May 29th Memorial Day Ride reports

[Trek420]

Bikeless just text messaged me, I don't think she'd mind my passing this on to the group and I'm sure she'll add to it later:

"Short ride today, it's like a sauna out there but I need groceries and up the way is the LBS that specialises in Specialized"

Says she's thinking of test riding a Sirius.

[snapdragen]

My rearend seems to be glued to my recliner.......this is not getting me ready for Healdsburg......

[jobob]

I have to go into work today - big meeting tomorrow that I'm no way no how prepared for.

and yet, here I sit *sigh*

'eeze OK, day after tomorrow I'm Outa Here !

[DebW]

I just got back from a 33 mile ride. Not much by the standards some of you set, but felt good to me.

[Duck on Wheels]

Bikeless just text messaged me, I don't think she'd mind my passing this on to the group and I'm sure she'll add to it later:

"Short ride today, it's like a sauna out there but I need groceries and up the way is the LBS that specialises in Specialized"

Says she's thinking of test riding a Sirius.

Don't mind a'tall. Now I'm back. Just a 4-miler or so. Got some groceries. Took a Sirrus Comp around the block and an Elite for a spin in the parking lot. Nice bike. Poor service at the shop. Guy just sort of eyed me up and down and put me on too small a frame, even though I said I was pretty sure I needed the next frame larger. I was right. He let me try the larger size after, but that one had cages on the pedals so that's the one I only took for a short spin in the lot. Kinda creepy with those cages scraping at every turn.

Anywayyyys ... they won't take the Giant as a trade-in since I didn't buy it from them. Also they only have '05s in stock, which have compact double chainrings. The guy grudgingly looked up options for switching to a triple or getting an 06 that already has the triple on it, but either way they'd have to order, it would cost extra, it would take time ... All in all, they couldn't put me on the bike set up the way I want it in time for the Janesville Pie Ride, so for now I'm still on the clunker. It's good exercize with all that extra weight, and I do know it will take me the distance.

Tomorrow or Wednesday, when I get the settlement offer, I might go back into town and try the Trek and the Sirrus alternately. There's another shop that sells Specialized. I haven't heard great things about their service either, but they're right around the corner from the place that gave me all that friendly help with the Trek. The Trek place also offered that I could try other flatbar road bikes/fitness bikes they had, like a Fuji.

I may still get a bike here and ship it if the fit and the deal are right, but if I do decide on a Sirrus I'll have to sell the "clunker" here via Craigs list and can just as well get the Sirrus in CA at my sister's lbs where they actually offer Service! Not to mention that it'd be fun to have her take me bike shopping. And it'd save me some shipping too.

[Trek420]

hmmm, thought the new bike would be going back to Norway with you and riding to H*** and back frequently?

If it's staying here is that a hint there could be another sabatical in the near future?

Thing about keeping "new bike" here is that on your visits once we really know your size there are good rental options on visits or at least many more than in Norway.

My thinking was: Bikeless arrives on the left coast Monday June 26th through July 10th.

So if you could let me know the make model and size you find you like whether you've bought or not by June, I'll contact Summit and or Velogirl here and see if they can have it at hand, we swing by, fit you with a rental. You just pack helmet, gloves, shoes, maybe saddle.

Then we either schedule a TE gals ride-eat and/or take you on the Velogirls and or Lunachix Club ride either the weekend of the 1st-2nd and/or the 8th-9th?

Or, subliminal hint get a Bike Friday and you always have a bike in the suitcase

Aren't too many TE gals who have to think about the logistics of bikes on different continents and coasts

BTW, no ride of my own today but...progress made on painting the hallway front and Mae (faithfull mutt) got to meet her dog walker.

[Duck on Wheels]

There's a thought. If I do buy a bike here, I can ship it to Norway with the rest of my stuff, then ride a rental out in CA next visit. That'll save me one leg of shipping. As for a ride ... isn't there one in, where was it, San Leandro? Something about lung disease? Big Breath? Bad Breath? something along those lines.

Now, what's a Bike Friday?

[snapdragen]

Now, what's a Bike Friday?

Cool little bikes

[Duck on Wheels]

Snap, every time I see one of your posts, I have to laugh. I envision that feisty kid punching out the message, and then the message is something like "cool little bikes"
Same with Betagirl, pounding the table. Such cool avatars!

[EvilTwin]

Finally , the weather is cooperating. BF and I rode 39 miles, with the most hills I've done so far. 39 miles is also my longest ( my one mile) ride to date. Couldn't ride Sat or Sun as the weather was awful, and we were tearing down sheetrock and tearing up carpet for BF's remodel. So at least I was using muscles I had forgotten I owned, at least until the next day. But today's ride was awesome... slightly overcast, but a perfect temperature. We were hoping to break the 40 mile mark for me, but, alas, it was not to be.

[Tater]

Short ride today, windy, but on a taper for LRRH this weekend.

[withm]

Gorgeous day. We did abut 39 miles. Flat, no wind. Fabulous sun, but not too hot. Saw lots of snakes (ewwwwww) but fortunately they were all "sleeping" by the side of the road. Some were flatter than others..... LOL. We went to Mickey D's for lunch. I have not eaten there in probably 10 years, maybe more. Someone on here mentioned that the Asian salad was good.... whoever that was, thanks for the recommendation. It WAS good - and it really hit the spot. I might have to go again

This was my first long ride with my new pedals. Changed from Speedplay Xs to Frogs. Way better. Anyone need a set of Xs and cleats? And some size 43 (too big for me) Specialized road shoes??
Martha

[Nanci]

I rode 29 miles today. I ran a trail marathon yesterday, with no running training, and my legs were toast. Frozen up toast! I got on my bike in the yard to make sure I could turn the pedals, and it seemed less painful than walking. It was our bike club's picnic, out at this spring, and when I got on the bike, at first, my legs felt deader than they ever have- like there was nothing there at all. But after a few miles, they warmed up and quit being so painful, and after a few more miles, though not back to normal, they were good enough. I'm sure it was much better to go for a recovery ride than to lay in bed all day! We rode on a paved trail I hadn't ridden before, followed by a dip in the 72F spring (brrr!!!) and a barbeque lunch. Great day.

[Fredwina]

A rode with a different club today. Of course since the club i'm the secertary of is usually too fast for me, these folks (Redlands) were too slow, Now , where's the prorridge that's just right... We did thirty miles to a bagel shop and back. There were some other floks that appeared to be doing my speed, so maybe's there hope. I hust hate having to drive 25 miles to ride. Gorgeous day, with prefect temp, with no clouds or smog.

[Nanci]

Riding with people who are too fast for you might make you a faster rider, but it's not that fun. I ride with people who are mostly too slow, but there are getting to be a few break-away faster riders, who I can ride with if I feel like it, or ride slower if I feel like it. They are just a friendlier group in general. The faster group just goes fast- they don't take time to stop and enjoy the cool things along the way, like the biggest oak tree in fFlorida, or the River Styx, or baby llamas, or even a cool sign or flower.