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Forum: Southeast
07-16-18, 11:04 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Yep, we're heading into the "trip 90's". That's...

Yep, we're heading into the "trip 90's". That's the wondrous time here in Florida where it's 90 degrees and 90 percent humidity for 90 days straight! You ride at daylight or not at all.
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Forum: Southeast
07-14-18, 06:46 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Actually, I believe that would make the Lynskey...

Actually, I believe that would make the Lynskey the grandson of the Litespeed. I have the bastard cousin!

I don't think I had this one when we were riding together, Ron. It's a 2003/4 full Ti...
Forum: Southeast
07-11-18, 11:20 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

. You beat me to it, Ron! (Hello old friend,...

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You beat me to it, Ron! (Hello old friend, btw! Sorry I went dark for a year or so. Life.) Let's see. Two days ago, eight of the youngest and strongest cyclists in the world racing in the Tour de...
Forum: Southeast
07-08-18, 05:27 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Aaahhh! We used to pass the Mexican joints back...

Aaahhh! We used to pass the Mexican joints back when I was a young man! Acapulco Gold, Oaxacan Red, ....
Forum: Southeast
05-10-14, 06:19 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Looks pretty sweet, Ron!

Looks pretty sweet, Ron!
Forum: Southeast
05-07-14, 06:51 AM
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Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

DON'T MISS the chance to test ride the Di2 bike! ...

DON'T MISS the chance to test ride the Di2 bike! Looking forward to your thoughts on the system. Particularly check out the front shifting under power. Wonderful!
Forum: Southeast
05-05-14, 07:53 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

CAAD 3 or 5? Why, the 3, of course! :thumb: ...

CAAD 3 or 5? Why, the 3, of course! :thumb: Looking at the specs, they appear to be essentially the same frame, just the difference between 105 and Ultegra running gear.
Forum: Southeast
05-03-14, 10:35 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Do keep in mind, Ron, that even if it does help...

Do keep in mind, Ron, that even if it does help that's NO reason to tell the wife! You already have the approval for the Cannondale, and there's NO SUCH THING as too many bikes! :D
Forum: Southeast
05-01-14, 07:26 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Ron, before I did anything, I'd get the tape...

Ron, before I did anything, I'd get the tape measure out and start checking. Given the same pedals, saddle, and bars on both bikes, (which they should be ... more on that below), all measurements...
Forum: Southeast
02-17-14, 04:55 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Maggi and I may have ridden some of the tandem...

Maggi and I may have ridden some of the tandem weekends with them, but I honestly don't know. We haven't been active at all since we made the wonderful decision to buy acreage almost 2 years ago,...
Forum: Southeast
02-17-14, 08:16 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Hmmm. Ron, your comment about the Toupe...

Hmmm. Ron, your comment about the Toupe originally being comfortable, then less comfortable, lead me to ask if you have your 1000 mile base in yet for the year? Or ... has your riding posture...
Forum: Southeast
02-16-14, 09:52 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Ron, you're on the right track. Every rider in...

Ron, you're on the right track. Every rider in the world has their favorite saddle that they swear by, but unless they are built *exactly* like you, the odds are their saddle ain't YOUR saddle. You...
Forum: Southeast
07-28-13, 10:22 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

You're probably right about that ... primarily...

You're probably right about that ... primarily because even a silent heart attack is usually accompanied with some amount of chest pain and you didn't report any of that. But not only am I not a...
Forum: Southeast
07-28-13, 09:00 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Ron, it could've been heat anyway. Going from...

Ron, it could've been heat anyway. Going from your air conditioned house and car out into 90 degree heat is an immediate systemic shock. You don't have to be in the heat for hours, nor do you have...
Forum: Southeast
06-19-13, 07:57 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

As Steve Martin once said, "What the hell IS...

As Steve Martin once said, "What the hell IS that?"
Forum: Southeast
06-16-13, 02:46 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Ron, don't know how long the 8 year old is...

Ron, don't know how long the 8 year old is staying, but you're welcome to come borrow a tandem and take him for a real ride. If he can do 8 miles on a bmx bike, he's good for 25 on a tandem, and...
Forum: Southeast
05-27-13, 05:50 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

hehe! Well, to each their own! Then again, it...

hehe! Well, to each their own! Then again, it may well be that those who eat in get the fresh cooked stuff. We always do take-out and go back to my moms with it. The stuff they gave us the last...
Forum: Southeast
05-26-13, 02:20 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

We tried something different, too! Maggi said...

