Ya know Cletus, when I saw your Saturday loop, two thoughts occurred to me.
1. That's a pretty congested area, how do you maintain the speeds that you do?
2. At least some of that seems like a pretty rough area, maybe that's how you maintain the
speeds you do.
"Cletus D. Lee" <
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> In article <24f4340d.03011510
[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> > cell phones, TAXI's and friends or sig others to come and get you when you have a flat----Whaaaa
> > Whaaaa..snif sniffle..gimme a break. Ok Ok I won't be toooo hard on the guys in the cold weather
> > BUT for some one that rides in Sunny mild Florida that has to call for a cab!!!!!!! be a real
> > cyclist and put in a new tube and continue the ride. No SAG for me when I ride in 20 deg
> >
> Not every breakdown can be remedied with a patch kit and a pump. About
two
> years back, I did not properly tighten the QR on my front wheel of my
P-38. At
> 10 miles into the Saturday ride with-in sight of the Galleria in Houston,
I
> hit a bump in the concrete and my front wheel fell off. My fork was bent beyond repair. Yellow-Cab
> to the rescue. There are also parts of town
where
> I ride that I don't want to get caught alone and vulnerable after the sun
goes
> down.
>
> I'll keep my cell phone handy (thank you) and try to use sound judgment on what to fix and when to
> bail out.
> --
>
> Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager
http://www.clee.org
> - Bellaire, TX USA -
