Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG
I first noticed fat tire bikes in Alaska as they were used in the snow because of their floatation/traction in the snow. Here in Michigan they're in their element on snow and sand, although I do see them on paved roads. -Original Message- >From: Bob W-PDML >Subject: Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG > >That's an amazing looking bike, especially the gearing, but I guess it's >needed to turn those huge wheels! I can imagine it's a lot of fun, but I >wouldn't want to cycle across France on it! > >Controlling my diet is more effective than exercise for me when it comes to >weight loss (except when I'm cycling 6-7 hours a day across France, burning >zillions of additional calories). Losing weight helps to control gout, but >losing it too quickly, in combination with an increase in my gout medication, >has paradoxically triggered additional severe gout attacks... but that's >short-term pain for long-term gain, I hope; keeping it down, along with >maintaining fitness, of course has millions of other benefits, so it's worth >the pain. > >> On 24 Mar 2018, at 22:45, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> Thanks! >> >> I had to muck around with my diet a lot up to a couple of years ago due to >> gout and colitis issues. Nowadays, those issues are past and things are a >> lot more stable … I stick with mostly gluten free, low carbs, modest veggies >> (I don't digest veggies very well), and a reasonable distribution of meat, >> fish, and poultry. Light on anything sugar, fruit and nuts in modest >> amounts, stay away from garlic and onion and brocoli, etc. Amounts of all >> have been reduced by a little. I have my occasional wee dram or short glass >> of wine, and drink a lot of water. >> >> That's a lovely machine, Bob! :-) >> >> Only photo I have of my new one so far is the manufacturer's photo: >> >> 2017 Specialized Fatboy Comp Carbon >> https://farm1.staticflickr.com/808/40285787454_4122ce07a2_o.jpg >> >> I'm fitting it with a pair of the Surly Black Floyd street tires (same ones >> I've been using on the Sumo fat ebike). It's a year behind the 2018 on >> equipment, so I might do an upgrade to the brakes and drive system as well; >> depends on how I like it after a few miles of riding. -- 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.
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Cycling up hills is good for core strength :0) > On 25 Mar 2018, at 14:26, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I'm sure I could cycle across France with it but at a different range of > speeds than I would on the Cinelli Criterium racer I once had. :-) Trade off > the knobby tires for smooth, roadie tires (like the Surly Black Floyd … > https://surlybikes.com/parts/tires/black_floyd) inflated to 25psi and it > becomes a very free rolling machine that takes less energy to move along than > it might appear. > > It'll never challenge the narrow, high-pressure cycles for pure speed or > light weight. To me, the forte of these bikes are the handling dynamics (they > glide over the nastiest terrain, over gravel and sand, over snow, over > railroad tracks and dirt roads with comfort) and they feel more akin to a > motorbike when they turn. I can feel the tires working when I throw it into a > corner—feels just like with Racer. Love that sensation and the feedback of > feeling exactly how much grip I have to work with. > > Depending on how the OEM gearing works out, I might push out the drive to an > even more extreme range … 11 speed shifter and derailleur with 11-46 cassette > and matching front ring rather than the 10-speed it has now … to make it more > capable for hilly country. Fun stuff! Can't wait for it to get here! Last I > looked at the tracking, it had left Arizona on its way here. > > I'm going to do a bit more on diet manipulation: the gout and colitis issues > are well under control now, as is my blood pressure, so I have more leeway to > work with. What I need more now, according to my PT and doctors, is working > with a trainer for an exercise program at the gym on a regular basis. Weight > loss will come of its own with the exercise on the bike and modest trimming > of my diet; what I need to concentrate on most is good muscle development and > core strength. That's where being a desk pilot for so many years has really > hurt me. > > One of these days I'll even do some photography again. I hope. LOL! I really > do have some book ideas that I want to work on, but my priority for the past > year and some has been re-constructing and developing the machinery. My love > of fine art photography has been a secondary priority for a while. > > onwards! > G > — > The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > >> On Mar 25, 2018, at 3:14 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> That's an amazing looking bike, especially the gearing, but I guess it's >> needed to turn those huge wheels! I can imagine it's a lot of fun, but I >> wouldn't want to cycle across France on it! >> >> Controlling my diet is more effective than exercise for me when it comes to >> weight loss (except when I'm cycling 6-7 hours a day across France, burning >> zillions of additional calories). Losing weight helps to control gout, but >> losing it too quickly, in combination with an increase in my gout >> medication, has paradoxically triggered additional severe gout attacks... >> but that's short-term pain for long-term gain, I hope; keeping it down, >> along with maintaining fitness, of course has millions of other benefits, so >> it's worth the pain. >> >>> On 24 Mar 2018, at 22:45, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> I had to muck around with my diet a lot up to a couple of years ago due to >>> gout and colitis issues. Nowadays, those issues are past and things are a >>> lot more stable … I stick with mostly gluten free, low carbs, modest >>> veggies (I don't digest veggies very well), and a reasonable distribution >>> of meat, fish, and poultry. Light on anything sugar, fruit and nuts in >>> modest amounts, stay away from garlic and onion and brocoli, etc. Amounts >>> of all have been reduced by a little. I have my occasional wee dram or >>> short glass of wine, and drink a lot of water. >>> >>> That's a lovely machine, Bob! :-) >>> >>> Only photo I have of my new one so far is the manufacturer's photo: >>> >>> 2017 Specialized Fatboy Comp Carbon >>> https://farm1.staticflickr.com/808/40285787454_4122ce07a2_o.jpg >>> >>> I'm fitting it with a pair of the Surly Black Floyd street tires (same ones >>> I've been using on the Sumo fat ebike). It's a year behind the 2018 on >>> equipment, so I might do an upgrade to the brakes and drive system as well; >>> depends on how I like it after a few miles of riding. >>> >>> G >> -- >> -- 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.
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I'm sure I could cycle across France with it but at a different range of speeds than I would on the Cinelli Criterium racer I once had. :-) Trade off the knobby tires for smooth, roadie tires (like the Surly Black Floyd … https://surlybikes.com/parts/tires/black_floyd) inflated to 25psi and it becomes a very free rolling machine that takes less energy to move along than it might appear. It'll never challenge the narrow, high-pressure cycles for pure speed or light weight. To me, the forte of these bikes are the handling dynamics (they glide over the nastiest terrain, over gravel and sand, over snow, over railroad tracks and dirt roads with comfort) and they feel more akin to a motorbike when they turn. I can feel the tires working when I throw it into a corner—feels just like with Racer. Love that sensation and the feedback of feeling exactly how much grip I have to work with. Depending on how the OEM gearing works out, I might push out the drive to an even more extreme range … 11 speed shifter and derailleur with 11-46 cassette and matching front ring rather than the 10-speed it has now … to make it more capable for hilly country. Fun stuff! Can't wait for it to get here! Last I looked at the tracking, it had left Arizona on its way here. I'm going to do a bit more on diet manipulation: the gout and colitis issues are well under control now, as is my blood pressure, so I have more leeway to work with. What I need more now, according to my PT and doctors, is working with a trainer for an exercise program at the gym on a regular basis. Weight loss will come of its own with the exercise on the bike and modest trimming of my diet; what I need to concentrate on most is good muscle development and core strength. That's where being a desk pilot for so many years has really hurt me. One of these days I'll even do some photography again. I hope. LOL! I really do have some book ideas that I want to work on, but my priority for the past year and some has been re-constructing and developing the machinery. My love of fine art photography has been a secondary priority for a while. onwards! G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > On Mar 25, 2018, at 3:14 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > That's an amazing looking bike, especially the gearing, but I guess it's > needed to turn those huge wheels! I can imagine it's a lot of fun, but I > wouldn't want to cycle across France on it! > > Controlling my diet is more effective than exercise for me when it comes to > weight loss (except when I'm cycling 6-7 hours a day across France, burning > zillions of additional calories). Losing weight helps to control gout, but > losing it too quickly, in combination with an increase in my gout medication, > has paradoxically triggered additional severe gout attacks... but that's > short-term pain for long-term gain, I hope; keeping it down, along with > maintaining fitness, of course has millions of other benefits, so it's worth > the pain. > >> On 24 Mar 2018, at 22:45, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> Thanks! >> >> I had to muck around with my diet a lot up to a couple of years ago due to >> gout and colitis issues. Nowadays, those issues are past and things are a >> lot more stable … I stick with mostly gluten free, low carbs, modest veggies >> (I don't digest veggies very well), and a reasonable distribution of meat, >> fish, and poultry. Light on anything sugar, fruit and nuts in modest >> amounts, stay away from garlic and onion and brocoli, etc. Amounts of all >> have been reduced by a little. I have my occasional wee dram or short glass >> of wine, and drink a lot of water. >> >> That's a lovely machine, Bob! :-) >> >> Only photo I have of my new one so far is the manufacturer's photo: >> >> 2017 Specialized Fatboy Comp Carbon >> https://farm1.staticflickr.com/808/40285787454_4122ce07a2_o.jpg >> >> I'm fitting it with a pair of the Surly Black Floyd street tires (same ones >> I've been using on the Sumo fat ebike). It's a year behind the 2018 on >> equipment, so I might do an upgrade to the brakes and drive system as well; >> depends on how I like it after a few miles of riding. >> >> G >>> > -- > 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.
