Share a brief story about random celebrities you have met while out riding?
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Share a brief story about random celebrities you have met while out riding?
Yesterday, while waiting for a group at Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Park, Sen. Charles Schumer and Bill Thompson were walking around, talking to people, and campaigning. Sen. Schumer said that he is "not fast enough to wear lycra." 
Later, in the same day, while up in Nyack, at Runcible Spoon, Evelyn Stevens was hanging around there, dressed in her Team Columbia-HTC kit and team bike. She did not drop me (because we didn't ride together). It was a bit wet yesterday but her kit was impeccably white and clean. Maybe when you ride that fast, dirt doesn't stick.
About a month ago, at Strictly Bikes, on the NJ side of the George Washington Bridge, rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest stopped by to buy a bike (my speculation: Pinarello Dogma with Di2?). I did not recognize him until my friend pointed it out. That, and random cyclists clad in their cycling kits started taking pictures with him.
Back in April 2009, while riding in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, I saw a race going on and a guy on a Cervelo S2. It's probably not approved to chat with people racing but needless to say, it was the one and only Pcad. That moment was better than the time I dropped Lance Armstrong while dialing it up to 400 watts. Ok, I made that last part up, the part about dialing it up to 400 watts.
Later, in the same day, while up in Nyack, at Runcible Spoon, Evelyn Stevens was hanging around there, dressed in her Team Columbia-HTC kit and team bike. She did not drop me (because we didn't ride together). It was a bit wet yesterday but her kit was impeccably white and clean. Maybe when you ride that fast, dirt doesn't stick.
About a month ago, at Strictly Bikes, on the NJ side of the George Washington Bridge, rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest stopped by to buy a bike (my speculation: Pinarello Dogma with Di2?). I did not recognize him until my friend pointed it out. That, and random cyclists clad in their cycling kits started taking pictures with him.
Back in April 2009, while riding in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, I saw a race going on and a guy on a Cervelo S2. It's probably not approved to chat with people racing but needless to say, it was the one and only Pcad. That moment was better than the time I dropped Lance Armstrong while dialing it up to 400 watts. Ok, I made that last part up, the part about dialing it up to 400 watts.
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Yesterday, while waiting for a group at Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Park, Sen. Charles Schumer and Bill Thompson were walking around, talking to people, and campaigning. Sen. Schumer said that he is "not fast enough to wear lycra."
Later, in the same day, while up in Nyack, at Runcible Spoon, Evelyn Stevens was hanging around there, dressed in her Team Columbia-HTC kit and team bike. She did not drop me (because we didn't ride together).
About a month ago, at Strictly Bikes, on the NJ side of the George Washington Bridge, rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, stopped by to buy a bike (my speculation: Pinarello Dogma with Di2?). I did not recognize him until my friend pointed it out. That, and random cyclists clad in their cycling kits started taking pictures with him.
Back in April 2009, while riding in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, I saw a race going on and a guy on a Cervelo S2. It's probably not approved to chat with people racing but needless to say, it was the one and only Pcad. That moment was better than the time I dropped Lance Armstrong while dialing it up to 400 watts. Ok, I made that last part up, the part about dialing it up to 400 watts.
Later, in the same day, while up in Nyack, at Runcible Spoon, Evelyn Stevens was hanging around there, dressed in her Team Columbia-HTC kit and team bike. She did not drop me (because we didn't ride together).
About a month ago, at Strictly Bikes, on the NJ side of the George Washington Bridge, rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, stopped by to buy a bike (my speculation: Pinarello Dogma with Di2?). I did not recognize him until my friend pointed it out. That, and random cyclists clad in their cycling kits started taking pictures with him.
Back in April 2009, while riding in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, I saw a race going on and a guy on a Cervelo S2. It's probably not approved to chat with people racing but needless to say, it was the one and only Pcad. That moment was better than the time I dropped Lance Armstrong while dialing it up to 400 watts. Ok, I made that last part up, the part about dialing it up to 400 watts.
11-01-09, 07:02 PM
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The year was '91, nineteen ninty that is; I spotted Danny Aiello in the parking lot of a diner with a container of coffee. One of my very few brushes with celebrity in any capacity. It WAS him, common knowlege he was a local, I verified it with the lady at the diner sometime later.
11-01-09, 07:12 PM
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" Sen. Schumer said that he is "not fast enough to wear lycra."
You think ol Chucky is funny ?
You think ol Chucky is funny ?
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yeah, we don't really follow who is Senator of what State much...I bet there are a lot of Americans West of NY state that don't know who Sen. Charles Schumer is though...not just us Northerners...
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I rode my bike to a 1992 Clinton rally four days before the election. River Phoenix was there with his band. I don't think that this counts, though.
11-01-09, 08:01 PM
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After I first moved up to Orange County (1997) I'm on the local MUP, and I wind up riding next to these two guys on MTBs and chatting. Turned out one of them was the actor Armand Assante and he was out for a spin with his personal trainer, part pavement, part off road, he has a property about 15 or 20 miles from where I rode with him. I didn't even realize it was him until they told me, he had some get up on that made him impossible to recognize. He wasn't particularly congenial, but then, neither was I.
11-01-09, 08:03 PM
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The odd thing is I've had team mates tell me the BF Stalkers come up to them at races and ask them if they are Pcad.
11-01-09, 08:05 PM
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i don't usually see celebrities along the muddy banks of the brandywine river...or on the paved trail!
actually, VP Biden lives in hollerin' distance from there
actually, VP Biden lives in hollerin' distance from there
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I've been in a race with "Zach" from "Saved by the Bell", does that count?
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I was on a Bike To Work Day ride with Cruz Bustamante, the Lt. Gov. of California at the time. For Sacramento, that qualifies as a celebrity. Just barely though.
11-01-09, 08:29 PM
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I rode down Bill Gates' street the other day. My bike computer crashed and I had to stop and reboot.
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various denver broncos players because i ride by their training camp all the time. dont really care because im a dolphins fan but...there ya go.
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I was amused, at least.
Yes! I hope you dropped him big time. That is the war story right there, dropping Zach from SBTB!
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I pedaled a couple weeks ago with my local city counselman. But I can't even remember his name.
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saw Big Black from Rob and Big https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Boykin
while riding downtown
stopped and talked to him for a few minutes, he was chilling outside the W for some big thing to do with his clothing line
while riding downtown
stopped and talked to him for a few minutes, he was chilling outside the W for some big thing to do with his clothing line
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I've ridden with Sean Kelly and Andy Hampsten, although they were organized group rides.
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I know this is the roadie section, I did a group mountain ride with Tim from Rage Against The Machine
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