tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post8191204529859714049..comments2024-03-21T23:31:28.521-04:00Comments on Irregular Velo Adventures: Mar-06: Sunny Day, Some Scenery, Some Funskiffrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627376178648891371noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-77544137375815132792010-03-07T18:57:13.954-05:002010-03-07T18:57:13.954-05:00Tito wrote: "then later iva, as if in karmic ...Tito wrote: "then later iva, as if in karmic destiny, flatted. unlike me, he rode on anyway, sort of like one Lance type of guy." <br /><br />Iva is too nice a guy to compare to *ance *rmstrong. <br /><br />I prefer comparing him to Lon Haldeman. Who once, when riding with his wife Susan as she was attempting to set a trans-continental cycling speed record, flatted his rear tire, and dropped back from Susan. The short version of the story is that Lon rode 40 miles, standing the entire way to reduce the pressure on the rear tire, until he managed to catch Susan's support vehicle before they took off again. Apparently, he almost caught the support vehicle several times, but they repeatedly pulled away before he could get within hailing distance. The support vehicle people likely just figured that Lon was doing some training exercies. <br /><br />Anyway, by ALL accounts, Lon is a much nicer guy than that *ance guy. <br /><br />I prefer to compare Iva to Lon. <br /><br />...Mskiffrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627376178648891371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-41050164033547495362010-03-07T18:48:37.225-05:002010-03-07T18:48:37.225-05:00Given the above information, I have changed the re...Given the above information, I have changed the result for CL #5. <br /><br />What is going on? The Mallet losing CL sprints, without putting his foot through his spokes?! <br /><br />That new used bike must have been throwing off the Mallet's alignment. Without mud guards and a rack for panniers, he probably just couldn't get comfortable. <br /><br />I told Iva, when we were bringing in the autobus, that the "conspiracy" not getting CL #5 was - in high measure - my fault. Early in the ride, Smitty appeared to be struggling a bit, having trouble getting loose. So, I did him a "favor", and didn't send him with Ivan and the Mallet to bridge to the front group on Beaver Dam Rd to contest that sprint. If Smitty had expended the energy to bridge that gap, I was thinking he might not have had the energy to contest CL #7. <br /><br />Now, I find that the same might have applied to CL #5, etc.. <br /><br />No future sympathy for the "evil" Smitty ! <br /><br />Here's hoping that the the "evil one's" butt was dragging might bad on Sunday when he and the Cheetah did their 11-mile run. Maybe Snapper "rubbed it in" a little if Smitty's butt was dragging. ;-) <br /><br />...Mskiffrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627376178648891371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-19016221933120386972010-03-07T18:36:15.188-05:002010-03-07T18:36:15.188-05:00The following was originally sent as an e-mail, bu...The following was originally sent as an e-mail, but ...<br /><br />john speaks with authority. as a matter of fact, john was a witness to the first flat. he noted that the flat thing was part of martin's devilish scheme to get iva to be so recovered from any heaviness so as to swoop down upon the unsuspecting velo maniacs and then seize a C L. very clever indeed. then later iva, as if in karmic destiny, flatted. unlike me, he rode on anyway, sort of like one Lance type of guy. <br /><br />one effect of my tire failure was for me to contact nashbar tonight to buy some of those rare 650 tires (with ecuadorian secretive sew up features) and then perhaps to fill them with lighter than air hydrogen. probably all part of martin's next deranged plot.<br /><br />TitoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-41461806974719662492010-03-07T18:33:21.474-05:002010-03-07T18:33:21.474-05:00The following was originally sent as an e-mail, bu...The following was originally sent as an e-mail, but ... <br /><br />The plot was a little more sinister than the one described by the blog owner. Tito flatted. After a twenty minute tube change ( read: heavy legs ), both Tito and Iva emerged seemingly bonked from changing the 650 tube hand sewn in Quito, Ecuador. Then Iva made his move.<br /><br />AgnewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-53006841394450336632010-03-07T18:28:46.035-05:002010-03-07T18:28:46.035-05:00The following was originally sent as an e-mail, an...The following was originally sent as an e-mail, and is somewhat redundant with the above comment by the Mallet, but ... <br /><br />Someone was able to catch the Mallet on CL #5, and pass him. After that one that same someone told the Mallet he was done contesting CL's for the day. <br /><br />On the way back in to Wake County the Mallet broke for that line and the same someone was able to catch and pass him for that one as well. Possibly because the Mallet was laughing about how that person was not going to go for any more CL's but lured into going. <br /><br />Smitty<br /><br />verification word: shilinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-40083092607258862952010-03-07T10:27:49.469-05:002010-03-07T10:27:49.469-05:00I think the evil Smitty took the long sprint on CL...I think the evil Smitty took the long sprint on CL#5, after I ran out of gas and sat down thinking no one had gone with me - wrong.<br /><br />The evil Smitty also took the last CL on the "short" way home as I underestimated his evil powers for the second time that day. He had earlier told me how he had expended more effort on the ride than he had planned so I was fairly confident he wouldn't bother contesting the last one if I got a decent lead - wrong. Again I had gone too early and Smitty's evil powers took him by me with a few yards to spare.<br /><br />The dark side is easier, more seducive, but I know Jedi Master Geepee Ess will bring the force into balance.<br /><br />MalletAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-86813484557134494762010-03-06T20:26:31.364-05:002010-03-06T20:26:31.364-05:00I meant "could" not "good" Iv...I meant "could" not "good" IvaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-29672040083125167632010-03-06T20:12:25.231-05:002010-03-06T20:12:25.231-05:00Nice ride today. And, thanks to Martin for his in...Nice ride today. And, thanks to Martin for his ingenious routing and tour direction. These Feb and March rides, although shorter than when we quit in '09, have been grueling for me. Good it be I'm getting old. Nah.. Iva I'll comment on the conspiracy over there. IvaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342856829001765305.post-32063033117633699672010-03-06T18:24:58.565-05:002010-03-06T18:24:58.565-05:00The evil Smitty. i kinda like the sound of that.The evil Smitty. i kinda like the sound of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com