September 3 rides

[Kano]

I suppose they enjoy this? I think I'd prefer a trolling motor!

Karen in Boise

[Shiraz]

Karen (Kano),
I must say I always enjoy reading your postings. They always make me laugh! I can relate to the winds changing direction by which way you are riding! Is it only Idaho that this strange thing happens. When I ride in the great outdoors here in SE Idaho I get the head wind going both directions. The wind gods are out to get us roadies!

By the way, it sounds like you have really picked up the miles and are riding strong! Congratulations I don't believe you can call yourself a newbie anymore !

[Kano]

Thank you, Shiraz!

I don't think it's only in Idaho, but yesterday, the wind really did shift a lot here -- in the morning, it started out from the southeast, by noon it was in the northeast, and later in the evening it had swung around to the southwest. And of course, the heat is back...

Miles -- I'm working on them! Didn't give Earl back the bike until I turned that 799 over to 800 this morning when we went to the greenbelt. I really oughta go out for a short ride yet this evening: I set a goal of 75 for the weekend, and I'm 2.1 short of that. I don't think he'll join me, since he's doing the "old guy" thing, stretched out in his recliner with his blankie! He claims I've really beat him up this weekend. Good!

Karen in Boise

[Shiraz]

Karen,
You are doing great!! Hey will you be participating in the Women's Celebration Run walk September 23rd? I will be coming up with several nurses and plan to ride that afternoon and sunday.

[Kano]

Karen,
You are doing great!! Hey will you be participating in the Women's Celebration Run walk September 23rd? I will be coming up with several nurses and plan to ride that afternoon and sunday.

Heck, I haven't planned that far ahead yet! DH has us scheduled to ride with the SPIN folk next Saturday, and probably figures we're doing the SPIN ride that's the 23rd. It looks like a fun, easy ride, but will coincide with the run/walk. Since he's hard to get moving, I'll probably have to join him!

(I was just looking up a few more of their rides -- he's in for a doozy on the first weekend in October! He hasn't done a 50+ ride yet! Just told him it's a good thing I'm planning to kick his butt all this month, so he'll be ready for that!)

The Sunday, though -- we should get together for a ride! Tater, you too? I warn you, my comfort-beast isn't as speedy as a nice, light weight road bike would be....

Karen in Boise

[Kano]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano
...but that invisible hill did NOT win!

Karen, congrats on beating the hill! One day you're going to think back affectionately on that "bugger"


Kali -- I sure will! Those flat ones, those are the ones that I struggle with most, I think. The ones that from a mile away you can see that they go up, but when you're riding, it all looks flat, so you should be able to just go -- they're kinda evil, I think! It's hard to go up a real hill, but at least you know it's a hill!

Karen in Boise

[Shiraz]

Karen,
I would love to meet up with you, your DH and Tater. My DH will be harvesting and not coming up for the trip. I'll look at the rides also and see if somehow I could join you. How fun that you are "wearing him out". See how well you are doing. It is hard on their ego when you pass them. Ha!

[Trek420]

Kano "I suppose they enjoy this? I think I'd prefer a trolling motor!"

what? you've never heard of the phrase "punting on the Thames" ?

Dita in Hayward

[Kano]

Kano "I suppose they enjoy this? I think I'd prefer a trolling motor!"

what? you've never heard of the phrase "punting on the Thames" ?
Dita in Hayward

Well, yeah, I've heard of that -- but why kick footballs into the river? And, knowing about sticks to push the boats along, well, heck, trolling on the Thames sounds better too!

Karen in Boise

[Trek420]

Kano "Well, yeah, I've heard of that -- but why kick footballs into the river?"

LOL especially hard to kick a football while pushing a boat upstream with a pole. And then there's football itself....it's a different game in England and almost anywhere else in the world for that matter.