John Forrest Tomlinson wrote: > On 16 Apr 2006 14:55:50 -0700, "Dan" <banquo_li...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >He raced in the Copperopolis Road Race on 4-15-2006
> Masters or P-1-2?
Levi isn't old enough - Masters starts at 35+ in Copperopolis, like most Norcal races. Is it discrimination against 30-34 year olds? Or a reflection of the way Californians even more so than the rest of the US put a claim on eternal youthfulness, so that 30 year olds refuse to admit they are over the hill? You tell me.
He was with P-1-2 but I think it was just a training ride. He had a SRM powermeter mounted on the bike. http://www.srm.de/ Boy, those things are pricey.
> He was with P-1-2 but I think it was just a training ride. He had a SRM > powermeter mounted on the bike. > http://www.srm.de/ > Boy, those things are pricey.
Riis won Amstel one year with one of those on his bike.....
Robert Chung wrote: > Dan wrote: > > He raced in the Copperopolis Road Race on 4-15-2006
> Were you racing? Did he tell you to "get dropped"?
I considered racing, brought the bike and togs but managed to wuss out. When I come up with a good excuse for this (forgot to shave my legs?), I will post it. Maybe I would have raced if there was a masters cat Fred to sign up for. I worked the feed zone and took the photos.
I don't follow this group and I suspect your question may be related to a poor relationship between amatuers and the pros. Do the pros or Levi in particular, tell mere mortals to "get dropped?" He appeared to be friendly with the riders when with them.
I didn't see him socializing but he did thank the lady who gave him a water bottle. My kid had hoped to say hi to him but couldn't find him after the race.
Dan wrote: > Robert Chung wrote: > > Were you racing? Did he tell you to "get dropped"? > I don't follow this group and I suspect your question may be related to > a poor relationship between amatuers and the pros. Do the pros or Levi > in particular, tell mere mortals to "get dropped?" He appeared to be > friendly with the riders when with them.
b...@mambo.ucolick.org wrote: > Dan wrote: > > Robert Chung wrote:
> > > Were you racing? Did he tell you to "get dropped"?
> > I don't follow this group and I suspect your question may be related to > > a poor relationship between amatuers and the pros. Do the pros or Levi > > in particular, tell mere mortals to "get dropped?" He appeared to be > > friendly with the riders when with them.
> That's where it comes from. It's not a pro/amateur insult.
Thanks, where I come from we say "sh** or get off the pot."
It was pretty cool to see how the big leagues compare to the bush leagues. He did a 22 mile lap in about 57 min riding pretty much alone on rough roads.
b...@mambo.ucolick.org wrote: > Dan wrote: > > Robert Chung wrote:
> > > Were you racing? Did he tell you to "get dropped"?
> > I don't follow this group and I suspect your question may be related to > > a poor relationship between amatuers and the pros. Do the pros or Levi > > in particular, tell mere mortals to "get dropped?" He appeared to be > > friendly with the riders when with them.
> That's where it comes from. It's not a pro/amateur insult.
Benjo,
Thanks to you and Chung for the stroll down memory lane.... I don't see the bike near as much as I would like. I am completely exhausted with University and work committments these days. I did have a conversation a few months ago with an old friend after one of my "long" rides of 2hrs when we met for lunch after the ride. it went sorta like this... him: why were you so quiet on the bike today? me: I was just thinking about some things. him: like what? me: just racing and stuff. him: oh, are you gonna race this year? me: no, well maybe him: oh, you were thinking about when you raced? me: yep, I came to a realization today. him: yeah? me: I realized that I will never again be able to do what I used to on the bike.
at this point I quietly finished my beer and pedaled home....
"Dan" <banquo_li...@yahoo.com> writes: > I considered racing, brought the bike and togs but managed to wuss out. > When I come up with a good excuse for this (forgot to shave my legs?), > I will post it. Maybe I would have raced if there was a masters cat > Fred to sign up for. I worked the feed zone and took the photos.
I am a master cat fred and I raced and I got dropped, but it was still epic.
> I didn't see him socializing but he did thank the lady who gave him a > water bottle. My kid had hoped to say hi to him but couldn't find him > after the race.
I saw him after the race, chatting with Ben Jacques-Mayne. I walked up to him, interrupted, grabbed his hand and shook it and said "Glad you're here." Yeah, I'm a knob. But it was cool to see him racing there. Last year Zabriskie raced it, took 2nd to a local guy.
Coppperopolis is an epic race. It doesn't suit me but I still love it.
Morgan -- Morgan Fletcher, mor...@hahaha.org Oakland, CA, USA
Jason Waddell wrote: > me: yep, I came to a realization today. > him: yeah? > me: I realized that I will never again be able to do what I used to on > the bike.
I had a vaguely similar moment a few years ago when I realized that it was unlikely I would ever again be able to do what I used to do with Kristin and Karen, the twin gymnasts.
>> me: yep, I came to a realization today. >> him: yeah? >> me: I realized that I will never again be able to do what I used to >> on the bike.
