the weekend ended the week well for G2. the sunday ride gathered in the chilly morning at the usual spot. your humble author, perhaps expectedly, being the last to arrive. the wind was once again a factor and before the sun got over the trees, it made for a very cool ride... and not the good kind of cool. it was a quiet start - cesar having preferred the company of his pillow more than that of his fellow G2 riders. indeed, until I warmed up, I found his perspective oddly attractive.
the ride continued north to spanish river with the only disruption being my insistence on pulling 22mph into the wind. my apologies to my fellow riders. being a classic perfectionist, it is all or nothing with me and I tend to want to go really slow or (self-) punishingly fast. order was restored at the spanish river light and we began to anticipate Nomads® and the promised tailwind.
Nomads gave us all a chance to see what bike upgrades are available to anyone who is willing to get struck by a car in exchange. Mauri's restored ride is now sporting Campagnolo Super Record™ 11 speed ™ and some very nifty Zipp 404's. as his strength returns, we will all be glad to see the new equipment put to good use... of course, right now he's playing the sympathy card and applying to the city for a handicapped sticker so he can ride and park wherever he wants. and in a classic abuse of social service programs, he shouts his claims of handicapped status whilst surging ahead of the group.
today, the tailwind (mostly) fulfilled its promise and we sped back to atlantic with a few spirited surges along the way. of course, in a blatant disregard of peloton etiquette, I was attacked while heeding the call of nature... but, it was only fair given my earlier antics - touché, mes freres. on the final approach to lighthouse point jerry launched a well-timed attack taking everyone but his obviously pre-arranged pickup truck accomplice by surprise. he effectively used gravity, aerodynamics, and sarcasm to gap the group and was only reeled in when he felt his point proven.
another good weekend of riding closes its books. thanks to everyone for making it fun, tough, and interesting. have a great week G2s!
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I might add emphasis on gravity (I got plenty of that!) and sarcasm, aerodynamics coming in a distant third...
ReplyDeleteI'm in the office with the TV on in the background and just saw, for the first time, the new PSA for Drive Right Ride Right produced by Z Motion. It was on the VS network which you can still see if you're on Comcast, but not on satellite. It's well produced and features the 3 foot law for motorists along with the "no more than 2 abreast" law for us. It really felt good to see it on TV. I hope it helps!
Oh, and VS is showing snowboarding right this minute-- I guess maybe it wasn't quite that cold here this morning after all!
Jerry
not at all. that move was all you...
ReplyDeletewell, I mean, you and the pick up.
universal sports is also really good for the less frequently seen sports lots of ski jumping and nordic skiing the last few weeks - which is nice
It sounds like you had some fun in the wind this weekend. So did I. Rode my first 300K (191)miles mostly in headwinds and crosswinds. Melbourne to Sanford to New Smyrna and back. I don't know how to post directly only can comment.Is there an easier way????
ReplyDeleteHi Thanks for all the pulls and waiting around for me this weekend. Promise to do better next week.
ReplyDeleteYaniv
hey yaniv, we should have been more attentive to who was still with the group and who was in trouble. it seems like this was your weekend for issues, but look at it this way, you got them over with!
ReplyDeleteRorie, Wow, I thought 150 miles in one day in PR was far. Heads up for you, very impressive.
ReplyDeleteFor now all members can only comment. If you want to post something send it to me or Eric.
Thanks.