Serendipity
02-28-04 | 05:31 PM
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Serendipity
Serendipity!!
Went out riding today (an invigorating 42F degrees with about a 10 mph wind with snow squalls moving in) and came upon a gentleman even older than I (he is 71, I 64), who lives not too far away, and rides about 7,000 miles per year.
Anyway, he was riding a 1948 Frank (Sandy) Holdsworth English bike He claimed that it was the first truly "welded" (as opposed to lugged) bike built (don't know about that kind of thing), and it had the front der shifter mounted on the seat tube.
It had simplex gears (2 x 5), fenders, and even a mounting bracket on the front fork for a front dynamo light.
Anyway, a lot of fun talking to him. We were also joined by a younger fellow who had just come 45 miles from a nearby town, and 45 miles to go back with snow squalls on the way! He had a Veloswap Fuji - looked like a touring bike.
Just one of the pleasures of biking - meeting nice folks.
Total today of 35 miles. Great day.
Looking out the window, it seems I just beat those squalls!
For those interested, I wore:
1. Sleeveless summer Jersey, topped by a long-sleeve jersey with a hood (which was up), topped by a thin nylon windbreaker with hood (which I did not use).
2. Regular bike shorts (and you all know exactly what was under those), topped by medium weight stretch tights.
3. Medium riding gloves with fingers enclosed.
4. Mtn biking clipless shoes with regular socks.
5. Regular helmet with sweat band.
So, I was perfectly warm in the above getup. It is ssoooo invigorating riding a couple of hours in temps like 42F - the wind cutting across your face really makes you feel alive!
Went out riding today (an invigorating 42F degrees with about a 10 mph wind with snow squalls moving in) and came upon a gentleman even older than I (he is 71, I 64), who lives not too far away, and rides about 7,000 miles per year.
Anyway, he was riding a 1948 Frank (Sandy) Holdsworth English bike He claimed that it was the first truly "welded" (as opposed to lugged) bike built (don't know about that kind of thing), and it had the front der shifter mounted on the seat tube.
It had simplex gears (2 x 5), fenders, and even a mounting bracket on the front fork for a front dynamo light.
Anyway, a lot of fun talking to him. We were also joined by a younger fellow who had just come 45 miles from a nearby town, and 45 miles to go back with snow squalls on the way! He had a Veloswap Fuji - looked like a touring bike.
Just one of the pleasures of biking - meeting nice folks.
Total today of 35 miles. Great day.
Looking out the window, it seems I just beat those squalls!
For those interested, I wore:
1. Sleeveless summer Jersey, topped by a long-sleeve jersey with a hood (which was up), topped by a thin nylon windbreaker with hood (which I did not use).
2. Regular bike shorts (and you all know exactly what was under those), topped by medium weight stretch tights.
3. Medium riding gloves with fingers enclosed.
4. Mtn biking clipless shoes with regular socks.
5. Regular helmet with sweat band.
So, I was perfectly warm in the above getup. It is ssoooo invigorating riding a couple of hours in temps like 42F - the wind cutting across your face really makes you feel alive!
Last edited by DnvrFox; 02-28-04 at 05:56 PM.
02-28-04 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
It is ssoooo invigorating riding a couple of hours in temps like 42F - the wind cutting across your face really makes you feel alive!
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02-28-04 | 10:04 PM
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Dnvrfox, how did you get so lucky to meet such interesting people in our weather today? I went from Highlands Ranch and got on the bike path. Rode that past Mile High Stadium then took the path all the way to Cherry Creek Resevior. On my way back, the temps dropped and it started to sprinkle, but when I got near downtown Denver it started to rain and lasted until I got to the Bowles underpass. At one point, I had to pull over because I couldn't feel my toes any longer even though I had two pairs of socks on. Altogether, I rode 70 miles and only saw a handful of us roadies on the path. I don't ever remember seeing the bike paths so void of people and riders. Actually, it was pretty nice for once.
Dan
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02-28-04 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Revenig
Dnvrfox, how did you get so lucky to meet such interesting people in our weather today? I went from Highlands Ranch and got on the bike path. Rode that past Mile High Stadium then took the path all the way to Cherry Creek Resevior. On my way back, the temps dropped and it started to sprinkle, but when I got near downtown Denver it started to rain and lasted until I got to the Bowles underpass. At one point, I had to pull over because I couldn't feel my toes any longer even though I had two pairs of socks on. Altogether, I rode 70 miles and only saw a handful of us roadies on the path. I don't ever remember seeing the bike paths so void of people and riders. Actually, it was pretty nice for once.
Dan
Dan
I must have passed 20 riders on the CC BP in the Parker area this morning!
Luck, I guess.
