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05-13-20, 09:21 AM
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I'm guessing you were a three and he was around a seven. He didn't earn a scalp, but you didn't exactly defend, either. It was a draw, so with your fcn, you lost.
I'm guessing you were a three and he was around a seven. He didn't earn a scalp, but you didn't exactly defend, either. It was a draw, so with your fcn, you lost.
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05-13-20, 11:03 AM
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How many times have I been on rides thinking "I'll take it easy today", then someone passes me and then I think "It's on!".
I'm only 49, but I hope to God that when I turn 70, I can still do this. I fear getting older. I really do. But I read stories like this and I hope and pray I turn out nearly the same.
I'm only 49, but I hope to God that when I turn 70, I can still do this. I fear getting older. I really do. But I read stories like this and I hope and pray I turn out nearly the same.
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05-13-20, 04:39 PM
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Never underestimate folks. Someone can ride a clunker a be pushing years but he might have some racing background when young and then even if he left riding for some years and returned to it for fitness in later years, he can still surprise.
That behavior is weird but it happens, some folks don't like to socialize.
I think you can ride bike on decent level even past 70. Running never agreed with my knees but cross country skiing (even marathon distances) and biking no problem.
That behavior is weird but it happens, some folks don't like to socialize.
I think you can ride bike on decent level even past 70. Running never agreed with my knees but cross country skiing (even marathon distances) and biking no problem.
05-13-20, 04:43 PM
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How many times have I been on rides thinking "I'll take it easy today", then someone passes me and then I think "It's on!".
I'm only 49, but I hope to God that when I turn 70, I can still do this. I fear getting older. I really do. But I read stories like this and I hope and pray I turn out nearly the same.
I'm only 49, but I hope to God that when I turn 70, I can still do this. I fear getting older. I really do. But I read stories like this and I hope and pray I turn out nearly the same.
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Joke is on you. He let you win. Now he’s reading this thread and laughing his ass off over how he got into your head enough to post the OED of threads trying to make him look foolish. Ask me how I know.
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05-13-20, 06:49 PM
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If I had a velo, I don't think I'd know how to score myself. In most situations it would be a pretty pointless game. You're either going to win big or lose big.
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05-13-20, 07:38 PM
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One year Lance rode past me on an MUP the day before the U.S. pro road race championship in Philadelphia. I was tending to a mechanical. True story. Several years before I and a bunch of other rag tag locals rode behind the 7-11 team the day before the race. Late 80’s. They were spinning along and chatting at around 23 mph while we were hanging on for dear life.
10-14-20, 05:56 AM
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Several miles down the path I saw the E-biker stopped on the edge of the path. As I rode past, I again nodded politely and was again met with non-response. A few minutes later I saw the rider coming from behind. I thought to myself that his bike might have been a Class 1 or 2 Ebike. At this point I had a decent tail wind, so I spun it up to 21-22MPH. He was going to have to work to pass me. Or so I thought. He soon caught me and moved past me with ease. I nodded as he passed. The mirrored shield remained motionless and aimed steadily forward. As he settled in ahead of me I noticed a familiarity in the build, the clothing, the unique posture, the arms and the steely coldness.
IT WAS HIM!
That sucker was not going to be bettered by me again.
As a completely unrelated aside, does anyone know where there are any good deals on Class 3 E-Bikes?
10-14-20, 08:06 AM
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I'm guessing you were a three and he was around a seven. He didn't earn a scalp, but you didn't exactly defend, either. It was a draw, so with your fcn, you lost.
I'm guessing you were a three and he was around a seven. He didn't earn a scalp, but you didn't exactly defend, either. It was a draw, so with your fcn, you lost.
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10-14-20, 09:43 AM
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I pass "legs", he gives me a blank stare.
"Legs" passes me. Still no communications.
I pass "legs" again, then proceed to drop him like a sack of oats. Even if it kills me, down he goes.
"Legs" has nothing left to do but buy an e-bike. "Legs" is an annoying individual and he knows it.
"Legs" passes me. Still no communications.
I pass "legs" again, then proceed to drop him like a sack of oats. Even if it kills me, down he goes.
"Legs" has nothing left to do but buy an e-bike. "Legs" is an annoying individual and he knows it.
10-14-20, 10:22 AM
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I think the plot of this thread was plagiarized from a Roadrunner / Wiley Coyote cartoon. When do we get to rockets?
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When I used to bike commute on a MUP and wasn’t feeling too energetic, I would dog it waiting for a faster cyclist to pass and then grab their wheel for a draft. Other days I would be going at 80%, feeling good, and a guy would pass me going just a touch faster and I would grab his wheel for a bit and then pass them to see if I could get them to jump me. If they did, I would grab their wheel again for a fast pull while I went back to my 80% and enjoy the ride until they turned off or blew up. Learned that riding a fixie during track classes at my local velodrome.
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10-14-20, 01:53 PM
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I’ve had a sorta similar response from another rider. This rider goes really fast in aero position out and back on the city/county MUP that connects to the state park rail trail.
On occasion I see him coming out when I’m heading back into town from a ride on the state trail. So, he’ll typically catch up and pass me on his return before I pull off the city trail at the feeder trail heading back to my house.
