Wine Country Century 5/6/2006

[Veronica]

heehee. I'm all about the food !

Yeah and you look great in sptie of the oreos. Maybe that's the secret to looking terrific - eating oreos.

Sounds like everyone had an awesome ride. Good thing I didn't go since I trashed my front derailleur on Sunday. Proof I'm not becoming a total weight weenie... the bike shop had both a Dura-Ace and an Ultegra derailleur. I thought the Dura-Ace one was ugly and got the Ultegra.

But SK I can't tell from your write up why you don't want to do another 200K.

V.

PS There is nothing wrong with watching the weight on your bike. I just prefer to keep my bike as pretty as possible. And remember.., beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[jobob]

V., you're a sweetheart {hug}

But this is what LeeBob and I looked like back in my oreo days. This is also back when we considered a pint box of Ben & Jerry's to be a single serving size




Gawd I can hardly bear to look at this now

[Veronica]

Isn't it amazing how a healthy lifestyle just makes you feel better about everything? It's kind of a no brainer it seems, but so many people haven't figured that out.

I have a crappy day at work - I ride my bike.

I think Lee gets my award for making the biggest changes out of all teh folks I personally know. How much did he use to smoke? I don't think it's easy to quit smoking and eat better and ride your bike up mountains.

V.

[jobob]

Lee quit smoking waaay before he put on all that weight. But he smoked like a freakin' chimney.

Yeah, I'm really proud of what he's done for himself. The biking made a huge impact. He first got a hybrid and would toodle around the AC trail with me - I remember when he would DIE going up the little rollers around Coyote Hills park. But he stuck with it, and after a while he was lusting after a Rivendell Romulus but he was hesitant because of how much it cost. It seemed like he was really enjoying biking so I urged him to get it. He did, he loved it, and a few weeks later I was toodling around with him on his new Romulus and me on my hybrid and I asked him if I could give his bike a try. I wouldn't give it back until I got one of my own.

And now you know the rest of the story

[bikerz]

Wow - Jo - you guys are hardly recognizable in that photo! I was scrolling quickly through the thread and thought - hmm - I wonder who that is in that photo...

I feel like all the photos I have of myself from the last 10 years are my "before" pictures - anything current is a "during," and someday soon there will be some "after" pictures! In the meantime, the riding is fun! Thanks for the inspiration!

[maillotpois]

Wow - great story on Lee. Sounds a little like "Mr. MP" who got sick of his wife dropping him on all the climbs after 2 years and got mad and lost 35 pounds!

Well, I just learned that one of my friends who did WCC double metric (a fellow TNT coach and one of the folks who did some of the doubles with us) crashed on one of the last descents yesterday (Green Valley) and broke her collarbone and ended up in the hospital overnight. Huge bummer. This is one of the most lovely, cheery women you could hope to know. I expect she's off the bike for a while.

[jobob]

Well, I just learned that one of my friends who did WCC double metric (a fellow TNT coach and one of the folks who did some of the doubles with us) crashed on one of the last descents yesterday (Green Valley) and broke her collarbone and ended up in the hospital overnight.

Ah, so she was the one. LeeBob and I spent some of the time waiting for Snap & Cindy to materialize (harrumph) sitting a a bench near the entrance where the radio tent was set up. We heard snippets of conversations between the guy at the tent and the SAG vehicles. There was a woman involved in a crash and they were dispatching an ambulance to the scene, but I couldn't make out what route she was on.

I have to admit I was relieved once I found out all my girlfriends were present and accounted for.

Best wishes for her speedy recovery!

[SadieKate]

But SK I can't tell from your write up why you don't want to do another 200K.

Because I want to mountain bike. Completing a 200k was a nice milestone but it doesn't make my heart sing the way mtbiking does. If we can ever get you to the singletrack in Bend, you'll see why. I believe yellow's comment as we were descending the Sisters Trail was something about you having the downhill on Diablo and me having Sisters. Slalom-tight singletrack heaven.

[Deanna]

I'm glad you all had a great time on our ride! I got up for the volunteers ride on the 7th with the good intentions of doing a modification of the 100 mile route. Only one man who I've never met was doing the 100 miles, most of the folks doing that started even earlier, so I was easily talked out of my plan. We (meaning the WCC riders and the volunteer riders) were certainly blessed by the weather gods, as all during the previous week the sun waited until the afternoons to come out.

[Bike Goddess]

Deanna- I came by the clothes table asking about posters (they were all sold out!) Were you the one I spoke to???? (I haven't met you so I apologize if that was you!)

Is the club going to make anymore? I loved the framed one I saw. Fabulous!

Glad you got a ride in yesterday. Another glorious day for riding!

[Deanna]

Deanna- I came by the clothes table asking about posters (they were all sold out!) Were you the one I spoke to???? (I haven't met you so I apologize if that was you!)

Is the club going to make anymore? I loved the framed one I saw. Fabulous!

Glad you got a ride in yesterday. Another glorious day for riding!

You may have spoken with me, as I was there all day except for lunch. I've told the power that be that we should make more. I'm not sure who framed the one we had on display, but they did an awesome job.

[slinkedog]

Well, it sure sounds like you all had great adventures. I think this one is going to go on the calendar for next year for sure. Thanks for the link to the route sheets, SK. Maybe Blaine and I can do one of them for our anniversary this year!!

[yellow]

I was in the LBS here in Salt Lake yesterday and one of the shop boys was talking about this ride. Guess he had just returned from his trip abroad (translation: abroad is anywhere out of Utah). He said it was the best ride he'd ever done and waxed poetic about the scenery and weather. That's quite a compliment. Pass it on, Deanna!