Better than usual.

I also re-learned downtube shifting again.

Is that fog?

At the end of the day, they are all cliches.

California cross too??

Been there, done that.

Synergy was UGE back in the '70s, another workshop favorite back then.

more like morning mist / marine layer, the fog here is usually higher up, thicker, not like tule fog from the ground.

Flatland course so no front shifting was performed. Maybe tomorrow...

Now it’s more like “spinergy”.

Mythical indeed. The group rides I participate in are usually 14 guys and one or maybe two females, if that. But then, the ride temp is not rated as “social” but the guys are very social at the rest stops and regroups.

My wife and I ride alone as not usually in a group on Sundays. Just us and we are usually a little tired from the previous 6 days or so.

But, this is the usual scenario and today was no exception.

Me: Peggy, I'm tired. Can we ride short like 15-16 miles or so and easy pace?
Her: I agree, I'm smashed and it's too windy anyway.
Me (the idiot): Well, if we turn here, well get 16 but if we go up here, we'll get 18 miles.It's into the 15 + wind but we can do it with e-assist.
Her (with a poker face): OK.

Her, later: if we go straight here, I think we can get 21 miles.
Her, later yet: If we go this way and climb this grade in to the wind and blah, blah, blah, we can fly on the tailwind and get a couple more miles.
Me: Whatever.

Final was 26 miles at 17.1 mph with an 18 mph wind 81º, starting RHA of 85%. Sunny.

So much for a one hour 15-16 mile.

I'm sure next Sunday will be no different and also just as massively enjoyable and entertaining.

Cartoon spinergy, at that.

Deathwish Spinergies FTW

Our dog made a diarrhea mess on our dining room rug, which ultimately made us cancel the Italy trip. Dog cost $1,500 new. The rug cost about $1k plus the lost costs. Can't say it wasn't a close call.

Also "stakeholders" and "At the end of the day, it's all about people."

One startup I worked for, the CEO had a tendency to say crap like "at the end of the day it's all about people." I said, "I thought at the end of the day, it's all about going home?" He laughed humorlessly, but then, he did a lot of stuff humorlessly.

As a biologist, I tend to use those words to denote actual ecosystems and synergy, rather than as corporate gobbdegook.

Turned out that under the ugly "chocolate brown" carpeting the entire house has oak floors, so it was a net positive.

No kidding. Today I tried a group ride with a different group of Old Guys On Old Bikes, and it was all guys. If I wanted to meet women, I'd do something else.

was anyone here alive when people were putting wall to wall carpet over wood floors? why did people do that ?!?!?!?

Not only that, but it had a thick pad, so all the doors had about an inch taken off the bottom.

good for airflow!

When I discovered club #2 many of their rides were close to 50/50. Lots of fun on those rides but when they restarted after c-19 a lot of people didn't come back.
My main club will sometimes have 6 or 7 women in a 20+ group. We also lost a lot of membership after c-19. Some of them started their own group rides.

A good series i can recommend is The Day of the Jackal from 2024. I am watching it on Peacock. I'm 5 episodes in. This was a book that was made into a movie in the early 70's. I think it was on network TV back in the 70's.

Next trip for cycling and snoozeball is set. Going to Boulder at end of July. Will see Rockies game. Will bring my bike and hope to climb Mt Evans. Will consider Pikes Peak but that may be a hill too far/hard.

My current bailout gear is 30/28. I may buy a cassette with a 32 or 34 for this trip. Advice?