Ha! I hadn't even thought about the one speed aspect of 1-1-11. My friend Jim and I went out for a New Year's Day ride at about 11:11. I rode the Quickbeam, and Jim rode his Peugeot singlespeed. The goal was to drink some beer at Jim's friends' new restaurant in Amity. I like a ride with a goal. The Blue Goat in Amity Oregon has an 8 foot cob oven, and simple, quality food. One of the cooks is a fellow I'd met randomly at the Farmer's Market, simply because he was pushing a fixie (it's a small town).
It was 32 degrees, cold and clear. We took the long way out, on backroads, with the last six miles into a headwind. The 15 miles out was a lot harder than it should have been, but I was comfortable with my three layers (Wooly Warm short-sleeve jersey, new long-sleeve ORANGE jersey, and a long-sleeved pullover), wool balaclava (from Rivendell also), and Carharts. My feet got cold (thin smartwool), but not so cold it was worth putting on the thick socks I brought. I wore my usual snow gloves for toastiness (edging into sweatiness by the end). We ate and chatted. Medication, aging, food enjoyment. Death. The usual. Tom Waits has a great quote, "my kids say grownups only talk about two things. Food. And Death. I say... what else is there?" Beer and bikes, maybe. I had a Hopworks ale (they have a beer cargo bike), and a Heater|Allen dunkel (the brewer/owner rides a brown Riv custom). Leaving Amity on the straight shot up the highway, we were passed by an Oregon Randonneur (he had the jersey and the sash), who turned off toward Dayton. We were going pretty slow, and he wasn't much faster. A nice way to start the New Year. Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/sets/72157625599634541/ Happy New Year, Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Jan 1, 3:27 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 1, 1:21 pm, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On a single speed, in keeping with the "one/one" theme. > > I knew there was a reason why I felt compelled to ride the QB rather > than the Hilsen this morning. It was pretty cold here this morning. > Went for an hour or so noodle around N. Portland. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/5313258756/ > > --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
