Didn't you just get back from Colorado, for cryin' out loud??? Qwitcher whining!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by aka_kim
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Didn't you just get back from Colorado, for cryin' out loud??? Qwitcher whining!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by aka_kim
Yeah, it doesn't get any better. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
I'm just warming up ...Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
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Originally Posted by SadieKate
Wanna bet? Wait until I join the trio. I had plenty of whining practice on the 4th of July.Quote:
Originally Posted by aka_kim
Oh, gawd. I'm in for it.
I'll practice my singing.
SK love, you're not a Yankee Doodle Dandy. Just sayin'. :cool:
I'm sure yellow will help me --
I feel pretty
Oh so pretty ........
jobob all I have to say regarding those pictures . . . gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous, definitely a must ride! Putting it on my list!
We really lucked out when we were up there a couple of weeks ago - it was impossible to take a bad picture that day. Here's hoping it'll be that nice out on the day of the ride.
You people are scaring me. You can SING as you are climbing? I'm screwed. :eek:
I'll be the one coming in to the finish at about 11pm.
Heck, no. We just sing to entertain jobob when her whining needs drowning out.:p
"Entertain" is not the term I'd use. :rolleyes:
I sing when I'm riding - to entertain myself. The last two times I did Jo's 200 K I was belting out "Live Like You were Dying" as I rode into Dublin at the end.
The Thumps definitely help on long solo rides. I turn them on for the climbs.
Thom use to sing "I would walk 500 miles" when we first started riding in the late 80s. He'd change the word walk into other things - bike, barf, etc.. depending on how I was doing.
V.
I have periodically sung on short climbs to make someone laugh and then beat them up the hill. Singing can be very useful.
Volume is completely dependent on the combo of hill and fitness.
I've been known to yodel while climbing up mountains. :D
Ah...so in my case, I'll be lucky if I can hum at the level of a whisper. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Sometimes it's all in my head.:rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by SadieKate
Was that my inside voice or outside voice?
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Hee hee. :D
Don't you mean inside voiceS? :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Susan126
The voices are calling you and they're very friendly.
I'm #113. That's even older than my Wii Fit age!
I'm getting a little worried about preparation for the ride, though.
#1 - I'm not sure I'll be up to the singing portion. Can I just concede defeat right now?
#2 - I'm pretty sure I can hold my own thru the whining leg of the ride.
#3 - If I bring beer and a bottle opener, does that make up for #1?
One big decision to make: which bike to bring? I'm leaning towards the Trek with its Brooks saddle, nice low gears and short reach brifters. Also, I know for a fact that I can ride it all day and stay comfy. But it's mighty tempting to bring the Merlin....
Well, I'd love to see the Merlin.Quote:
Originally Posted by melissam
Would it be worth putting a bigger cassette on the Merlin? Perhaps we could talk LeeBob into doing it for you, he swaps out casettes all the time. It might mean putting an XT (or equivalent) rear derrailer on but he's done that a lot as well. He's very easy to bribe. :cool:
Speaking of seeing bikes, I saw your Trek at Crank2 today! I think it recognized me. :)
It would be worth it.
Also, get up there a day or so early so you can acclimate. I learned this the hard way when I took a train from portland to K-Falls for the start of a bike tour. First night I rode from K-Falls to Chemult and I was whooped. Normally I deal with altitude changes pretty well, but every once in a while, the altitude wins.
Did you buy anything cool at Crank2? How are Bryon and Peg doing? How's Napoleon (my Trek) looking? Still the old handlebars & tape?Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
Yeah, the more I ride the Merlin, the more I'm tempted to make it my low gear bike. It's just really solid on the descents and very comfortable to ride. Maybe next weekend work and cars will cooperate and I can take it out for more than 40 miles.
LeeBob can swap cassettes and derailleurs? Oh no, my crush on him now knows no bounds! ;)
BIAK, I'm a little worried about how I'll do in the altitude. Unfortunately, there's a work deadline the Wednesday after the ride, so I'm lucky to be getting Friday off to drive up there. My plan is to bring plenty of Vitamin I and drink lots of water. And whine a lot. And remind myself that however hard climbing at altitude is, it's a lot more fun than working during the weekend. I'll let you know how well the strategy works after the ride's over!Quote:
Also, get up there a day or so early so you can acclimate. I learned this the hard way when I took a train from portland to K-Falls for the start of a bike tour. First night I rode from K-Falls to Chemult and I was whooped. Normally I deal with altitude changes pretty well, but every once in a while, the altitude wins.
Whining is theraputic. Plenty of water is always useful. Plenty of patience is even better.Quote:
BIAK, I'm a little worried about how I'll do in the altitude. Unfortunately, there's a work deadline the Wednesday after the ride, so I'm lucky to be getting Friday off to drive up there. My plan is to bring plenty of Vitamin I and drink lots of water. And whine a lot. And remind myself that however hard climbing at altitude is, it's a lot more fun than working during the weekend. I'll let you know how well the strategy works after the ride's over!
Starting the whine fest now. Today's ride hurt. Very few hills but a frickin' headwind now matter which way our heads were turned.
Also, just letting you folks know that I'm not sure what Bubba's full ride plans will be. A few weeks ago, he did a spectacular endo in front of the Grand Pois (that would be Mr. MP) and is really just now starting to have a normal pedal stroke.
So roll call?
SK and Bubba
The Bobs
aka_kim
melissam
The Taters
The GLCs
California contingent - when do you expect to hit Klamath Falls? For those of you who haven't made the drive in a while, remember that the eats stop in Weed and even the gas stations may be closed in Dorris if you drive through late. Just gas up in Weed, it's easiest.
Grog? We got an email earlier this week that a few registrations were still available. Just in case . . .