Yes, happy birthday Bill ...and well done...there may well have been some luck involved, but sounds more like thoughtful prep and fitness; I know you leave as little to chance as you can. No doubt that lovely pink Roadeo Rosa didn't hurt either.
As for the temps...we like to say in Winnipeg..."but it's a dry cold and we get lots of sunshine". Right now, as I take a break from writing my senior thesis , it's -14 C , sunny, with no wind. A perfect winter day On Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 3:19:16 PM UTC-6 Jay wrote: > Happy birthday! Congratulations :-) > > That is cold; I rode yesterday an hour outside Toronto and our high was > -2C (balmy). > > I'm 50, I don't think I could bang out 200k this year, but I haven't > ridden that distance since my late 20's/early 30's. I want to build up my > distance riding this year (pretty much my only goal). > > On Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 10:50:55 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> I was lucky that there was a 200k on my birthday. I was double lucky >> that the heavy rains stopped the day before the ride. No chance would I >> have done this ride in the heavy rain. Even though it was clear, it was >> plenty cold for Northern California. My cutoff for full-finger gloves, >> long sleeve jersey and tights is 10C (50F). The forecast had the day time >> highs in the low 50s, and that turned out to be accurate. I think the >> biggest number I saw on my Garmin was 12C. At the beginning of the ride >> and through the valleys it was a lot colder. I was chatting with Toshi >> heading up Lucas Valley and I saw it drop to 3C then 2C then 1C... It got >> all the way down to -3C (roughly 27F) and stayed there for a good couple >> hours. I wore everything I carried and needed to keep moving! By Bay Area >> standards, that's legit cold! >> >> BL in EC >> >> On Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 6:43:27 AM UTC-8 chefd...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Nice one, Bill. The Pt Reyes ride came a week before my birthday, but I >>> counted it anyway. But double your age is pretty darn good! sd >>> >>> On Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 6:46:38 PM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>>> I knocked out my "ride my age on my birthday" goal. Today I turned 56, >>>> and I rode more than double my age on the SFRandonneurs Coleman Valley >>>> 200k. My Wahoo told me I did 8740 feet of climbing and my legs agree. I >>>> was on my Pink RoadeoRosa, and Toshi was there as well on his green >>>> custom. >>>> I just missed my normal "par" goal of 10 hours. I did 10:01 clock >>>> running, 9:22 in motion. >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>>> On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 12:44:53 PM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>> >>>>> Guaranteed eternal life: ride your age every single birthday. It's >>>>> the cheat code, Tom. I believe in you. In 24 years, I'll try it out too >>>>> >>>>> BL in EC >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 7:20:33 AM UTC-8 Tom Horton 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/337cd562-b803-4bc1-aadb-c4633912deefn%40googlegroups.com.
