A Cycling & bikes forum. CycleBanter.com

Go Back   Home » CycleBanter.com forum » rec.bicycles » Techniques
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Old BIANCHI + Shimano Adamas AX



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #21  
Old January 29th 19, 08:08 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Theodore Heise[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 132
Default Old BIANCHI + Shimano Adamas AX

On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:44:59 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 9:26:55 AM UTC-8, Theodore Heise wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 07:06:12 -0800 (PST),
jbeattie wrote:


...otherwise known as the divorcycle because I had a
tendency to push her too hard racing singles up hill. It's
a real message when your stoker just stops pedaling.


Ouch. My wife has told me that she almost quit going on a
particular club ride with me after having pushed to keep up
with average mph speeds in the low to mid 20s. I'm glad she
didn't give up entirely.

Thanks for sharing your situation. It must be sad for both of
you. If nothing else, it's a great reminder for me not to
take for granted the things I have with my wife.


Your group rides in the low to mid-20's? Do you also all wear
capes and large red S's on your jerseys? On the flats our group
is about 17 mph.


Well, yes. More on the low 20s side, most often. Bear in mind
this was almost 20 years ago, when I (and many of the others in
the group) were racing. On top of that, many of the routes in the
area have few hills--so it was often just hammer along in a pace
line.

Today I'm thrilled if I can finish a group ride with even close to
a 20 mph average. More often it's in the upper teens. If there
are is much in the way of hills, the average goes down more.

--
Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA
Ads
  #22  
Old January 29th 19, 08:12 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Theodore Heise[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 132
Default Old BIANCHI + Shimano Adamas AX

On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:59:11 -0800 (PST),
jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 9:26:55 AM UTC-8, Theodore Heise wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 07:06:12 -0800 (PST),
jbeattie wrote:


DBS has helped, but her condition is fairly severe. She
can't ride a bike any more, which makes her really sad
after being an avid cyclist and racer. She was my secret
weapon on our tandem...


...otherwise known as the divorcycle because I had a
tendency to push her too hard racing singles up hill. It's
a real message when your stoker just stops pedaling.


Ouch. My wife has told me that she almost quit going on a
particular club ride with me after having pushed to keep up
with average mph speeds in the low to mid 20s. I'm glad she
didn't give up entirely.

Thanks for sharing your situation. It must be sad for both of
you. If nothing else, it's a great reminder for me not to
take for granted the things I have with my wife.


Thanks. We're all dodging bullets, and sometimes they land. You
learn to accommodate. Anyway, enough of that.


My hat's off to you.


...My wife dreaded some tandem rides, like being tasked by the
zany self-described directeur sportif of one racing club to
pace riders, mostly juniors, around Sauvie Island -- a local
fresh water island with a 12 mile loop. We used to draft the
team car, but we got busted twice by the Sheriff for "following
too closely" -- so me and my wife had to drag race around the
island towing the gooniors, usually for a lap and then we would
get to sit in the pack and then ride home. I would bribe her
with pizza on the way home. Wife bribes are a good thing.


This makes me smile. Thanks for sharing some nice memories.

--
Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA
  #23  
Old January 30th 19, 01:12 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
John B. Slocomb
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 805
Default Old BIANCHI + Shimano Adamas AX

On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:30:21 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 1/29/2019 10:06 AM, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 8:58:02 PM UTC-8, wrote:
On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-8, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 10:04:02 AM UTC-8, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 10:15:02 AM UTC-5, jbeattie wrote:
My friend would buy discs on a new racing bike, however, just because of resale and the direction of the market...

Wow. I don't think about resale when I buy anything, let alone bikes.

I certainly look for products that retain their value, but that doesn't mean I'm "churning" them. It just means I'm not buying crap that plummets in FMV the second I get it home or that can't be unloaded in the event of changed circumstances.


I suppose it makes sense if you're a person who likes to "churn"
your possessions. But that's not me.

Me neither, unless I smash a bike or one is stolen. I did sell my tandem and a couple of my wife's bikes when she became disabled. You never know when you might have to unload stuff, and you sure don't want to be selling crap nobody wants. Paying attention to what will retain its value is not a bad thing.

snip
You mention in passing that your wife became disabled...temporarily, I hope?
What happened, if you don't mind my asking?


Unfortunately, she has dystonia, a neuromuscular disorder akin to Parkinsons. She has electrodes implanted in her brain, and in fact, she is going in for surgery on Friday to get new pulse generators. Rechargeable this time so she doesn't have to get cut open every 2-3 years. http://callisto.ggsrv.com/imgsrv/Fas...Y01-IDSI-129-1



Good Lord! And here I was feeling sorry for myself because I have a
pacemaker.

I don't know whether it is applicable but I might comment that 6
months after having a pacemaker installed I am functioning normally
for a person of my age.


Cheers,
John B.


  #24  
Old January 30th 19, 02:16 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
news18
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,131
Default Old BIANCHI + Shimano Adamas AX

On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 07:12:26 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote:


I don't know whether it is applicable but I might comment that 6 months
after having a pacemaker installed I am functioning normally for a
person of my age.


Lol, red flag to a bull with SWMBO'd. Woe betide the doctor who tries to
fob off my wife with "you're good for your age".
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Shimano ADAMAS Bottom Bracket Cups removal? Sir Ridesalot Techniques 7 October 17th 15 04:19 PM
Bianchi, Campagnolo, Shimano--this stuff is hard to spell. Dave Marketplace 0 June 11th 07 01:43 PM
FS: Near New, '80's BIANCHI with Shimano 105 [email protected] Marketplace 2 May 31st 05 02:39 AM
Adamas and Dura-Ace AX brakes Lindsay E. Techniques 4 August 31st 04 05:57 PM
FA: Bianchi Grizzly Mountainbike w/Marzocchi QR20 Bomber Suspension Fork/RaceFace/Shimano ERN Marketplace 0 September 10th 03 08:23 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:04 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 CycleBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.