Fifty Plus (50+) - 50+ rules being broken

All these aquisitions of "New" bikes and there are heck of a lot we haven't had pics of yet. And that is only one of the rules being passed over by not only the newer members here- But many of the established Regulars.

Then there is the pie rule- Very few mentions of what pie was had on the ride- and even fewer pictures of it in a cycle related "Pose"

Then I am still waiting for the reports of Clipless pedal related falls. They must be occuring- but no recents reports of such. Pics of such a fall while occuring are hard to get- but you can earn extra bonus points for such a pic- and no-one has ever taken advantage of this.

Then the pics of the rides are getting a bit scarce- but I suppose that is only to be expected at this time of year.

So get the cameras out- take it on the rides and post the results as soon as possible- They are now overdue.

So get the cameras out- take it on the rides and post the results as soon as possible- They are now overdue.

Thanks for the reminder. I especially like seeing quick ride recaps.

Stapfam, you are so right. Here's a picture of my short ride today on which I fell over while clipped in, right into a pie.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/tomfrady/Tominpier.jpg

I have slacked off on the pie "thing" of late, true...
But I have posted a new bike pic

You aren't getting any digital photographs from me, Stepfam. I'm a Retro Grouch and an unrepentent one at that. Do they still say "Bugger off!" in the UK? Even if they don't, that just makes it more retro.

Bugger off!

You won't be getting any reports of pedal-foot-retention-device-related fallovers from me. (Sound of knuckle rapping on head.)

Key Lime Pie later tonight - I commuted on the Blue Goose today.

Here is a preview of my potential cyclocross frame:

http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/250/30-0084-BLK-SIDE.jpg

I'm selling the Charger electric assist bike and will probably ebay the Goose to finance a Bionx kit for the cross bike.

I carried a camera on my ride today but never took it out of my pocket.

I don't have a new bike but I have a reconditioned one.
Replaced the DA 9sp with DA 10sp and a compact crank. New saddle and bartape too.

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p37/apadyk/IFCJ.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p37/apadyk/IMG_1259copy.jpg

I don't eat pie much and certainly not on a ride.

I haven't fallen from not unclipping in many, many moons. Knock on wood.

Then the pics of the rides are getting a bit scarce- but I suppose that is only to be expected at this time of year.

Noooo. Not at all. Click on 'em for larger.

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Sunday February 24, Mendon Ponds Park. The people sledding looked at me like I was weird. They were the ones in the darned snow...

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Sunday March 2, Chapel Hill at the University of Rochester. That's the Interfaith Chapel dead ahead. They ruined a perfectly good descent by putting that silly roundabout right in the middle of it. Worse, an otherwise-perfect line through it is mined with manhole covers.

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Sunday March 2, yrs trly at the top of Cobbs Hill. That's the Bike Forums Great Lakes Region jersey.

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Sunday March 2, the view blocked by my big ol' head in the previous shot--downtown Rochester. L-R: Times Square Building, Blue Cross Arena, Convention Center, a bank (with the flying saucer on top) that's been sold and sold again so many times I can't remember who owns it now, Kodak Office peeking out from behind Bausch & Lomb. The big black Xerox tower, modeled after the WTC in NY, a lawyer's office building peeking out from behind Xerox, JP Morgan Chase with the white vertical stripes, Midtown Tower, slated for demolition, to be replaced by Pae-Tek, HSBC bank, and finally 10 Manhattan Square high-rise apartments.

http://www.brucew.com/gallery/albums/rides/100_2927.thumb.jpg (http://www.brucew.com/gallery/rides/100_2927)
Monday March 3, hill repeats on Rich's Dugway.


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Yrs trly on arrival at work, Saturday March 8. Work clothes are in the trunk bag. The worst thing about winter commuting is changing into refrigerated pants. Wooo!

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Trusty steed waiting outside the diner at breakfast on the way to work (above). Sorry, no pie. But I had scrambled eggs with onions, hash browns with onions, wheat toast (no onions), large OJ, coffee and a chocolate-chip cookie to go.

Continued next post…

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Trees outside work, Saturday March 8. It was a pretty snow.

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Saturday March 15, first ride of the season for the Rochester Bicycling Club (http://www.rochesterbicyclingclub.org/). Afterwards, there was a pot-luck dinner, and pie.

