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Radey Shouman
Jan 6, 2018, 3:42:34 PM1/6/18
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Sorry, Joerg, I needed a subject and "Ride Report" seemed too grandiose.
First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
rubber boots.
Once downtown had an espresso, and a load of pizza. Saw a stylish young
woman wearing some kind of clogs without stockings or socks, and another
one with a cable knit *backless* sweater. Hmmm. The local UPS dude was
wearing shorts, as always, but he did have on serious socks and gloves.
The postman was wearing what looked like a USPS-issue snow suit, with
red, white, and blue racing stripes.
Riding back I took the lane more or less everywhere, as there was little
alternative, between big piles of snow, parked cars, and frozen slush on
verges. If anyone was annoyed they gave no sign, until I saw a large
black pickup with two young Cambodian guys in it behind me, the driver
tap, tap, tapping on the horn. WTF? I look over at them, and the
passenger says, hey, you dropped something, and he hands me the
balaclava, which, having proven a little too much, I had stuffed in my
coat pocket.
--
First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
rubber boots.
Once downtown had an espresso, and a load of pizza. Saw a stylish young
woman wearing some kind of clogs without stockings or socks, and another
one with a cable knit *backless* sweater. Hmmm. The local UPS dude was
wearing shorts, as always, but he did have on serious socks and gloves.
The postman was wearing what looked like a USPS-issue snow suit, with
red, white, and blue racing stripes.
Riding back I took the lane more or less everywhere, as there was little
alternative, between big piles of snow, parked cars, and frozen slush on
verges. If anyone was annoyed they gave no sign, until I saw a large
black pickup with two young Cambodian guys in it behind me, the driver
tap, tap, tapping on the horn. WTF? I look over at them, and the
passenger says, hey, you dropped something, and he hands me the
balaclava, which, having proven a little too much, I had stuffed in my
coat pocket.
--
Joerg
Jan 6, 2018, 4:45:20 PM1/6/18
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On 2018-01-06 12:42, Radey Shouman wrote:
> Sorry, Joerg, I needed a subject and "Ride Report" seemed too grandiose.
>
> First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
> shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
> breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
> sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
> resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
> rubber boots.
>
That is why even my road bike has big square MTB pedals. You can ride it
> Sorry, Joerg, I needed a subject and "Ride Report" seemed too grandiose.
>
> First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
> shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
> breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
> sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
> resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
> rubber boots.
>
with army boots. I have done that in Europe when the weather turned
"Siberian".
Just swap out the pedals and you'll be fine. You can always go back to
SPD or whatever once the weather lets up.
> Once downtown had an espresso, and a load of pizza. Saw a stylish young
> woman wearing some kind of clogs without stockings or socks, and another
> one with a cable knit *backless* sweater. Hmmm. The local UPS dude was
> wearing shorts, as always, but he did have on serious socks and gloves.
> The postman was wearing what looked like a USPS-issue snow suit, with
> red, white, and blue racing stripes.
>
have -5F in California. It is mostly above 40F.
> Riding back I took the lane more or less everywhere, as there was little
> alternative, between big piles of snow, parked cars, and frozen slush on
> verges. If anyone was annoyed they gave no sign, until I saw a large
> black pickup with two young Cambodian guys in it behind me, the driver
> tap, tap, tapping on the horn. WTF? I look over at them, and the
> passenger says, hey, you dropped something, and he hands me the
> balaclava, which, having proven a little too much, I had stuffed in my
> coat pocket.
>
things for a "leaded withdrawal of a large sum" at the bank :-)
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
avag...@gmail.com
Jan 6, 2018, 4:57:46 PM1/6/18
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Dennis Davis
Jan 6, 2018, 5:13:12 PM1/6/18
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In article <fbcubb...@mid.individual.net>,
...
>> Riding back I took the lane more or less everywhere, as there was
>> little alternative, between big piles of snow, parked cars, and
>> frozen slush on verges. If anyone was annoyed they gave no sign,
>> until I saw a large black pickup with two young Cambodian guys
>> in it behind me, the driver tap, tap, tapping on the horn. WTF?
>> I look over at them, and the passenger says, hey, you dropped
>> something, and he hands me the balaclava, which, having proven a
>> little too much, I had stuffed in my coat pocket.
>
>I had to look up what a balaclava is. Now I know. One of those camo
>things for a "leaded withdrawal of a large sum" at the bank :-)
That's a narrow view of the world :-)
Aeons ago -- in the last millennium -- I used to have a part-time,
schoolboy job delivering newspapers. In winter I wore a wool
balaclava that mum knitted for me.
