I went on a short 16 mile ride 7 a.m. this morning before work. Living in the Southern California desert it was 63 degrees at that hour and clear.
Had 3 guys pass me and they didn't even say good morning. I always do, what's up with the guys?I am a fairly new rider and think it's fun to see other riders out there.
Just being friendly,
Pam
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04-14-2007, 07:45 PM #1
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04-14-2007, 08:06 PM #2
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Hey SadieKate...I recognize that KCRA Live Triple Doppler! We didn't get the T-storms up here at 3,500 ft. but it was rainy and windy pretty much all day. I stayed inside today and practiced clipping in and out of my new pedals in my bedroom doorway.
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04-14-2007, 08:46 PM #3
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Bubba and I stayed inside most of the day also doing, um er, luxuriously unproductive activities.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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04-14-2007, 08:50 PM #4
back of the autobus
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LeeBob and I hung quilts on our walls. Long ride tomorrow.
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04-14-2007, 09:38 PM #5
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I stood under a very large tarp slicing ham rollup sammiches, or out in the rain mixing Gatorade. Woo hoo!
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04-14-2007, 09:47 PM #6
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Sounds like the karma of the universe is balanced.
We did the luxuriously unproductive thing and you did the intrepid beleaguered volunteer thing. All is well.
I'd say you earned a cocktail.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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04-15-2007, 03:41 AM #7
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Did 31 not so great miles. The beautiful sunny day never materialized, so we headed out at around 2:00 or so. Concord is overrun with tourists here for Patriot's Day festivities, so i was on guard about weirdo drivers as we rode through the center of town. It was actually, OK, though. It was 53 when we left, cloudy, and there seemed to be a headwind no matter which way I was riding.
We did a 12 mile loop around Hanscom AFB and when we were turning onto the main road that leads in and out of the airport, I heard a loud volley of gunshots! There was a battle reenactment going on there, tons of cars, police everywhere, but we managed to get through with no issues. Then we rode back to Concord, to Great Brook Farm, taking a more direct route than usual. Steve felt tired and his back hurt. I tried pulling for a while, but then my back hurt! We stopped and i ate a Clif bar. Then we rode back home, taking a route that is mostly uphill, but not really a big grade. Just lots of rolling 5% hills. My quads were aching and then my bike started rattling. We stopped twice and figured out it was probably the bottle cage. It was extremely annoying, but got it fixed partially. Finally, we got to Strawberry Hill Rd., grateful to be going down. Of course, then we finish with the climb up our street, but I managed to maintain 7.5-8 mph up the 15% part of my driveway...
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