> On Apr 15, 2020, at 10:43 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > It’s funny how what would be a nice warm up before the serious part of a > ride, when you’re in shape, can kind of kick your butt on your fourth ride of > the year (or fifth ride in too many years). I am rather fortunate that there > are some very nice bike rides in my area, particularly if you enjoy hills. > I’ve been trying to take it easy, using the granny gears and staying off the > steep grades. There were a couple of times my cyclometer said 10%, but I > think it was just confused, I doubt I did much riding past 5%. > > In the department of “built for comfort not for speed”, that is to say my > bike, I’m not built for either, here’s a photo of my current nice roadbike: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779560781/in/album-72157713909811417/ > > It’s a Soma Doublecross steel (cyclocross style frame), triple gear front > crankset (any ride within 30 miles of my house involves hills, and I’ve > depended on that granny gear low for 40 years) > Suspension forks with cantilever brakes, you can’t see them in this photo but > I’ve got the inline brakes on the upper bar so I can ride in a comfortable > position. With everything off the bike, it’s 32 pounds, with both bags, > water, camera and second lens, etc. it weighed in at 44 pounds. I figure > that with me pushing 200 lbs, it’s more cost efficient to lose 30 pounds off > the rider than 10 pounds off the bike. > > I saw this toy by the side of the road yesterday and had to get a photo > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779052848/in/album-72157713909811417/ > > Though I suspect some on this list would be more interested in the toy parked > next to it > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779053588/in/album-72157713909811417/ > > Full set at: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157713909811417 > > If you do any hiking on the west coast, an important rhyme to learn is > “leaves of three, let it be” > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779936812/in/album-72157713909923417/ > > Here’s a shot I rather like of some lupin > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779587901/in/album-72157713909923417/ It’s a lovely one but I also like several others, such as
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779063053/in/album-72157713909923417/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779928117/in/album-72157713909923417/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779940032/in/album-72157713909923417/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779940947/in/album-72157713909923417/ And for the life of me I wouldn’t be able to decide which crop I like better between these two: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779935537/in/album-72157713909923417/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49779072773/in/album-72157713909923417/ I’m glad I don’t need to choose! > > My flower and mushroom shots of the past two days are here, if anyone wants > to ID them, that would be great. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157713909923417 > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
