Wow. I'm puzzled.

[maillotpois]

Hey - speaking of guys that don't "get it" in the context of BJ -

What happened to that Curtis guy who was going to do every single double in CA his first year out, and the brevet series, and who diss'ed you guys for not riding in the Solvang deluge?? I know a bunch of folks had fired off at him, including me in a backhanded way, on that thread. And he hasn't posted since. From what I understand, he had basically ruined his knee by doing too much too soon - but boy was he ambitious and cocky. I looked at his journal and only 3 rides in March.

Weird. I guess he took his toys and went home. Which is dumb, because it doesn't seem like he learned anything.

[SadieKate]

OMG! ESP! Great minds singing the same tune again.

He's awfully wrapped up in his BJ rank compared to other far more seasoned riders, rather than focusing on training, events . . . and learning.

MP, is Giny your old riding partner? Bubba said she told him that she rode the Solvang century and realized how lucky she was to come through unscathed. He said she said that she personally saw 5 crashes. Wind gusts to 30 mph. It takes incredible bike handling skills and mental alertness to stay upright on a bike when it gets into those numbers.

[maillotpois]

Yeah, when he sets out a goal of beating someone else's mileage, that's pretty shallow.

Yeah, Giny and I rode together for a season with TNT. She's very cool and fun to ride with - super competitive. She's a good bike handler, and would have done fine under those conditions. Her ex husband owns Showers Pass, the rain gear company - he's a wacky dude and I actually learned a ton from riding with him. It was in my first year of riding, so I was a complete sponge.

Worst ride for crashes was Tucson last year. So many crashes. Mike saw a tandem endo. Visualize that.

[SadieKate]

Mike saw a tandem endo. Visualize that.

Do I have to?? I've been airborne on one flying across a steel deck bridge as we were madly trying to slow down from 62 mph. That was close enough.

[Lise]

Mike saw a tandem endo. Visualize that.

Ho-lee-cow! Don't like that image. Yikes. Not too fond of the airborne--steel deck bridge--62 mph image, either! Glad you survived to tell the tale. L.

[maillotpois]

Wow - both bad images. I am glad your experience ended up okay, SK. The endo tandem stoker was not so lucky. She stayed cliepped in but ended up facing the wrong way on the bike.

How did we get off on this topic????

[Veronica]

All topics digress eventually and turn to food, the Diva cup or Brazilian waxing.

V.

[Trek420]

maillotpois "She stayed cliepped in but ended up facing the wrong way on the bike."

ok, I think there's no way you can do that without ratcheting your ankles hips or knees 180, right?

yikes, shivers

Diva cup, food, waxing.

[aka_kim]

All topics digress eventually and turn to food, the Diva cup or Brazilian waxing.

And if there's a new barrage of the latter two topics, we know who to blame.

[maillotpois]

maillotpois "She stayed cliepped in but ended up facing the wrong way on the bike."

ok, I think there's no way you can do that without ratcheting your ankles hips or knees 180, right?

yikes, shivers

Diva cup, food, waxing.

Right. 180. Or some other angle you DON'T want to think about. Love me a diva cup. (Actually, I'm planning to try it out, but that's for another thread...)

[Trek420]

maillotpois "Love me a diva cup."

yep yep, did you know they make excellent little cups for entertaining, you can put the little side dishes in them, grated coconut, cashews,chopped parsley that sort of thing.

I use them at the waxing party buffet