So i learned an important lesson this morning
03-11-07, 02:51 PM
#1
moving target
Thread Starter
So i learned an important lesson this morning
never be the last person to show up for a century.
last night at the bike shop while hunting for new tires I saw a flyer for a century today. I figured I havent done one in a bit so I would do it. I got bad directions on the meeting spot and ended up showing up about 5 minutes till time to go. I got my bike out got it assembled got my tires inflated, and was finishing getting dressed as everyone started pulling out, so i toss my wallet in my tail bag and hop on. turn one i start thinking where are my keys turn two i realize my brakes are open. so i reach down and flip the levers close and adjust them the best i can while moving. about 4 miles in i find out my tail bag was open and my wallet flies out and spill my money all over the road.
So i end up hopping of my bike to chase down little peach and green bills in traffic. by the time i got my wallet and my money i lost the pack, and the course was unmarked. I am lost now in a part of town i had never been in before. I spend a few minutes trying to figure out which way everyone went before just packing in and heading back to my car.
but atleast i did get a decent picture today once i got home
last night at the bike shop while hunting for new tires I saw a flyer for a century today. I figured I havent done one in a bit so I would do it. I got bad directions on the meeting spot and ended up showing up about 5 minutes till time to go. I got my bike out got it assembled got my tires inflated, and was finishing getting dressed as everyone started pulling out, so i toss my wallet in my tail bag and hop on. turn one i start thinking where are my keys turn two i realize my brakes are open. so i reach down and flip the levers close and adjust them the best i can while moving. about 4 miles in i find out my tail bag was open and my wallet flies out and spill my money all over the road.
So i end up hopping of my bike to chase down little peach and green bills in traffic. by the time i got my wallet and my money i lost the pack, and the course was unmarked. I am lost now in a part of town i had never been in before. I spend a few minutes trying to figure out which way everyone went before just packing in and heading back to my car.
but atleast i did get a decent picture today once i got home
03-11-07, 04:08 PM
#3
No Talent Assclown
argh, unsupported centuries with unmarked courses are just terrible. It's just a bad bad idea if you don't know the course like the back of your hand or have a good map.
__________________
Fällt der Pfarrer in den Mist, lacht der Bauer bis er pisst.
Fällt der Pfarrer in den Mist, lacht der Bauer bis er pisst.
03-14-07, 10:05 AM
#7
Evil Genius
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Tallahassee, Florida USA
Posts: 632
Bikes: Pedal Force ZX3, Gary V Titanio, 1985 Cinelli Supercorsa, 1981 Pogliaghi, 1995 Casati Ellisse, Cinelli Softmachine hardtail, Surly Pugsley
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Wow. That sounds like me.
__________________
-- Michael
-- Michael
03-14-07, 10:27 AM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 61
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Ouch, that's awful but I can relate. Almost as bad as going out for a long ride and about 20 miles out getting a bad case of CRS (the over 40 disease called Can't Remember S***) and thinking maybe you left the stove on or some such thing and you worry the house is going to burn down.
03-14-07, 10:29 AM
#9
a blend of wit and charm
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 885
Bikes: Serotta Fierte and a 1989 Centurian Prestige (plus, various others)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
That's a nice photo though.
I've titled it The Loneliest Bicycle
I've titled it The Loneliest Bicycle
__________________
