Comments | roadriverrail: My steel cables

roadriverrail

My steel cables

Jan 13, 2010 13:31

On Monday, some of the guys from the QA group passed me while I was on my training ride. They're kinda my "office pals," in a way. One of them even spotted that I'm a Subgenius. He had an unfair advantage, since he used to work in the Berkeley radio station where Puzzling Evidence does his show ( Read more... )

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veleda January 13 2010, 21:48:52 UTC

yay!

i did get your messsage just been at doctors and now work.

how about we get dinner one on one next week?

roadriverrail January 14 2010, 04:19:55 UTC

I think that would be lovely. Let's take this to email for the specifics.

darth_qonfused January 13 2010, 21:51:36 UTC

Rock on! Folks who don't ride a lot don't always think about just how fast we really can go.

Can you post another link to your LifeCycle page? Payday is coming soon and I'd like to make a donation :)

roadriverrail January 14 2010, 04:23:08 UTC

Admittedly, 20 mph is a good non-sprinting speed for me, especially when I have a trunk pack on. My lunchtime training ride is a gentle uphill on the front half and a gentle downhill on the back half, so I'm doing 15-18 mph on the front side and 19-22 mph on the back side. Sadly, red lights pull my average speed down.

I have a permanent redirect to my LifeCycle page at http://www.weatherlight.com/tofightaids.html

Thank you so much for considering me for a donation. I know the economy is rough out there and there are plenty of great causes.

darth_qonfused January 15 2010, 13:59:42 UTC

nancyblue January 13 2010, 22:54:55 UTC

If he thinks those calves look good, he should check out your fine ass!

Just sayin'...

najalaise January 13 2010, 23:58:45 UTC

Perhaps he was just prioritizing, figuring that calves-compliments would work better as opening statements than ass-compliments?

roadriverrail January 14 2010, 04:24:03 UTC

The hilarity is that it took me a full day to realize that his remark could be construed as a come-on. Especially because he's a little cute in his own way.

roadriverrail January 14 2010, 04:24:38 UTC

*wink*

nekidsteve January 13 2010, 23:17:47 UTC

you're like steel wrapped in leather baby.

i remember when i used to bike everywhere back in highschool. i used to surprise all the jocks when i would do the inclined leg press with about 800 lbs on it. now mind you i was a lot more skinny than the last time you saw me. now im barely at 400. also i probably cant cruise at 20mph anymore either

roadriverrail January 14 2010, 04:29:47 UTC

My parents made me play soccer when I was younger, so I've always had legs of death even when I was at my heaviest. Still, I know what you mean. It's fun to fuck with people where leg weights are concerned...I've done it myself a couple of times.

It's kinda funny to note that I know part of the reason I bike everywhere now is because my parents wouldn't let me when I was younger. We lived in a small town with very little traffic and less crime. I owned a bike, but I couldn't take it beyond my immediate neighborhood. I couldn't even take it to the park just a mile or two from my house because I'd have to ride on a "busy" road. So, I'm making up for the adventures I wasn't having when I was younger.

In fact, I didn't bike around my hometown until I was 28, and my parents begged me not to do it then, despite the fact that I was already riding long distances through the traffic of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

nekidsteve January 14 2010, 19:53:10 UTC

your parents were the overprotective kind huh

roadriverrail January 14 2010, 20:05:05 UTC

To put it mildly, yes.

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abomvubuso January 14 2010, 08:57:21 UTC

Btw what is "pho"?

roadriverrail January 14 2010, 09:12:45 UTC

It's a Vietnamese soup made from noodles and awesomeness.