Now you can purchase cycling-specific balaclavas. For example see:
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Madison-Isoler-Balaclava-SS17_68834.htm
Balaclavas aren't just for bank robbers and members of the SAS :-)
--
Dennis Davis <denni...@fastmail.fm>
...
>> Riding back I took the lane more or less everywhere, as there was
>> little alternative, between big piles of snow, parked cars, and
>> frozen slush on verges. If anyone was annoyed they gave no sign,
>> until I saw a large black pickup with two young Cambodian guys
>> in it behind me, the driver tap, tap, tapping on the horn. WTF?
>> I look over at them, and the passenger says, hey, you dropped
>> something, and he hands me the balaclava, which, having proven a
>> little too much, I had stuffed in my coat pocket.
>
>I had to look up what a balaclava is. Now I know. One of those camo
>things for a "leaded withdrawal of a large sum" at the bank :-)
Aeons ago -- in the last millennium -- I used to have a part-time,
schoolboy job delivering newspapers. In winter I wore a wool
balaclava that mum knitted for me.
Now you can purchase cycling-specific balaclavas. For example see:
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Madison-Isoler-Balaclava-SS17_68834.htm
Balaclavas aren't just for bank robbers and members of the SAS :-)
--
Dennis Davis <denni...@fastmail.fm>
Radey Shouman
Jan 6, 2018, 6:43:19 PM1/6/18
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your glasses.
--
jbeattie
Jan 6, 2018, 8:21:41 PM1/6/18
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On Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 12:42:34 PM UTC-8, Radey Shouman wrote:
> Sorry, Joerg, I needed a subject and "Ride Report" seemed too grandiose.
>
> First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
> shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
> breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
> sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
> resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
> rubber boots.
It was nice day here in PDX. I was in cleats and did a short-ish ride. I then drove my son around in the car on routes that we ordinarily ride together. He was visiting from Salt Lake and had a big accident when we were skiing on Mt. Hood on Christmas eve. Anyway, he ended up with a lot of hardware in both ankles (pilon fractures) and is now in a wheelchair for 12 weeks and living at our house. I have to fight him for the Velo News. My wife and I bundled him into the car along with his wheelchair and went over to Breakside -- great IPA. https://www.breakside.com/beer/breakside-ipa2/ Then we drove around the West Hills. I scraped the undercarriage coming up Brynwood -- which I rode last weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0lUZG8pku8 Go to 3:30 to get a sense of the grade. It's a killer.
> Sorry, Joerg, I needed a subject and "Ride Report" seemed too grandiose.
>
> First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
> shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
> breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
> sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
> resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
> rubber boots.
This is a long wind-up for my platform pedal story. I used one when I was riding in an ortho boot following my ski fractures about ten years ago. I had to modify a giant MTB toe clip to keep the boot from slipping off the pedal. My orthos were horrified, but hey, if you can walk on it, why not ride? The downside about riding in boots of any kind is that you scuff up the crank arms.
-- Jay Beattie.
Joy Beeson
Jan 7, 2018, 12:03:09 AM1/7/18
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On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:43:16 -0500, Radey Shouman
<sho...@comcast.net> wrote:
> It's a sentimental thing about the Crimean War, but it tends to fog up
> your glasses.
That's a ski mask. A balaclava has one big hole for your eyes, nose,
<sho...@comcast.net> wrote:
> It's a sentimental thing about the Crimean War, but it tends to fog up
> your glasses.
and mouth.
I knitted mine with a pouch for the chin, but found it more
comfortable to fold it inside and let my chin hang out. It rubbed on
my lower lip, and my breath condensed on it.
Most of the time, I wear wool scarves pinned under my left ear for
walking, and inside a triangular bandage-size scarf for cycling.
Wrapping the tails of the scarf around my neck keeps the scarf from
flapping around and obscuring my rear-view mirror. It's possible to
arrange a scarf to cover the same area as a balaclava. When walking,
I don't bother, since my hat can be pulled down over my forehead.
--
Joy Beeson
joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/
Joerg
Jan 7, 2018, 12:40:09 PM1/7/18
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On 2018-01-06 20:02, Joy Beeson wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:43:16 -0500, Radey Shouman
> <sho...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> It's a sentimental thing about the Crimean War, but it tends to fog up
>> your glasses.
>
> That's a ski mask. A balaclava has one big hole for your eyes, nose,
> and mouth.
>
> I knitted mine with a pouch for the chin, but found it more
> comfortable to fold it inside and let my chin hang out. It rubbed on
> my lower lip, and my breath condensed on it.
>
> Most of the time, I wear wool scarves pinned under my left ear for
> walking, and inside a triangular bandage-size scarf for cycling.
