According to the National Weather Observatory (NOOA) ( no idea what the letters mean) there were 18mph winds and sustained of 12mph or something like that!!
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04-02-2007, 06:51 AM #1
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04-02-2007, 11:27 AM #2
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Are you talking about the lovely Mercian? That is very nice, indeed. A bit more than I'd want to pay, unless I could see it in person, though.
My husband and I decided that today we would go over to the credit union located at the Seattle P & DC (that was your starting point) and back. It's just over 27.5 miles for us. That was a good ride
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04-02-2007, 11:37 AM #3
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our starting point was actually the Boeing Customer Service BLDG parking lot on PacHwy.
you think 300 is too much for a Mercian?
It's too big, though, the rider was 5'7" and she had the seat down as low as it would
go (big 20" frame, I guess)
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04-02-2007, 11:39 AM #4
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It was cold and I'd say the wind gusts were pretty substantial. No...no thriving here. If I thought about the wind, it'd be painful so I just put my mind somewhere else.
It was a great ride though and I look forward to doing it again!
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04-02-2007, 11:40 AM #5
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You're good Teigyr!!
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04-02-2007, 11:09 PM #6
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It's not so much that the Mercian is too expensive (it's not really!), but I know it's too big for me, and it would require shipping.
So, not for me this time!
A Mercian would be nice though .
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04-03-2007, 07:51 AM #7
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Thanks!
But noooo.....not so good yesterday. We went from Log Boom to Marymoor and decided to do the hill on the 520 trail. Keep in mind I had gone to spinning class earlier that day. We circled 'round figuring out how to get to the trail because of course we overlooked the obvious way and I made it about half way up before my legs gave out. I would've kept at it but realized my lovely compact double was already in the highest gear. OUCH! I can only explain it by the fact we rode sunday, I did spin class/weights on monday then we rode later that afternoon and the hill came after 13 miles. I am forgoing spin class today just to ride. We might try the hill again but I don't know...I am pretty sore.
As if all that wasn't enough, Sean finally fell! He got his clipless pedals with the bike and it seemed to come naturally to him. On the 520 hill, he slowed to wait for me then decided to stop and hang on to the fence so he wouldn't have to clip in. BIG mistake!
And I am still irked that I was in my highest gear. That doesn't bode well for my cycling!
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04-03-2007, 09:02 AM #8
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oh, I'm sorry you guys had a hill disaster! that's a mean hill! and I sure hope Sean is none the worse for wear.
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04-03-2007, 09:40 AM #9
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whew
Ok, mean hill I can be ok with. Sean's great...his first thought was for his bike which means he truly is a cyclist at heart. He just scuffed up his knee a bit. I'm still sore today so I may or may not try it again but trust me, that hill will not defeat me! To hear that it isn't easy makes me feel better about the whole thing because I was feeling pretty darned wussy. Thanks for the support!
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