2008 Reach the Beach

[Wahine]

Well Sprocket's Mom and imdeanna... so I find you here having a party amonst yourselves while I'm not looking. I have one thing to say....

Get back on your bikes girls!!! What's all this lollygagging?!

[imdeanna]

Get back on your bikes girls!!! What's all this lollygagging?!

It's all this stupid 'work' stuff!!! it gets in the way of all my fun!!!

I'm going to do the Mosier tunnels on Saturday, which way would you say is better....starting at HR or starting at Mosier?

I got my cleats, so I can wear my cycling shoes!! (which is the reason I want to go non traffic area to get used to being clipped in!)

[imdeanna]

Oh...btw Wahine...did you get my PM I sent you about the fitting time???

[Wahine]

I did, but I've been having some trouble getting things figured out. I'm hoping this weekend will work but I need to find out when DH is working.

[imdeanna]

I did, but I've been having some trouble getting things figured out. I'm hoping this weekend will work but I need to find out when DH is working.

Oh no rush what so ever!! I almost didn't want to ask (out of fear of sounding demanding or pushy!!) but just wanted to make sure you got it....I'm new to this entire 'forum' thing....and thought I might have not 'sent' it correctly!

[Sprocket's Mom]

I'm going to do the Mosier tunnels on Saturday, which way would you say is better....starting at HR or starting at Mosier?

Either way is nice. If you want to do a long drawn out climb right off the bat, you go from Mosier and get to go down that one on your way back. WHEEEEEEE!!!! If you want to do the hill in the "middle" of the ride you go from Hood River. This is all assuming that you will go out and back. If you're gonna have a car at both ends well then, it's just a matter of whether you want to climb fairly steadily in the beginning or not.

Thanks for the cheers to my brother too. We're REALLY looking forward to having him home for good next year.

[Wahine]

DeAnna - Yeah, what SM said. I would guess that you might want to start on the HR side to get used to the pedals on a steady and less steep incline. The climb from Mosier is steeper but I don't think it's worse than what we did last weekend.

[imdeanna]

DeAnna - Yeah, what SM said. I would guess that you might want to start on the HR side to get used to the pedals on a steady and less steep incline. The climb from Mosier is steeper but I don't think it's worse than what we did last weekend.

Yep...and getting used to the pedals is exactly what I need!!

You'll have to pass on to Pam that I have matching handlebars to hers now!

Yep...I had my first 'crash'! Last night I was trying to clip back in (on a uphill) and fell over....got myself dirty and scratched the left side of my levers but no body damage like Pam! (I wasn't 'technically moving' just lost balance and over I went!) lol....

[Sprocket's Mom]

That's a "standard" clipless pedal accident. The ones that really get the fond looks from the witnesses are when you're standing around looking cool keeping one foot clipped in (like at a light) and all of a sudden you seem to have shifted your weight to the side that's still clipped in!!!!
Next thing you know you and the bike are in a heap and you can't figure out how that happened....much to the enjoyment of all the pedestrians!

[imdeanna]

That's a "standard" clipless pedal accident. The ones that really get the fond looks from the witnesses are when you're standing around looking cool keeping one foot clipped in (like at a light) and all of a sudden you seem to have shifted your weight to the side that's still clipped in!!!!
Next thing you know you and the bike are in a heap and you can't figure out how that happened....much to the enjoyment of all the pedestrians!

Lol...well...I pretty much had that scenerio happen Friday night! My 2nd fall now....(cept I really wasn't 'trying' to look cool!!)

I did have audience to this one....and the gal circled her rig around to see if I was ok and see if I wanted a ride.... ohhhh the humility!!!!

I declined of course...BUT I ended up with 2 nice (very pretty colored) knee/leg bruises...and a scuffed saddle

I also experienced my 1st A-hole driver....

I already was as far over as I could be on the street....leaving just a few inches between me and the parked cars......(on a 25 mph side street) when a mini van passed by (and I SWEAR) she was trying to get as close to me as she could w/out touching.....I seriously could have stuck my pinky out and touched her car! and there was NObody coming the other direction...there was no excuse for her to not to have given me a bit more space!

Not sure why it's so hard for people to just be decent and respectful of one another!