Clif,
I find the hills of the Dam Loop (60 miles of 360/2244/620) are
good training for our rides. When you get serious, you'll want to
become a RUSA member, but Wayne (our RBA) is welcoming to all
cyclists, RUSA or not. I'd love to see more traditional minded
(lugged steel, Brooks, racks and bags) cyclists in our ranks. If you
can average 15 mph over 100 miles, you're ready for a 200K. Slower is
fine, too. You're bound to have company whatever pace you ride at.
Far more important than fast is to be prepared (self-sufficient for
repairs), efficient in and out of "controls" (checkpoint stops), well
fueled, dressed for the range of temperatures and so forth.
Hope to see you in January. Maybe we won't have 20 degree bottle
freezing weather like last Saturday!
Jeff
On Dec 8, 12:51 pm, Cycletex <clifwrightpho...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey Jeff,
>
> I'm gearing up for riding with you guys on a brevet or two. I wasn't
> ready for you guys this last Saturday and I'll have to see how my
> training goes through cedar season for the Jan. brevet but by this
> time next year I hope to be there. (Fingers crossed and knocking on
> wood.)
>
> Clifhttp://hardmenwithsoftbellies.wordpress.com/
>
> On Dec 8, 12:19 pm, Jeff <newbe...@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
>
> > I cannot believe Chela has to park out on the street! She used to
> > keep it secure in the loading dock where I work. That just ain't
> > right!
>
> > I'm a local randonneur on a Heron. Looking forward to meeting the
> > Austin Rivendell crowd and "drafting" you into the brevet riding
> > scene. If not this year, then maybe the next (when it's a PBP year
> > and suddenly the hipsters swap their fixies for vintage French cyclo-
> > touring bikes. . .)
>
> > Jeff
>
> > On Dec 8, 8:44 am, sean <seanobr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > That's Chela Metzger's Saluki. She is one of the UT Libraries (and
> > > School of Information) Rivendell contingent.
>
> > > Sean
>
> > > On Dec 7, 11:13 pm, Cycletex <clifwrightpho...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I see that one several times a week around the Hyde Park area. Serious
> > > > commuter. I've complemented her on her bike while riding my Quickbeam
> > > > but haven't talked with her more than that.
>
> > > > Clifhttp://hardmenwithsoftbellies.wordpress.com/
>
> > > > On Dec 7, 9:57 pm, Beardpapa <gts...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I walked out of the Clay Pit on Guadalupe today and saw this:
>
> > > > >http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy235/beardpapa/saluki.jpg
>
> > > > > Anyone?
>
> > > > > On Dec 3, 12:26 pm, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Shawn,
>
> > > > > > Tyler State Park (just north of town) is a good place for bike
> > > > > > camping. I've done a couple of S24Os there.
>
> > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/16951...@n08/sets/72157612820991950/
>
> > > > > > Angus
>
> > > > > > On Dec 2, 10:20 pm, shawn <calamari6...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Angus,
> > > > > > > I'm not in Tyler often, but am happy to know you are representing
> > > > > > > there. I would like to camp out that way sometime, I've heard it's
> > > > > > > really beautiful there.
>
> > > > > > > On Dec 1, 9:17 pm, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > That is a great looking RB-T Shawn! Love those bikes.
>
> > > > > > > > I'm a bit further away, but there are other like minded
> > > > > > > > cyclists in
> > > > > > > > the great state of Texas.
>
> > > > > > > > Angus "Tyler TX"
>
> > > > > > > > If you are ever in the area...
>
> > > > > > > > On Nov 30, 8:47 pm, shawn <calamari6...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > HI All,
> > > > > > > > > I have been lurking here for a few weeks, and thought I would
> > > > > > > > > finally
> > > > > > > > > introduce myself. Although I do not currently own a Rivendell
> > > > > > > > > (I'm in
> > > > > > > > > Grad school) I do have two Bridgestones and hope that I will
> > > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > welcome here. I definitely subscribe to the Rivendell/Grant
> > > > > > > > > Petersen
> > > > > > > > > philosophy and look forward to participating in future
> > > > > > > > > conversations.
> > > > > > > > > Here are some pics of my bikes:
>
> > > > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/11139...@n00/4149086420/
>
> > > > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/11139...@n00/4148325593/in/photostream/
>
> > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > Shawn
> > > > > > > > >Austin, TX- Hide quoted text -
>
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