This is a question that lead to a short conversation yesterday at work between myself and two female co-workers.
Actually it started two day earlier like this:
co-worker 1: "Ken you better be careful where you ride your bike." Me: "Why?" co-worker 1:"Because of all the alligator attacks!" Me:"Thats pretty far down on my list of things I am concerned about while riding." co-worker 1:"But three people have been killed in the last week." Me: no response end of first conversation
Next part of conversation: Me: "I almost got attacked by a gator today." co-worker 1: "While you were riding your bike?" me: "No I was just kidding. But I did see one off to the side of the road while I was on one of my 30 mile rides. I got a nice picture of it." co-worker 2:"How do you ride 30 miles?" me: "It's easy. 30 miles isn't even that much." co-worker 1:"He rode to another state." co-worker 2"Huh?" me: "It's true, I rode to Alabama." co-worker 2:"Where did you sleep? Hotels?" me: "Campgrounds or hotels. Or a cardboard box on the side of the road." co-worker 2:"A cardboard box?" me:"I was kidding about the box." co-worker 2:"Oh ok then." end of conversation.
Just thought some might find the conversation interesting. The "How do you ride 30 miles?" really got good. I didn't mention my record 1 day total of 105 miles.
Ken -- New cycling jersey: $49 new cycling shorts: $39 Not being a slave to the petrol pump: priceless.
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This is a question that lead to a short conversation yesterday at work between myself and two female co-workers.
Sometimes I've had co-workers exclaim, "But you'll get wet!" when I commute in the rain. I have two stock responses:
"I dodge the rain drops. I'm _really_ fast."
and
"You know I used to be worried about that but then I realized that for some reason I don't melt in the rain. I've watched for it but it hasn't happened even once."
Ken C. M. wrote: :: Just thought some might find the conversation interesting. :: The "How do you ride 30 miles?" really got good. I didn't mention my :: record 1 day total of 105 miles.
Yeah, non cyclists don't seem to get the mileage thing on a bike. It's one of those "you just have to do it yourself" to get.
I do wonder if a 'gator would attack a cyclist, though. If you're slugging up a hill at slow pace, you might be an easy target, perhaps.
Yeah, non cyclists don't seem to get the mileage thing on a bike. It's one of those "you just have to do it yourself" to get.
Yeah, I still remember the first day I commuted by bike (~10 years ago). I thought it would take me forever, but each time I reached a familiar intersection I thought, "Wow, I made it this far already?!"
That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. It's a liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city that just about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every year). Whenever I meet one of those "How do you ride 30 miles?" people - I offer to show them, by getting them onto a spare bike and joining myself and a crew of 12-20 folks doing the ride. Most people in reasonable shape are pleasently surprised.
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This is a question that lead to a short conversation yesterday at work between myself and two female co-workers.
Sometimes I've had co-workers exclaim, "But you'll get wet!" when I commute in the rain. I have two stock responses:
"I dodge the rain drops. I'm _really_ fast."
and
"You know I used to be worried about that but then I realized that for some reason I don't melt in the rain. I've watched for it but it hasn't happened even once."
My stock response (in warm weather, at least), is "Free sweat!"
Anthony A. wrote: :: That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. It's a :: liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city that just :: about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every year).
I really would love to be able to ride in something like this. Gotta be a lot of fun!
Whenever I :: meet one of those "How do you ride 30 miles?" people - I offer to :: show them, by getting them onto a spare bike and joining myself and :: a crew of 12-20 folks doing the ride. Most people in reasonable :: shape are pleasently surprised.
That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. It's a liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city that just about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every year). Whenever I meet one of those "How do you ride 30 miles?" people - I offer to show them, by getting them onto a spare bike and joining myself and a crew of 12-20 folks doing the ride. Most people in reasonable shape are pleasently surprised.
I have very fond memories of the NYC 5 Boro bike tour. My first time was in 1980 or so when I was about 10. I had some kind of 24" wheeled 10-speed. I went with my history teacher who was a very fun tweed-jacket wearing recumbent rider. It rained the whole time and we made it in a picture on the front page of the Post (actually he did, I was just next to him). I think that ride was what really got me going on my hopefully life-long cycling adventure.
"Ken C. M." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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This is a question that lead to a short conversation yesterday at work between myself and two female co-workers.
Sometimes I've had co-workers exclaim, "But you'll get wet!" when I commute in the rain. I have two stock responses:
"I dodge the rain drops. I'm _really_ fast."
and
"You know I used to be worried about that but then I realized that for some reason I don't melt in the rain. I've watched for it but it hasn't happened even once."
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My stock response (in warm weather, at least), is "Free sweat!"
In the southeast in summer, the rain feels no different than no rain.
Ken C. M. wrote: :: Just thought some might find the conversation interesting. :: The "How do you ride 30 miles?" really got good. I didn't mention my :: record 1 day total of 105 miles.
Yeah, non cyclists don't seem to get the mileage thing on a bike. It's one of those "you just have to do it yourself" to get.
I do wonder if a 'gator would attack a cyclist, though. If you're slugging up a hill at slow pace, you might be an easy target, perhaps.
I recall that in Florida, where most of the Alligators are, there are no significant hills. YMMV :^).