> Wrapping the tails of the scarf around my neck keeps the scarf from
> flapping around and obscuring my rear-view mirror.
Flapping around in the wind is important for the proper "Red Baron
> On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:43:16 -0500, Radey Shouman
> <sho...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> It's a sentimental thing about the Crimean War, but it tends to fog up
>> your glasses.
>
> That's a ski mask. A balaclava has one big hole for your eyes, nose,
> and mouth.
>
> I knitted mine with a pouch for the chin, but found it more
> comfortable to fold it inside and let my chin hang out. It rubbed on
> my lower lip, and my breath condensed on it.
>
> Most of the time, I wear wool scarves pinned under my left ear for
> walking, and inside a triangular bandage-size scarf for cycling.
> Wrapping the tails of the scarf around my neck keeps the scarf from
> flapping around and obscuring my rear-view mirror.
Fighter" looks :-)
http://www.fredsullivan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/the_flying_ace_and_woodstock_chasing_the_red_baron_by_bradsnoopy97-da8352q.jpg
[...]
Frank Krygowski
Jan 7, 2018, 3:21:13 PM1/7/18
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--
- Frank Krygowski
Frank Krygowski
Jan 7, 2018, 5:41:12 PM1/7/18
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On 1/6/2018 8:21 PM, jbeattie wrote:
> On Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 12:42:34 PM UTC-8, Radey Shouman wrote:
>> Sorry, Joerg, I needed a subject and "Ride Report" seemed too grandiose.
>>
>> First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
>> shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
>> breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
>> sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
>> resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
>> rubber boots.
>
> It was nice day here in PDX. I was in cleats and did a short-ish ride. I then drove my son around in the car on routes that we ordinarily ride together. He was visiting from Salt Lake and had a big accident when we were skiing on Mt. Hood on Christmas eve. Anyway, he ended up with a lot of hardware in both ankles (pilon fractures) and is now in a wheelchair for 12 weeks and living at our house.
...
> On Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 12:42:34 PM UTC-8, Radey Shouman wrote:
>> Sorry, Joerg, I needed a subject and "Ride Report" seemed too grandiose.
>>
>> First ride of the new year: -5F and breezy, but at least the sun was
>> shining. Went to town, about four miles, for yoga practice, after
>> breaking out the ski bibs and the balaclava. I did wear my Adidas
>> sneakers, on Lou's recommendation, they worked ok but I'm almost
>> resolved to acquire a bicycle that can be comfortably ridden in big
>> rubber boots.
>
> It was nice day here in PDX. I was in cleats and did a short-ish ride. I then drove my son around in the car on routes that we ordinarily ride together. He was visiting from Salt Lake and had a big accident when we were skiing on Mt. Hood on Christmas eve. Anyway, he ended up with a lot of hardware in both ankles (pilon fractures) and is now in a wheelchair for 12 weeks and living at our house.
> This is a long wind-up for my platform pedal story. I used one when
I was riding in an ortho boot following my ski fractures about ten years
ago.
> Then we drove around the West Hills. I scraped the undercarriage coming up Brynwood -- which I rode last weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0lUZG8pku8 Go to 3:30 to get a sense of the grade. It's a killer.
--
- Frank Krygowski
Frank Krygowski
Jan 7, 2018, 6:42:33 PM1/7/18
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25% for the portion that runs E-N-E.
I think I'll skip it. 18% nearly killed me earlier this year.
--
- Frank Krygowski
James
Jan 7, 2018, 7:23:03 PM1/7/18
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quite warm and the air temperature rising from the over night low of
20C. By the time I got to the top of the 2km climb from home I was
really sweating freely. The roll down the other side was nice.
I rode in to a stiff breeze for about 20km and on to a section of gravel
(on my road bike). I passed a ol' fella who had dismounted his horse to
chat to another fella in a car. Then I saw why they were stopped. Not
only for a friendly chat, there was a small herd of cattle being pushed
along the road and were headed to cattle yards on my left. So I stopped
well off the road to the right. I looked back and the ol' fella was
beckoning me back. I rode back 30m or so as he walked up to me an
thanked me for coming back. He said the cows weren't used to seeing a
bike rider.
Once the cows were safely off the road, I continued on and back on the
bitumen.
I abandoned the bitumen just before a narrow rail bridge with two cars
and a semi approaching from in front and a wanker who decided to pass me
from behind regardless. I probably should have stuck my hand out and
assumed the middle of the lane to prevent the wanker from trying to
pass, but in the moment I chose to abandon the road for my own safety.