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Sunday March 23, Spin Around the Bay with the RBC. This ride can only be done in the winter because on April 1st, this bridge is swung open for the season, allowing marine traffic from Irondequoit Bay to the south (and on the right) access to Lake Ontario to the north (on the left).

http://www.brucew.com/gallery/albums/rides/100_2957.thumb.jpg (http://www.brucew.com/gallery/rides/100_2957)
Part way down Irondequoit Bay, looking north from Glen Edith. Plenty of ice still on the bay.

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On the climb out from Glen Edith. It's much steeper than it looks here. I was wishing for my 12-28 cassette. Even with the granny on the triple, the 23-tooth big cog was too small. Paid for it these past two days.

So, there's my pics. Where's yours?

It will be a few weeks before the new bike (Trek 520) arrives. It's on order and should arrive mid May. Here's a picture of it but I would rather be looking at the real thing:) Mine will have STI shifters and a 175 crank. Those are the only changes I'll be making to it until I've had a chance to put a few miles on it.

Well, I will have a new road bike soon, but it will be at least two or three weeks before the weather and roads are suitable for anything other than my fat tire mountain/commuting bike. I will say, however, that this past weekend, after a howling blizzard on Friday, provided some of the best cross-country skiing of the year.

This Saturday I will be heading down to the LBS with my favourite saddle and to pick out some pedals and fine tune the fit on my new bike - I've put a deposit on it - easier to keep it at the store until I can clean out a safe spot in the garage for it. Pics will follow when I finally get it home.

Mmmm....pie. Is there anything it can't do?

I've posted pics of my new bike and some recent rides. I never really bought in to the whole pie thing. :p

I've got a serious case of the hots for BikeWNC's IF.:love:

I've posted pics of my new bike and some recent rides. I never really bought in to the whole pie thing. :p

I've got a serious case of the hots for BikeWNC's IF.:love:

Ha, they will make you one too! It is one sweet ride. :)

I never really bought in to the whole pie thing. :p



You don't need a whole pie. One slice will do!

You aren't getting any digital photographs from me, Stepfam. I'm a Retro Grouch and an unrepentent one at that. Do they still say "Bugger off!" in the UK? Even if they don't, that just makes it more retro.

Bugger off!

Are you offerring a film developing service?

See...now here's the thing. One of our highly valued long time members, Mojo Slim, trying too hard to comply with your wishes, becomes another victim of pie. Most likely he was merrily circling a giant pie while clipped in to his pedals, fussing with his camera, trying to get into position, when PLOP right into the giant pie he goes.

I just hope Mr. Slim is recovering as well as one could expect from such a horrifying experience.

This kinda stuff never happened when Webb Diego was around. I'll tell you that.

Ha, they will make you one too! It is one sweet ride. :)

Not for what I could pay them they wouldn't. :(

Here's my Orbea, at the Peters Cartridge Factory by the Little Miami Trail, Ohio

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n188/tran521/CartridgeFactory.jpg?t=1206506058

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Pie!

Damned good one, too, not one of your sickly-sweet Yankee concoctions. Pie isn't supposed to be a carrot cake and ice cream substitute. Chunky steak with cheese and bacon, this one.

Feed the man meat!

:D

Stapfam, you are so right. Here's a picture of my short ride today on which I fell over while clipped in, right into a pie.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/tomfrady/Tominpier.jpg

Remember Mr. Bill the Gumby.

Now we can have:

Oh No! Mr. Fred, Mr. Fred Oh No!

Here's my Orbea, at the Peters Cartridge Factory by the Little Miami Trail, Ohio


Great photo! Did you stitch that together vertically, or crop it from a much larger shot?

- awesome ride shots and stuff! - …

Great photos, and thanks for posting them. Deserved a thread of its own, IMO.


That's riding conditions I'll likely never get to see. Whilst the snowfields are a reasonably manageable drive from my place, there's no way known I'd cart my bike up there to go riding. Far too many city-folk driving about up there come snow season, and I'm damned if I'd trust my well-being to their shenanigans! I'd rather keep my distance, much as it looks awesome fun to go riding in that.

tsl -- you're a better man than I am. When I see snow I think skis, not bikes.

