Twas born in 58 so I can identify with the older part.....I've had my moments blasting ahead of younger riders and those outfitted it tight stretchy pants.....but I am under no delusions that I am winning any racing events or that I am going to outride some younger riders out on a recovery ride or feel gloriously smug passing them at the end of their 80 mile training ride....."a mans got to know his limitations" (Dirty Harry/Clint Eastwood)....and thats all I have to say on this one.
On Nov 22, 11:09 am, Rick <richardholc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > The number of forums in which I could be considered fraternizing with the > > kids is dwindling :) > > > Born in 1969 (69 dude!) > > Ha. I was spawned in the Summer of Love, but am slower than > Christmas. I can add a variation on the theme, though. > > Was out with some contemporaries, on a meander through some hills > south of town, and we pulled over for a second. One of us was on a > wife's Betty Foy, which drew a snarky "nice bike" comment from a young > lycra-clad carbon afficianado riding past. It was just before a nice > set of rollers that challenge my legs, but my buddy -- who is fitter > than your average fellow, even in his advanced years -- took Betty on > a quicker pace, caught, greeted, and dropped the critics, who > struggled to hold the line before bonking. I'm not generally amused > by random displays of machismo, but this one gave us all a chuckle. -- 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
