Re: [RBW] Re: Two Lone Wolves Go On A Riv Ride

[Toshi Takeuchi]

Lately, Christmas has been starting in October, so why not August?

It's amazing how compact the SOMA is in length compared to the Platy.
Beautiful greenery!

Toshi

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Re: [RBW] Re: Two Lone Wolves Go On A Riv Ride

[Mike Godwin]

It seems apparent, to me anyhow, the Racing Platypus rider was strongly 
influenced by the philosophy of Calvin and Hobbs. 

Mike "who needs ephemeral rules" SLO CA

On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 12:47:56 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I got on the horn to The Lone Wolf and asked him when we could do one of 
> our famous Riv Rides around town. He said today. Good, I said, but I’ll 
> tell you right now I’m bringing the mermaid Platypus, so you know what that 
> means.
>
> The Lone Wolf paused, pensively. “It means I can’t ride the Sam.” 
>
> Yes! I said, because of The Rules.
>
> For the rest of you who don’t know The Rules, the Sam Hillborne goes with 
> the raspberry Platypus and not with the mermaid one. If The Lone Wolf were 
> to bring his Hunq, I would need to bring the mermaid Platypus or possibly 
> my Clem, but that has not yet been done. 
>
> At the meeting spot, The Lone Wolf came into view with…a red Soma mixte. 
>
> I threw up my hands. “You brought a red bike when I brought a green one? 
> That’s Christmas colors and it’s not the Christmas season! There are 
> rules!” 
>
> The Lone Wolf shot back that he didn’t know about *that* rule and I 
> countered that I had made it up just now but that that was no excuse. 
>
> The Lone Wolf rolled his eyes heavenward and thought back to simpler 
> times, like 2021, when The Platypus Rider had not lived in his territory. 
>
> More tolerant than he lets on, he led the ride anyway, and we went in our 
> Christmas colors all over the bikeways of the city. Then we stopped for ice 
> cream and we both felt better. But next time, we’re going to play by The 
> Rules.
>
>
>
> On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 3:46:16 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> The Lone Wolf allowed himself to be lured into another ride (that he 
>> would be forced to plan) with the Platypus Rider. As we met up in the 
>> parking lot, I expressed my dismay over his choice of Rivendell.
>>
>> “You brought the Hunq?!” I asked, incredulous. “This is not what we do. 
>> We ride the Sam and the Racing Platypus together, and when you ride the 
>> Hunq I ride the GREEN Platypus!” 
>>
>> The Lone Wolf rolled his eyes skyward and mumbled something about 
>> Godzillas. (See Bike Snob’s Velotaxonomy for explanation.) 
>>
>> “You have never said this, ever,” he argued. 
>>
>> “I shouldn’t have to tell you,” I countered.
>>
>> “I was going to bring the Soma mixte,” he said.
>>
>> Flabbergasted, I said, “Well then what would I be riding?! My Clem?”
>>
>> “No,” he said, “Mixtes. We’d ride mixtes.” 
>>
>> After that minor disagreement, we set off. The plan was to connect to a 
>> local bike trail that would wend its way through some nature and spit us 
>> out in downtown Kalamazoo. There is a pilot project for 2-way bike lanes 
>> that we wanted to try. Also downtown is a new coffee shop, which we were 
>> just as eager to visit. 
>>
>> 1. I was not expecting to find this in the middle of the woods on our 
>> trail. Has anyone seen Outlander? I waited to be transported back to the 
>> 1800s. These pillars are somebody’s art, but I don’t know the story. 
>>
>> 2.&3. The Eye of Sauron! Especially apt since there’s a Rivendell in the 
>> scene. 
>>
>> 4.&5. Our pair of Rivs parked outside the coffee shop. You can see the 
>> metal wavy structure which is the pilot project for a 2-way bike lane. 
>>
>> We cycled through the city and returned home by a different route. We 
>> passed the candy store, which always offers a riddle. “Why is it dangerous 
>> to play outside when it’s raining cats and dogs?” I’m still trying to 
>> figure it out, but I did get the last one, which I then recited to the Lone 
>> Wolf.
>>
>> “Why don’t teddy bears eat dessert? Because they’re always stuffed!” 
>>
>> The Lone Wolf rolled his eyes skyward, making a silent vow to leave the 
>> Platypus Rider behind next time. 
>>
>> I, as always, had a wonderful time and cannot wait to badger @marcirwin5 
>> into doing this again.
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 3:43:11 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Poor @marcirwin5. I twisted his arm into letting me tag along on another 
>>> one of his famous rides. I don’t have to worry about the route; I just tell 
>>> him what time I have to be back and that I don’t want to get killed. That 
>>> is what he has to go on. He’s a good sport, that Marc. 
>>>
>>> Several forces threatened to ruin our day but we persevered. First, the 
>>> rain that was NOT in the forecast fell just before our ride. It resolved 
>>> but left a mist and breezy conditions. Then, Marc’s chain spontaneously 
>>> combusted (he calls it a broken speed link but I like my term better) and 
>>> he had to fix it on the fly. I stood there, useless, not even knowing you 
>>> could fix a spontaneously combusted chain. Turns out there’s a tool and he 
>>> has it. I did my part, though. First, I resolved to watch him so that I, 
>>> too, would know how to do this magic. But 10 se

Re: [RBW] Re: Two Lone Wolves Go On A Riv Ride

[ascpgh]

More junk for a burgeoning junkie: Flickr album: Riv Rally East April 
20-22, 2012 

I'm headed out this week for a two-day lone wolf ride on the GAP. I got an 
Amtrak+bike ticket for the return trip from Cumberland but the calendar at 
home changed and I have to ride on another day, no train bike hook slots 
available for the trip home. My wife (calendar owner) offered to pick me 
up. 

Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh

On Friday, April 15, 2022 at 7:29:35 AM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> Andy, that’s Marc! Sheltering in his tent from the snow? A true Lone Wolf, 
> God bless him. I’ll have to ask him about this ride. 80 degrees and then 
> snow! April is a dirty trickster - fills one with false hope and then dumps 
> snow on it. 
>
> Adding group rides and rides with pals has really enriched my bike life, 
> and like a junkie, riding is all I want to do now. The more miles I go, the 
> more I want. It just does something for me; maybe it’s the experience my 
> senses get. It’s the scent of pine trees. The sound of the road under your 
> tires. The clicking of gears. All the new scenery, and especially the 
> wildlife here - I always get to see animals. The birdsong. Lakes and ponds 
> teeming with life. Yes,  my regular duties are at risk of being neglected; 
> the weather is only getting nicer and it is greening up out there. 
>
> Send help.
> Leah
>
> On Apr 15, 2022, at 6:25 AM, ascpgh  wrote:
>
> Leah,  I love to hear stories like this. Is this Marc (pointing)?
>
> [image: DSC00922.JPG]
> He joined a handful of us in April 2012 for the Riv Rally East. We met and 
> rode from Cumberland, MD to Ohiopyle, PA where this picture was taken. 
> Temps at dinner Friday in old Cumberland neared 80°, a few hours after this 
> picture Marc was sheltering from the snow in his tent and I was riding home 
> in it.
>
> Highly support lone wolf riding and finding others through groups, even if 
> they aren't your thing outright. This one was a great rolling two day ride 
> and overnight. Marc was a wonderful addition and came from the farthest. A 
> Nor' Easter on the coast concerned many who for their drive home so we 
> adjourned from Ohiopyle after touring Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water 
> house. Marc shook off the incoming snow and camped that night in the state 
> park before heading back to Michigan. 
>
> The event definitely wrapped up lone wolf style for both of us. 
>
> Andy Cheatham
> Pittsburgh
>
> On Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 3:10:40 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> [image: 35321691-70AE-4F2E-9F99-01BFDA8B4292.jpeg][image: 
>> F8D27243-95F0-403F-B2AC-81A9C323F25B.jpeg]I have had precious few 
>> chances to meet Rivendell riders in real life. I’ve been a Lone Wolf 
>> forever, always riding alone and never in the vicinity of other Rivendells. 
>> I decided 10 years was enough of that and when we moved to Michigan, I 
>> joined a bike club. Jon D, out of Colorado, told me about Marc, another 
>> Lone Wolf Riv Rider in my city. So, I emailed him and we met at a bike club 
>> board meeting. His Riv is a 2012 Sam Hillborne; don’t ask him how many 
>> miles are on it, he’s a Just Ride purist who doesn’t keep track of such 
>> silly details. But, it can be concluded from these photos, that that Lone 
>> Wolf likes a color-matching theme as much as this Lone Wolf does. 
>>
>> Anyway, he rides everywhere, all the time, and is a wealth of information 
>> about the city and surrounding communities. He’s also kind, so he will 
>> share it. We have been trying to organize a ride to help me get my bearings 
>> in the city, but the weather has thwarted every effort…until today. Lesser 
>> devoted riders might have stayed out of the wind and cool temps, but no way 
>> were we cancelling AGAIN.
>>
>> I had been floundering, trying to find safe routes into downtown from 
>> where I live, but today I was shown some better routes on roads I wouldn’t 
>> have discovered for months. We rode about 20 miles in high winds to find 
>> and explore the bike route options in the city. Despite the weather we had 
>> a fantastic time. I highly recommend exploration by bike; it’s the best way 
>> to really KNOW a place.
>>
>> Pictured is the halfway point of our ride; conveniently, at a coffee shop 
>> in downtown. It made me ridiculously happy to see these two lovely bikes 
>> parked together. 
>>
>> I think we should make this an official club ride for members who want to 
>> use their bikes in the city, and there are getting to be more members in 
>> that category all the time.
>>  
>> (Formerly) Lone Wolf Leah
>>
>>
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[RBW] Re: Two Lone Wolves Go On A Riv Ride

[Ted Durant]

On Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 2:10:40 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I had been floundering, trying to find safe routes into downtown from 
> where I live, but today I was shown some better routes on roads I wouldn’t 
> have discovered for months. 
>

Yup, there's nothing like cruising around exploring to get to know a place. 
I have also found (recently spending 5 weeks in Los Angeles) that Ride With 
GPS can help speed up that process. It shows you routes that are more 
popular with cyclists, and I found that to be very helpful in LA.

When I first graduated from college, a long time ago, I moved to Tulsa. I 
put a map of the area on the wall and started tracking my rides with 
colored pens on the map. It's nice to have the equivalent of a whole city 
full of people marking up the map with you. And it's REALLY nice to meet a 
local who likes the same kinds of roads as you!!

Ted Durant
Milwaukee, WI USA

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