FLCC> FLCC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 26
Neil Weinberg
breathe at neilweinberg.com
Thu May 3 10:26:04 EDT 2007
Road bikes to Rent ( or Borrow ) 5.11-5.13
I have family coming from Fl next weekend and we are looking for road
bikes to rent ( or borrow ). We need sizes 50 and 56. Does anyone
have extras or know of anyone who does ? I couldn't find any local
shops that rent.....
Thanks.
Neil Weinberg 607.273.5536 ( breathe at clarityconnect.com )
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> 1. test (Sandy and Don Fitterer)
> 2. Cookies dominate as teamates sacrifice themselves
> (Sandy and Don Fitterer)
> 3. Binghamton Circuit Race - A Day in the Wheels (Steve Edgar)
> 4. chairs and tables for Hollenbecks (Sara Barker)
> 5. Mark Hekman wins Athens Crit (Mark Rishniw)
> 6. Re: Cookies dominate as teamates sacrifice themselves
> (Amanda and Mark Shenstone)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:13:56 -0400
> From: "Sandy and Don Fitterer" <dfitterer at twcny.rr.com>
> Subject: FLCC> test
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> Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:15:38 -0400
> From: "Sandy and Don Fitterer" <dfitterer at twcny.rr.com>
> Subject: FLCC> Cookies dominate as teamates sacrifice themselves
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> Straight to the good news... Ernie Bayles wows the crowd by winning
> the combined field of 123's and Masters. Don Sprole finishes 2nd
> and is the 1st 123. Bill "Rhino" Erickson is 2nd in the Masters
> field and Mark "Marko Shenstoni" avoids the carnage on lap 11 to
> finish ahead of local talent Scotty "Pile driver" Hannon. LiLynn is
> making progress in the women's field and stayed in contact with the
> peloton significantly longer than last weekend. LiLynn attributes
> her success to the long rides she does on Saturdays.
>
> I survived. My bike did not. This ends a multi-month discussion
> with Sandy about whether or not I should buy a new race bike. For
> the record, I was the one on the fence as to the purchase, not Sandy.
>
> Fortuitously, for Ernie he started his breakaway on the same lap
> that several riders decided to convert their relatively safe
> horizontal velocity vector to a far more dangerous and short lived
> vertical line with gravity providing a very strong influence. I'd
> been marking Mark most of the race, going to the front of the pack
> just before the one small hill on the course and then sliding back
> through the pack conserving energy until Mark would pass me. I
> would then increase my effort to stay close to Marko. This worked
> well until the 11th lap when just before the descent metallic
> noises and shouts of panic emanated from the riders directly in
> front of me. Marko moved to the left side of the road towards the
> double yellow. I bore right intending to ride into the grass if
> bodies started to fly. This was the wrong choice. The rider
> directly in front of me fell to the right and landed flat on his
> back with feet pointing towards the edge of the road and his head
> aiming at the yellow line. Bunny hopping was not an option and I
> didn't even try to brake. I unclipped both feet, put all my weight
> on my arms and watched my Zipp wheel slam into his side just above
> the hips and below his ribs. The bike lost 20mph of forward motion
> causing the head tube to separate from the rest of the bike.
>
> I have been swimming lately and was very comfortable being
> horizontal and hovering over the asphalt. My goal was to reach the
> grass and minimize road rash. The Total Immersion swimming lessons
> came in handy; extend the arm, keep head in line with the body,
> push down on the lungs to raise the hips, lead with the elbow and
> bring the trailing hand down past the goggles, twist the hips,
> extend for the wall and execute the flip turn. Bam! I made contact
> with my back as I rolled, left knee down and then standing up, no
> worse for the wear. Meanwhile Scotty was creating his nick name by
> flipping over his handlebars and landing right on top of his 125lb
> team mate! No road rash for Scotty and his buddy now understands
> the definition of the WWF pile driver.
>
> The guy I hit lost some flesh on his arm and a 123 racer broke his
> collar bone. There were pieces of rear derailleur on the road but I
> am not sure whose bike they came from. Meanwhile, Ernie has 2
> companions on a breakaway and I shout encouragement from the
> sidelines. The main group comes by and slows down to gawk at the
> carnage. I am sure our delaying tactic contributed to Ernie's win.
