I too have been cycling down (senile) memory lane. This week I re-glued
the tubulars on my old ('88 custom Marinoni, lugged columbus steel) racing
bike and headed out. Unfortunately It has been a long time since I've
ridden the Speedplay pedals and wasn't too adept at unclipping. As luck
would have it I threw the chain on a steep hill. At the critical moment my
brain switched from solving the foot problem to how to fall safely, if not
exactly gracefully. Still it was a fun ride on good pavement. No dang
computer but I swear I was going fast.
Michael
On Friday, June 15, 2012 4:49:51 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012
>
> BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!
> Yesterday, I dressed head to bunions in special bikey clothes, and
> then I rode around in circles for about an hour.
>
> I mention this only to underscore a fundamental truth, which is this:
> Once a Fred, Always a Fred. Sure, I could have just jumped on a bike
> while wearing regular clothing, but instead I opted to don a special
> proprietary wardrobe just to enjoy an hour of leisurely forward
> motion. For some reason, once you take it into your head that proper
> leisure cycling has to involve stretchy shorts and clicky shoes, it's
> nearly impossible to free yourself from this notion. In fact, the
> only person in history who's successfully done so is Grant Petersen,
> and he even wrote an excellent book that will tell you how to do it
> too, though in undertaking his de-Fredification treatment you do run
> the risk of becoming something even stranger. It's sort of like
> kicking drugs only to become a born-again Christian.
>
> Patrick Moore, who half-way Fredded up today in jersey and SPD shoes
> but forwent the gloves, helmet, pants and glasses.
>
> --
> "Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you."
>
> Flannery O'Connor
>
> -------------------------
> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA
> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW
> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html
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>
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