill. The nerve.

So looks like that's it for the short-lived change of philosophy. ;-{

-B
"Be careful what you wish for he said, as he loaded the new Trek in
the truck, a gleam in his one good eye"