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That's an amazing looking bike, especially the gearing, but I guess it's needed to turn those huge wheels! I can imagine it's a lot of fun, but I wouldn't want to cycle across France on it! Controlling my diet is more effective than exercise for me when it comes to weight loss (except when I'm cycling 6-7 hours a day across France, burning zillions of additional calories). Losing weight helps to control gout, but losing it too quickly, in combination with an increase in my gout medication, has paradoxically triggered additional severe gout attacks... but that's short-term pain for long-term gain, I hope; keeping it down, along with maintaining fitness, of course has millions of other benefits, so it's worth the pain. > On 24 Mar 2018, at 22:45, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Thanks! > > I had to muck around with my diet a lot up to a couple of years ago due to > gout and colitis issues. Nowadays, those issues are past and things are a lot > more stable … I stick with mostly gluten free, low carbs, modest veggies (I > don't digest veggies very well), and a reasonable distribution of meat, fish, > and poultry. Light on anything sugar, fruit and nuts in modest amounts, stay > away from garlic and onion and brocoli, etc. Amounts of all have been reduced > by a little. I have my occasional wee dram or short glass of wine, and drink > a lot of water. > > That's a lovely machine, Bob! :-) > > Only photo I have of my new one so far is the manufacturer's photo: > > 2017 Specialized Fatboy Comp Carbon > https://farm1.staticflickr.com/808/40285787454_4122ce07a2_o.jpg > > I'm fitting it with a pair of the Surly Black Floyd street tires (same ones > I've been using on the Sumo fat ebike). It's a year behind the 2018 on > equipment, so I might do an upgrade to the brakes and drive system as well; > depends on how I like it after a few miles of riding. > > G >> -- 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.
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I recognized that what you have there is an ebike and the Tour de France story in the news is the only other thing I know about them. On 3/24/2018 09:45, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not that I understand what that has to do with my riding a fat ebike, John, but thanks for the comment. I read somewhere that a couple of bicyclist cheaters with electric assist using a drive motor and battery setup plumbed into the chain stays had been discovered. Clever, but I think this demonstrates the total lack of understanding in professional sports today that sporting competition depends upon staying within the rules and honesty. Without that, it's all just bullshit and money. If you're going to cheat, cheat *within* the rules. That I'd consider clever rather than dishonest… G On Mar 24, 2018, at 5:38 AM, John wrote: Heard on the news the other day that the Tour de France organizers are now inspecting bicycles for hidden electric motors. On 3/24/2018 00:07, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a picture of me and the bike. https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m He did a pretty good job! :) -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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Really good to read about your progress in this thread and glad you're enjoying the journey. I'm just back from a lovely ride on the Summit Rd in really nice weather. I've only been riding once a week for longer than I care to think. With the change in season I've recently swapped distance for intensity to rebuild strength. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 24, 2018, at 5:07 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I > asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a > picture of me and the bike. > > https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m > > He did a pretty good job! :) > > enjoy > G > — > "We all get to be young and foolish in our lives. If we survive that, we get > to be old and foolish." > > > -- > 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.
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On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 19:11:16 + Bob W-PDML wrote: > Can't entirely blame the weather unfortunately. Some health issues > and bone idleness too :0( . I'm starting to build it up again though. after doing a 400 in january, i've been idle too. got to start soon. that spa looks lovely... > > On 24 Mar 2018, at 13:50, Alan C wrote: > > > > Not surprising with all that crappy weather you've been having. > > > > Alan C > > > > -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML > > Sent: 24 March, 2018 9:50 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG > > > > That's excellent, keep it up! That's a lot more mileage than I've > > done these last few months. > >> On 24 Mar 2018, at 04:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi > >> wrote: > >> > >> Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo > >> today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if > >> they would take a picture of me and the bike. > >> > >> https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m > >> > >> He did a pretty good job! :) > >> > >> > -- 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.
