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Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-30-08, 04:55 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 11,370
Posted By umatillarider

Tom: Is this still going? broke a rib, off the...

Tom: Is this still going? broke a rib, off the bike, gained some weight, now trying to get back into it for the seattle to portland again this summer. 265 now.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-27-08, 03:15 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 2,561
Posted By umatillarider

Hey old buddy: good on you. I quit cold turkey in...

Hey old buddy: good on you. I quit cold turkey in '87 (had to quit drinking the same day-one beer one cigarette, you know). I honor you. sure would like to see you around here for many more years....
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-26-08, 07:03 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,103
Posted By umatillarider

I weigh in at a light 265 and have been riding my...

I weigh in at a light 265 and have been riding my OCR2 full carbon for over a year now with no problems. carried me seattle to portland last year and will again this year.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-26-08, 06:54 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,626
Posted By umatillarider

Wow! seems like broken collar bones are the rage...

Wow! seems like broken collar bones are the rage re: cycle crashes. broke a rib last year, just keep your spirits up as much as possible, maybe by thinking about all the good riding ahead of you. oh,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-26-07, 09:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 442
Posted By umatillarider

Great Job!! Keep building that confidence, and...

Great Job!! Keep building that confidence, and soon the miles will seem to accumulate easier and easier (but not always real easy.......


cole
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-25-07, 11:40 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,077
Posted By umatillarider

retro, that is the absolute, 100% truth. i am...

retro, that is the absolute, 100% truth. i am recovering from a broken rib on the left side, road rash, etc., and it is all because i didn't 'ride it out'. i tried to get back on the pavement after...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-25-07, 11:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,169
Posted By umatillarider

i thought superman was the only guy who wore his...

i thought superman was the only guy who wore his jockeys on the outside?

cole
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-24-07, 11:45 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,334
Posted By umatillarider

I am not too good with words, but here...

I am not too good with words, but here goes....turned 64 in july,had been riding for one year so i decided to go for the Seattle to Portland ride with a group from the local lbs, most of them at...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-23-07, 09:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 639
Posted By umatillarider

back on the road, did 30 miles today, mostly in...

back on the road, did 30 miles today, mostly in the blasted wind, and 26 miles on rollers thursday. little tight but feel better doing this than sitting around. didn't go to the doctor. lucky, i...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-17-07, 07:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,009
Posted By umatillarider

i quit smoking in '87 after 27 years of damaging...

i quit smoking in '87 after 27 years of damaging myself. my lungs are good, it is a matter of conditioning. keep riding, keep exercising aerobically, and do not give up. maybe get a physical just to...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-17-07, 07:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 639
Posted By umatillarider

Slump!!!

help. am in a slump. did the seattle to portland, no problem, pumped up, then crashed 3 weeks ago, broke a rib, now just seem to be blah. i know i should get back on the bike, did a small 30 miler...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-07, 07:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 565
Posted By umatillarider

update

now have 1500 miles, have crashed a few times, yet this thing keeps on going. had a good fit which did wonders, and getting ready for new tires and chain.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-08-07, 11:31 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,783
Posted By umatillarider

Got mine from the Marine Corp. Works good, all...

Got mine from the Marine Corp. Works good, all the weight does is give me strength. I know on long group rides, i have come close to problems when someone decides to grab a bottle and wanders all...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-07-07, 05:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 500
Posted By umatillarider

nahh, i am 64 yrs old, two years away from the...

nahh, i am 64 yrs old, two years away from the age my dad died at, and i plan on beating him if possible (he smoked too much), anyway, i couldn't get my breath, so i gave a 'primal grunt' and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-07-07, 02:15 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 11,954
Posted By umatillarider

Rev Chuck is

Rev Chuck is the man. I am probably even older than you, i have young men (mostly) in front of my desk every day, or out on patrol, and I could see where this thread was going. In any case, wisdom...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-07-07, 01:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 500
Posted By umatillarider

busted rib, bike ok.........

i now join the proud legion of those who have crashed and survived. 22mph (i had just looked at the speed)downhill when my front tire blew, i was on the edge 'cause a truck was passing,went into the...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-28-07, 03:23 PM
Replies: 300
Views: 26,081
Posted By umatillarider

Location: Hermiston, Oregon. Pace: 15-20 ...