Judging by the speed and lack of intent to slow and pass safely from the
guy behind me, I made a hasty decision to get out of the way.
I sweated even more heavily going up the 2km 7% climb before rolling to
the front gate.
I only saw a couple of other people while I was out. They were certainly
not wearing warm clothing. Light cotton and such.
--
JS
jbeattie
Jan 7, 2018, 7:51:19 PM1/7/18
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Yes, skiing is dangerous -- about a zillion times more dangerous than cycling, at least for me and my family. Most all my cycling friends also ski, and the injury per sport is higher with skiing. One guy I raced with practically killed himself on Mt. Bachelor. Levi Leipheimer had a break similar to my son's last year. https://twitter.com/levileipheimer/status/824034199220801536?lang=en Obstacles are a lot harder to see on slopes than roads. My son is a brilliant skier, too (former racer, years of summer race camp and four years skiing in Utah with top-notch skiers while at the University). Sh** happens.
-- Jay Beattie.
Radey Shouman
Jan 7, 2018, 8:41:12 PM1/7/18
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Joy Beeson <jbe...@invalid.net.invalid> writes:
> On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:43:16 -0500, Radey Shouman
> <sho...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> It's a sentimental thing about the Crimean War, but it tends to fog up
>> your glasses.
>
> That's a ski mask. A balaclava has one big hole for your eyes, nose,
> and mouth.
I admit not to knowing the difference. The article in question has a
> On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:43:16 -0500, Radey Shouman
> <sho...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> It's a sentimental thing about the Crimean War, but it tends to fog up
>> your glasses.
>
> That's a ski mask. A balaclava has one big hole for your eyes, nose,
> and mouth.
single hole for the eyes and nose, and sort of a mesh panel for the
mouth.
> I knitted mine with a pouch for the chin, but found it more
> comfortable to fold it inside and let my chin hang out. It rubbed on
> my lower lip, and my breath condensed on it.
>
> Most of the time, I wear wool scarves pinned under my left ear for
> walking, and inside a triangular bandage-size scarf for cycling.
> Wrapping the tails of the scarf around my neck keeps the scarf from
> flapping around and obscuring my rear-view mirror. It's possible to
> arrange a scarf to cover the same area as a balaclava. When walking,
> I don't bother, since my hat can be pulled down over my forehead.
I will wear a scarf when walking around, but don't ask me to pin it up.
> I knitted mine with a pouch for the chin, but found it more
> comfortable to fold it inside and let my chin hang out. It rubbed on
> my lower lip, and my breath condensed on it.
>
> Most of the time, I wear wool scarves pinned under my left ear for
> walking, and inside a triangular bandage-size scarf for cycling.
> Wrapping the tails of the scarf around my neck keeps the scarf from
> flapping around and obscuring my rear-view mirror. It's possible to
> arrange a scarf to cover the same area as a balaclava. When walking,
> I don't bother, since my hat can be pulled down over my forehead.
And I certainly don't want anything flapping around.
--
Joerg
Jan 8, 2018, 1:35:09 PM1/8/18
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On 2018-01-07 15:21, Frank Krygowski wrote:
> On 1/7/2018 5:22 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>> On 1/6/2018 8:21 PM, jbeattie wrote:
[...]
> On 1/7/2018 5:22 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>> On 1/6/2018 8:21 PM, jbeattie wrote:
>>> Then we drove around the West Hills. I scraped the undercarriage
>>> coming up Brynwood -- which I rode last weekend.
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0lUZG8pku8 Go to 3:30 to get a sense
>>> of the grade. It's a killer.
>>
>> Any idea of the percent gradient?
>
> Hmm. Google Earth seems to give about 19% for the northward portion, and
> 25% for the portion that runs E-N-E.
>
> I think I'll skip it. 18% nearly killed me earlier this year.
>
he was eating isn't bad but for you hills are bad for you?
avag...@gmail.com
Jan 9, 2018, 3:42:13 AM1/9/18
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If yawl ski ride n drive at 9/ths...
There's a thin nylon bal in amazon looks like a manzella ... Shakira ... 2 for 10 ?
Riding around town with size 14.5. Tired of breaking trail runners soles, 4 large u shaped rusto yellow plus were cut n bolted onto the nbar bear traps.
Ahhhhh instant comfort n we went to cycle specific already broken sneaks
There's a thin nylon bal in amazon looks like a manzella ... Shakira ... 2 for 10 ?
Riding around town with size 14.5. Tired of breaking trail runners soles, 4 large u shaped rusto yellow plus were cut n bolted onto the nbar bear traps.
Ahhhhh instant comfort n we went to cycle specific already broken sneaks
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