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Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

1392.0. "First Century of the Decade base note" by ALLVAX::ROTH (If you plant ice you'll harvest wind) Tue Jan 02 1990 09:41

    Given the truly balmy weather yesterday, I decided to get in some road
    miles.  Put a new battry in my Cateye, had a power breakfast, and
    pedalled up to Newburyport and back.  After the misery and discomfort
    of last month it really felt good to be able to ride outside, I must
    have done not much more than this distance over all of December.  It
    cooled down to below freezing near the end of the ride - I should
    have left earlier and gotten in a double metric.  Oh well.

    I met one other cyclist in Wilmington - he was coming back from
    playing in the mud on his mountain bike.

    I did lose some fitness during last month since I was pleasantly tired
    afterwards, in season 100 miles is nothing (though it is definitely more
    stressful to ride in the cold.)  If I was still into skiing, I'd have
    probably been on the slopes.

    Anyone else do an "I hate football" ride?

    - Jim
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1392.1Solstice Century #5SHALOT::ELLISJohn Lee Ellis - assembly requiredTue Jan 02 1990 11:314
    The final ride of the original Solstice Century Series left at
    8:16am from Davidson NC.  See posting under that note.
    
    -john
1392.2First Century In TexasDPDMAI::SMITHThe Solitary CyclistTue Jan 02 1990 12:019
    Twenty-two intrepid souls started out on the First Century of the
    Decade from the court house in Denton, Tx, about 30 miles north of
    Dallas. The ride out was very fast, averaging 19.7 mph to the
    courthouse in Montague. The return was less than spectacular; the wind
    was now out of the South and those hills we hardly noticed on the way
    out now loomed larger than life on the way back. Still it was an
    interesting 109 miles. Sure beats being a sofa spud.
    
    Gary
1392.3Wimps from California!DRFUSO::SHROYERTue Jan 02 1990 14:126
	"Bat", wldwst::pollard, Steve McClarey and I got out for a hilly forty 
miles or so.  Lots of sprints and complaining.  We had to cut the ride a 
little short as the temperature dropped to the low 50s and light rain.   I 
guess that classifies us as wimps?

	By the way, Pollard got in the first crash of the year.
1392.4You have low standards...WLDWST::POLLARDTue Jan 02 1990 15:231
    	That hardly counts as a crash.
1392.5SET RATHOLE/ENABLEDEBUG::SCHULDTI'm Occupant!Tue Jan 02 1990 18:222
    I thought the decade didn't start until next year.  Maybe the title
    of the base note should be "First Century of the 90s".
1392.6yup, did one too.SQLRUS::FISHERPat PendingWed Jan 03 1990 17:4911
    Work is the curse of the Biking Class, ...
    
    But, yes, just to be on record, I did get in a C on Monday.
    
    Now, let's see, I've never done more than 53 in one season before
    so maybe I will this year.
    
    (Of course, SOME (JLE) folks down south and out west do that
    many doubles.)
    
    ed
1392.7Now that the decade has started...DEBUG::SCHULDTI'm Occupant!Thu Jan 03 1991 13:362
    	Time to re-activate this note!  Has anyone done one yet?  I have to
    admit that I haven't been on the bike for a while... color me wimpy.
1392.8Tarheels New Year/Solstice centurySHALOT::ELLISJohn Lee Ellis - assembly requiredThu Jan 03 1991 14:4519
1392.9WMOIS::N_FLYEThu Jan 03 1991 22:1411
    
    One down, 364 to go :*) .  I had only planned on doing about 50 miles
    but felt so good I decided to do the whole 100.  I parked the van at
    the bottom of Sugarloaf Mt. in Sunderland Mass. and headed out.  I
    joined up with the Franklin Hampshire Freewheelers who were out on a 
    30 mile club ride.  When I got back to the van I felt good enough to 
    do the 1 mile climb of Mt. Sugarloaf.  
    
    							Norm
    
    
1392.10Chalk me up for one!TPWEST::SHROYERMon Jan 07 1991 15:079
              <<< Note 1392.7 by DEBUG::SCHULDT "I'm Occupant!" >>>
                    -< Now that the decade has started... >-

>    	Time to re-activate this note!  Has anyone done one yet?  I have to
>    admit that I haven't been on the bike for a while... color me wimpy.


	I finished my first century, but unlike Mr. Ellis, it took me 
six days to complete it :)  !
1392.11ALLVAX::JROTHSaturday alley up to Sunday streetMon Jan 07 1991 21:5812
   I'm really embarassed at how little miles I'm riding lately - the last
   100 miler was the warm rainy Sunday before newyears.

    It's been somewhat cold and I've been busy.  Interestingly, I have
    been wearing this thing, I don't know what you call it, but it's
    like a turtleneck you pull onto your head over your ears, and my
    helmet fits over it, like a really wide headband.  They say if your
    feet are cold put on a hat - it's really weird, but my feet haven't
    been as cold on some sub-30 days lately.  This headband works better
    than a knit thing I used to use, which let in too much wind.

    - Jim