Thought directs energy. Keep it up.
On Jan 4, 11:04 pm, "Doug Peterson" <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote:
> Today, 8 riders did 47 miles in north San Diego County with zero flats & no
> phenomenal avoidance stories. The group had never cycled together & no
> problems with anyone getting dropped, impatient or other conflicts.
>
> We had so much fun we're plotting on how to do it again. Is that a positive
> enough indicator?
>
> dougP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
>
> [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of George Schick
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 7:13 AM
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: How The Jinx Plays Out...
>
> Gentlemen, please - we need some positive indicators of how 2009 is
> going to play out. These are not good signs...
>
> On Jan 3, 9:37 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote:
> > The jink hit you, too? I was about 13 miles from home out in the
> > farmland when the upper jockey pulley on my derailleur froze. Had to
> > stop pedaling--the pulley could not be budged. I hoofed it about a
> > half-mile to a left turn where the 3/4 headwind I had been riding into
> > turned into a tailwind. I hoped that the wind would push me the last
> > few miles into the next town.
>
> > I tried coasting. That was going slow, so I gingerly tried pedaling
> > again. Somehow, the pulley freed up enough to pedal. Yay!
>
> > Then I got my first flat of the day, in the front. Pulled over and
> > put the spare tube in, aired it up and ... the spare had a hole in
> > it. Patched the original tube, put it in, aired it up, and ... the
> > patch didn't hold.
>
> > Started walking again--it was about two miles to town. Hadn't gotten
> > far when a friendly fellow cyclist driving *away* from my destination
> > offered to give me a ride into town. Very nice of him.
>
> > Unloaded the bike at the shop, and found that the rear tire had also
> > sprung a leak. A huge goats-head thorn was sticking out of the tire.
>
> > Finally got to a bike shop where I installed two new tubes, got two
> > new spares, and had them put on a new jockey pulley. My wife drove
> > out to pick me up :-)
>
> > I plan to ride the same bike tomorrow, just to prove that I can ...
> > Wish me luck.
>
> > --Eric
> > campyonly...@me.comwww.campyonly.comwww.wheelsnorth.org
>
> > On Jan 3, 2009, at 7:24 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
>
> > > Yep, yep, yep....
>
> > > on Friday I post a response thusly:
>
> > > "Of course, I have (and still do) spent some time fixing flats on the
> > > trailside. _FEWER_ _NOW_ (emphasis added), but there is a learning
> > > curve."
>
> > > and on Saturday, I entertain myself in this manner:
> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/3165391970/
>
> > > Note that in addition to being tubeless (generally carry at least a
> > > couple),
> > > I also had stowed my normally-in-the-pack chain tool in the Toolbox
> > > as well,
> > > so when I came across the visiting from France rider with the rental
> > > bike
> > > and the tweaked sideplates, I was unable to be a OTT* Saviour...
>
> > > I forget, do I count or throw salt for a self-induced jinx?
>
> > > - J
>
> > > *OTT - "On The Trail"
>
> > > --
> > > Jim Edgar
> > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net
>
> > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com
> > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes
> > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes
>
> > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/
> > > guidelines
>
> > > "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates
> > > outcome; the
> > > anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of
> > > grace."
>
> > > William Gibson - "All Tomorrow's Parties"
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