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Forum: Electric Bikes
04-05-24, 02:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 593
Posted By Lambkin55

At 71 last years mileage... @ 1400 miles on...

At 71 last years mileage...
@ 1400 miles on e-bike ----- @ 400 miles on road bike ----- 100 miles on 3-speed bike doing errors in the neighborhood
Forum: Touring
04-04-24, 10:36 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,001
Posted By Lambkin55

That book inspired me and my (then fiancee) wife...

That book inspired me and my (then fiancee) wife to take a summer off and ride coast to coast.
That was one of the top ten events in our lives.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-02-24, 10:45 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,411
Posted By Lambkin55

I really can't explain it but I have always had...

I really can't explain it but I have always had an ability to shift into what I call "Death March Mode".
I discover it in high school during endurance type sports. It got refined in college. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-01-24, 09:33 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,411
Posted By Lambkin55

I don't have any thing to add about mental...

I don't have any thing to add about mental toughness...
Just wanted to say, indyfabz's comments gave me flashbacks to my same experience this past Sept. (Except I went to Whitefish from West...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-29-23, 08:41 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,254
Posted By Lambkin55

This time of year, I ride my touring bike with...

This time of year, I ride my touring bike with panniers.
I have one extra layer in the pannier when I leave the house to put on if I get cold. (An extra pair of gloves and sox is nice too.)
More...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-27-23, 11:28 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 9,204
Posted By Lambkin55

I will be 71 in 3 weeks. I am still working 3...

I will be 71 in 3 weeks.
I am still working 3 days a week. The folks at work assume I am 60ish.
I have ridden about 4000 miles this year. Including a trip on the Going to the sun road in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-22-23, 10:39 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,500
Posted By Lambkin55

The state I live in had a big problem with...

The state I live in had a big problem with thieves stealing air conditioning units for the copper coils 10 -15 years ago.
It was stopped over night with a new law that required recycling centers to...
Forum: Commuting
10-30-23, 08:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 579
Posted By Lambkin55

I have a tiny bit of falconry experience with...

I have a tiny bit of falconry experience with feeding owls...
Just by chance, were you wearing a knitted ski cap with a fuzzy ball on top? The owl may have looked at that fuzzy ball and interpreted...
Forum: Commuting
07-13-23, 01:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,939
Posted By Lambkin55

1 Inch Foam Pipe Insulation from any good...

1 Inch Foam Pipe Insulation from any good hardware store...
Forum: Commuting
10-30-22, 12:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,541
Posted By Lambkin55

This time of year my early morning route through...

This time of year my early morning route through a "tree tunnel" on a country bike path is dark as dark can be. I often see the eyes of wild animals reflected back at me from my head light. I never...
Forum: Commuting
10-11-22, 12:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,002
Posted By Lambkin55

I have used a helmet mounted mirror for the last...

I have used a helmet mounted mirror for the last 35 years, and agree with flangehead on his statement.
I tell my friends, "I may well die by being run over by a truck, but he is going to have to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-05-22, 10:52 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,794
Posted By Lambkin55

This time of year, my 5:20 start is in the DARK! ...

This time of year, my 5:20 start is in the DARK!
I have a 2 lights for vision. One on the bike & one on my helmet.
I use 3 rear lights. My greatest concern is that cars see me as they approach.
I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-08-22, 12:03 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,112
Posted By Lambkin55

Many of the common medications used by the "over...

Many of the common medications used by the "over 50" population will cause dry mouth.
Talk with you MD. Maybe you can switch the time of day you take the medication or switch the medication all...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-05-22, 07:51 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,892
Posted By Lambkin55

Many years ago, on the 5th of July, I was riding...

Many years ago, on the 5th of July, I was riding my 3-speed behind the strip mall and looking in dumpsters. I discovered the holy grail for 12 year old boys! The fireworks stand dumped all their...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-18-22, 02:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 788
Posted By Lambkin55

My Eddie only has 3 legs. He lost one leg in a...

