Forgot to remind y’all to read about Frenchman Robert Marchand’s accomplishment @ 105 years old.
Jock On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM John Dewey <johnrd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, Tom, truth is—as you’ve you realized, the numbers surly work against > you. > > I’ve been following the Ride Your Age program for quite a while now and > I’ve always been able to put some ‘in the bank’ so to say. I’m bouncing > around in the mid-70s and still laying down 80-milers…but as year by year > flys by—the writing is on the wall. Just ticked off 83 for the 2025 > edition, feeling quite fit, yet lingering within the euphoria of > accomplishment is the stark reality. > > What I’m trying to say is I’m still ready to ride, but not nowhere ready > to not ride. > > I’m stubborn but that that alone ain’t eventually enough to tick off the > miles is it. > > Jock > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM Tom Horton <swanf...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> goals getting more realistic. this spring I'll ride 80 to celebrate my >> 80th; but at some point soon that's likely to be a losing game; so after >> this, around my birthday I'll just take a ride..;..20, 81, who >> knows...invite friends.....come spring, if I'm feeling sporty, I might do >> birthday ride on the quickbeam...flat where I live. we'll see. >> >> >> >> On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 9:34:07 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> ...and I forgot the highlight: On Sir Francis Drake exiting Samuel P >>> Taylor Park, Will Keating and a similar band of hooligans rode past me, and >>> we shared a short greeting. Sneakers and helmet-less as one would expect. >>> >>> BL in EC >>> On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 6:21:06 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>>> I don't think I have a long ride report in me, except to report that >>>> the first leg of a potential R12 is complete. Yesterday I did the SFR >>>> Dillon Beach 200k. By SFR standards it was flat as a pancake with "only" >>>> 7100 feet of climbing. The field was ~80 riders. It was cool but not >>>> cold, bottoming out in the low 40s and topping out in the low 50s, and >>>> there was unusually little wind along Tomales Bay. It's possible that >>>> riders finishing close to the time limit may have gotten a little rain but >>>> I was spared in my 10:24 time. Given my fitness level and weight, I think >>>> it went about as well as I could have hoped for. I got a lot of good >>>> handlebar meditation in. I actually rode my rando-bike for a change and it >>>> did very well. All my contact points were good, but I definitely feel the >>>> 128 miles in my body today. I'm going to try to get out on a short flat >>>> wandrer ride this morning, before watching football on the couch. >>>> >>>> I saw several Rivendells on the ride, and an unusually high percentage >>>> of the field sported traditional frenchie handlebar bags and fenders. >>>> >>>> Bill 1/12 Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 9:07:30 AM UTC-8 Jim M. wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm rooting for Toshi and Bill to ride PBP2027! Good luck to both of >>>>> you. >>>>> >>>>> jim >>>>> walnut creek >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 5:33:05 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good luck with your 2025 Series, Toshi. I'm loading up for the first >>>>>> 200 of 2025 right now. As always, I think the R12 is going to be my >>>>>> ceiling. The Feb 8 200 is on my birthday, so I'm signed up for that to >>>>>> tick off my >56 miles on my 56th birthday. I'm constantly aware of >>>>>> PBP2027 >>>>>> hanging out there, and I've actually already tentatively committed to >>>>>> being >>>>>> in France for most of my 6-week sabbatical that summer, so all the >>>>>> logistics are falling into place. Let's try to ride together for at >>>>>> least >>>>>> a few hours during the Coleman Valley 200 and we'll see if you can >>>>>> *Inception >>>>>> *the goal into my brain... >>>>>> >>>>>> BL #6551 in EC >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, January 24, 2025 at 7:51:18 PM UTC-8 ttoshi wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm several weeks late to the thread, but this year, as part of my >>>>>>> three bike season goal to ride PBP in 2027, I'm hoping to do the San >>>>>>> Francisco Randonneurs (SFR) ride series, which is the 200k, 300k, 400k, >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> 600k. Each of them separated by about a month starting in February. >>>>>>> I've >>>>>>> never done the SFR 600k, so we'll see how it goes. Next year adds a >>>>>>> Santa >>>>>>> Cruz 1000k, followed by PBP 1200k in France in 2027 if things go well. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In a separate note, I'll describe some changes to my Riv custom >>>>>>> randonneur bike as I strike a balance to minimize bike weight, while >>>>>>> maintaining my personal list of essentials. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Toshi in Oakland, CA >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >> 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 view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3e8f60ef-5e3d-4b6f-9e54-ee84ac18bd0en%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3e8f60ef-5e3d-4b6f-9e54-ee84ac18bd0en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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