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Claire Petersky said:

"dgk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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But there
seems to be something about riding or perhaps exercise in general that
shuts down both that and the need to pee.

At the risk of TMI, I'll note it's the opposite for me. I need something
like a camelbak in reverse -- something that I can periodically dribble out
into without having to break stride on the bike. Otherwise, I'm hopping off
the bike every hour and finding a clump of bushes to squat behind, hoping
I'll miss my shoes. You men don't know how good you have it...

In a pinch, in the city, where there are construction sites,
there are Johnny-On-The-Spots. But those can be quite unpleasant,
and I'd recommend taking your own TP into them. And maybe a
spray can of Wizard.

OTOH, they bypass having to stop at gas stations and go through
the hassle of having to ask to use their facilities, and get
the key to the restroom.

Yes, we men will always have dumpsters in back alleys for
Aiming Points. Women get a crummy deal.

I guess one harbinger of this "off season" is when they close
the restrooms in public parks for the winter.

cheers,
Tom

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Claire Petersky said:

I'm hopping off
the bike every hour and finding a clump of bushes to squat behind, hoping
I'll miss my shoes. You men don't know how good you have it...

This was made for you:

http://www.travelmateinfo.com/page002.html

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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:10:14 -0400, "Roger Zoul"

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That's a good point. i've never been on a club ride. I wonder if km was
able to keep up, as that seemed to be a concern before, as I recall.

Well of course she kept up, she ate lunch with them, eh? On most club

rides

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(other than A rides), someone will help the new riders acclimate. It's

no

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big deal. Hell, even the struggle is fun to read about, b/c there's

nothing

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like a challenge, even if too tough today, there's always tomorrow!

Yep, I kept up, but it was a "Stop and Smell the Flowers" ride, so that
was no great accomplishment. My main goal on the second ride was just
to meet new people and re-meet the ones I met on the first ride (an 18
mile "Stop and Smell the Flowers"😉. I did ride with the front group on
the way back (also not a great accomplishment).

I went on a third ride today, it's a group of C-riders that rides
regularly on Tuesdays. Now THEM, I'm very pleased to say I was able to
keep up.

It was pretty cold, in the low 40's, so I piled on layers, with my
BRIGHT pink windbreaker on top of it all, and I was just warm enough,
but not enough to sweat much. The ride started at 10am and it was
cloudy and windy as well as cold. It was a 30 mile ride -- I've done a
couple 30 mile rides with my family, so I know I can ride that far
without trouble, I just didn't know how fast I could take it.

About 10 miles into the ride, the sun came out, which made it a little
warmer and lot prettier -- the fall color is about at its peak right
now. The first 15 miles of the ride, I kept with the "pack" because I
didn't want to over-exert myself. When we stopped for lunch -- I ate
more sparingly. *grin*

The second half of the ride, I rode with the "breakaway" group and only
the couple on the tandem got back to the starting point ahead of me. I
was really pleased with how well I did.

Riding 55 miles in 2 days was a bit much for me -- my shoulders hurt and
my butt is filing a complaint against me -- but other than that, except
for being tired, I feel great.

-km

Great ride! Sounds like a lot of fun.

I've found the butt seems to do less complaining as you increase the
mileage. Mine still objects to some longer rides and I fear that may never
completely go away 🙁

Beverly

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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:28:37 GMT, "Fred Hall" <[email hidden]>

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It's amazing how some foods can work their way through the system so
fast...pushing stuff that's been in there for a day or more along the
"express route" right along with it. So...since there were no leaves...did
you come home without socks or was the creek water your bidet that day? :-)

Geez, why would you want to know the details? I found the original
info to be too much and of no value, in the first place.

Life is Good!
Jeff

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Next milepost is riding far enough that (non-riding) people spazz out
about it when you tell them. I find that starts at about 70 miles.

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Next milepost is riding far enough that (non-riding) people spazz out
about it when you tell them. I find that starts at about 70 miles.

Heh, I don't know about that. The quilters I know have been spazzing
out since I started riding more than 15 miles.

-km

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Terry Morse said:

Claire Petersky said:

I'm hopping off
the bike every hour and finding a clump of bushes to squat behind, hoping
I'll miss my shoes. You men don't know how good you have it...

This was made for you:

http://www.travelmateinfo.com/page002.html

Hmm. I can think of a couple reasons that wouldn't work very well for
all women, but it would probably work for many. What we need is a
female interested enough to buy one and try it.

-km

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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:36:16 -0700, [email hidden] (Tom Keats)

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Claire Petersky said:

"dgk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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But there
seems to be something about riding or perhaps exercise in general that
shuts down both that and the need to pee.

At the risk of TMI, I'll note it's the opposite for me. I need something
like a camelbak in reverse -- something that I can periodically dribble out
into without having to break stride on the bike. Otherwise, I'm hopping off
the bike every hour and finding a clump of bushes to squat behind, hoping
I'll miss my shoes. You men don't know how good you have it...

