Comments on: Oh, Now I Remember

By: skippy

skippy — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:45:58 +0000

I like “BikeCopVT” get paid to ride my Fisher mountain bike a few thousand miles a year on patrol. That is way cool! I am also just like Fatty in that I am always lured to ride the mountain bike and not the road bike. I have only ridden the rode bike twice this year. It is always a drudgery to drag it out, but for some reason when I finally do I really enjoy the speed compared to the slogging around on “fatty” tires.

By: Clydesteve

Clydesteve — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:13:01 +0000

you know, you’re right. it’s not fair of me to keep trashing bents without giving them a shot. i’ll have more to say about this soon. – FC

Not fair? I thought that was the point! Or, is being not fair about ‘bents just because you can get a chuckle at the expense of bearded, rear-view helmet mirror wearing ‘bent pilots the essence of what you have to say later?

By: Clay

Clay — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:55:59 +0000

Tons of donations for the bibs coming in. Thanks for the support; this is definitely the icing on the ridiculous “100 Miles of Nowhere” cake. The first round of bibs will be mailed out tomorrow, be sure to get your donation in soon, so you have your bib in time for the all important race day photo.

Thanks Again! WIN Susan!

By: Frank Fine

Frank Fine — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:50:19 +0000

Hey Fatty,

I was like you and got a little bored and complaicent with the Road bike thing.

Then I got a Recumbent. What a hoot! I can go farther and faster and have more fun than I ever did on a standard road bike. I’m riding up to a cottage this weekend (110 miles) and I expect to take 8 hours.

You have got to at least try a ‘bent! You think downhill on a road bike is something, try it lying on your back with almost no wind resistance! I got up to 56mph on a not very steep (but long) hill last year. That matches my age.

you know, you’re right. it’s not fair of me to keep trashing bents without giving them a shot. i’ll have more to say about this soon. – FC

By: MattC

MattC — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:36:18 +0000

Ahh Bubbaseadog…I’ve only done that ONCE (skewer flipping in the wind)! And it was not pretty let me tell you…cuz I’ve always filed off those blasted “lawyer tabs” on all my forks (so I never have to adjust the stupid skewers)…flip it and the tire comes off…put tire back on and flip it…done…no spinning to get the right tension…EVER! However…if your wheel falls off during a ride (and you do a clumsy superman move over the bars after your fork augers into the trail), don’t blame me! File the tabs at your own peril! It’s not the flying that hurts anyway…it’s that sudden stop afterwards.

By: CampyD

CampyD — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:30:59 +0000

So, since everyone is going to win their category this year, will all returning entrants next year get 001?

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:38:10 +0000

Riding my road bike in England is often quite like mountain biking as the country roads often feel like a wide single-track with 8 foot hedges on either side of the road and a strip of pavement barely 6 feet wide. Not to mention sometimes the pavement quality is rubbish.

By: dougg

dougg — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:48:55 +0000

“left the lens cap on”
Now that’s funny!!!

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:45:02 +0000

“Whether on road or mountain, I love riding bikes.”

Amen to that!

By: Jamieson

Jamieson — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:33:33 +0000

Will we have to wear the bibs at the Philly race so we can show just how off base we are?

So 100 miles in a straight line this Sunday, and then Saturday 100 miles in a small circle. I’m going to need help.