OK, I'm a little intimidated
07-05-04, 08:11 PM
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OK, I'm a little intimidated
I only average about 10-15 miles a day or so - sometimes on an indoor bike (the weather in the Northeast doesn't always co-operate). You all seem very professional here, but very nice too. Is this really the place for a 230 pound balding ex-pat English chap???
I should mention that I've just finished a bottle of sauvignon blanc so i may be just being a big old softie
I should mention that I've just finished a bottle of sauvignon blanc so i may be just being a big old softie
07-05-04, 08:27 PM
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Hi,
there's always room at the table here. I weigh more than you, and I'm prob older. But I have been adding few miles here and there for a couple years now. Did 43 miles yesterday. Didn't touch the bike today though...... You can accomplish a lot with a little patience.
there's always room at the table here. I weigh more than you, and I'm prob older. But I have been adding few miles here and there for a couple years now. Did 43 miles yesterday. Didn't touch the bike today though...... You can accomplish a lot with a little patience.
07-05-04, 08:31 PM
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This IS the place for you, Moon. I'd love to have the time to go 10-15 miles every day. I'm lucky to get in 2 rides a week. Vacation is only a week away, so I'll get in some more saddle time then. Anyway, the important thing is that you're riding and enjoying it. We're not all Lance - even if you're only averaging 5 mph, you ARE out there. Don't be intimidated. Ride at your own pace and mileage. You know what feels best for you.
07-05-04, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by moonsafari
I only average about 10-15 miles a day or so - sometimes on an indoor bike
Originally Posted by moonsafari
You all seem very professional here, but very nice too.
Originally Posted by moonsafari
Is this really the place for a 230 pound balding ex-pat English chap???
Originally Posted by moonsafari
I should mention that I've just finished a bottle of sauvignon blanc so i may be just being a big old softie
07-05-04, 11:46 PM
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You'll be fine here
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Originally Posted by moonsafari
I should mention that I've just finished a bottle of sauvignon blanc so i may be just being a big old softie
Seriously... this place has everything from 8% body fat, hard core racer types to 230 lb balding ex-pat English chaps... and everything in between (which is where I fall, I think).
Welcome!
07-05-04, 11:57 PM
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If I belong here you definately belong here
07-06-04, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Smaug
You can only stay if you share the sauvignon.
Seriously... this place has everything from 8% body fat, hard core racer types to 230 lb balding ex-pat English chaps... and everything in between (which is where I fall, I think).
Welcome!
Seriously... this place has everything from 8% body fat, hard core racer types to 230 lb balding ex-pat English chaps... and everything in between (which is where I fall, I think).
Welcome!
Enjoy.
07-06-04, 06:59 AM
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g'day moonsafari ...
welcome
tell us about your bike ....
-- michael
'04 Tourmalet
welcome
tell us about your bike ....
-- michael
'04 Tourmalet
07-06-04, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by moonsafari
I only average about 10-15 miles a day or so - sometimes on an indoor bike (the weather in the Northeast doesn't always co-operate). You all seem very professional here, but very nice too. Is this really the place for a 230 pound balding ex-pat English chap???
I should mention that I've just finished a bottle of sauvignon blanc so i may be just being a big old softie
I should mention that I've just finished a bottle of sauvignon blanc so i may be just being a big old softie
(what, no chardonnay?)
07-06-04, 02:38 PM
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I am also "a 230 pound balding ex-pat English chap" and I find this a very comfortable place to visit when I am not riding. What bike do you ride and what type of riding?
07-06-04, 04:17 PM
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I have to ask...
what is "ex-pat"?
what is "ex-pat"?
07-06-04, 04:55 PM
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Scrawny white guy\ big legs who rides real fast, drinking cheap Italian house (white).
Glad to have you abroad.
My alter ego in real life is a nice quiet guy.
>jef.
Glad to have you abroad.
My alter ego in real life is a nice quiet guy. >jef.
07-06-04, 05:28 PM
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I ride 6-10 miles 3-4 days a week. I ride pretty hard though. Weather down south has been nasty also. Added to my misery is a pulled pec muscle and Heat.
07-07-04, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by forum*rider
I have to ask...
what is "ex-pat"?
what is "ex-pat"?
07-07-04, 06:17 PM
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OK, i was being silly wasn't I
I ride (what the shop described as ) a hybrid - it;s a Specialized expedition. I do local roads, often down to the ocean (well, Long Island Sound anyway).
And it wasn;t Itlaian - it was South African sauvignon blanc and it was excellent!
I ride (what the shop described as ) a hybrid - it;s a Specialized expedition. I do local roads, often down to the ocean (well, Long Island Sound anyway).
And it wasn;t Itlaian - it was South African sauvignon blanc and it was excellent!