In a pinch, in the city, where there are construction sites,
there are Johnny-On-The-Spots. But those can be quite unpleasant,
and I'd recommend taking your own TP into them. And maybe a
spray can of Wizard.

OTOH, they bypass having to stop at gas stations and go through
the hassle of having to ask to use their facilities, and get
the key to the restroom.

Yes, we men will always have dumpsters in back alleys for
Aiming Points. Women get a crummy deal.

I guess one harbinger of this "off season" is when they close
the restrooms in public parks for the winter.

Its not uncommon in Asia to see people squatting on the side of the
road, in open view, doing whatever. Nearly all of the restrooms are
open to public view anyway, and men's rooms often have completely
outdoor urinals with no modesty panels at all. Here, people are
taught at a young age not to look, and its no big deal.

TP is another issue altogether however....
Michael J. Klein [email hidden]
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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Terry Morse said:

Claire Petersky said:

I'm hopping off
the bike every hour and finding a clump of bushes to squat behind,

hoping

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I'll miss my shoes. You men don't know how good you have it...

This was made for you:

http://www.travelmateinfo.com/page002.html

Hmm. I can think of a couple reasons that wouldn't work very well for
all women, but it would probably work for many. What we need is a
female interested enough to buy one and try it.

-km

The site indicates it's used through the fly of your clothing. Last time I
checked none of my bike shorts had a fly 🙂

Beverly

Roger Zoul said:

Hmm....newbie.

I'm not a newbie, and I made the same mistake this last summer.

I was on a slow, 40 mile ride exploring some areas I hadn't been to
before, including an abandoned rail ROW that will be a rail-to-trail
someday Real Soon Now. I was coming back into town passing by the
Interstate when I realized that WOW I'm really hungry! I rolled into a
Carl Jr, bought something big, greasy, and nasty, and wolfed it all
down.

It'll be a while before I make that mistake again.

RFM

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Fritz M) said:

Roger Zoul said:

Hmm....newbie.

I'm not a newbie, and I made the same mistake this last summer.

I was on a slow, 40 mile ride exploring some areas I hadn't been to
before, including an abandoned rail ROW that will be a rail-to-trail
someday Real Soon Now. I was coming back into town passing by the
Interstate when I realized that WOW I'm really hungry! I rolled into a
Carl Jr, bought something big, greasy, and nasty, and wolfed it all
down.

It'll be a while before I make that mistake again.

It doesn't have to be big, greasy and nasty.
Sometimes smoothies go down too good, too.

cheers,
Tom

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Ed <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Evanston Illinois bike club motto: Ride to eat, eat to ride.

I don't mind rides with a destination, but I've never really cared for
restaurant destinations. Partly it's the expense and partly it's the
sluggish feeling you get after a meal. It definitely helps if you
don't have a long/steep hill to climb right after.

My favorite rides have no real destination...

"Where you headed, cowboy?"
"Nowhere special."
"'Nowhere special.' I always wanted to go there..."

- Blazing Saddles

....yeah...

-JR

Fritz M wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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||| Hmm....newbie.
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|| I'm not a newbie, and I made the same mistake this last summer.
||
|| I was on a slow, 40 mile ride exploring some areas I hadn't been to
|| before, including an abandoned rail ROW that will be a rail-to-trail
|| someday Real Soon Now. I was coming back into town passing by the
|| Interstate when I realized that WOW I'm really hungry! I rolled into
|| a Carl Jr, bought something big, greasy, and nasty, and wolfed it all
|| down.

Perhaps greasy, nasty, and wolfing where the problems moreso than big.....

||
|| It'll be a while before I make that mistake again.
||
|| RFM

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the black rose [email hidden]

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It was only my second club ride, and the first one with a lunch stop in
the middle, so I wasn't really thinking about how much I ate.

At least 2 or 3 times every summer my wife will suggest that we ride to one of
her favorite restaurants along the Fox River, a one way trip of about 17 miles.
She's discovered a surefire method for avoiding the problems you mention- after
lunch she shops while I ride home alone, pick up the car, and go retrieve her.
<g>
Congratulations on completing the ride.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

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the black rose [email hidden]

wrote in part:

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It was only my second club ride, and the first one with a lunch stop in
the middle, so I wasn't really thinking about how much I ate.

At least 2 or 3 times every summer my wife will suggest that we ride to

one of

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her favorite restaurants along the Fox River, a one way trip of about 17

miles.

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She's discovered a surefire method for avoiding the problems you mention-

after

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lunch she shops while I ride home alone, pick up the car, and go retrieve

her.

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<g>
Congratulations on completing the ride.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

I love your wife's solution to this problem!

Beverly