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On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 10:22:55 +1300, "PAM." <JunkMail@Fishnchips.com> wrote:

>Addicted? Hmmm. I used to cycle everywhere. I wouldn't flinch of a 50 - 100 k ride some weekends.

>But I wouldn't say I was addicted. Not now that I couldn't be arsed to ride because of the gravel
>roads around here.
>:-)

So, you're in recovery :-)

(also possibly in England?)

Guy
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On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:27:21 +0000, Mike Elliott wrote:

> For every headwind there is a headwind

Oh yay :-)

Mark Derricutt wrote:

> On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:27:21 +0000, Mike Elliott wrote:
>
> > For every headwind there is a headwind
>
> Oh yay :-)

Hey dont worry about it. Headwinds just make you more durable. Bernie

Fri, 07 Feb 2003 19:02:16 -0800, <3E447338.9649E5E2@direct.ca>, Bernie <bmcilvan@direct.ca> wrote:

>
>
>Mark Derricutt wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:27:21 +0000, Mike Elliott wrote:
>>
>> > For every headwind there is a headwind
>>
>> Oh yay :-)
>
>Hey dont worry about it. Headwinds just make you more durable. Bernie

I believe the problem with headwinds is that we so rarely acknowledge and give thanks to the
tailwinds.
--
zk

Zoot Katz wrote:

> Fri, 07 Feb 2003 19:02:16 -0800, <3E447338.9649E5E2@direct.ca>, Bernie <bmcilvan@direct.ca> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Mark Derricutt wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:27:21 +0000, Mike Elliott wrote:
> >>
> >> > For every headwind there is a headwind
> >>
> >> Oh yay :-)
> >
> >Hey dont worry about it. Headwinds just make you more durable. Bernie
>
> I believe the problem with headwinds is that we so rarely acknowledge and give thanks to the
> tailwinds.
> --
> zk

Well I always notice and appreciate tailwinds - and give thanks for them sometimes. Headwinds make
you tougher, tailwinds make you more joyful. I always feel I am flying when I have the right
tailwind. And a note to motorists: kids on bikes don't really 'ride' bikes, they 'fly' them, so give
lots of space. Bernie

Sat, 08 Feb 2003 01:12:02 -0800, <3E44C9E2.A2B435B6@direct.ca>, Bernie <bmcilvan@direct.ca>
wrote: \snip
>> >> > For every headwind there is a headwind
>> >>
>> >> Oh yay :-)
>> >
>> >Hey dont worry about it. Headwinds just make you more durable. Bernie
>>
>> I believe the problem with headwinds is that we so rarely acknowledge and give thanks to the
>> tailwinds.
>> --
>> zk
>
>Well I always notice and appreciate tailwinds - and give thanks for them sometimes. Headwinds make
>you tougher, tailwinds make you more joyful. I always feel I am flying when I have the right
>tailwind. And a note to motorists: kids on bikes don't really 'ride' bikes, they 'fly' them, so
>give lots of space. Bernie

Hills are finite, the wind can make you cry.

Sometimes, in a rain cape, you are flying. I liken it to a spinnaker. Not something I'd wear across
some of our bridges!
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zk

Zoot Katz wrote:

> Sat, 08 Feb 2003 01:12:02 -0800, <3E44C9E2.A2B435B6@direct.ca>, Bernie <bmcilvan@direct.ca>
> wrote: \snip
> >> >> > For every headwind there is a headwind
> >> >>
> >> >> Oh yay :-)
> >> >
> >> >Hey dont worry about it. Headwinds just make you more durable. Bernie
> >>
> >> I believe the problem with headwinds is that we so rarely acknowledge and give thanks to the
> >> tailwinds.
> >> --
> >> zk
> >
> >Well I always notice and appreciate tailwinds - and give thanks for them sometimes. Headwinds
> >make you tougher, tailwinds make you more joyful. I always feel I am flying when I have the right
> >tailwind. And a note to motorists: kids on bikes don't really 'ride' bikes, they 'fly' them, so
> >give lots of space. Bernie
>
> Hills are finite, the wind can make you cry.
>
> Sometimes, in a rain cape, you are flying. I liken it to a spinnaker. Not something I'd wear
> across some of our bridges!
> --
> zk

Yeah, headwinds turn your wheels to lead, downhills are the payoff for uphills, and turning your
rain cape into a spinnaker is another dimension entirely! :-} Bernie

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <guy.chapman@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 18:36:17 GMT, "Per Elmsäter" <perdotelmsater@teliadot.com> wrote:
>
> >One day it was really windy, like 12-15 m/s or 25-30 knots. I had to really put my head down and
> >spin much lower gears just to keep the bike moving. Imagine my surprise upon getting home that
> >I'd averaged almost 30 km/h. This was the day I started learning about what a good cadence does.
>
> Ah, I remember that. And I remember getting the cadence sorted only to find that my average speed
> of 20mph was knocked down to under 16mph by the next bastard headwind :-)
>

Yep. That was when I learned to put my head down.

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On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 19:35:24 GMT, "Per Elmsäter" <perdotelmsater@teliadot.com> wrote:

>> Ah, I remember that. And I remember getting the cadence sorted only to find that my average speed
>> of 20mph was knocked down to under 16mph by the next bastard headwind :-)

>Yep. That was when I learned to put my head down.

Trust me, I'm riding on the drops and hunkered down.

Guy
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <guy.chapman@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 19:35:24 GMT, "Per Elmsäter" <perdotelmsater@teliadot.com> wrote:
>
> >> Ah, I remember that. And I remember getting the cadence sorted only to find that my average
> >> speed of 20mph was knocked down to under 16mph by the next bastard headwind :-)
>
> >Yep. That was when I learned to put my head down.
>
> Trust me, I'm riding on the drops and hunkered down.
>

We had winds like that last sunday. When Í hit a crosswind in an open field with my Rolf wheels it
felt like the bike took off. I was really happy having my skydiver experience to fly the bike in
such a fashion that both wheels occasionally had contact with the pavement.

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On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 22:19:32 GMT, "Per Elmsäter" <perdotelmsater@teliadot.com> wrote:

>We had winds like that last sunday. When Í hit a crosswind in an open field with my Rolf wheels it
>felt like the bike took off. I was really happy having my skydiver experience to fly the bike in
>such a fashion that both wheels occasionally had contact with the pavement.

Oh, I hate that! My commute goes over the tail end of the Berkshire Downs - when you hit the top of
the hill, the wind is coming at you across a large plain and can be really strong - also prone to
gusts. It was the rimary reason I went 'bent, as I said. The lowbike is much less vulnerable to
crosswinds as well, but harder to control if they do take over.

Guy
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