> Scott jumped back into the pack and I clopped along a 1/4 mile to
> the car. Ernie shelled his two companions and was now on a solo
> break away. I waved my front wheel and handlebars to show him what
> happened and earned a smile in return. Again I am sure this
> contributed to his success by keeping his mind off his own pain.
>
> Don S attacked at the bottom of the hill on the last lap and made
> it to the finish line seconds behind Ernie and only 2 seconds ahead
> of the pack sprint. Rhino was only a few places behind Don.
>
> Mad Dog, Say it ain't so Joe, Stevi Moto and Charles will have to
> fill you in on their earlier race. Sounds like they had a great
> train at the end of the race that only needed a few more watts to
> get them over the line first.
>
> Please feel free to send checks and money orders to the Fitterer
> Frame Fund Foundation. All contributions are tax deductable and I
> promise to register as a charitable organization. Ernie was so
> impressed with my sacrifice that he was the first to give me $100
> (or maybe it was a $10 for gas) and a new set of tire irons.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Don
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> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:34:21 -0400
> From: Steve Edgar <steve.edgar at mac.com>
> Subject: FLCC> Binghamton Circuit Race - A Day in the Wheels
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> I did 2 races last Sunday, at TVC's Binghamton Circuit Race at
> Kirkwood Industrial Park. With the 4 race being 24 miles and the
> 2/3/35+ race being 30 miles, I was looking at a total of 54 miles of
> racing. Since I ran out of endurance last Sunday at 37 miles, I knew
> I would have to spend the day "in the wheels" (out of the wind) to
> have a good chance at finishing both events with the field.
>
> This would be easier riding than last week, with larger fields, more
> shelter, and time to rest between races. I rode conservatively in
> the 4 race, making only 2 hard efforts: a short appearance at the
> front (up the hill) with 3 laps to go, and lending a hand to Charles
> and Matt in the final, to deliver them in good position with 250
> meters to go.
>
> Fortunately for me, the 2/3/35+ race did not have any crunch points
> until the very end. My legs felt soft the whole way, but were not
> squeezed until 4 laps to go, when I was hitting my endurance limit.
> With 1 mile to go, the field split into 4 groups. I gave it
> everything I had left, and ended up in the 3rd group.
>
> I was happy to go the distance. My body continues to respond. If
> the weather is good next Sunday, I'll try for 2 laps at Hollenbecks.
>
> -- Steve.
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:08:17 -0400
> From: Sara Barker <sb65 at cornell.edu>
> Subject: FLCC> chairs and tables for Hollenbecks
> To: flcc at icycle.org, "Communication among Cookies"
> <Cookies at icycle.org>
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> Hi all,
>
> We still need more tables and chairs for race day at Hollenbecks.
> If you
> have extras, please bring them. Also if you have a stop watch,
> please give
> it to Mark Rishniw on race day.
>
> Thanks!
> Sara
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:35:35 -0400
> From: Mark Rishniw <mr89 at cornell.edu>
> Subject: FLCC> Mark Hekman wins Athens Crit
> To: FLCC <flcc at icycle.org>
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> Remember "smokin'" Mark Hekman?
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/apr07/
> crits_southeast07/crits_southeast071
>
>
>
> Mark Rishniw
>
> Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
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> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:45:46 -0400
> From: "Amanda and Mark Shenstone" <gardens at lightlink.com>
> Subject: Re: FLCC> Cookies dominate as teamates sacrifice themselves
> To: "Sandy and Don Fitterer" <dfitterer at twcny.rr.com>,
> <flcc at icycle.org>
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> It was a spectacular crash that should have been
> videoed! Don and Scott both got major elevation
> as tthey left their bikes behind and tumbled into
> the grass.
