Originally Posted by
sherbornpeddler
We could easily have cut short or splintered due to “old and new carbon, old and new steel” and disparate riding styles.
Very true, and I appreciate the fact that you true speedsters accommodated my more relaxed pace and technical difficulties. Thank you for that. There is a flip side though. When C was fixing his tire I offered that, since I knew the area well and we were mostly back to the start, any of you could head back at a faster pace and leave me behind. After all, some of you (me included) had other commitments for the afternoon. No one took up the offer. Great! That meant I felt obligated to keep up your pace for the rest of the run!
Of course it is also an inspiration for me to go faster.
Originally Posted by
sherbornpeddler
JM I really hope you made your afternoon in Gloucester.
Yes I did, thanks, and it had another bike connection. We attended an open house at CB Fisk Organ Builders in Gloucester where another BF member, scottryder, works. I have a previous connection to CB Fisk so it was a nice convergence. Scott also has an '82 Peugeot tandem frame and components for sale and we are intrigued by it. If we can make it fit us... If you can't go fast you might as well do it in style.
(Plus it let us learn of an organ concert today at St John's Episcopal Church in Gloucester on another CB Fisk organ. We just got back. It was great. Maybe you aren't an organ enthusiast but they sort of represent the most magnificent musical accomplishment possible in, say, 1620. At CB Fisk they still make them the same way they did back then.)
It also let me catch up with BF member ftwelder and mrs. ftwelder again. They came over from Vermont to the open house. As he put it, even if you have nothing to do with organs the chance to see something like this doesn't come around very often.
Originally Posted by
sherbornpeddler
I wish I had a picture of the chain skid which is a story in itself. How you stayed up was impressive and you seemed so casual putting things back in place. I am inspired to get my Raleigh together and coerce you into a ride or at the very least join your next Pastor Bob ride.
I'm glad the ride inspired you to get your Raleigh back together. (Style is everything, you know.
) As for the chain, I figured if it didn't break it ought to work, and if it did break I could push the bike up hills and coast it down until one of you showed up with a car to take me back to Carlisle. The wear was on the outside, the non-gear edge, so it didn't affect shifting. Here is proof...
Great fun!