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Thanks! I had to muck around with my diet a lot up to a couple of years ago due to gout and colitis issues. Nowadays, those issues are past and things are a lot more stable … I stick with mostly gluten free, low carbs, modest veggies (I don't digest veggies very well), and a reasonable distribution of meat, fish, and poultry. Light on anything sugar, fruit and nuts in modest amounts, stay away from garlic and onion and brocoli, etc. Amounts of all have been reduced by a little. I have my occasional wee dram or short glass of wine, and drink a lot of water. That's a lovely machine, Bob! :-) Only photo I have of my new one so far is the manufacturer's photo: 2017 Specialized Fatboy Comp Carbon https://farm1.staticflickr.com/808/40285787454_4122ce07a2_o.jpg I'm fitting it with a pair of the Surly Black Floyd street tires (same ones I've been using on the Sumo fat ebike). It's a year behind the 2018 on equipment, so I might do an upgrade to the brakes and drive system as well; depends on how I like it after a few miles of riding. G > On Mar 24, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > That's great to read, fantastic progress and it shows in the picture. Have > you changed your diet at all? Because of gout I have given up practically > everything, including free sugar, fruit juice and dried fruit, which is > difficult in this day and age, not because I like the stuff, but because > sugar is everywhere and often quite hidden. But giving it up makes a huge > difference to weight gain/loss and has all sorts of other health benefits, at > least partly because it forces you to eat unprocessed food. > > I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the new bike. Here's one I built up > last year, but had finished off professionally, to use as a winter / > commuting bike to save my Roberts. > https://web-options.com/spa-audax/ > It has mud guards now. > > B -- 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.
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Can't entirely blame the weather unfortunately. Some health issues and bone idleness too :0( . I'm starting to build it up again though. B > On 24 Mar 2018, at 13:50, Alan C wrote: > > Not surprising with all that crappy weather you've been having. > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML > Sent: 24 March, 2018 9:50 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG > > That's excellent, keep it up! That's a lot more mileage than I've done these > last few months. > >> On 24 Mar 2018, at 04:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I >> asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a >> picture of me and the bike. >> >> https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m >> >> He did a pretty good job! :) >> >> -- 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.
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That's great to read, fantastic progress and it shows in the picture. Have you changed your diet at all? Because of gout I have given up practically everything, including free sugar, fruit juice and dried fruit, which is difficult in this day and age, not because I like the stuff, but because sugar is everywhere and often quite hidden. But giving it up makes a huge difference to weight gain/loss and has all sorts of other health benefits, at least partly because it forces you to eat unprocessed food. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the new bike. Here's one I built up last year, but had finished off professionally, to use as a winter / commuting bike to save my Roberts. https://web-options.com/spa-audax/ It has mud guards now. B On 24 Mar 2018, at 14:10, Godfrey DiGiorgi mailto:godfreydigio...@me.com>> wrote: Thanks! :-) I've been working hard at it—trying to get out every day that the weather makes it feasible for at least ten miles of riding. And I'm throttling down the power further and further: Yesterday's ride was 17 miles with the power OFF all the way but for one underpass (where the traffic was a bit dense) and one overpass (where I got a little lazy and switched on ECON mode about 50 feet from the crest of the hill). I feel so good these days it's amazing: I haven't felt this healthy for over a decade. :-) The niggly little miseries that have crept into my life over the long years are being smashed flat… There are obviously some things that even this kind of exercise, etc, can't eliminate—I'll never be thirty again—but I simply refuse to allow incapacity due to neglect and foolishness overcome me anymore. -- 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.
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Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a picture of me and the bike. Congrats. Bicycling is one of my preferred forms of exercise, and there's some great cycling around here. Lately I've been challenged by two constraints, time and knees. And, most recently the weather. https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m He did a pretty good job! :) enjoy G — "We all get to be young and foolish in our lives. If we survive that, we get to be old and foolish." -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
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Nice portrait of you, Godders ! ann On 3/24/2018 2:54 AM, Alan C wrote: Cool, man. You really look the part! Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 24 March, 2018 6:07 AM To: PDML List ; PAW Picture-A-Week project ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters BAPA Subject: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a picture of me and the bike. https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m He did a pretty good job! :) enjoy G — "We all get to be young and foolish in our lives. If we survive that, we get to be old and foolish." -- 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.
