Update: Trent Dalton's CMQ Weekend Magazine article

Dear all,

I sent a quick e-mail to Trent Dalton congratulating him on his article
and suggesting he keep at cycling if he can. I pointed him to the old
thread so he could get an idea of what we thought of his exploits. I
hope he won't mind but here's a snippet of his reply to me:


snip

Mate, I thought 80 minutes to go 16km for me (a puppy-fatted former smoker)
was an electrifying pace. But it seems, in the cycling world, I am
travelling at a snail pace!! That was 80 minutes along endless hills,
stopping several times to avoid certain heart attack.
But you will be happy to know that I am now, in all honesty, looking for a
bike to ride regularly. I have a suspicion, in fact, that my wife will buy
me a bike for Christmas. I really felt something special in my bike ride.
Really. It felt amazing zooming past all that traffic. It really was the
best way to go, that's for sure. I now see what you all have seen for so
many years.

/snip


--
Bean

"I've got a bike
You can ride it if you like
It's got a basket
A bell that rings
And things to make it look good
I'd give it to you if I could
But I borrowed it" Pink Floyd

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Bean Long wrote:

Dear all,

I sent a quick e-mail to Trent Dalton congratulating him on his article
and suggesting he keep at cycling if he can. I pointed him to the old
thread so he could get an idea of what we thought of his exploits. I
hope he won't mind but here's a snippet of his reply to me:

snip

Mate, I thought 80 minutes to go 16km for me (a puppy-fatted former smoker)
was an electrifying pace. But it seems, in the cycling world, I am
travelling at a snail pace!! That was 80 minutes along endless hills,
stopping several times to avoid certain heart attack.
But you will be happy to know that I am now, in all honesty, looking for a
bike to ride regularly. I have a suspicion, in fact, that my wife will buy
me a bike for Christmas. I really felt something special in my bike ride.
Really. It felt amazing zooming past all that traffic. It really was the
best way to go, that's for sure. I now see what you all have seen for so
many years.

/snip

Thanks Bean!

*applause*

Bean Long wrote:
Dear all,

I sent a quick e-mail to Trent Dalton congratulating him on his article
and suggesting he keep at cycling if he can. I pointed him to the old
thread so he could get an idea of what we thought of his exploits. I
hope he won't mind but here's a snippet of his reply to me:


snip

Mate, I thought 80 minutes to go 16km for me (a puppy-fatted former smoker)
was an electrifying pace. But it seems, in the cycling world, I am
travelling at a snail pace!! That was 80 minutes along endless hills,
stopping several times to avoid certain heart attack.
But you will be happy to know that I am now, in all honesty, looking for a
bike to ride regularly. I have a suspicion, in fact, that my wife will buy
me a bike for Christmas. I really felt something special in my bike ride.
Really. It felt amazing zooming past all that traffic. It really was the
best way to go, that's for sure. I now see what you all have seen for so
many years.

/snip

++++++
I received a similar reply.

Thanks so much for your kind email and sincere apologies for not responding
sooner.

You make some very inspiring and insightful points and you'll be happy
to know that I am now, in all honesty, as we speak, searching for a bike
to journey deeper into the wonderful world of cycling. I really do think
it's an amazing thing and a great way to beat the traffic. Nothing
beats it really. If I can get myself a bit fitter I'll be doing
fine!

I'll take your advice and try it for a few weeks. What can I lose,
except maybe a few kilograms hey??
+++++

Best of luck to him :-)
--
Cheers
Euan

Bean Long wrote:
Dear all,

I sent a quick e-mail to Trent Dalton congratulating him on his article
and suggesting he keep at cycling if he can. I pointed him to the old
thread so he could get an idea of what we thought of his exploits. I
hope he won't mind but here's a snippet of his reply to me:


snip

Mate, I thought 80 minutes to go 16km for me (a puppy-fatted former smoker)
was an electrifying pace. But it seems, in the cycling world, I am
travelling at a snail pace!! That was 80 minutes along endless hills,
stopping several times to avoid certain heart attack.
But you will be happy to know that I am now, in all honesty, looking for a
bike to ride regularly. I have a suspicion, in fact, that my wife will buy
me a bike for Christmas. I really felt something special in my bike ride.
Really. It felt amazing zooming past all that traffic. It really was the
best way to go, that's for sure. I now see what you all have seen for so
many years.

