Actually, I did the entire ride in a 46X something. That's another thing: so many damned gears! That's not American! And the rear der is reverse action -- dirty pinko commie spltter cough, cough, cough.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:35 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Patrick: > > It sounds like you were overwhelmed by all the newness but hey, you'll > adapt. Did you remember to try shifting the gears? I realize after > all your SS tales, that feature may wait until you have some rides > under your belt :). > > Enjoy the ride! > > dougP > > > On Feb 26, 3:46 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > (Albuquerque, NM, February 26, 2010) Interviewed today at his home > nestled > > in one of Albuquerque's exclusive bosque neighborhoods, Patrick Moore > > reported his reactions to his initial ride on the SH delivered earlier > today > > by UPS. Moore, who rode a brisk 23 mile out and back on Albuquerque's Rio > > Grande bike trail, was clearly troubled by his experience. "It wasn't at > all > > what I expected," he said, adding with characteristic modesty that he > wished > > to post his remarks to both lists "Because I don't want my many fans on > > either list to miss my apothegmatic utterances that, jewel-like, fall > from > > my lotus blossom lips." (Hrrhmm.) Clearly upset, he went on to say that > the > > riding experience promises to destroy a cycling lifetime's worth of > > carefully built and hoarded prejudices. "It's not right," he said. "My > > opinions ought not to be trifled with like this." > > > > Further conversation revealed that his concerns came down to the > following: > > > > 1. Bars. The bars are fully 2" higher than those on his road bikes, and, > > with the 59 cm effective tt and the 10 cm stem, the reach is fully 4 cm > > further forward -- not to mention the 46 Noodles compared to the 42s he > > usually uses. "Even after I agressively buried that horrible, foot-long > > Technomic quill deep in the steerer, the bars were still a good one to > two > > inches higher than the saddle. That's not right!" Even so, Moore rode the > > entire 23 miles in the hooks with absolutely no discomfort except for the > > numbness in the outer pad of his left hand, something that, he says, > always > > afflicts him with any position except the hoods. "The hoods are troubling > > high, and I think they make the front end a bit too light," he added, > saying > > that he fully intends to lower the Tektro levers an inch or so to a more > > normal position. The entire 23 miles were ridden without gloves on the > hard, > > unforgiving cloth tape. "And who secures tape with *twine*," he asked? " > > "That's not right!" > > > > 2. Tires. "I was prepared to be generous and accept tires fatter than the > > skinnies I ride on pavement," he said, "but the huge fatness of the 33 mm > > Jack Browns was truly frightening when I first saw them. I had no idea > that > > a mere 33 mm could be so *fat*!" He claimed that he didn't even check the > > pressure, but simply rode them as they came from the box, adding, "And > they > > felt fast and smooth! I took a 1/4 mile turn on the gravel at speed, and > > they seemed to roll almost as well as on the pavement." Moore pointed out > > that he had not yet installed a computer, but, "I expect, not to be > overly > > optimistic, that I averaged a bit over 23 mph, just judging by the way I > was > > dropping all those young endodontists on their Madones and Sprectri; the > > wind was rather fierce, so I had to back off." > > > > 3. Saddle. "This is the scariest thing," he said, "I know that B 17s have > a > > bad reputation, but I decided that, since Rivendell was too lazy to take > the > > saddle out of the box, I might as well try it; after all, one needn't > always > > select the most expensive and best; especially since this bike is just a > > beater." "Well! After taking the rubber mallet to it to get it all the > way > > back, and fine tuning the tilt and height, I was very, very frightened to > > find that it *didn't* chafe the taintal area! And I was wearing cottong > > FOTLs! That's just scary!" > > > > Moore said he has reported his experiences to the authorities, in > particular > > to the Department of Homeland Security, and expects a special team to be > > assembled to investigate what his DOHS contact agreed was "a very > troubling > > possibility. "We are very open to the chance that this might develop into > a > > true threat to the motherland," DOHS spokesperson Melinda Belinda said. > "We > > are taking it very seriously. We extend all our sypmpathy to Mr. Moore > and > > his family." > > > > Photos at 11! > > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > (505) 227-0523 > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. 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