Comments on: 6 Hours in Frog Hollow Race Report, Part 2: A Beautiful Lie

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:05:11 +0000

“There’s a word for that kind of lie. Hope.”
? Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

By: owen

owen — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:30:14 +0000

I think I might of tried to follow him for the rest of that lap to see what lines etc he was taking on the downhills and then stand and deliver the next time you got to the big hill climb – sounds good anyways as I sit here in my cubicle…

By: gingyh

gingyh — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:34:14 +0000

@Jim Tolar, TVIMH is a foul-mouthed harlot and is always followed by the voice of my long-deceased grandmother and what she always said when she caught me saying something vulgar…”Such ugly language from such a pretty girl.”

By: The Cyclist

The Cyclist — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:39:57 +0000

Yo, Fatty. I’m one of the minus 3 who actually cares about your gearing. 34 x 19 seems very low for going well on any descent. Especially if you’re on 26ers. What size of hoops are you packing?

I ride a (Specialized Stumpy Carbon SS) 29er. I sometimes did wish for a taller gear during this race…but sometimes I also wished for a lighter gear. – FC

By: Barefoot Rose

Barefoot Rose — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:13:40 +0000

Thank goodness you didn’t give up blogging. EDGE OF MY SEAT and I inwardly cringe and shout with glee to know it’s a drip by drip report. 360 parts for a 6 hour race?

By: davidh-marin,ca

davidh-marin,ca — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:58:09 +0000

Just read about a man for the rest of us:
http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/end-not-near?page=0,0

I nominate him as an honorary Fatty!

By: KevinM_Indiana(soon to be Virginia)

KevinM_Indiana(soon to be Virginia) — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:18:17 +0000

“The truth is, they were faster than I am because I am slower than they are.”

Well said Fatty and if we were all that honest at times but …. like you said we lie to ourselves …

Looking forward to the continued story! Race/Ride/Event reports are some of my favs.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:31:47 +0000

How do you stop from screaming when you’re going really fast downhill?

By: owen

owen — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:00:43 +0000

another great report Fatty can’t wait for more!! The picture with the Spot SS racer and you smiling tells the story – whatever it may end up being. I have been thinking about going to a 34t chain ring from my 32t as I think it would give me more gearing options do you find any other advantages?

By: Jim Tolar

Jim Tolar — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:41:46 +0000

“Nice pass, I said respectfully”

But the voice in your head, that’s not what *it* said, is it? TVIMH is never respectful and has a vocabulary consisting mostly of four-letter words that start with ‘F’ and rhyme with luck. Thankfully, TVIMH is almost only speaking aloud to me only.