Nice surprise on our group ride..

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Quisqueyano

I think you talk more about my abilities than anybody on here. in fact, I freely share the details of my bad days. Of which there are many. The last 2 have been horrible.

All in good fun, friend.

We've all had our stupid bragging comments, when in reality, if we were hot stuff, we'd be in Europe for a pro team.

I hear you climb well, which won't be needed at ULCER, but more people around to shelter the old guys, the better. I have so many bad rides, bad in terms of performance I cannot count them. Even a bad day on the road is better than a good day in the office.

[Quisqueyano]

Originally Posted by Archaea

All in good fun, friend.

We've all had our stupid bragging comments, when in reality, if we were hot stuff, we'd be in Europe for a pro team.

I hear you climb well, which won't be needed at ULCER, but more people around to shelter the old guys, the better. I have so many bad rides, bad in terms of performance I cannot count them. Even a bad day on the road is better than a good day in the office.

No worries.
I don't climb well. I am horrible at it. I'm not built like a climber. I just work really hard at it.
I do a lot better on a flat stretch of road where I can hammer.
Anything I say about my own abilities is said tongue in cheek and with the firm knowledge that I am at best, average. I know I am not the fastest. But I can be the hardest worker.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Quisqueyano

No worries.
I don't climb well. I am horrible at it. I'm not built like a climber. I just work really hard at it.
I do a lot better on a flat stretch of road where I can hammer.
Anything I say about my own abilities is said tongue in cheek and with the firm knowledge that I am at best, average. I know I am not the fastest. But I can be the hardest worker.

We're like the duffers who have one good hole and dream about being on the pro tour.

Ride with a pro one day, and it tells you, it would never had been in the cards. They have different engines, mine is a beat up VW Bug from the sixties, theirs are brand new Enzo Ferrari engines. No comparison.

[Quisqueyano]

Originally Posted by Archaea

We're like the duffers who have one good whole and dream about being on the pro tour.

Ride with a pro one day, and it tells you, it would never had been in the cards. They have different engines, mine is a beat up VW Bug from the sixties, theirs is brand new Enzo Ferrari engine. No comparison.

Amen to that.

[bYuPride]

Originally Posted by Archaea

We're like the duffers who have one good whole and dream about being on the pro tour.

Ride with a pro one day, and it tells you, it would never had been in the cards. They have different engines, mine is a beat up VW Bug from the sixties, theirs is brand new Enzo Ferrari engine. No comparison.

if you're a beat up vw bug, i'm still looking for parts to go on my match box car.. i am going to count riding ULCER as riding with several pros for the day. this riding my bike stuff is really helping pass the time for BYU football.

[MikeWaters]

I don't need an engine. I have a tow rope.

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by Archaea

I'm honest. If you expect anything from me as a newbie, they you are fooling yourselves. In addition, personal circumstances have rendered this year and the most trying year of my life.

We should have fun, and I hope the strong ones work for the weaker, less experienced riders.

Creek and I have often wondered how good Viking is, but we imagine he's probably old school, techically amazing, a gutsy in your fact type, who just rip your heart out up the hills and down the flats.

Goose and his brother are by reputation amazing. I hear his brother is national caliber.

Q toots his own horn of an indefinite thirty. That comment will forever. Every time I'm pushing myself and I see I'm not doing thirty, which is every time on the flats, I'm thinking, Q would be kicking my ass.

I still hear echos from the past of Creekster cranking out the 4:40 century. It might be hard at ULCER as its a longish century in 111, but we should be able to do it with the crew we have.

Thanks for the confidence. A honest assessment of my abilities are:

1. I'm big for a cyclist 6' 2 1/2" 198 lbs and because of that

2. I displace a lot of wind for those behind me

3. I hold a very straight line at a very constant speed

4. If I have anything left in my legs I will take my turn

5. I struggle going up but I'm doing better this year

6. If I break 2 hours for 40 miles by myself I'm riding well

7. I love to ride.

It looks like I may be doing this ride Saturday so I will have a little better clue on how well I will do in Provo.

http://www.ratpod.org/info.php

[Archaea]

You post a 133 hilly century and you want us to have sympathy as to your abilities?

Geeze, now you're scaring the crap out of us. I'm getting ready for a tri in two weeks and no way will have enough miles to be good for ULCER but I will still work.

[MikeWaters]

I thought I was doing well when I did 10 miles at 20mph. On the flats.

If I did 40miles at 20mph solo, I would be ecstatic.

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by Archaea

You post a 133 hilly century and you want us to have sympathy as to your abilities?

Geeze, now you're scaring the crap out of us. I'm getting ready for a tri in two weeks and no way will have enough miles to be good for ULCER but I will still work.

The only reason I'm even considering doing this is because one of my riding buddies leaves on a mission to Uganda July 9 and he asked me to go with him. I hope the Perpetuem keeps me going.