[BHV] Thursday lost tandem report

[Kingsbury's Cyclery]

Bill

I saw you guys roll past the shop on your way home, glad to see you safely 
back in town.

We waited a while at Chemung but then thought you may have taken the shorter 
loop or had a mechanical. It was Sheehan who finally pulled the plug on 
waiting for you ;-)

Sure was fun to see some of the ol' crew again, even if it was only their 
backsides we saw far up the road. The Reeds bit on the Giro theme hook line 
and sinker and upheld their Ferrari-ish nic-name, One Speed Reeds ! There 
was an on road ruling that starts that they must submit their tandem to the 
shop mechanics before the easy-ish rides so that the high limit screw on the 
front derailleur can be turned down a few turns in order to keep the chain 
off the big ring !

The spaghetti and hospitality at Manzari's was, as usual, above catagory ! 
The new fee for dinner and drinks is ten bucks, eleven if you're a big 
tipper ! And, by popular demand, the Thursday tradition will happen again 
next week :-)

pk




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Lodico" <wlodico at stny.rr.com>
To: "bhv listserve" <BHV at icycle.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: [BHV] Thursday lost tandem report


> Well, it was fun while it lasted:  24 mph sometimes even a little
> faster all the way out Maple Av to Wellsburg.  Maybe an easierish
> ride for those who've managed to get a timely start on their spring
> fitness, but just about all (and, truth be told, more) than we of the
> wait-'til-the-weather-turns-nice persuasion were able to handle.  I
> managed to mis-shift and throw a chain on the "big" climb of the ride
> past Wellsburg, which broke what momentum we had.  Once rechained, we
> kept going, but pretty much in the slog it out mode.
>
> We were pretty late getting back to Elmira, and I tried to talk my
> stoker into heading straight to Manzari's, figuring since we had
> lights, we could eat and drink with our friends and then,
> replenished, finish the short ride home.  But she absolutely refused
> to consider the idea of getting back on the bike after the regulation
> half pitcher or so of beer.
>
> So it was all the way home, and by the time we got there, it was
> nearly 8:30 we were too tired to go out.
>
> And now our primary incentive to getting ourselves back in form is to
> finish the Thursday night "easierish" ride with enough time and
> energy to make it to Manzari's with the rest of the crowd.
>
> Bill L
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