I rode into Dreux in 2007 after riding the entire way there in the same (fixed) gear, and then of course continued on to the finish. Not easy, but it can be done!
--Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com campyonlyguy.blogspot.com On May 13, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Patrick Shea <helpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > At the Dreux control on the 2007 PBP jaunt, I saw a few riders who had broken > their rear mechs and solved the problem by riding as a one-speed. Dreux is > about 75km from the finish so these riders were looking at a fairly long > stretch of no shifting. Not a long ride in itself but after 1100km or so, > 75km might as well be on the moon. > > 2015 PBP Anyone? > Patrick Shea > > > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > Well, I've 8+ concussions in my noggin, so I've had WAY too much practice at > both being and seeing stupid. Sardonic Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Monday, May 12, 2014 12:19:51 PM UTC-6, Peter M wrote: > Cheers! Seeing stupid coming is a technique we should all learn. > > On May 12, 2014 1:18 PM, "Deacon Patrick" <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: > Ha! Today was imposed single speed, at least once my derailure froze. When I > turned around and thus downhill, I attempted to shift to my downhill gear > equivalent on the QB, but my mammoth's derailure had iced up and refused to > budge. Not a bad thing, though given the thick, sloppy condition the road was > in, with a crust of crunchy ice on top. Grin. > > My only real danger on this ride happened because of a driver who was too > lazy to properly clean his windshield. I saw the stupidity coming, slowed way > down, let him cut me off, and kept on my merry way. > > Photos start here (and go left for 7 more): > https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/14167077492/ > > With abandon, > Patrick > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