Location: Hermiston, Oregon.
Pace: 15-20
distance: 25+

need hill work.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-28-07, 03:19 PM
Replies: 3,556
Views: 2,497,737
Posted By umatillarider

neck pops

Tom: how usual is it to develope a sore neck, neck 'pops' when i turn my head, etc. could it be from posture, etc?
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-27-07, 11:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,609
Posted By umatillarider

thank you all for the kind words. helps a whole...

thank you all for the kind words. helps a whole lot. yes, it wasn't a double century, my mistake. but next year it will be!! have another century in october.

thanks again, fellow riders....
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-26-07, 03:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,609
Posted By umatillarider

first double century!!!

i did it. actually it was the first any century. rode the seattle to portland thing. two days, 102 miles per day more or less. believe me fellow riders, this was a personal best. it is not the...
Forum: Pacific Northwest
08-18-07, 04:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 939
Posted By umatillarider

ok, in for next year for sure. any other...

ok, in for next year for sure. any other centuries before that one in 2008?
Forum: Pacific Northwest
07-16-07, 07:43 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,192
Posted By umatillarider

did the two day ride. first time - first century,...

did the two day ride. first time - first century, first double century, a fine personal first. anyway, i spoke to an ambulance driver at st helens, and he said he could not understand why stp didn't...
Forum: Pacific Northwest
07-07-07, 02:55 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,550
Posted By umatillarider

two day ride with the group from scott's cycle in...

two day ride with the group from scott's cycle in hermiston, ore.

hooah!

cole
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-18-07, 07:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,720
Posted By umatillarider

Hey Machka: i am proudly married to a Canadian,...

Hey Machka: i am proudly married to a Canadian, and she is entitled to her opinion (quite like yours)as am I. There is more than enough room for both. I have interacted with the RCMP both...
Forum: Pacific Northwest
06-18-07, 06:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,140
Posted By umatillarider

What a poignant, wonderful letter. altho it is...

What a poignant, wonderful letter. altho it is too late for me to affect the vote, i am still contacting my senator here in eastern oregon and letting my and other like-thinking folks thoughts known....
Forum: Road Cycling
05-19-07, 11:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,937
Posted By umatillarider

were you near an alfalfa field? farmers cultivate...

were you near an alfalfa field? farmers cultivate bees around them things, and they cross roads all the time to get from field to field. amen on the epi-pen. if i die from one of those things, at...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-24-07, 06:48 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,705
Posted By umatillarider

As 89quattro states, there is a difference, and...

As 89quattro states, there is a difference, and my cataract surgery is comparable in only that i had a vision problem and it was corrected by a surgical procedure. i have never been happier. when i...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-23-07, 11:02 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 4,327
Posted By umatillarider

187 on a short, very steep hill also. 63 yrs old...

187 on a short, very steep hill also. 63 yrs old clydesdale (240, 6'1"). now correct me if i am wrong please, but i was told that one of the indicators that you are doing the right thing is how fast...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-23-07, 10:47 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,705
Posted By umatillarider

I had cataract surgery, had coke bottle lenses...

I had cataract surgery, had coke bottle lenses before, and when the doc asked if i wanted to see near or far, i told him far, and now have to wear light reading glasses to read, but have 20/15...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-04-07, 11:15 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,473
Posted By umatillarider

My wife, the retired Registered Nurse, tells me...

My wife, the retired Registered Nurse, tells me when I am too fat. She has lasers in her eyes, and I swear can tell to the ounce when I am over her standard (which is lifesaving, by the way). Being...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-04-07, 07:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 618
Posted By umatillarider

selle italia slk

this will be my third saddle, trying to get away from that certain numbness down there. the first was a stock saddle on the giant ocr2, no groove, and after a 25 mile ride, i was numb for almost 3...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-04-07, 07:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 547
Posted By umatillarider

comeon obelix67, i admire your posts and your...

comeon obelix67, i admire your posts and your countrymen, and i know for a fact that the swiss have some very dedicated warriors in the world, both past and present. this young man is going where his...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-03-07, 08:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 547
Posted By umatillarider

that is truly awsome!!!! tell him Hooah! from a...

that is truly awsome!!!! tell him Hooah! from a vietnam vet clyde. I am a supervisor over about 40 young (and some not so young men)most of them veterans, some in the guard still and either going to...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-02-07, 09:25 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 941
Posted By umatillarider

John: I am interested. What next? Cole

John: I am interested. What next?