I've always wanted to visit the Rochester & Finger Lakes areas. That trail looks like a beaut.

I know exactly where that spot is:)

Did you ride the hill from the trail to Kings Island?




Here's my Orbea, at the Peters Cartridge Factory by the Little Miami Trail, Ohio

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n188/tran521/CartridgeFactory.jpg?t=1206506058

I know exactly where that spot is:)

Did you ride the hill from the trail to Kings Island?

DougG: That's a vertical panorama from about 5 photos. It was just a quick experiment.

The trail was just about empty, since the temperature was in the 40s. I rode from Loveland to the factory and back, 13 miles, before a cycle club ride (map) (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/oh/loveland/210435551) out of Loveland.

North from there, the trail is usually empty, and good for biking. It's busy closer to Loveland. I only get there occasionally, I'm usually riding closer to Cincinnati.

The factory is interesting:
http://lh3.google.com/jim859n/R-picOUAmII/AAAAAAAAAb4/bQwpQGyNzI0/IMG_4682.jpg?imgmax=512

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My new Schwinn Le Tour GS. Picked it up last week and the first 80 miles on it have been a delight. I even decided to give the 5" wide Selle San Marco saddle it came with a try to see what it was like (being a Clydesdale I've been riding on MUCH wider saddles since returning to cycling last year) and I can't believe I am actually comfortable on it (even on a 30 mile ride). It is an entry level bike but is a big step up from my old MTB and even older road bike. Performance Bike Shop had it for $500 (33% off) and everything else I found in that price range would have been steel instead of CF fork and Sora (or less) instead of Tiagra RD plus Performance is only a few miles away and seems to have a few knowledgeable people working there.

Very cool vertical panorama. I love the effect.

My new Schwinn Le Tour GS. Picked it up last week and the first 80 miles on it have been a delight.

My first bicycle as an adult, after about a 30-year hiatus, was a Schwinn Le Tour 10-speed that I bought on a whim back about 1980. It was steel with friction downtube shifters, of course, but was still one of the prettier bikes I've seen in a sort of pearlescent gold finish. I had it long enough that I remember putting a child carrier on the back and hauling my son around a few times before switching to an MTB.

So it's nice to see that they have kept the model name around. I think I even saw something the other day about an all-carbon Le Tour that's available now with Ultegra, Mavic Aksiums, etc.

Mojo is in the running for the Worst Photoshop Ever.

Remember Mr. Bill the Gumby.

Now we can have:

Oh No! Mr. Fred, Mr. Fred Oh No!

Hey, I'm Gumby, dambit!

http://www.stillsecureafteralltheseyears.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/09/eddiemgumby.jpg

The new Salsa La Raza

http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/laraza.jpg

Nice! I really like it.




The new Salsa La Raza

http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/laraza.jpg

New here, working backwards from the last page and have not yet found the Official Rules. Would someone please tell me the page I should explore? TIA

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

DnvrFox is the keeper of the rules...of which I am not subject to, because I am still too young to hang out in a rough joint like this. Watch it though, he bites...and his dentures ain't always secured to well!

New here, working backwards from the last page and have not yet found the Official Rules. Would someone please tell me the page I should explore? TIA

A Copy of the official rules can be obtained from DnVrFx. All you have to do is send a blank cheque- or E-Mail him your bank details and he will do the rest.

And Chipcom--- Not into these steel frames but that Salsa does look tasty.

You aren't getting any digital photographs from me, Stepfam. I'm a Retro Grouch and an unrepentent one at that. Do they still say "Bugger off!" in the UK? Even if they don't, that just makes it more retro.

Bugger off!

Just what I would expect from Retro- But The language over here is getting stronger- You are still thinking in the past- Thank goodness.

Now on the pie stakes- UK is not very strong on pie- unless it is Steak and Kidney. And Apple is about the most common- Or possibly Autumn Fruits- in october. However- When it come to Cakes- or Buns- or Gateaux- We probably have you beat. Attachment is of the selection at my Local Cafe (Well 10 miles away) that gets a regular visit from me.

And that "Sticky Toffee Fudge Cake" is unbelievable.

A Copy of the official rules can be obtained from DnVrFx. All you have to do is send a blank cheque- or E-Mail him your bank details and he will do the rest.