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Thanks! :-) I've been working hard at it—trying to get out every day that the weather makes it feasible for at least ten miles of riding. And I'm throttling down the power further and further: Yesterday's ride was 17 miles with the power OFF all the way but for one underpass (where the traffic was a bit dense) and one overpass (where I got a little lazy and switched on ECON mode about 50 feet from the crest of the hill). I feel so good these days it's amazing: I haven't felt this healthy for over a decade. :-) The niggly little miseries that have crept into my life over the long years are being smashed flat… There are obviously some things that even this kind of exercise, etc, can't eliminate—I'll never be thirty again—but I simply refuse to allow incapacity due to neglect and foolishness overcome me anymore. Sumo's likely replacement is on the way here now. I originally bought an electric assist bicycle because I didn't have the strength left in my legs and core body to ride enough to get some exercise, to not be a danger to myself and an obstruction on the road. When I brought this bike home, I could barely go three miles even with the power on without becoming exhausted and needing a couple of days rest. I could hardly get on and off the bike even. That first ride home meant I stayed in a chair for three days with every muscle in pain. Now I can ride the 56 lbs beast for seventeen miles and only get barely sweaty, change clothes and hop on the motorcycle to finish some errands and enjoy a little blitz through the twisties. I've lost about 50 some odd pounds on the scale and, according to my doctor, gained about 15 lbs of muscle mass in my legs and core body. The trousers I bought the other day, replacing the ones I bought last July, are four sizes smaller. I feel like the me that I ought to be again. So the new bike is coming: a beautiful little fat bike set up for the road just the way I like, pedal power only, in CF and alloy that weighs in at 26 lbs. I am so excited about it! So light and so much fun to ride, can't wait for it to arrive! onwards! G — If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up. > From: Bob W-PDML > That's excellent, keep it up! That's a lot more mileage than I've done these > last few months. > From: Alan C > Cool, man. You really look the part! >> https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m -- 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.
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Not surprising with all that crappy weather you've been having. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: 24 March, 2018 9:50 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG That's excellent, keep it up! That's a lot more mileage than I've done these last few months. On 24 Mar 2018, at 04:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a picture of me and the bike. https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m He did a pretty good job! :) -- 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
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Not that I understand what that has to do with my riding a fat ebike, John, but thanks for the comment. I read somewhere that a couple of bicyclist cheaters with electric assist using a drive motor and battery setup plumbed into the chain stays had been discovered. Clever, but I think this demonstrates the total lack of understanding in professional sports today that sporting competition depends upon staying within the rules and honesty. Without that, it's all just bullshit and money. If you're going to cheat, cheat *within* the rules. That I'd consider clever rather than dishonest… G > On Mar 24, 2018, at 5:38 AM, John wrote: > > Heard on the news the other day that the Tour de France organizers are now > inspecting bicycles for hidden electric motors. > > On 3/24/2018 00:07, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I >> asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a >> picture of me and the bike. >> https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m >> He did a pretty good job! :) -- 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.
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Heard on the news the other day that the Tour de France organizers are now inspecting bicycles for hidden electric motors. On 3/24/2018 00:07, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a picture of me and the bike. https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m He did a pretty good job! :) enjoy G — > "We all get to be young and foolish in our lives. If we survive that, we get to be old and foolish." -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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That's excellent, keep it up! That's a lot more mileage than I've done these last few months. > On 24 Mar 2018, at 04:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I > asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a > picture of me and the bike. > > https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m > > He did a pretty good job! :) > > -- 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.
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Cool, man. You really look the part! Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 24 March, 2018 6:07 AM To: PDML List ; PAW Picture-A-Week project ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters BAPA Subject: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a picture of me and the bike. https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m He did a pretty good job! :) enjoy G — "We all get to be young and foolish in our lives. If we survive that, we get to be old and foolish." -- 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG
Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I asked the one of the men working at the bicycle shop if they would take a picture of me and the bike. https://flic.kr/p/24mza4m He did a pretty good job! :) enjoy G — "We all get to be young and foolish in our lives. If we survive that, we get to be old and foolish." -- 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.