We tried something different, too! Maggi said she wanted to take a tandem out! Took the Trek north to Extreme bikes, a 27+ mile ride for us, and she did fine. Cool. So maybe we're OK to start...
Forum: Southeast
05-24-13, 10:03 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Rode Thursday for 30 miles. No big deal, nice...

Rode Thursday for 30 miles. No big deal, nice day, and swung thru Extreme Bikes to bench race with Z for a few minutes. Good ride, but it's starting to get hot early now. So, before long, rides...
Forum: Southeast
05-21-13, 12:40 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

I rode yesterday for 22 miles. Had something of...

I rode yesterday for 22 miles. Had something of the same issue as Ronno6 with creaking that *sounds* like it's coming from the drive train. However, over the years I've learned never to assume. ...
Forum: Southeast
05-18-13, 08:07 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Uh, no wonder you had to get up so early for an...

Uh, no wonder you had to get up so early for an 8AM ride. It's now at 7AM! Great. As soon as it's nice enough to ride at 8, they start at 7! I see how they roll now! They're EXTREME! :lol:
...
Forum: Southeast
05-17-13, 05:19 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

No, Bill, these were between a quarter inch long...

No, Bill, these were between a quarter inch long to maybe half inch. They ain't "no see `ums" but I'm familiar with those, too. Being a Florida native, most flying blood suckers don't even bother...
Forum: Southeast
05-16-13, 08:50 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Ron, it appears to be just by the water. Rode...

Ron, it appears to be just by the water. Rode yesterday with Maggi and a friend of hers who's been off the bike for a couple of years. Did 25 miles with a stop in Crewes Lake Park. When we rode...
Forum: Southeast
05-14-13, 07:26 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Oops! Forgot to post this until I read about...

Oops! Forgot to post this until I read about zzOtherlandzz mosquitoes.

On the Friday ride I posted about, I stopped to eat lunch just north of the Pithlachascotee River bridge, (about 3 miles...
Forum: Southeast
05-11-13, 10:00 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

And I thought I had to get up early to be ready...

And I thought I had to get up early to be ready for an 8AM ride!
It'll be flatter! That's easier, isn't it?
Forum: Southeast
05-10-13, 11:27 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Wednesday I rode "the corn rows", a local ride...

Wednesday I rode "the corn rows", a local ride with multiple mile long, very hilly roads that parallel each other. We warm up riding over to them, then up one road and back on another untill your...
Forum: Southeast
05-06-13, 04:40 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Finally! Got out today for a short battle with...

Finally! Got out today for a short battle with the wind after 10 days of whining about life's interruptions. Probably seemed like I thought the "Why I Didn't Ride Today" thread was my own personal...
Forum: Southeast
05-05-13, 03:24 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Climbing makes you strong. Distance makes you...

Climbing makes you strong.
Distance makes you lean.
Intervals make you fast, but
The wind makes you MEAN!!

Good Job! :beer:
Forum: Southeast
05-02-13, 04:41 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

I send the dog out. If she comes back shivering,...

I send the dog out. If she comes back shivering, it's too cold; panting, it's too hot; wet, it's raining. If she doesn't come back at all, I go for a bike ride!

But I think this whole...
Forum: Southeast
05-02-13, 08:05 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Now Weather.com says 0% chance of rain here until...

Now Weather.com says 0% chance of rain here until 3PM. Ya know, I can look out the window and predict the weather too. And I don't even have a four year meteorology degree!
Forum: Southeast
05-01-13, 04:22 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

The short answer is probably not. According to...

The short answer is probably not. According to the hourly report on Weather.com for MY zip code, there will be a 50-60% chance of rain thru Friday at 5PM. From there the 10 day forecast shows rain...
Forum: Southeast
04-26-13, 01:37 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Set out about 11 this morning and rode 33 miles. ...

Set out about 11 this morning and rode 33 miles. North on the Suncoast up to the SR50 rest stop, and I STOPPED this time. No more metric centuries with no food and inadequate water! Getting hot...
Forum: Southeast
04-24-13, 08:26 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Hmm. I was out there today too. Got out of here...

Hmm. I was out there today too. Got out of here about 10:30, got on the trail at Lawless Road, and rode south to 52. That just a 20 miler for me, and only 10 are actually on the trail. We probably...
Forum: Southeast
04-19-13, 10:25 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Ended up taking two days off the bike after my...