My Eddie only has 3 legs.
He lost one leg in a hay baler accident. It just made him mad at the world.
In spite of 3 legs he is still a Cat-4 dog.
Forum: Touring
04-23-22, 06:41 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,903
Posted By Lambkin55

#1 You have my sympathy. We have a single barn...

#1 You have my sympathy. We have a single barn owl that occasionally sits on the peak of our roof (right over our bed) and hoots out his favorite tunes.
#2 The first night on tour is the hardest to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-22, 10:44 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,675
Posted By Lambkin55

100% Agree. #1 I ride alone more than half the...

100% Agree.
#1 I ride alone more than half the time.
#2 I live in "fly over" country, where the nearest tube could be 30 miles.
So I had better be self-sufficient on the bike.
Forum: Commuting
03-20-22, 03:09 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,214
Posted By Lambkin55

The older I get the higher the minimal temp. and...

The older I get the higher the minimal temp. and the lower the maximum temp have become.
I am now in the medicare age group and if it is a wind chill below 40 in the morning, I am driving to work.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-20-22, 03:04 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,800
Posted By Lambkin55

I support BlazingPedals comments! When I was...

I support BlazingPedals comments!
When I was first learning to ski the first lesson we all got how to fall. One you have fallen correctly a few times there is no longer anything to worry about. In...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-29-21, 11:30 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,951
Posted By Lambkin55

An ounce of ingenuity is worth a pound of...

An ounce of ingenuity is worth a pound of equipment.
Forum: Touring
12-10-21, 10:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,342
Posted By Lambkin55

Yeah, I always carry a tiny one-man tent and...

Yeah, I always carry a tiny one-man tent and lightweight sleeping bag. (Most of my touring goes though "open" country at some point.)
I am hoping to avoid much of the weather problems in that part...
Forum: Touring
12-08-21, 02:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,342
Posted By Lambkin55

Chisholm Trail

I'm thinking about a spring tour following the old Chisholm Trail from South Texas to Newton Kansas. The old cattle trail roughly follows US 81 the whole way. There is a fair amount of historical...
Forum: Commuting
09-20-21, 08:41 AM
Replies: 1,683
Views: 342,939
Posted By Lambkin55

This weekend I found a Walmart bag (tied at the...

This weekend I found a Walmart bag (tied at the top) with a package of toilet paper, a pack of plastic food storage containers, and a 4-pack of bath soap.
I suspect somebody put the bag on the top...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-01-21, 09:55 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,249
Posted By Lambkin55

Have the same story… I suppose my first...

Have the same story…

I suppose my first riding partner loss was my wife. As we started having kids she had less and less interest in riding. By the time my oldest was 6 she had lost her seat on...
Forum: Touring
08-27-21, 12:22 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,799
Posted By Lambkin55

I have done a version of the OP's question. ...

I have done a version of the OP's question.


We live in the middle of "flyover country". We can ride for hundreds of miles in any directions without coming to a geographic barrier. (Like oceans,...
Forum: Touring
05-28-21, 12:36 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,765
Posted By Lambkin55

Ride half as far as you can the first few days.

Ride half as far as you can the first few days.
Forum: Touring
04-01-21, 07:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,419
Posted By Lambkin55

Make the Chi-Town layover fun!!! 1. Take the...

Make the Chi-Town layover fun!!!

1. Take the 4 hour layover.
2. When you get there check the bike in for the next train as luggage -or- go to the Metropolitan Lounge and check in (Worth the $)...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-31-21, 08:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,055
Posted By Lambkin55

The Corollary to this event: A fellow bike...

The Corollary to this event:
A fellow bike rider, that you have ridden 100's of miles with on the road, crosses your path at work and you do not recognize them without their helmet on.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-22-21, 09:08 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,733
Posted By Lambkin55

As a kid completing my century ride I was pooped....

As a kid completing my century ride I was pooped. Within 300 yards on my house I was riding with my head down when I ran into a parked camper trailer.
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