I am strictly a short distance rider, but occasionally I get antsy and do something like a 30 or 35 miler. One advantage of being self employed is that I can neglect my work when I feel like it, and I felt like it this morning. Since the iBob list is down, I must unburden myself to y'all.
I did an out and back Tramway hill (7 miles) ride this late morning and, guess what? I did the entire thing (on my April/1999 Joe Fixed Custom, celebrating its 10th this month) in the 75" gear. I had a vast tailwind, NW 20 gusts to 30, but still, I am proud; not bad for a 3K a year 54 year old, no? And I feel fine. I stood for 8/10 of a mile on the steepest section, but otherwise just turned th cranks slowly at 10 or 11 mph, averaging a whopping 15 mph rt. On the downhill return, the wind was strong enough that, where I usually have to exert considerable backpressure to keep my speed to 25 mph, lest the bike run away with me, I actually had to ride the distance mostly in the drops. My knees are fine, and I am more convinced than ever that climbing fixed (and riding against strong headwinds) is simply a matter of physiological adaptation and pacing yourself -- and it's the pacing -- call it psychological adaptation -- that makes riding fixed so fun, for me. No padded shorts, no gloves, no helmet, clips and straps -- MKS RX-1s (better than the Dura Aces the replaced!) and old Rivats, a water bottle full of water and another full of home brew syntho-gatorade, and I did fine. Nice bike! Nice ride! -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