We both use that feeder route, so sometimes I end up almost catching back up because he seems to slow way down on the feeder route, presumably as a cool down, to a rate even slower than I was riding when he passed.
He must regard me catching back up at this point as some sort of a challenge, because as soon as I get in his vicinity, he takes off again at high speed for the last mile or so to the end of the feeder trail. I don’t think I’m imagining this because he has done exactly the same thing each time and not at a specific spot, but at the moment I get near, which varies of course.
No big deal, but, yeah, people are interesting!
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On occasion I see him coming out when I’m heading back into town from a ride on the state trail. So, he’ll typically catch up and pass me on his return before I pull off the city trail at the feeder trail heading back to my house.
We both use that feeder route, so sometimes I end up almost catching back up because he seems to slow way down on the feeder route, presumably as a cool down, to a rate even slower than I was riding when he passed.
He must regard me catching back up at this point as some sort of a challenge, because as soon as I get in his vicinity, he takes off again at high speed for the last mile or so to the end of the feeder trail. I don’t think I’m imagining this because he has done exactly the same thing each time and not at a specific spot, but at the moment I get near, which varies of course.
No big deal, but, yeah, people are interesting!
Otto
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10-14-20, 02:22 PM
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I’ve had a sorta similar response from another rider. This rider goes really fast in aero position out and back on the city/county MUP that connects to the state park rail trail.
On occasion I see him coming out when I’m heading back into town from a ride on the state trail. So, he’ll typically catch up and pass me on his return before I pull off the city trail at the feeder trail heading back to my house.
We both use that feeder route, so sometimes I end up almost catching back up because he seems to slow way down on the feeder route, presumably as a cool down, to a rate even slower than I was riding when he passed.
He must regard me catching back up at this point as some sort of a challenge, because as soon as I get in his vicinity, he takes off again at high speed for the last mile or so to the end of the feeder trail. I don’t think I’m imagining this because he has done exactly the same thing each time and not at a specific spot, but at the moment I get near, which varies of course.
No big deal, but, yeah, people are interesting!
Otto
On occasion I see him coming out when I’m heading back into town from a ride on the state trail. So, he’ll typically catch up and pass me on his return before I pull off the city trail at the feeder trail heading back to my house.
We both use that feeder route, so sometimes I end up almost catching back up because he seems to slow way down on the feeder route, presumably as a cool down, to a rate even slower than I was riding when he passed.
He must regard me catching back up at this point as some sort of a challenge, because as soon as I get in his vicinity, he takes off again at high speed for the last mile or so to the end of the feeder trail. I don’t think I’m imagining this because he has done exactly the same thing each time and not at a specific spot, but at the moment I get near, which varies of course.
No big deal, but, yeah, people are interesting!
Otto
These encounters make the rides a little less monotonous.
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10-14-20, 07:00 PM
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Dude, you were 100% in the wrong there.
You should have droped the hamer right off the bat and opened such a gap that it crushed his will to compete. Anything less is a lack of competetive spirit. Being old is no excuse - he could train harder if he wanted to. The MUP's are no place for the half hearted. Eye of the Tiger... Eye of the Tiger
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You should have droped the hamer right off the bat and opened such a gap that it crushed his will to compete. Anything less is a lack of competetive spirit. Being old is no excuse - he could train harder if he wanted to. The MUP's are no place for the half hearted. Eye of the Tiger... Eye of the Tiger
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10-14-20, 07:20 PM
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I bet he had a hidden motor.
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Why didn't you match speeds and talk a bit?
Maybe he was looking for a riding buddy, you guys seem fairly well matched, not a race.
Maybe he was looking for a riding buddy, you guys seem fairly well matched, not a race.
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When two sufferers of Dogncar Syndrome meet on a cycle path...
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I’ve had a sorta similar response from another rider. This rider goes really fast in aero position out and back on the city/county MUP that connects to the state park rail trail.
On occasion I see him coming out when I’m heading back into town from a ride on the state trail. So, he’ll typically catch up and pass me on his return before I pull off the city trail at the feeder trail heading back to my house.
We both use that feeder route, so sometimes I end up almost catching back up because he seems to slow way down on the feeder route, presumably as a cool down, to a rate even slower than I was riding when he passed.
He must regard me catching back up at this point as some sort of a challenge, because as soon as I get in his vicinity, he takes off again at high speed for the last mile or so to the end of the feeder trail. I don’t think I’m imagining this because he has done exactly the same thing each time and not at a specific spot, but at the moment I get near, which varies of course.
No big deal, but, yeah, people are interesting!
Otto
On occasion I see him coming out when I’m heading back into town from a ride on the state trail. So, he’ll typically catch up and pass me on his return before I pull off the city trail at the feeder trail heading back to my house.
We both use that feeder route, so sometimes I end up almost catching back up because he seems to slow way down on the feeder route, presumably as a cool down, to a rate even slower than I was riding when he passed.
He must regard me catching back up at this point as some sort of a challenge, because as soon as I get in his vicinity, he takes off again at high speed for the last mile or so to the end of the feeder trail. I don’t think I’m imagining this because he has done exactly the same thing each time and not at a specific spot, but at the moment I get near, which varies of course.
No big deal, but, yeah, people are interesting!
Otto
Different strokes for different folks.
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