Sept 23 rides

[boy in a kilt]

I got to draaaa-aaaaft! I got to draaaaa-aaaaaaft!

(and I had a draft beer!)

Met up with SGTiger's dh, Boy In A Kilt. (SGTiger home with ookie-boogies, so she couldn't ride today. Darn!) We went about 15 miles to Oktoberfest, had some beer, and rode back. Looked for Teigyr and HeatherErin et al, but didn't see them at Oktoberfest.

He taught me to draft, and I drafted! WHoooooHOOOOoooEEEEEEE! That's some fun! I love how you get into that sweet spot, and suddenly you don't have to pedal nearly as hard and you're going a gazillion miles an hour faster!

Hot diggety!

This was my first longish ride on the BMX pedals. Let me tell you, they are GREAT platform pedals! Rode through some bumpy asphalt areas that normally bounce me off my platforms, but my feet stayed right with the BMX pedals. SKnot wants his BMX pedals back (Kona Jacksh*ts), so I might be buying some of my own soon. (like maybe some Speedplay Drilliums?)

Did you ever get a chance to try the trackstand?

Knot is stronger that she claims and any claims on her part to the contrary must be regarded as blatant sandbagging.

As evidence I submit that Knot has been telling me for weeks that she isn't very strong. Once I convinced her to get in close enough to find the pocket of dead air behind my bulky self, she held my wheel like she was born in a paceline.

We did this for about 4 or 5 miles at 17-18 miles an hour.

Further, she was riding her Surly with BMX pedals, carrying a pannier filled with assorted items, and was wearing Keens. Not a clipless pedal or toe strap to be found.

QED.

[KnottedYet]

Awww, shucks....