I'm so slow that ...
05-08-07 | 03:29 PM
#26
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From: Redding, California
Bikes: Trek 5200, Specialized MTB
Originally Posted by The Weak Link
Well fine. Fine then, Mr. Smarty-pants speed demon old on the outside young on the inside neowhippersnapper.
Just jealous.
Just jealous.
A couple of years ago I was nearing the top of Monarch Pass in Colorado (elevation 10,000+). I was only about 50 meters from the top, and closing in on a woman rider from a racing team in Phoenix. I decided I had enough breath/energy left to contest it, so I shifted up one gear and started my "sprint". The instant she heard my gears change, she knew what was going on and put the hammer down...leaving me gasping and humbled (and laughing too - I caught up to her at the summit and congratulated her).
Just goes to show that no matter how fast you think you are, there's always somebody faster.
Fortunately, no matter how slow you think you are, there's almost always somebody slower too!
And in the end, it doesn't make that much difference as long as your crank's still turning.
05-08-07 | 04:06 PM
#28
His Brain is Gone!
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From: Paoli, Wisconsin
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
I am so slow that DG passed me on his new bike, coasting, while going uphill
05-08-07 | 04:47 PM
#29
I am so slow that little old lady bikers call me Turtle!
05-08-07 | 05:03 PM
#30
Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
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From: South Florida
Bikes: Techna Wheelchair and a Sun EZ 3 Recumbent Trike
I'm so slow that I was told, "Hey man, I've never seen someone trackstand a loaded tour bike!, Cool!?"
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05-09-07 | 06:18 AM
#41
I'm so slow that I'm thinking of entering last year's MS 150.
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05-09-07 | 10:44 AM
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Crawlin' up, flyin' down
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From: Democratic Peoples' Republic of Berkeley
Bikes: 1967 Paramount; 1982-ish Ron Cooper; 1978 Eisentraut "A"; two mid-1960s Cinelli Speciale Corsas; and others in various stages of non-rideability.
. . . . that when I'm talking about a "1 in 7" or a "1 in 10" I'm not talking about how steep a hill is, but how many times my riding buddies can climb it in the time it takes me to get up it once.
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05-09-07 | 10:56 AM
#43
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Catrike Speed
Thanks for saying it first, SSP! I don't know what this "slow" is... does it have vitamins, or maybe help your complexion? If it's such a good thing, maybe it could be bottled so that some of us 'deficients' could buy some!
05-09-07 | 10:58 AM
#44
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From: Belgium
Bikes: ca.1975 Gitane Interclub - 90's Colnago Master Competition- ca.'84 Merckx Corsa - '77 Groene Leeuw - ca. '78 Guerciotti - ca.1984 L'Express - 1974 Gitane 'Super Olympic' - Peugeot 1981 PXN10 - 1975 Peugeot PR10 -1974 Norta -1974 Peugeot PX10 LE
... I'm considering commuting on my hometrainer.
^^^
05-09-07 | 07:21 PM
#49
Let's do a Century
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From: North Carolina
Bikes: Cervelo R3 Disc, Pinarello Prince/Campy SR; Cervelo R3/Sram Red; Trek 5900/Duraace, Lynskey GR260 Ultegra
Some really humorous stuff........you're a creative bunch. Wait, maybe it's the truth!
05-09-07 | 07:49 PM
#50
I'm so slow, that when I get close to clocks, they slow down too. When I get closer-, sometimes they stop. On bad days and if I'm really close, they've been seen running backwards.
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