Ken C. M. wrote: :: Paul Hobson wrote: ::: Ken C. M. wrote: ::: :::: This is a question that lead to a short conversation yesterday at :::: work between myself and two female co-workers. :::: ::: <snip> ::: :::: me: "It's easy. 30 miles isn't even that much." :::: co-worker 1:"He rode to another state." :::: co-worker 2"Huh?" :::: me: "It's true, I rode to Alabama." ::: ::: ::: From which state? ::: \\paul :: I rode from my home in the south western part of Florida.
To which part of AL? I remember the trip, but not the details...
Ken C. M. wrote: :: Just thought some might find the conversation interesting. :: The "How do you ride 30 miles?" really got good. I didn't mention my :: record 1 day total of 105 miles.
Yeah, non cyclists don't seem to get the mileage thing on a bike. It's one of those "you just have to do it yourself" to get.
Sometimes I wonder if the non-cyclist type had bikes as children? When I was a kid I was alway off on the bike someplace. And it's the same thing now. Except now the cycling is more purposeful, sometimes anyway. And the amazement I get when I say that I have only used a motor vehicle x-number of times in the last x-number of months.
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I do wonder if a 'gator would attack a cyclist, though. If you're slugging up a hill at slow pace, you might be an easy target, perhaps.
There are no hills around here where the gators are. But I think you would practically have to run one over before it came after you. And then they can't sprint very far. So probably the average cyclist could out sprint the gator.
Ken -- New cycling jersey: $49 new cycling shorts: $39 Not being a slave to the petrol pump: priceless.
That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. It's a liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city that just about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every year). Whenever I meet one of those "How do you ride 30 miles?" people - I offer to show them, by getting them onto a spare bike and joining myself and a crew of 12-20 folks doing the ride. Most people in reasonable shape are pleasently surprised.
I have heard of that ride. It seems like a good ride. probably lots of riders of different riding levels.
Ken -- New cycling jersey: $49 new cycling shorts: $39 Not being a slave to the petrol pump: priceless.
Ken C. M. wrote: :: Paul Hobson wrote: ::: Ken C. M. wrote: ::: :::: This is a question that lead to a short conversation yesterday at :::: work between myself and two female co-workers. :::: ::: <snip> ::: :::: me: "It's easy. 30 miles isn't even that much." :::: co-worker 1:"He rode to another state." :::: co-worker 2"Huh?" :::: me: "It's true, I rode to Alabama." ::: ::: ::: From which state? ::: \\paul :: I rode from my home in the south western part of Florida.
To which part of AL? I remember the trip, but not the details...
Just into Alabama. Gulf Shore, Alabama At that point I had seen enough to realize that the Gulf Coast would probably not be to friendly after Katrina had been through.
Anthony A. wrote: :: That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. It's a :: liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city that just :: about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every year).
I really would love to be able to ride in something like this. Gotta be a lot of fun!
Anthony A. wrote: :: That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. It's a :: liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city that just :: about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every year).
I really would love to be able to ride in something like this. Gotta be a lot of fun!
Just make sure you have a comfortable seat and ride at your own pace, 8 MPH if you need to, but you will get 30 miles in almost before you realize it. I can get 30 miles in about 3 hours and that includes stopping and BS'ing with some of the locals, so it is a no strain (and no training) ride. Bill Baka
Bill Baka wrote: :: [email hidden] wrote: :: ::: ::: Roger Zoul wrote: :::: Anthony A. wrote: :::::: That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. :::::: It's a liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city :::::: that just about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every :::::: year). :::: :::: I really would love to be able to ride in something like this. :::: Gotta be a lot of fun! ::: ::: Well if you have nothing on for 4 June 2006 🙂 ::: La Tour de l'Île de Montréal ::: http://www.velo.qc.ca/feria/index_e.lasso?page=tdi ::: ::: Great excuse for a weekend in Montréal. And the year I did it they ::: even threw in a free t-shirt. ::: John Kane, Kingston ON Canada :: Just make sure you have a comfortable seat and ride at your own :: pace, 8 MPH if you need to, but you will get 30 miles in almost :: before you realize it. I can get 30 miles in about 3 hours and that :: includes stopping and BS'ing with some of the locals, so it is a no :: strain (and no training) ride. :: Bill Baka
Well, 30 miles is a piece of cake unless that also means 8000+ feet of climbing....I was just referring to the large number of people and riding through a big city.
Anthony A. wrote: :: That's what I love about events like NYC's 5 Boro bike tour. It's a :: liesurely, well supported 42 mile ride through the city that just :: about anyone can do (and 30,000 people do it every year).
I really would love to be able to ride in something like this. Gotta be a lot of fun!
Just make sure you have a comfortable seat and ride at your own pace, 8 MPH if you need to, but you will get 30 miles in almost before you realize it. I can get 30 miles in about 3 hours and that includes stopping and BS'ing with some of the locals, so it is a no strain (and no training) ride. Bill Baka
Depend on which bike I ride but usually I do 30 miles in under 2 hours.
Ken -- New cycling jersey: $49 new cycling shorts: $39 Not being a slave to the petrol pump: priceless.
