+1. Sell your Platypus, Leah. It's not enough. You need a tricked-out Roadeo with aero wheels and 6" drop between saddle and bar and a 56 X 11 top gear.
I recall the pleasant feeling of riding my mountain bike long ago, with those horrible 1990s tires that were the equivalent on pavement of riding into a 25 mph headwind, and passing men my age (early 40s back then) on hi-zoot road bikes. I didn't do this nastily, but it did give me an egotistical thrill when I passed at a brisk speed differential and oh, so casually! waved a forefinger, with the obligatory "nice bike!" The response was often a muted snarl. OTOH, I recall reeling in a roadie in the distance a few years ago and, about to pass him, he sped up. He was like me a grizzled graybeard, and we played passing tag for a few miles -- old man slow motion; we would have snarled at each other but we were too out of breath. We raced along side by side at exactly 14.743 mph. On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 11:51 AM Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > don't know about carbon but I could easily imagine Leah on a Roadeo...just > sayin' > > On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 12:22:26 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> The question is what she would do on one of those 16 lbs. carbon racers. >> Borrow one, Leah! Let's find out! đ€Ș >> >> Joe "in the slow group" Bernard >> >> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 9:44:53 AM UTC-7 Ryan wrote: >> >>> Somehow I don't think you'll be humbled, Leah >>> >>> All those years of schlepping your sons' excess stuff up and down >>> "Killer Hill"" on your school runs, plus all the running and strength >>> training you do will , I'm sure, stand you in good stead. And you have your >>> not-so-secret weapon; a Raspberry Racing Platypusđ >>> >>> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 11:02:29 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>> Ding! wrote: >>> >>>> Patrick, ha! I am a type A personality. I have never been competitive >>>> though, so this feeling of needing to be quick is new to me. In club >>>> riding, I have discovered it is fun to go fast, and itâs also fun to >>>> explore where one stacks up in comparison to others. Iâm sure if I move to >>>> the faster class Iâll be thoroughly humbled. Weâll see on Monday! >>>> Leah >>>> On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:50:52 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't look for wisdom from Grant's blogs, but they do provide >>>>> refreshingly honest and positive interest. >>>>> >>>>> I don't want a low-normal rd or new sweepback bar, but I do like >>>>> reading about Rivendell bicycles and their riders. >>>>> >>>>> This appealed: >>>>> >>>>> At the very end the ride, maybe 3/4 mile left, the leader for the 15 >>>>> mph group whizzed past us. I said to my group, âShould we chase him?â They >>>>> laughed because surely I was joking - no one had anything left in their >>>>> legs after such a windy ride. I didnât know if it was against the rules to >>>>> break from the group but we were so close to the end that I decided to >>>>> try. >>>>> I chased and caught and even passed the rider, but when I got to my >>>>> vehicle >>>>> where my legs were jelly and my voice was raspy. Ok, maybe it was a little >>>>> hard. >>>>> >>>>> I donât *really* care about beating people but I DO want them to know >>>>> you can ride a steel, upright bike and be plenty fast and relevant and >>>>> comfortable. I think that is my mission in this club >>>>> >>>>> I expect Leah *does* have something of that "type A" competitive >>>>> personality, and good for you! >>>>> >>>>> Goats. Frankly, I like them better than platypuses. But they're close >>>>> to sheep, and reading Grant's ecomium (I'll bet you have to look that up) >>>>> of goats, it reminded me of this, stuck in mind from years and decades >>>>> ago. *Bad >>>>> Child's Book of Beasts* by Hillaire Belloc, illus. Lord Ian Basil >>>>> Gawaine Hamilton Temple Blackwood, 1896. >>>>> >>>>> The Cambrian Welsh or Mountain Sheep >>>>> >>>>> Is of the Ovine race, >>>>> >>>>> His conversation is not deep >>>>> >>>>> But thenâobserve his face! >>>>> [image: image.png] >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Patrick Moore >>>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>>> >>>>> -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2b2a0dd2-3db4-46d0-9535-7620aa60e23bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2b2a0dd2-3db4-46d0-9535-7620aa60e23bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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