Grant Peterson (Rivendell) book event + ride! 9/23 ~ Naperville, IL

[Eric]

Sunday the 23rd in Naperville!

GRANT PETERSON

We’re wheely happy to present Grant Petersen, who visits with his
practical guide to riding your bike. In Just Ride, Petersen celebrates
the pure joy of riding. Simple, safe and fun-for-all is his theme.
Come meet the author, and follow the event with a group ride, headed
by the author himself!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 at 11:00 a.m.
Anderson's Bookshop Naperville
Location:

Anderson's Bookshop Naperville
123 W Jefferson Ave
Naperville,
Illinois
60540

[Marty]

May be able to make this one, and if all goes well will have my Bombadil along. 

Marty 

[Marty]

Was able to grab a train to Naperville this morning, along with my Quickbeam. Tooled around town for a half hour before the talk. Nice to say Hi to Grant, but I had to catch the last train back to Chicago before the group ride. They had a nice display in the window, complete with a great Sam Hillborne. 

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Grant gave a nice talk, and I had to smile at the title of the book over his right shoulder. 

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Speaking of trains, this one left the station in Chicago just after I did. There were hundreds of photographers camped out along the route, and it flew through Naperville just after I got there. Very cool!

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[Eric Peterson]

I was at the talk as well. Didn't go on the ride because I had errands to run (on bike of course). It looked like he had a good turnout for the ride as well as the talk. 

The talk was kind of unpolished and rambling - which I liked. 

Some interesting things I found out was that Grant still does intervals. Very short intervals by his account, but intervals nonetheless.

Also I got the impression that he really likes catching up to and passing lycra-clad riders while dressed like an unracer. 

Eric in Naperville

[grant]

They're becoming more rambling and in my head they're becoming more visual, but less list-y. I see scattered topics and points to make that can be linked together in a variety of ways that make sense, but the way I put them together isn't necessarily the most efficient way. Although, I'd say, there is flow. I don't go down long lonely alleys and stew at the end, or anything. After so many talks, I'm trying to get out of a rut.

Clarification: I do intervals of some kind once a week, but not always on the bike. Often, not always. They last 6 minutes.

Chasing down others: I fight the urge and limit it to guys only and those who are clearly younger. But the opportunity doesn't come up much, because I don't go on long fast rides to nowhere and back on popular routes.