Comments on: Actions and Consequences, Part III

By: Bozidar

Bozidar — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:33:46 +0000

It’s overdone! My 2 cents: They had a tire explosion, replaced the inner tube and used scotch tape to immobilize the outer tire.
Anyone going on such a long ride will be prepared, and have a couple of options to call someone to assist them. It’s not a pleasant day, but nothing too scary as long as you are within cell coverage zone. If I can’t rely on someone, i’ll do the route in a circle around a central point (usually home) to which i can walk. Here is an example route http://www.officecyclist.com/2013/08/weekend-morning-tour-24-aug-2013.html

Here’s another clue that everything turned out OK: I’m alive and writing these posts instead of recovering in a hospital. – FC

By: Wife#1

Wife#1 — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:57:49 +0000

@eclecticdeb… boy do I ever have you covered. I am not sure what the hell I was thinking, except that I plan on getting smaller and our daughter is already wearing women sized clothes and I think I must have planned the smallest one for our 9 y/o son and was not going to tell him it was a woman’s jersey…

But in any case, I have these women’s cut jerseys coming:
THE FAT CYCLIST V9 (W) Size X-Small
THE FAT CYCLIST V9 (W) Size Medium
THE FAT CYCLIST V9 (W) Size Large
FAT CYCLIST V9 L/S JERSEY (W) Size X-Large

Please note if you have read any of my earlier rants, I did not order the bib shorts, because, well, they’re bib shorts. Still waiting on the Chapek brothers for an engineering marvel. Short of that, I do have a pair of black twin six women’s shorts in large that have never been worn, otherwise you can just supply your own black shorts. :-)

Email me your mailing address in the next week or so and I’ll send you the medium and large when they arrive, and then just after Levis GF, you can ship ‘em back at your leisure. I think it’ll be a few more months before I am in a women’s large jersey anyway.

mybandwidth@yahoo.com Cheers.

By: Davidh-marin,ca

Davidh-marin,ca — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:32:50 +0000

Oh, and I’m not talking about the biker.

By: Davidh-marin,ca

Davidh-marin,ca — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:32:23 +0000

After Wife#1’s story about HS Biking I found Fatty’s next race partner.

Time to Man Up big boy!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTJYc8O1ocM&feature=player_embedded

By: Corrine

Corrine — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:14:00 +0000

How will I sleep tonight, not knowing what happens next? Does the wrapper save the day? Does the storm descend before the tire is fixed? I need to know, I need my sleep. More, now. Forget about work and deadlines, keep your readers happy.

By: KevinM_IN

KevinM_IN — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:07:11 +0000

Oh the anticipation …. Well played Fatty ….. Well played!

By: eclecticdeb

eclecticdeb — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:27:09 +0000

Did you use the wrapper to patch the tire?

@Wife#1: Thanks for the heads up in the comments, probably wouldn’t have gone back. And THANK YOU so much for the kind offer. I have no idea what size — I think I’m in between a medium and a large — depends on the cut.

By: JAT in Seattle

JAT in Seattle — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:54:06 +0000

I think Christina got it and it’s like the excitement is infectious – well done! (if that’s not it, I still think that was brilliant and is how the story Should proceed)
UpTheGrade – I’ve gotten a lot of miles out of my 25mm Specialized Armadillos – I do (against the received Zinn-ian wisdom) rotate them to even out the wear…

By: Wife#1

Wife#1 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:46:26 +0000

OH OH! Outside has a new story on SingleTrack High featuring our local high school MTB team – and by local I mean they are only about 1/3 mile down the street! Go Pirates!

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/Singletrack-High-Sir-Francis-Drake-Pirates-Cycling-Team.html

By: TK

TK — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:45:40 +0000

I really hope you don’t use the wrapper during a natural roadside pit stop.