Well, if you ever need a good slow training partner, let me know!

I've never been a good runner. Ever. But this year during my "Oh my God I'm having a child and I don't want to have a heart attack before she goes to college" epiphany I took it up and have been working on my base. I'll be doing the Baltimore 1/2 Marathon in a couple weeks--I've sorta set 2:15 as my goal--we'll see. Don't think I'll ever feel compelled to run a marathon, though... for that I admire you.

Real high class joints you must be staying in. :rolleyes:

I have only had one hotel ever tell me that I could not keep a bike in my room over the last 30ish years...and that was recently - and ironically an Amish-themed hotel. :eek:

Bottom line, don't ask, just do it, and you will rarely have problems.

I met quite the character on my Saturday ride. He pulled up just as I and She Who Must Be Obeyed were getting ready to head out. 80+ years old, been riding the same Ross mtb. for over 20 years. Picking up cans by the side of the road all that time earned him over $75,000. Claimed to have over 150,000 miles on the bike.

http://gallery.mac.com/bbattle/100168/100_1434/web.jpg

That's awesome. Not enough to earn a good living, but a pretty freakin' profitable hobby!

One of the coolest things about Tri's is that you see these guys in the 60+, 70+ age groups who are still out there rockin' it. A total inspiration.

I'll keep that in mind. :thumb:

I did the Inaugural Baltimore Marathon back when it was still considered "hilly". I don't remember my time. That's probably a good thing considering that people were passing out from the heat. I finished, but my brother had to drive me home because I was so sore after that one. I was walking down steps sideways or backwards for a few days.

Good luck on your halfM.

Guy above looks alarmingly similar to this guy
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...goldmember.jpg

If he had a better bike, his earnings would have been that much better.

I am in the just do it camp...but the problem is, if the bike then disappears from the hotel room when I am away for 10 hours during the work day, the hotel can more easily blow off responsibility for it if they have a no bike in the room policy. The dynamic is different if you are on vacation and the bike is with you most of the time during the day.

What is wrong with having a small pecker? Big truck?

My bike goes with me when I travel on business. Of course it's usually only a 2K bike since I use it for actually getting around, rather than going out and pretending I am a roadie. But hey, hotel bike thieves probably carry around little bike valuation calculators so they can spot the high dollar bikes.
I do understand, you are worried about those ******* and other minority/low income types who might have access to your room. They can't be trusted!

Must suck to live in such fear that you can't even take your bike with you on business trips. :rolleyes:






That was fun...I got to play markwebb! :lol:

Speaking of odd tri guys.......


I raced in a duathlon this weekend and saw something disturbing. This "guy" wearing a tight see-through white top with a black speedo bottom.... Again this was a duathlon not a tri so why the hell was the guy wearing this???? Oh and after the race he stuck around for several hours wearing the same stuff...

Would this be a tri fred?

:thumb:

Before you give the thumbs up (very creative, btw-I mean really) you should probably consider that your new buddy completely missed the point of the thread and has been making a fool of himself for the last 5 pages.

I don't know, but I guess it's considered the "old school" thing to do--the whole speedo thing. I guess back in the day the padding of the shorts/suits wasn't all that pleasant to run in over a long distance--lots o' chafing. I think the padding has gotten inconspicuous/flexible enough to make the speedo thing more trouble than it's worth. Just my newbie guess, though.

DrPete, that new Avatar of yours is Fredilicious.

He's pretty fly for a tri guy.

BTW, I "parade" around in my Honda Civic, and it's usually a mess. What does THAT say about the size of my penis, o wise one?

I still love that you start your insult-fest by talking about peace and good karma. But now that this has been wearing on a while it makes a lot more sense.

See, now I know that you're that guy. You know, the "the older I get the better I was" guy. The guy who's had some unfortunate things happen which truly suck, and now spends his time on the internet making up stuff about people who ride nice bikes because you're just that much more talented, and figure that anyone who rides a nice bike is compensating for something. So now you choose to make yourself the "better" cyclist by slandering people you've never met over the internet.

I mean, at any point have you asked yourself why you care so much what bike I'm riding? In the course of this thread you've said that I have a small penis, bought my bike so that I could demand the attention and admiration of strangers, have "more money than talent," you thought you even knew what kind of car I drive, and continue flinging these insults under the sad guise of someone who's "at peace." Your comments in this thread show that you're anything but. I'm sorry about that, but it really has nothing to do with what bike I'm riding, and I don't think you're going to find peace in insulting my character because I own a nice bike.

And I'm not sure why it's a "trophy" bike, but the P2C has been named a "best value" bike by countless reviews, and my fancy carbon wheels are thanks to a very gracious discount for members of the military extended to me by Blackwell Research--I'd still be saving my pennies to buy race wheels were it not for them. I bought the best bike I could afford for the type of riding I want to do with it, and I enjoy the hell out of riding it. There's plenty of anti-Cervelo sentiment out there, so really, if I were looking to impress the bike snobs I'd have searched elsewhere. Perhaps lugged Italian Steel would've been the better choice? Only if it has nice paint, though. :thumb:

Yeah, I'm hoping the race photo people got a better pic. The old one was getting, well, old, and I was looking for a change. This one is looking increasingly temporary.

I had the exact same "epiphany" when my daughter was 1 1/2. I weighed 235 and got down to 170 within 6 months. Now that she is six, shows an interest in boys, and "Intervention" came out on A&E, I'm back up to 215 and hope to God I'm long buried before I have go through any of it.

Best time of my life. Wouldn't trade it for anything.:)

Yeah, I'm sure the roller coaster ride has just begun. For now she's inspired me to be healthy, which is good because the gray hairs will soon follow. :)

Good lord. I stopped after page 2.

I know nobody on this forum personally, but after being on here for a couple of years DrPete certainly seems like a swell guy to me.

Sure was funny to me.

If you're ever in the DC area, drop me a line and we'll go for a ride. That way I can shatter your illusions and show you what an unconscionable self-centered Cervelo-riding Ahole I am. :)

You are showing a different side here. You're self-effacing (sp?) and actually quite funny !

You're gaining points. But you better quit now - you'l ruin your rep :)

Wow. At least Pcad showed some humor and humility. He's actually funny.

I don't think I am a better cyclist than you. I don't know you. Not sure I ever said or inferred it.

I used to race back in the day. That just demonstates I do have some prior knowledge about which I speak - I didn't start cycling when I was at the age where I ride in Masters races. I could never race anymore. But I had my "fun" training with N. Hollywood Wheelmen, riding Decker Canyon, and generally killing myself up and down hills of SoCal back in the 70's. That's all over now, but at least I do have that experience. I am not a novice to cycling.

Heck I'm not as good anymore as 99% of the riders on BF as purported by their achievements. But then again, BF ain't reality, is it?

But when anyone starts out a post making fun of some other rider or group or stereotype then I may come along and flame them. No need to make fun of anyone else and not expect to get flamed back. They should just put on their asbestos suit and thick skin and have fun with it.

Geez. Don't ruin my good karma, dude.

Nevermind ...

I can't read.