/snip



Wow, that's a good response! Hopefully he'll say that in one of his upcoming
columns.

--
Karen

"Reverse the polarity and invert the particle flux!"
"You mean put the batteries in the other way?"
"...yes."
-Star Trek (any of them)

"Bean Long" wrote in message
...
Dear all,

I sent a quick e-mail to Trent Dalton congratulating him on his article
and suggesting he keep at cycling if he can. I pointed him to the old
thread so he could get an idea of what we thought of his exploits. I hope
he won't mind but here's a snippet of his reply to me:


snip

Mate, I thought 80 minutes to go 16km for me (a puppy-fatted former
smoker)
was an electrifying pace. But it seems, in the cycling world, I am
travelling at a snail pace!! That was 80 minutes along endless hills,
stopping several times to avoid certain heart attack.
But you will be happy to know that I am now, in all honesty, looking for a
bike to ride regularly. I have a suspicion, in fact, that my wife will buy
me a bike for Christmas. I really felt something special in my bike ride.
Really. It felt amazing zooming past all that traffic. It really was the
best way to go, that's for sure. I now see what you all have seen for so
many years.

/snip


Yay and stuff! Another one into the fold. Hell, he might even turn up here
as a regular poster, always nice to see new faces who aren't trolls.

Resound wrote:
"Bean Long" wrote in message
...
Dear all,

I sent a quick e-mail to Trent Dalton congratulating him on his article
and suggesting he keep at cycling if he can. I pointed him to the old
thread so he could get an idea of what we thought of his exploits. I hope
he won't mind but here's a snippet of his reply to me:


snip

Mate, I thought 80 minutes to go 16km for me (a puppy-fatted former
smoker)
was an electrifying pace. But it seems, in the cycling world, I am
travelling at a snail pace!! That was 80 minutes along endless hills,
stopping several times to avoid certain heart attack.
But you will be happy to know that I am now, in all honesty, looking for a
bike to ride regularly. I have a suspicion, in fact, that my wife will buy
me a bike for Christmas. I really felt something special in my bike ride.
Really. It felt amazing zooming past all that traffic. It really was the
best way to go, that's for sure. I now see what you all have seen for so
many years.

/snip


Yay and stuff! Another one into the fold. Hell, he might even turn up here
as a regular poster, always nice to see new faces who aren't trolls.

Better still, he might get in Mike O'Connor's ear.

Donga

Donga Wrote:

Better still, he might get in Mike O'Connor's ear.

Donga

even better... he may get so hooked on it that he will eventually
become one of those people who really get mike's goat on the way up to
glorious on a sunday morning.

Asterope (w/ big plans for glorious)


--
asterope

Tamyka Bell wrote:

Thanks Bean!

*applause*

No problem

*blushes and takes a bow*

--
Bean

"I've got a bike
You can ride it if you like
It's got a basket
A bell that rings
And things to make it look good
I'd give it to you if I could
But I borrowed it" Pink Floyd

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Good one guys!

I know a few people weren't entirely impressed with Trent's article,
but I knew that with some encouragement, we could show him the light.
Hopefully, he'll get into it and do the (good) journo thing :-)


--
LotteBum

Donga wrote:
Better still, he might get in Mike O'Connor's ear.

Mike O'Connor? An anti-bicycle attitude doesn't necessarily go with
the name, since my mate Mike O'Connor is taking over my
fixing-donated-bicycles-at-the-Red-Cross volunteer gig when I move back
to Canberra in a month...

(He's also going on the GVBR this year).


BTH