Slowly. And things are not nearly so bad when humidity is 5%. The wind--hot and dry--doesn't help. In 15 miles (admittedly with considerable climbing and sand) I drank 68 oz--after filling up before departure and filling up again upon return.
Patrick Moore iPhone On Jun 20, 2012, at 6:31 PM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, Im a pure interloper from the VT. I have been to NM twice and absolutely > loved the state, but have a question. Today it was in the hi 90's here in > northern VT and I rode 35 miles while scheleping between meetings. By the > time I arrived back home I was .... toast....fried chicken.... wilted > spinach. Wiped out & dragging my butt. How do you guy's ride that close to > the sun? > > Michael > Westford, VT > > On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:10:57 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > Yes, Don too -- tho' I thought he was ibob. > > At least some of us are manly enough to ride in the sun -- did a > rather chore-like 15 miler early this afternoon trying to explore the > sand roads on the north west mesa -- north of Paseo de Volcan -- only > to find that the sand was deeper than is pleasant, the washboard > deeper than tolerable, the scenery more trashy than bucolic and the > directions more mazy than inviting. Will have to find other west mesa > roads to ride. At least I got in some miles of climbing against a > strong headwind! It's the bosque for me from now on, unless it's early > morning or until the city closes it for fire safety. > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Ryan Watson <rswat...@me.com> wrote: > > What about Don? Are you still here? > > Unless it cools down, any ride I organize will start after sunset! > > > > Ryan in Albuquerque > > > > > > > > On Jun 20, 2012, at 14:51, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I think I know of three NM riders post onlist: there's Tim [Lastname] > >> in Santa Fe who recently posted a sale; Ryan Watson in ABQ (who is > >> usually Out of State riding brevets), and myself in ABQ. > >> > >> Then there are, also, Tarik Saleh who may not be on this list but is > >> worthy of it; Jamie; and one or two or three others who were on or > >> loosely affiliated with the iBob list if not on this list. One taught > >> at St. John's College and had or has a cycling blog. > >> > >> Can anyone give an accurate census? Any interest in a group ride? I'd > >> be interested in going to Santa Fe or perhaps having Ryan map out a > >> ride in the east mountains. > >> > >> -- > >> "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 > >> ------------------------- > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > >> > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > -- > "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 > ------------------------- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/XPE2a4cDK0EJ. > 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. -- 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.