And Chipcom--- Not into these steel frames but that Salsa does look tasty.

Yes, mail a signed blank check or a credit card number, and I will take care of the rest - guaranteed.

My first bicycle as an adult, after about a 30-year hiatus, was a Schwinn Le Tour 10-speed.....

My 30 year hiatus ended with an MTB but I added this '77 Le Tour II (dug out of the trash by a friend of mine) a few months later and it is what led to my decision to go with a new road bike instead of the new MTB I had been looking at.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/2250286523_a40289d88e_m.jpg


I think I even saw something the other day about an all-carbon Le Tour that's available now with Ultegra, Mavic Aksiums, etc.

Haven't seen that one but I know they have a full carbon with complete 105 group.

I have a photo from a few hours ago that counts. I'm in New Orleans with my wife staying in the French Quarter. We rented bikes today (beater hybrids). We rode out to Tulane and Audubon Park, ate lunch at Riverbend, rode north a bit on the river front bike path and then came back with a stop to check out the Garden District. I got one shot with my wife and her bike in front of a house in the Garden District:
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/donheff/Garden_Dist.jpg

So, there's my pics. Where's yours?

Alright! That does it! I'm back on the bike as of this coming Friday!
It's been two months, the back has healed, the snow is melting, the
belly is nice and round again and I've got to get in shape for our new to
us tandem. Yes, I'll post pics.

As usual, you've inspired and refired me. Watch my slow but determined
progress on the Journal.

Now on the pie stakes- UK is not very strong on pie- unless it is Steak and Kidney. And Apple is about the most common- Or possibly Autumn Fruits- in october. However- When it come to Cakes- or Buns- or Gateaux- We probably have you beat. Attachment is of the selection at my Local Cafe (Well 10 miles away) that gets a regular visit from me.

And that "Sticky Toffee Fudge Cake" is unbelievable.

I'm a little hesitant to ask but "What is Gateaux?" If it contains animal parts that look too much like what they actually are, please don't answer.

UK is not very strong on pie- unless it is Steak and Kidney.

Never have been particularly adventurous with your tucker, you Pommie mob! Awesome pies:


Pepper Steak
Mexican
Seafood Mornay
Dutch Curry with Rice
Egg and Bacon
..and many, many others :)


:)




Edit: 'Gateaux' is french for 'cake'. Generally used, in non-french speaking countries, to mean very rich cakes.

And that "Sticky Toffee Fudge Cake" is unbelievable.

I think I gained a couple pounds just looking at that:)

… the belly is nice and round again …

I thought the "aero-belly" was a requirement for riding a 'bent.

< hides in case Blazing Pedals is reading >

Sensible 'fifty plus' cyclists should have long ago come to the realisation that maintaining a 'six-pack' belly reduces your body-fat to the point where your immune system is compromised, and leaves you susceptible to increased incidences of colds, flu and other ailments!

I put my own 'six-pack' into retirement after my fiftieth birthday. I figured I'd 'earned' the few extra kilos by then :D

If this incredible building (the Peters Cartridge Factory) was anywhere around where I live, the whole thing would have been turned into chic-y urban lofts by now. If it is for sale, buy it!

Rode 60 miles in The Texas Sunshine, New 2006 Felt F-80.
My 15 y/o Grandaughter made me THREE

Rode 60 miles in The Texas Sunshine, New 2006 Felt F-80.
My 15 y/o Grandaughter made me Three Lemon Creame Pies.
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Getting back to Stapfam's original rant, here is a picture from my ride today. Two of us on a 40 miler in brisk 60 degree weather with a light wind. Of course, we had a tail wind about 2 miles out of the 40, but a great ride anyway. I was showing my friend one of the great local routes.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/tomfrady/JimMoffettIIr.jpg

Getting back to Stapfam's original rant, here is a picture from my ride today. Two of us on a 40 miler in brisk 60 degree weather with a light wind. Of course, we had a tail wind about 2 miles out of the 40, but a great ride anyway. I was showing my friend one of the great local routes.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k87/tomfrady/JimMoffettIIr.jpg
I'm glad to see this ride went better than the last one. Perhaps you learned a lesson...steer clear of those giant pies. :D