How many Canadian girls do we have here??

[JLD]

The woman I spoke to--from the Kanata club--as I had to explain--Why I can't ride at the speed of light--about the part that has been taken out of me--made a suggestion to contact another member--for Next season--who might have suggestions--for those of us who simply go slower. So--maybe next spring--I'll look them up again............What I lack in speed--I make up for in endurance. I really am out there--right up until the snow flies--and I am very comfortable at 15km/hr. I can of course go faster--depending on wind direction and cross winds and hill grades--sometimes very comfortably at 20km/hr. I am Very used to everyone passing me--but it would be Nice--to have some company for casual rides. I am as equally disappointed in not being able to raise lesbians to come out. Some of that-yes-lack of interest--some--really intimadated by the exertion-some-in other types of biking-like fast club rides and mountain terrain rides--and obviously--sexual politics.

[Trek420]

JLD wrote "I had to explain--Why I can't ride at the speed of light"

jeesh, I don't think you'd need to explain or justify, does not make you any less of a cyclist. What do they do if one of their members is injured? Tell them to go away till they can ride at ___km?

Reminds me of the tales of Emily's club rideing with her while she recovered from her break, now THAT's a club, supportive. Jobob's club has an academy each year for new/returning riders. One of the things I like about my club, the Velogirls is the feeling that no rider is left behind.

"What I lack in speed--I make up for in endurance." Don't need to explain that here, "ride your own ride" is the TE moto I think.

"I am as equally disappointed in not being able to raise lesbians to come out."

Yes, it's very hard to raise lesbians sucessfully but my family did a wonderful job with me. Sorry, could not resist the pun and play with idiom.

Hat's off for trying to get your own ride going when the local club would not support it. Who knows, by next Spring our Canadian gals here may have your own version of what's becoming a regular Corvalis OR group and our Northern Calif. riders.

[JLD]

Oh Good One!!!!!!!!



++++++++++++++"I am as equally disappointed in not being able to raise lesbians to come out."

Yes, it's very hard to raise lesbians sucessfully but my family did a wonderful job with me. Sorry, could not resist the pun and play with idiom.

[Trek420]

JLD reviews "Oh Good One!!!!!!!!"

thanks, glad you like the pun, we're very pun-friendly bunch here.

We also rate falls from clipless pedals on a 10 point scale like skateing with points given for style, creativity, costume and music, there's the short program, pairs falling (tandem)....

[fretwes]

Hello from another Canadian "girl".

My home town is Red Deer, Alberta but I lived in Sarnia Ontario for 6 years and as of a year ago I make my home near Pittsburgh, PA. Went from gently rolling parkland (Red Deer) to completely flat terrain (and I mean FLAT) in southern Ontario. Since coming to Pittsburgh I have become a much better cyclist because it is HILLY here!

[JLD]

Yep-I'll bet it's a Huge difference between the different terrains! For me--since I am from Montreal-which is also partially buillt on a small mountain-I can appreciate the flatter areas here in Ottawa!

[Grog]

Yep-I'll bet it's a Huge difference between the different terrains! For me--since I am from Montreal-which is also partially buillt on a small mountain-I can appreciate the flatter areas here in Ottawa!

Having just moved from Montreal to Vancouver made me reconsider my definition of "flat"!

I thought you had nice hills just outside of Ottawa, don't you?

[On_yer_left!]

I am as equally disappointed in not being able to raise lesbians to come out. Some of that-yes-lack of interest--some--really intimadated by the exertion-some-in other types of biking-like fast club rides and mountain terrain rides--and obviously--sexual politics.

Come to Boulder! Don't seem to have that problem here...