Turkey-day ride announcement

I assume this is somewhere in Canada? Or Italy?

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

The route for the 7th-Annual Turkey-Day Trot has been unveiled!

www.chainreaction.com/turkeydayroute.htm for the details.

As usual, we'll start at 7:45am from Olive Hill & Canada Road (just north of
Woodside), and plan to be back by 12:30 (so people don't get in too much
trouble for ditching Thanksgiving obligations).

No support, no entry fees, just friendly people to share the morning with,
while you're making room for the excess food you'll be having later in the
day.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Allen said:

I assume this is somewhere in Canada? Or Italy?

Woodside, CA.

http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=XdL_Y.p_0Tq4MQ86wWUMfFazwHKzvv64.brHCDQreL5RuQ--&csz=woodside%2C+ca

7:30 am -- if was 36F here in San Francisco at that time this morning.
That's brutal cold to thin Bay Area skin.... 🙂

Dan

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I assume this is somewhere in Canada? Or Italy?

Oops, my bad; shouldn't have posted to rec.bicycles.rides without pointing
out Woodside (this particular Woodside) is in Northern California. Halfway
between San Francisco and San Jose.

But if anyone wants to reference some Turkey-Day rides in either Canada or
Italy, I'll be happy to list them!

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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7:30 am -- if was 36F here in San Francisco at that time this morning.
That's brutal cold to thin Bay Area skin.... 🙂

38F in Woodside at 8am. Didn't seem nastily cold, but definitely caused some
motor problems. Felt OK about halfway up King's, but prior to that I
couldn't get any sort of rhythm going.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member

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Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles said:

38F in Woodside at 8am. Didn't seem nastily cold, but definitely caused some
motor problems. Felt OK about halfway up King's, but prior to that I
couldn't get any sort of rhythm going.

Californians are wimps, aren't they?
Just be glad there is no snow on the ground 🙂

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38F in Woodside at 8am. Didn't seem nastily cold, but definitely caused
some
motor problems. Felt OK about halfway up King's, but prior to that I
couldn't get any sort of rhythm going.

Californians are wimps, aren't they?
Just be glad there is no snow on the ground 🙂

You mean like this? http://www.chainreaction.com/january.htm

But I do agree, we are total wimps. So would you, after only a couple months
out here. Soon, you're whining that it's too cold when it's below 65, and
too hot when above 80.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member

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Californians are wimps, aren't they?
Just be glad there is no snow on the ground 🙂

Yeah, its pretty rough out here. I went for a ride yesterday:
http://www.geocities.com/banquo_lives/Willow.html
It was 60 deg and calm.

Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles said:

But I do agree, we are total wimps. So would you, after only a couple months
out here. Soon, you're whining that it's too cold when it's below 65, and
too hot when above 80.

I guess whining is mandatory on the backside of Mt. Hamilton, then.
It's always too hot or too cold there. But it's also one of my
favorite local climbs.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://bike.terrymorse.com/

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You mean like this? http://www.chainreaction.com/january.htm

No, more like this! We have folks around here who ride in stuff like this -
but not I!

http://www.icebike.com/

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(Family Web Page)

When I first moved to Florida I accused the locals of freezing to death
at room temperature. After 15 years I am one of those folks who
considers anything below 35 degrees unrideable.

[censored] Durbin

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When I first moved to Florida I accused the locals of freezing to death
at room temperature. After 15 years I am one of those folks who
considers anything below 35 degrees unrideable.

[censored] Durbin

[censored]: You're doing better than most. My guess is that cycling drops off the
map for the majority of people as soon as it gets into the 50s.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

When I lived in South Florida, 65 degrees was not only time to wear heavy
coats for me, but for my cats as well. They wouldn't get off my lap anytime
the temps got below mid 60s. Last week my climb up Mt Diablo with mid to
upper 40s and 48 mph gusting to 63 mph winds was pretty darn cold to me.

"Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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When I first moved to Florida I accused the locals of freezing to death
at room temperature. After 15 years I am one of those folks who
considers anything below 35 degrees unrideable.

