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I'M BACK ON MY BIKE!
I got my Holdsworth cleaned and repacked and trued. New tape, new rubber. Took it out this morning. Found my Campy shirt and my shorts right where I left them, surprisingly clean and supple, like they'd been washed yesterday. Opened the garage, strapped myself on, and lit out. First time I and that bike have been on the road since... must be... 1992? Still as sexy as it ever was. Sleek and silky and hungry to split the wind. Didn't go too far. I've lost enough weight to do my bike justice again, but I'm not in any kind of shape. Only rode about 4 miles, kept up 60-70 strokes except on the climbs, but the last hill almost clobbered my quads; I couldn't even get up to mash; I had to gear down and grind. Put a good sweat on, though; and a little burn, too. Went home, leaned my bike against the garage cabinets, rehydrated myself, played with the dog, had fun climbing the stairs, took a shower. A bit later, driving to work, I realized: I'm back on my bike. Reconnected with the centuries, the rush, the wind, the turned heads, the crits, the fun-runs, the decade I spent watching those pedals flash under drops of sweat, my lost body, my spent optimism, chapters of my life. A dozen years of being too busy, too heavy, or having the easy-out of recumbent stationary bikes with the TV and eye candy at the gym had kept us apart. If that gym hadn't closed, or the other one hadn't tried to hard-sell me, I might have taken the easy-out again. But fate has spoken. I'm back on my bike. With no end of the ride in sight. --Blair "Go ahead. I'll catch up." |
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Blair P. Houghton wrote:
I got my Holdsworth cleaned and repacked and trued. New tape, new rubber. Took it out this morning. Found my Campy shirt and my shorts right where I left them, surprisingly clean and supple, like they'd been washed yesterday. Opened the garage, strapped myself on, and lit out. First time I and that bike have been on the road since... must be... 1992? Still as sexy as it ever was. Sleek and silky and hungry to split the wind. Didn't go too far. I've lost enough weight to do my bike justice again, but I'm not in any kind of shape. Only rode about 4 miles, kept up 60-70 strokes except on the climbs, but the last hill almost clobbered my quads; I couldn't even get up to mash; I had to gear down and grind. Put a good sweat on, though; and a little burn, too. Went home, leaned my bike against the garage cabinets, rehydrated myself, played with the dog, had fun climbing the stairs, took a shower. A bit later, driving to work, I realized: I'm back on my bike. Reconnected with the centuries, the rush, the wind, the turned heads, the crits, the fun-runs, the decade I spent watching those pedals flash under drops of sweat, my lost body, my spent optimism, chapters of my life. A dozen years of being too busy, too heavy, or having the easy-out of recumbent stationary bikes with the TV and eye candy at the gym had kept us apart. If that gym hadn't closed, or the other one hadn't tried to hard-sell me, I might have taken the easy-out again. But fate has spoken. I'm back on my bike. With no end of the ride in sight. --Blair "Go ahead. I'll catch up." Very, very nice. Thanks for that. Bill "between the Tour and /that/ bit of inspiration, ain't no way I ain't riding tomorrow (today now)" S. |
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Blair P. Houghton wrote in message ...
I'm back on my bike. With no end of the ride in sight. Blair, it's probably just hormones on my part, but reading this post got me all choked up. I'm a sucker for tear-jerking romance stories, and that is what this is. I'm glad you've been reunited with your bike. I hope you have a long and beautiful relationship together. Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm |
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Blair P. Houghton wrote:
Holdsworth fruit tree orchards loom blair houghton's big adventure blossoms up his nose ..max -- the part of was played by maxwell monningh 8-p |
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Max wrote:
Blair P. Houghton wrote: Holdsworth fruit tree orchards loom blair houghton's big adventure blossoms up his nose Gessundheit! Bill "always cover mouth when Haikuing" S. |
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Blair P. Houghton wrote:
*snip* A bit later, driving to work, I realized: I'm back on my bike. Reconnected with the centuries, the rush, the wind, the turned heads, the crits, the fun-runs, the decade I spent watching those pedals flash under drops of sweat, my lost body, my spent optimism, chapters of my life. A dozen years of being too busy, too heavy, or having the easy-out of recumbent stationary bikes with the TV and eye candy at the gym had kept us apart. If that gym hadn't closed, or the other one hadn't tried to hard-sell me, I might have taken the easy-out again. But fate has spoken. I'm back on my bike. With no end of the ride in sight. --Blair "Go ahead. I'll catch up." What a marvellous story. Thank you for sharing. -- the black rose GO LANCE GO!!! proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts |
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A bit later, driving to work, I realized: I'm back on my bike.
No you're not, you're just another sloth justifying your existence by being another annoying recreation-only cyclist. Get rid of your car, truck, SUV ... whatever, and start biking to work -- then you'll be "back on [your] bike" |
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"Automator" wrote: A bit later, driving to work, I realized: I'm back on my bike. No you're not, you're just another sloth justifying your existence by being another annoying recreation-only cyclist. Get rid of your car, truck, SUV ... whatever, and start biking to work -- then you'll be "back on [your] bike" May I be a troll too? What are the qualifications? -- Reply to sans two @@, or your reply won't reach me. Drug smugglers and gun-runners are heroes of American capitalism. -- Jeffrey Quick |
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Max wrote:
Blair P. Houghton wrote: Holdsworth fruit tree orchards loom paraphrasing The Beatles "Mulberry trees forever....!" Mmmmm. Mulberries. -- Reply to sans two @@, or your reply won't reach me. Drug smugglers and gun-runners are heroes of American capitalism. -- Jeffrey Quick |
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Great read. Peddle on brother !
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