38.97 at an average of 25.34 mph.? Wow! In my dreams.. But glad you're enjoying the bike
On Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 10:27:31 PM UTC-6 Jim M. wrote: > Sounds like a great ride! > > Well, back when all I had was a 5-sp freewheel, I never had to stop during > a ride for "convenience". But I've noticed that as the number of cogs in > the back increased, the number of convenience stops increased. Though > possibly that's just correlation, not causation. 😉 > > jim m > arroyo de nueces > > On Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 3:40:48 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Speaking of longer rides on Roadeos, question about bathroom breaks. I >> generally drink quite a bit in the morning to make up for not drinking >> enough the night before, and I generally don’t eat in the morning; it’s not >> a program but just the habit of decades: eat a big dinner from 4 pm to 7 >> pm, don’t eat again until 4 or 7 pm the next day except for a couple of 20 >> oz mugs of strong coffee or tea with lots of milk and some sugar, and >> perhaps a snack — half a sandwich indicates volume — at about 11 am, tho’ I >> often forget that. I ate only 1/2 thin peanut butter sandwich between >> risingand returning home from the ride. >> >> I made 4 “stops between our Tingley meeting point and the last 4 miles >> home. >> >> My description of my regimen already prescribes a remedy, but if one >> doesn’t want to completely overhaul one’s habits, what else do people do to >> avoid inconveniently frequent bathroom breaks? I don’t think my age makes a >> big difference here, as I recall similar schedules on a “longer" ride with >> someone 22 years ago. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a38930ee-589b-4a13-a824-587671233a23n%40googlegroups.com.