[censored] Durbin

[censored]: You're doing better than most. My guess is that cycling drops off

the

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map for the majority of people as soon as it gets into the 50s.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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[censored]: You're doing better than most. My guess is that cycling drops off the
map for the majority of people as soon as it gets into the 50s.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

You are probably right, though I suspect there are regional
differences. When I lived in the SF Bay Area, 50 would be quite cold.
Right now we've got our coldest day this season in Fort Collins,
Colorado at 2 degrees. I wasn't the only one who cycled to work.

I've found that there are several steps along the way for my cycling:
~45-50, gets cold enough to want full gloves
~25-30, time to get a wool hat
~5-10, starts feeling quite cold
<0, just plain cold

This is probably temperate range compared to Winnipeg or
Minneapolis...

--mev, Mike Vermeulen

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[censored]: You're doing better than most. My guess is that cycling drops off the
map for the majority of people as soon as it gets into the 50s.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

You are probably right, though I suspect there are regional
differences. When I lived in the SF Bay Area, 50 would be quite cold.
Right now we've got our coldest day this season in Fort Collins,
Colorado at 2 degrees. I wasn't the only one who cycled to work.

I've found that there are several steps along the way for my cycling:
~45-50, gets cold enough to want full gloves
~25-30, time to get a wool hat

40F, need toe warmers if wearing regular cycling shoes.

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~5-10, starts feeling quite cold
<0, just plain cold

This is probably temperate range compared to Winnipeg or
Minneapolis...

--mev, Mike Vermeulen

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Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the
newsgroups if possible).

Mike Vermeulen said:

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[censored]: You're doing better than most. My guess is that cycling drops off the
map for the majority of people as soon as it gets into the 50s.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

You are probably right, though I suspect there are regional
differences. When I lived in the SF Bay Area, 50 would be quite cold.
Right now we've got our coldest day this season in Fort Collins,
Colorado at 2 degrees. I wasn't the only one who cycled to work.

I've found that there are several steps along the way for my cycling:
~45-50, gets cold enough to want full gloves

at 45 - 50 I change from shorts into knickers and long socks.

At 40 - 45 - I make the undershirt long sleeved and I bring along
something to cover my ears.

Under 40? Wear ear covers the whole ride and use extra layers on the
feet and hands.

Under about 35º? I must admit, as someone who works at home, .... I
don't bother (or haven't had to, anyway ... not in the last decade of
warm, dry winters we've had in the CO front range This winter may prove
different.)

--
*****************************
Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://www.CycleTourist.com
Integrity is obvious.
The lack of it is common.
*****************************

I will meet you somewhere between Boulder and Parker in January and we will
ride together in beautiful 60F temperature!

I will be just a bit slower, as I have been fighting atrial fibrillation since
September, and a reduced heart output of 20-30% does slow one down!

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.Chuck Anderson wrote: don't bother (or haven't had to, anyway ... not in the

last decade of
warm, dry winters we've had in the CO front range This winter may prove
different.)

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(Denver C. Fox) said:

I will meet you somewhere between Boulder and Parker in January and we will
ride together in beautiful 60F temperature!

I will be just a bit slower, as I have been fighting atrial fibrillation since
September, and a reduced heart output of 20-30% does slow one down!

Man, I'm very sorry to hear this. Is there any remedy? Pacemaker?
Prognosis?

-Badger

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.Chuck Anderson wrote: don't bother (or haven't had to, anyway ... not in the

last decade of
warm, dry winters we've had in the CO front range This winter may prove
different.)

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(Family Web Page)

I am doing pretty well. Have had two unsuccessful cardioversions, where they
put you to sleep and shock your heart back into proper rhythm. Am on very
straon medicine for arrythmia right ow, to be followed by one more CV attempt.

There are some closed heart ablation treatments by RF catheter or, lately,
cryogenic to slow the heart down (still in trial, and no one in Colorado knows
how to do the cryo yet.) Both have risks..

However, still riding and exercising. As heart rhythm is not consistent,
impossible to use HRM for training!

Am on 6 meds per day to slow heart, lower BP, etc. Have also lost 12 pounds
last 4 weeks - on purpose.

Thanks for the concern.

But, things could be a lot worse.

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