Ended up taking two days off the bike after my debacle on Tuesday. Got back on and rode south on the Suncoast to the rest stop about a mile past the Pithlachascotee River overpass. Wind was pretty...
Forum: Southeast
04-17-13, 09:40 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Thanks, Ron. But a bad day on the bicycle beats...

Thanks, Ron. But a bad day on the bicycle beats a good day at work/mowing the yard/painting the house anytime! And I finished, so not so bad. A truly bad ride is when you have to abandon. I hate...
Forum: Southeast
04-16-13, 03:50 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Well, I rode alright. If you want to call it...

Well, I rode alright. If you want to call it riding. The back half of the ride was more like falling forward while pedaling the bike back underneath me. Bike worked fine. I worked stupid. I made...
Forum: Southeast
04-15-13, 01:18 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Yet another 20 mile Suncoast Trail ride, and I...

Yet another 20 mile Suncoast Trail ride, and I had to take a short break at 14 miles, (peripheral neuropathy acting up.) Bummed out big time, I sat down at a shelter. There was a guy already there...
Forum: Southeast
04-13-13, 06:09 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Well, barely, but I did one more time. Talked...

Well, barely, but I did one more time. Talked the daughter into getting out on the Trek tandem, but she's been off the bike for three weeks as well. So we only made it to a large, local, permanent...
Forum: Southeast
04-10-13, 10:33 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

I did again! Just another 20 miler, but after...

I did again! Just another 20 miler, but after working back up to 40 and 50 milers in January, I'm starting all over again! But ..... I'm 60 and still riding, so it ain't all bad! :thumb:
Forum: Southeast
04-09-13, 12:51 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Wow! I actually did! :lol: Not much, mind...

Wow! I actually did! :lol: Not much, mind you, but I did. 10 miles south thru residential streets, then back north on the Suncoast Trail. 19.77 total.

Our life has been in such an upheaval...
Forum: Southeast
04-01-13, 07:49 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Sent you a PM.

Sent you a PM.
Forum: Southeast
03-31-13, 05:36 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Wow! Crews Lake Park is just down the road from...

Wow! Crews Lake Park is just down the road from us. What ride was this/is it a regular ride/what route did you take to Pine Island? Inquiring minds want to know!!

TIA,
Bill
Forum: Southeast
03-29-13, 12:53 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Meant to get out yesterday, but it didn't happen...

Meant to get out yesterday, but it didn't happen until today. Just a piddlin' 20 miler on the Suncoast, but at least I managed to get out! Beautiful day, but I was really feeling the lousy shape...
Forum: Southeast
03-20-13, 08:19 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Well, the weather report showed negative temps...

Well, the weather report showed negative temps for some of the northern plains states last night, so if you kept going north from there ..... Yep. Good time to tour Florida!
Forum: Southeast
03-19-13, 05:33 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Finally! Two weeks off due to a #$%^&* cold or...

Finally! Two weeks off due to a #$%^&* cold or flu bug! But today I got the daughter out on the Trek tandem. She's started to get into riding a little since we've moved up here to Pasco county. ...
Forum: Southeast
03-08-13, 06:23 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Well, we're going to try and get out tomorrow on...

Well, we're going to try and get out tomorrow on the tandem about 11:00. Heading north on the Suncoast, probably to Extreme bikes, (on Powell Road), ourselves as Z is supposed to have some tubes for...
Forum: Southeast
02-23-13, 01:33 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Maggi and I got out on the Suncoast Trail on the...

Maggi and I got out on the Suncoast Trail on the tandem. Just 22 miles, as the wind, (as Ron noted from yesterday) was still kicking up about 15 to 18 mph. Slow going against it, but we were...
Forum: Southeast
02-21-13, 10:47 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Wow! That's a MOUNTAIN in Florida! :lol: ...

Wow! That's a MOUNTAIN in Florida! :lol: Actually, it's twice as high as the highest point in our fair state (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Florida%27s_highest_points)!

Ron's being too...
Forum: Southeast
02-16-13, 09:26 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

:roflmao: You just got here! Wait'll word gets...

:roflmao: You just got here! Wait'll word gets around!

I'm a native, but my wife is from Ohio. I kept track of visitors after she and I bought a house in Clearwater with a pool, a spare...
Forum: Southeast
02-12-13, 05:13 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 460,462
Posted By Onegun

Going out on my road bike this AM to do 40 on the...

Going out on my road bike this AM to do 40 on the Suncoast. Leaving about 8, and heading down to the SR54 trail head and back up. Looks like it'll be a nice day, albeit a tad cold early for my...
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