Saturday Cinder Block Challenge - Clayton Coffee Mill at 9:30 AM Saturday morning

[Michael Ross]

Hey 'Pokes,

Saturday AM they are talking about 9 degrees.  Sounds like a challenge.  And we accept.  Right?!

I am calling for a ride from the Coffee Mill at 9:30 AM Saturday morning.  Might ride 20 miles, might ride 20 blocks, but I am gonna ride.  Plan it on the fly.  There is coffee at the start and coffee at the finish.  Coffee Mill is talking about closing,; so maybe we should ride out to pharma land and see if their joe is tolerable.  There is a Staryucks over where they parked the Adam & Eve.  Are we big time or what?  We could circle out to Guy Road and back with a pit stop on the way.  We could try to eat all the fried potatoes from the Wake County line to 42 East.  Eggs and pancakes at Jones anyone?

I am going all the way with the cold combat thing.  Breaking out the old hard tail Nishiki that Rich Bruner gave to my man Cedric who is defending our country in OK and whose bike I am looking after here on the pre-inaugural weekend.  I am putting flat pedals on it, a rear rack and panniers with as much heavy shit as I can fit in them - maybe some rocks. I think 60 lb ought to do it.  Tire pressure to be no more than 40PSI.  I think I can get into long handles, two pairs of tights and some fleece trou.  Many layers up top.  I should be able to work up a sweat at 10mph if I have it right. Wind?  What wind?  Slowest ride of the year.  We need some whisker sickles here in old NC.

Come on out.  It is just cold, no problem.  Shared suffering and all that. Or better yet, good fun and claim it is suffering.  Let's get us some us some bragging rights. 

Mike "slower that molasses in January" Ross




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[Bike Cruiser]

 

Ok, Ok   Myself and Todd will be there.  The more to suffer....

 

    Mike

[John Rider]

Har!  It'll be at least 15 deg by 9:30...  just so long as the ears are covered, should be nice and cozy.

Not sure I want to ride over to Staryucks though - is there a way to get there without riding up 70?!!

 

FWIW, there are still three openings for competitors in the Iditabike!!  Still have 6 wks to train!!

http://www.alaskaultrasport.com/alaska_ultra_home_page.html

 

later,

rider

[Michael Ross]

I have about a gallon of egg rock in each pannier, that ought to keep the wind down and the heat up!

The Staryucks is just an idea.  We can do whatever seems funnest.

See youze there.

[Gregg]

ok, i won't call y'all crazy, i am a bit jealous but i just can't hack it at that temp

[Gloria Bohmuller]

Had a Class this morning could not make it
Hope you all had fun
a bit cold
Gloria

[Fat Man Pedaling]

http://sittingin.bicycling.com/2009/01/the-real-feel.html

[Michael Ross]

Cool story.

John, Mike H, Todd, and I rode yesterday 21 miles.  John and I rode to the start for extra.

It was really nice, and we all agreed it was worth doing again.  I really did load up a bunch of rocks and liked how that worked.  I was warmed up anytime there was grade.  We adopted a routine of braking on the downhills.  That seemed weird at first but it made the climbs longer so it was a no brainer.  By 11:00 John gave up on my pace that couldn't keep him warm.  Mike, Todd and I headed for the convenience store on Auburn-Knightdale for coffee and ice cream and discovered that either it was warm enough for real enjoyment or we were losing our minds.  The oldest senile guys out there probably.

Lot's warmer today, but I am too wussy to go out in the rain.

Mike

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Fat Man Pedaling <ggu...@gmail.com> wrote:

http://sittingin.bicycling.com/2009/01/the-real-feel.html

[Gregg]

God bless all of you. Crazy old bastards.