I always smile when going up our last very steep hill towards home. There are frequent cars and I don't want them thinking "OH I bet she's sorry she's on a bike- she must be miserable!".
I know I feel like joggers are miserable when I see their grimacing faces of pain.
I don't want any one thinking I'm not thoroughly enjoying my biking!
I often catch myself smiling a big smile when I'm riding my bike.
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Thread: Climbing - oh those hills!
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06-11-2009, 07:57 PM #1
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06-11-2009, 11:11 PM #2
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Wow smiling. and ye gawds. Those hills are steep. 12-15% grade??
me? I have no expression on my face when I climb. Really would love to go to the death ride.
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06-12-2009, 04:59 AM #3
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I caught myself adjusting my cadence to a tune in my head. It was a nice song & made the hill not so arduous. No, I don't remember the song, but I'm sure it wasn't "99 bottles of beer on the wall"...
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06-12-2009, 05:42 AM #4
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Interestingly enough disco has a great beat to climb by..... (I'd watched Mystery Men the day before a hill climb race and had the BeeGees stuck in my head
Originally Posted by Dogmama
) Then again, maybe I just climbed the hill fast so I could get that song out of my head.....
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06-12-2009, 07:55 AM #5
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At least. Originally Posted by smilingcat
We babbled some about that particular training ride here. Dachshund and Mel did really great on it. And it was another day in the park for MP.
I hope to do it next year, c'mon & join me!me? I have no expression on my face when I climb. Really would love to go to the death ride.
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06-12-2009, 08:57 AM #6
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Would love to do the ride. I found some of my old goodies from past death ride. 1992 I think it was. It's been a month or two since I dug'em up and put it away again. Originally Posted by jobob
I hope to do it next year, c'mon & join me!
Not quite a 20 year anniverary ride for me. Wow... what happened?? I'm not sure if that was the first one or second...
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