Cole
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-01-07, 10:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,760
Posted By umatillarider

i also have a 2006 ocr2 carbon, weigh in at 245...

i also have a 2006 ocr2 carbon, weigh in at 245 today, and have yet to experience problems with the wheels. but, i admittedly have only about 250 miles on it altho there have been some ugly climbs in...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-01-07, 10:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 782
Posted By umatillarider

let's see them legs!! bet mine are weirder.... ...

let's see them legs!! bet mine are weirder....

cole
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
04-01-07, 10:08 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 11,370
Posted By umatillarider

Tom: Had a touch of pneumonia, down to 245 as of...

Tom: Had a touch of pneumonia, down to 245 as of 4/1. 25 to go. been off the bike for 3 weeks, have to get back -- have to be ready for the STP in July. Man, reading all these entries is really...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-04-07, 01:05 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 11,370
Posted By umatillarider

hey operation orange: bad break (no pun intended...

hey operation orange: bad break (no pun intended - well, maybe a little one:) ). hope you can get back in the saddle soon. glad you are getting better.

cole
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-04-07, 01:03 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 11,370
Posted By umatillarider

darn: posted on the wrong thread a few minutes...

darn: posted on the wrong thread a few minutes ago. Tom: i am down to 247 as of last thursday!! broke the 250 barrier and going for the 240. been on the south beach diet, but find exercise and...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-04-07, 12:59 AM
Replies: 3,556
Views: 2,497,737
Posted By umatillarider

tom: down to 247 as of Thursday. I went on the...

tom: down to 247 as of Thursday. I went on the south beach diet. anyway, better weather and longer daylight in these parts is going to accellerate my weight loss program.

cole
Forum: Road Cycling
02-19-07, 09:56 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 5,249
Posted By umatillarider

giant ocr2 carbon ultegra, etc. had to change the...

giant ocr2 carbon ultegra, etc. had to change the seat, but other than that super!! also have a raleigh cadent 4 for town, etc., and it is pretty good on the short haul. but the giant is for the...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-19-07, 07:12 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 335
Posted By umatillarider

cateye hr10 heart rate monitor

ok, i am not a gadget person. i have this monitor, and have entered my data, but cannot figure out how to get it to give me a readout on my ride......it is just zero's, so i must have not activatd...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-11-07, 06:00 PM
Replies: 3,556
Views: 2,497,737
Posted By umatillarider

i am new

i am new, so still a little nervous about this carbon thing. altho while in the usaf, i held a piece of composite recovered from an f-111 that went down in sea, and was amazed at the strength. this...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-11-07, 12:05 AM
Replies: 3,556
Views: 2,497,737
Posted By umatillarider

well guys, now at 256 but picked up my carbon...

well guys, now at 256 but picked up my carbon giant ors2 a couple of months back and haven't had any trouble with the carbon frame at all. the worst thing was the seat - they seem to never come with...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-04-07, 06:18 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 11,370
Posted By umatillarider

you know, this may be a picky thing, but i am...

you know, this may be a picky thing, but i am color blind in some shades, and i can barely read the name column. my main problem is in reds-greens, but something about that column makes it hard for...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-04-07, 06:15 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 11,370
Posted By umatillarider

256 as of this morning (2/4/07). starting the...

256 as of this morning (2/4/07). starting the south beach diet next week, so with my spin class and the better weather, should start seeing some improvements. hooah!!
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
01-25-07, 01:34 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 5,614
Posted By umatillarider

count me in for a 3x. tried 2x but jerseys seem...

count me in for a 3x. tried 2x but jerseys seem to run small. must be an italian thing or something (hey, some of my ancestors were italian). anyway, email me at literateflame@yahoo.com when it comes...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
01-21-07, 03:42 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 5,614
Posted By umatillarider

count me

Count me in with a 3x.

thanks
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-15-07, 12:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 624
Posted By umatillarider

skydive69 you are my new hero, and it takes a lot...

skydive69 you are my new hero, and it takes a lot to get there!!! when i grow up (i am 63) i want to be just like you........well, maybe similar. good news on your recovery and kudos for your winning...
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