Re: [RBW] Re: Practical Racing
Patrick, my commuting colleagues and I have a variation of your race that we do fairly often. On stormy days we watch the storms coming in on weather radar and time our departure for home based on the storm arrival. We almost always procrastinate just a bit too long and end up with a sprint to home. Earlier this summer I was racing a storm line that was getting darker and noisier by the minute - I ended up with lots of wind and some too close lightening - it was a wonderful ride! Bob On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote: good run On Monday, September 16, 2013 7:39:16 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: Sometimes racing can be practical. Today, after a wonderful ride to a mountain reservoir where I spend a few hours before coming home, I could clearly see in looming well over the horizon a wall of thunderous clouds. Each time I was able to glimpse them between the trees and hills it was rapidly closing in. Yes, I has rain gear with me. But dealing with traffic on the state highway when it's dark and raining is hardly fun. 7 miles to go. Who would win? Thunder rolling all around, the updraft of the storm behind me creating a headwind that greatly slowed my descent. I made it into town still dry, with half a mile to go, surrounded by dark and fog and near constant thunder. I crossed the finish line into my garage as the first drops fell. Got 'um at the tape with a lean! Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org* -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Practical Racing
Great fun, Bob. I figured I wouldn't be alone in playing with storms that way. Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Monday, September 16, 2013 7:06:08 PM UTC-6, Robert Barr wrote: Patrick, my commuting colleagues and I have a variation of your race that we do fairly often. On stormy days we watch the storms coming in on weather radar and time our departure for home based on the storm arrival. We almost always procrastinate just a bit too long and end up with a sprint to home. Earlier this summer I was racing a storm line that was getting darker and noisier by the minute - I ended up with lots of wind and some too close lightening - it was a wonderful ride! Bob On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Ron Mc bulld...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: good run On Monday, September 16, 2013 7:39:16 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: Sometimes racing can be practical. Today, after a wonderful ride to a mountain reservoir where I spend a few hours before coming home, I could clearly see in looming well over the horizon a wall of thunderous clouds. Each time I was able to glimpse them between the trees and hills it was rapidly closing in. Yes, I has rain gear with me. But dealing with traffic on the state highway when it's dark and raining is hardly fun. 7 miles to go. Who would win? Thunder rolling all around, the updraft of the storm behind me creating a headwind that greatly slowed my descent. I made it into town still dry, with half a mile to go, surrounded by dark and fog and near constant thunder. I crossed the finish line into my garage as the first drops fell. Got 'um at the tape with a lean! Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org* -- 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 rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Practical Racing
Fun topic. With me, whether I win or lose depends on whether I have fenders installed. If I don't, I lose -- guaranteed. Pedaling furiously, I manage to get far enough from home and into an area where there is no shelter, and have to plod away wetly thereafter until I reach my destination. Funny: after a very wet July (we've been in 3 or so years of severe drought) the sun came out for three weeks, so I concluded, Monsoon over and removed the fenders from Ram and 03. Sho' 'nuff, immediately, a week of record-breaking rain. So, Sat, put the fenders back on the '03. Sho' 'nuff, it's been sunny since. Patrick I squander my racing urges in vainly trying to chase down young 40-somethings on the bike path Moore, gasping for air in ABQ, NM. On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com wrote: Love it! On the other hand I've also found myself overtaken... or surprised by a storm and ended up taking cover under a bridge... Or getting wet. If say in running about even on beating vs losing the race with storms this summer! -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