>
> Mark
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Amanda and Mark Shenstone
> Graceful Gardens
> PO Box 100
> Mecklenburg, NY 14886
> 607.387.5529
> http://www.gracefulgardens.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sandy and Don Fitterer
> To: flcc at icycle.org
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 10:15 PM
> Subject: FLCC> Cookies dominate as teamates
> sacrifice themselves
>
>
> Straight to the good news... Ernie Bayles wows
> the crowd by winning the combined field of 123's
> and Masters. Don Sprole finishes 2nd and is the
> 1st 123. Bill "Rhino" Erickson is 2nd in the
> Masters field and Mark "Marko Shenstoni" avoids
> the carnage on lap 11 to finish ahead of local
> talent Scotty "Pile driver" Hannon. LiLynn is
> making progress in the women's field and stayed in
> contact with the peloton significantly longer than
> last weekend. LiLynn attributes her success to the
> long rides she does on Saturdays.
>
> I survived. My bike did not. This ends a
> multi-month discussion with Sandy about whether or
> not I should buy a new race bike. For the record,
> I was the one on the fence as to the purchase, not
> Sandy.
>
> Fortuitously, for Ernie he started his breakaway
> on the same lap that several riders decided to
> convert their relatively safe horizontal velocity
> vector to a far more dangerous and short lived
> vertical line with gravity providing a very strong
> influence. I'd been marking Mark most of the race,
> going to the front of the pack just before the one
> small hill on the course and then sliding back
> through the pack conserving energy until Mark
> would pass me. I would then increase my effort to
> stay close to Marko. This worked well until the
> 11th lap when just before the descent metallic
> noises and shouts of panic emanated from the
> riders directly in front of me. Marko moved to the
> left side of the road towards the double yellow. I
> bore right intending to ride into the grass if
> bodies started to fly. This was the wrong choice.
> The rider directly in front of me fell to the
> right and landed flat on his back with feet
> pointing towards the edge of the road and his head
> aiming at the yellow line. Bunny hopping was not
> an option and I didn't even try to brake. I
> unclipped both feet, put all my weight on my arms
> and watched my Zipp wheel slam into his side just
> above the hips and below his ribs. The bike lost
> 20mph of forward motion causing the head tube to
> separate from the rest of the bike.
>
> I have been swimming lately and was very
> comfortable being horizontal and hovering over the
> asphalt. My goal was to reach the grass and
> minimize road rash. The Total Immersion swimming
> lessons came in handy; extend the arm, keep head
> in line with the body, push down on the lungs to
> raise the hips, lead with the elbow and bring the
> trailing hand down past the goggles, twist the
> hips, extend for the wall and execute the flip
> turn. Bam! I made contact with my back as I
> rolled, left knee down and then standing up, no
> worse for the wear. Meanwhile Scotty was creating
> his nick name by flipping over his handlebars and
> landing right on top of his 125lb team mate! No
> road rash for Scotty and his buddy now understands
> the definition of the WWF pile driver.
>
> The guy I hit lost some flesh on his arm and a
> 123 racer broke his collar bone. There were pieces
> of rear derailleur on the road but I am not sure
> whose bike they came from. Meanwhile, Ernie has 2
> companions on a breakaway and I shout
> encouragement from the sidelines. The main group
> comes by and slows down to gawk at the carnage. I
> am sure our delaying tactic contributed to Ernie's
> win. Scott jumped back into the pack and I clopped
> along a 1/4 mile to the car. Ernie shelled his two
> companions and was now on a solo break away. I
> waved my front wheel and handlebars to show him
> what happened and earned a smile in return. Again
> I am sure this contributed to his success by
> keeping his mind off his own pain.
>
> Don S attacked at the bottom of the hill on the
> last lap and made it to the finish line seconds
> behind Ernie and only 2 seconds ahead of the pack
> sprint. Rhino was only a few places behind Don.
>
> Mad Dog, Say it ain't so Joe, Stevi Moto and
> Charles will have to fill you in on their earlier
> race. Sounds like they had a great train at the
> end of the race that only needed a few more watts
> to get them over the line first.
>
> Please feel free to send checks and money orders
> to the Fitterer Frame Fund Foundation. All
> contributions are tax deductable and I promise to
> register as a charitable organization. Ernie was
> so impressed with my sacrifice that he was the
> first to give me $100 (or maybe it was a $10 for
> gas) and a new set of tire irons.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Don
>
>
>
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