I Thought I Was Invulnerable...
03-08-11 | 06:09 PM
#101
I meant "respectable" as compared to the distances mapped out by the ride organizers of the Michigan ride that Jim was asking about. Nothing more, nothing less. I suppose I could have worded that sentence differently.
Last edited by Louis; 03-08-11 at 06:19 PM.
03-08-11 | 07:56 PM
#102
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OK, I wasn't sure whether you had a fixed mileage in mind as to what is "respectable". Some folks I've met figure you have to ride a certain distance in a specified time to be "respectable".
Don't know anything about the riding in Michigan. But, I understand from the folks I met in Hawaii it is a pretty good place to ride in the summer and be from on the winter.
Don't know anything about the riding in Michigan. But, I understand from the folks I met in Hawaii it is a pretty good place to ride in the summer and be from on the winter.
03-09-11 | 12:21 AM
#103
OK, I wasn't sure whether you had a fixed mileage in mind as to what is "respectable". Some folks I've met figure you have to ride a certain distance in a specified time to be "respectable".
Don't know anything about the riding in Michigan. But, I understand from the folks I met in Hawaii it is a pretty good place to ride in the summer and be from on the winter.
Don't know anything about the riding in Michigan. But, I understand from the folks I met in Hawaii it is a pretty good place to ride in the summer and be from on the winter.
03-09-11 | 02:19 AM
#104
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
Bikes: More bicycles than I can ride at one time: 2 custom made tourers, a Brompton 6-speed, and an Indian-made roadster.
There is: it is called the fusion temperature of water. Above 32F it is liquid, below 32F it is a solid. Yes, pressure changes the fusion point a bit, but it is still the LAW (of nature).
To the OP: heal quickly and thoroughly. Take your time before starting activities to ensure you have healed. I didn't and now suffer the consequences with a fused ankle.
To the OP: heal quickly and thoroughly. Take your time before starting activities to ensure you have healed. I didn't and now suffer the consequences with a fused ankle.
03-10-11 | 06:20 AM
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Hi Louis,
Thanks for the update and best wishes for your continued recovery. Are you planning on the 3rd Annual Fifty-Plus ride in Ann Arbor in July, with the Ohio gang? I'm a Michigan native and it would be a nice reason to visit the family.
One of my colleagues, a sweet young native of Ohio went to Ann Arbor for a wedding last year. She graciously brought me back a University of Michigan souvenir, but said she felt "dirty" when she went into the souvenir shop.
Thanks for the update and best wishes for your continued recovery. Are you planning on the 3rd Annual Fifty-Plus ride in Ann Arbor in July, with the Ohio gang? I'm a Michigan native and it would be a nice reason to visit the family.
One of my colleagues, a sweet young native of Ohio went to Ann Arbor for a wedding last year. She graciously brought me back a University of Michigan souvenir, but said she felt "dirty" when she went into the souvenir shop.
03-10-11 | 06:37 AM
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From: Ann Arbor, MI
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The on-line info seems still to be from last year, except that Early Bird on-line registration opens 3/15/2011. There were set paved distances from 15 to 100 miles, but it's not a given that will be true this summer. Last year the benefit for early registration was $10 for adults, and $1.00 for AABTS members. I'd expect that's the same this year.
Latitude65: I'd say your Hawaii friends are correct, though I don't have the option of being from Michigan in the winter.
