Comments on: Actions and Consequences, Part VI http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: J http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593985 J Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:19:40 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593985 One would think that the SHIV could handle the crosswinds. I rode the famous Hotter Than Hell 100 in Whichita Falls last year. The ending section of the race was ~20 miles of flat heading straight into the wind. I felt as if we were biking into a hurricane! The strong headwinds made for a lovely 10mph pace at a 100 cadence and quick leader rotations. If you tried to pass, your speed would drop to 6 or 7. It was brutal but at least we didn't have torrential rains. Although the 100* temps were bad enough. One would think that the SHIV could handle the crosswinds. I rode the famous Hotter Than Hell 100 in Whichita Falls last year. The ending section of the race was ~20 miles of flat heading straight into the wind. I felt as if we were biking into a hurricane! The strong headwinds made for a lovely 10mph pace at a 100 cadence and quick leader rotations. If you tried to pass, your speed would drop to 6 or 7. It was brutal but at least we didn’t have torrential rains. Although the 100* temps were bad enough.

]]> By: Peta http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593977 Peta Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:02:20 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593977 Should of just hunkered down lol Should of just hunkered down lol

]]> By: RedRivRevFrank http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593972 RedRivRevFrank Tue, 17 Sep 2013 02:12:41 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593972 Jealous of your 1 foot shoulders between rumble strips and gravel. In NW Minnesota we aspire to one foot shoulders. In fact, we aspire to aspiring to one foot shoulders. If it were raining like that on a NW Minnesota road this time of year I might as well just bike down the middle. It will at least make the last several minutes more enjoyable until a beet truck driver puts me out of my misery. Looking forward to the conclusion! Jealous of your 1 foot shoulders between rumble strips and gravel. In NW Minnesota we aspire to one foot shoulders. In fact, we aspire to aspiring to one foot shoulders. If it were raining like that on a NW Minnesota road this time of year I might as well just bike down the middle. It will at least make the last several minutes more enjoyable until a beet truck driver puts me out of my misery.

Looking forward to the conclusion!

]]> By: TK http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593969 TK Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:39:27 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593969 I can't wait to find out if you and The Hammer survived the ordeal! The law of diminishing returns of multi-part posts kicks in somewhere around 2 or 3...but yet I still return each day to read. I can’t wait to find out if you and The Hammer survived the ordeal! The law of diminishing returns of multi-part posts kicks in somewhere around 2 or 3…but yet I still return each day to read.

]]> By: Christina http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593965 Christina Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:41:00 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593965 "With its FACT carbon frame, and optimized rear wheel airflow (especially in crosswinds), the Shiv ensures you’re cutting through the wind while cranking out huge watts of race-crushing power." It must be because you swapped out wheels, right? I'm cold, wet and tired. Let's finish this ride. “With its FACT carbon frame, and optimized rear wheel airflow (especially in crosswinds), the Shiv ensures you’re cutting through the wind while cranking out huge watts of race-crushing power.”

It must be because you swapped out wheels, right?

I’m cold, wet and tired. Let’s finish this ride.

]]> By: cyclingjimbo http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593962 cyclingjimbo Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:51:18 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593962 and yeah, there are lots of other typos, too. Really can't type. and yeah, there are lots of other typos, too. Really can’t type.

]]> By: cyclingjimbo http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593960 cyclingjimbo Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:31:24 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593960 "from" - can't type for beans “from” – can’t type for beans

]]> By: cyclingjimbo http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593959 cyclingjimbo Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:30:48 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593959 I agree with @Davidh-Marin,ca - nice story, Doug. Good insights, esspecially for those of us who are at the back of the pack. Nice post froo you, too, fatty, and glad to read that the end is near - at long last we will know the outcome of this saga, and we can look forward to the 400 mile ride with less fear and trepidation, knowing hta tht two of you hvae pretty much been through the worst already. An interesting series of "if only we had ..." has put the two of you in a precarous position, and it is a good thing indeed that you called for help. Looking forward to tomorrow's final(?) installment. I agree with @Davidh-Marin,ca – nice story, Doug. Good insights, esspecially for those of us who are at the back of the pack.

Nice post froo you, too, fatty, and glad to read that the end is near – at long last we will know the outcome of this saga, and we can look forward to the 400 mile ride with less fear and trepidation, knowing hta tht two of you hvae pretty much been through the worst already. An interesting series of “if only we had …” has put the two of you in a precarous position, and it is a good thing indeed that you called for help. Looking forward to tomorrow’s final(?) installment.

]]> By: Davidh-Marin,ca http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593956 Davidh-Marin,ca Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:51:01 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593956 I second Doug's 'letter to Fatty'. A nice concise, story, told in just one post. Not that I'm unhappy in any way about this multi part tale. It reminds me of reading the morning comic strips of my youth. (Dick Tracy, Sky Masters, Beatle Bailey, Perry Mason(before Raymond Burr)) those could take all week just to get to the 'cliffhanger'! Fatty- Glad to know that you are here to tell the tale. I personally resolved not commute home in the rain after a long slog last winter. Driving in the rain the next day I realized how little you could see from a car, in the rain, in the dark, and what the heck is a bike doing here! And I imagine that my traffic is a lot slower than the <i>wide open spaces</i> where you travel. Blog suggestion: The Doctor and Kenny on Breck Epic? I second Doug’s ‘letter to Fatty’. A nice concise, story, told in just one post. Not that I’m unhappy in any way about this multi part tale. It reminds me of reading the morning comic strips of my youth. (Dick Tracy, Sky Masters, Beatle Bailey, Perry Mason(before Raymond Burr)) those could take all week just to get to the ‘cliffhanger’!

Fatty- Glad to know that you are here to tell the tale. I personally resolved not commute home in the rain after a long slog last winter. Driving in the rain the next day I realized how little you could see from a car, in the rain, in the dark, and what the heck is a bike doing here! And I imagine that my traffic is a lot slower than the wide open spaces where you travel.

Blog suggestion: The Doctor and Kenny on Breck Epic?

]]> By: bikemike http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-593955 bikemike Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:47:05 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/09/16/actions-and-consequences-part-vi/#comment-593955 Breaking Bad on bikes. Well, without the murder and the blue crystal meth. Breaking Bad on bikes. Well, without the murder and the blue crystal meth.

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