tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post7783967829789048225..comments2023-11-05T04:02:57.195-06:00Comments on today's sermonette: homey d. clown talks cyclingthe mostly reverendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-71407918754810378812008-12-22T16:10:00.000-06:002008-12-22T16:10:00.000-06:00this, from the mailbox at the orphanage:"I did a f...this, from the mailbox at the orphanage:<BR/><BR/>"I did a fun -- no, really -- 4 hour ride in the rain around Thanksgiving. It was 35 degrees and generally disagreeable. I avoided saying 'epic' because of your admonition last year. Quite memorable, though. It wasn't really horrible until the last hour or so." <BR/><BR/>thanks, BR, for remaining true to this basic building block of cycling character. in years to come, you will better appreciate your accumulation of cycling wisdom, as folks will look to YOU like you're really NOT a blowhard, but someone who actually knows his cycling shit.<BR/><BR/>or, as i like to say, "a cyclist can't have too many memorable rides, only too little an ability to remember them all. i find that the more miserable the ride is at present, the more enjoyable it becomes in the future, as it recedes into the past."<BR/><BR/>now, get outta here, ya little scrambler.the mostly reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-12930277144828736232008-12-21T17:45:00.000-06:002008-12-21T17:45:00.000-06:00Saturday was the fist day of winter? I didn't real...Saturday was the fist day of winter? I didn't realize. <BR/><BR/>It was sure beautiful outside, both out in the country and in the city.<BR/><BR/>The ride was epic in my little world. My blog - my rules. ;)<BR/><BR/>Don't be a hater you crabby old slow fart.Lou Waugamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588687550870245308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-45092102501099740842008-12-21T16:48:00.000-06:002008-12-21T16:48:00.000-06:00Fast as conditions would allow, had to do a fair a...Fast as conditions would allow, had to do a fair amount of walking next to the bike to warm my feet up, and I stopped for Arbys and a mint shake at the halfway point.<BR/><BR/>DGNeve_r_esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329919180492986371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-3505483455337109432008-12-21T16:23:00.000-06:002008-12-21T16:23:00.000-06:00kinda slow, though...kinda slow, though...the mostly reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-1063874082897527412008-12-21T16:22:00.000-06:002008-12-21T16:22:00.000-06:00THAT'S what i'm talking about: quite the memorable...THAT'S what i'm talking about: quite the memorable ride, young man. good on ya.the mostly reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-10832626613921800912008-12-21T15:16:00.000-06:002008-12-21T15:16:00.000-06:00I believe the Brits would use the word "Nutter". :...I believe the Brits would use the word "Nutter". :)Steve Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000254083516026697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-39414397318231733292008-12-21T14:24:00.000-06:002008-12-21T14:24:00.000-06:00I did a 100mile gravel, er ice, ride that took 12 ...I did a 100mile gravel, er ice, ride that took 12 hours and half of it was in the dark with 20-30mph headwinds, sleet and spindrift. But it was just a ride. Tough guy, stupid guy, just another guy depends on your point of view.<BR/><BR/>DGNeve_r_esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329919180492986371noreply@blogger.com