> I had a vaguely similar moment a few years ago when I realized that it > was unlikely I would ever again be able to do what I used to do with > Kristin and Karen, the twin gymnasts.
And now, due to the benefits of the new rbr virtual nailing life's worth scoring system, you don't have to!
Jason Waddell wrote: > him: oh, you were thinking about when you raced? > me: yep, I came to a realization today. > him: yeah? > me: I realized that I will never again be able to do what I used to on > the bike.
> at this point I quietly finished my beer and pedaled home....
waddell, you wrote a good post :) my reply is retarded, but i'm female and irrational, so everyone can just pretend to read it and then pat me on the head and tell me i look pretty when i'm talking nonsense..
anyway, i remember once a year or two ago i was out running and listening to the radio and there was a line from a goofy pop song that said, "by the time i recognize this moment, this moment will be gone..." and it made me think of the last race i had done where i was as good as i was ever going to be.
i had no idea on that last race day that i wouldn't race ever again or that i was only a year away from middle aged fat ass. i thought i had hundreds of more moments like that coming my way, but it turned out to be the last one of its kind for me. no big deal in the grand scheme of things :) but still, i liked your post.
> Thanks to you and Chung for the stroll down memory lane.... I don't > see the bike near as much as I would like. I am completely exhausted > with University and work committments these days. I did have a > conversation a few months ago with an old friend after one of my "long" > rides of 2hrs when we met for lunch after the ride. it went sorta like > this... > him: why were you so quiet on the bike today? > me: I was just thinking about some things. > him: like what? > me: just racing and stuff. > him: oh, are you gonna race this year? > me: no, well maybe > him: oh, you were thinking about when you raced? > me: yep, I came to a realization today. > him: yeah? > me: I realized that I will never again be able to do what I used to on > the bike.
> at this point I quietly finished my beer and pedaled home....
> thanks for the memories guys, > jason
Cap'n Waddle, Thanks to you for posting it in the first place.
I know (a little) about school and work wearing you out. Look at it this way, I also may never again be able to do what I used to do on the bike - and I sucked to begin with.
Even if your long ride is 2 hours, at least you are riding it and enjoying it. There are burned out guys out there who never look at the bike again. You have your head and your integrity intact. Plus, you can drink a beer after the ride and not have to weigh your oatmeal and shit like that. There's something to be said for not weighing your oatmeal.
Ben I hope nobody posting to RBR has ever actually weighed their oatmeal, but you never know.
>> Thanks to you and Chung for the stroll down memory lane.... I don't >> see the bike near as much as I would like. I am completely exhausted >> with University and work committments these days. I did have a >> conversation a few months ago with an old friend after one of my "long" >> rides of 2hrs when we met for lunch after the ride. it went sorta like >> this... >> him: why were you so quiet on the bike today? >> me: I was just thinking about some things. >> him: like what? >> me: just racing and stuff. >> him: oh, are you gonna race this year? >> me: no, well maybe >> him: oh, you were thinking about when you raced? >> me: yep, I came to a realization today. >> him: yeah? >> me: I realized that I will never again be able to do what I used to on >> the bike.
>> at this point I quietly finished my beer and pedaled home....
>> thanks for the memories guys, >> jason
That's not so bad. You are probably at your peak in school and work It's bad when you look back and realize you will never be able to do what you used to in school and work. The bike stuff is just candy.
Dave -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth
b...@mambo.ucolick.org wrote: > Ben > I hope nobody posting to RBR has ever actually weighed > their oatmeal, but you never know.
umm. yesss. only unbalanced obsessive types would do something like that. i'm sure there aren't any of those kinds on rbr.
i don't weigh my oatmeal, but i measured out my breakfast cereal (1 cup) only just this morning. i count out my corn chips (baked not fried, 18 to a serving). and it ain't because i'm trying to enhance my performance, trust me :)
but your point to jason is a good one- i'm just owning up. heather (aka 6.32455532 squared)
>> him: oh, you were thinking about when you raced? >> me: yep, I came to a realization today. >> him: yeah? >> me: I realized that I will never again be able to do what I used to on >> the bike.
>> at this point I quietly finished my beer and pedaled home....
> waddell, you wrote a good post :) my reply is retarded, but i'm female > and irrational, so everyone can just pretend to read it and then pat me > on the head and tell me i look pretty when i'm talking nonsense..
> anyway, i remember once a year or two ago i was out running and > listening to the radio and there was a line from a goofy pop song that > said, "by the time i recognize this moment, this moment will be gone..." > and it made me think of the last race i had done where i was as good as > i was ever going to be.
> i had no idea on that last race day that i wouldn't race ever again or > that i was only a year away from middle aged fat ass. i thought i had > hundreds of more moments like that coming my way, but it turned out to > be the last one of its kind for me.
No nonsense. A fitting response to an excellent post.
-- Theodore (Ted) Heise <t...@heise.nu> Bloomington, IN, USA
