My Morning Ride...

[wmthedirector]

u h. old men loooooooooooooooooooooooool

[Langnam]

I think I'll keep this thread alive a little longer.

I used to race starting in 1978 and made it up to Cat 2 in 1983, my last year of competitive biking. While I did very well running, I couldn't get the equivalent ranking in biking. Man, it was hard! I did race once with Greg LeMond. He's my age, I think, and was a really nice guy, until it was time to put the hammer down. Then, he would just disappear.
Here's my racing rig. Bought in '78, repainted and refurbished in '87. Reynolds 531 Double butted throughout, hand filed lugs and Campy super record except for the crankset. The crankset was a Campy clone built by Galli.
I ride exclusively the mountain bike now and will be out in the woods tomorrow with a friend.

[charles]

Originally Posted by Langnam

I think I'll keep this thread alive a little longer.

I used to race starting in 1978 and made it up to Cat 2 in 1983, my last year of competitive biking. While I did very well running, I couldn't get the equivalent ranking in biking. Man, it was hard! I did race once with Greg LeMond. He's my age, I think, and was a really nice guy, until it was time to put the hammer down. Then, he would just disappear.
Here's my racing rig. Bought in '78, repainted and refurbished in '87. Reynolds 531 Double butted throughout, hand filed lugs and Campy super record except for the crankset. The crankset was a Campy clone built by Galli.
I ride exclusively the mountain bike now and will be out in the woods tomorrow with a friend.

Hey Langam...where are you going to be riding? I'll make sure to intercept and take that beautiful Sohne off your hands since that's way too sophistimacated of a watch for a dirty mtb'er.


jk! Have a great ride!

[Langnam]

Originally Posted by charles

Hey Langam...where are you going to be riding? I'll make sure to intercept and take that beautiful Sohne off your hands since that's way too sophistimacated of a watch for a dirty mtb'er.


jk! Have a great ride!

Charles,
When I'm in the woods, I slum it with my Breitling Navitimer Premier

[charles]

Originally Posted by Langnam

Charles,
When I'm in the woods, I slum it with my Breitling Navitimer Premier

Just watch out for watch obsessed bears!

[Langnam]

Once I was riding through a field in between a set of woods, and I could have sworn a bear jumped me. I was really shaking, but it turned out to be a Ruffed Grouse flushing right over my back. What a racket!! Talk about leaving a skid mark!

[charles]

Nice! Dirt=good

Hey Marc, that road bike of yours is about as big as mine. How tall are you, mate?

I lost my fear of traffic early on. We used to draft trucks (a la Breaking Away) back in the late 70s and through the 80s on Toronto's Hwy 7. I had a killer training loop of 40km in the heart of Toronto that took in five of the city's toughest climbs, that I would ride after school and work, in rush hour. You can't be faint of heart to ride that route in a good time in rush hours.

[Langnam]

Originally Posted by Atomic

Hey Marc, that road bike of yours is about as big as mine. How tall are you, mate?

The bike photo must be slightly deceiving as I'm 6'0 on a good day.

Originally Posted by Langnam

The bike photo must be slightly deceiving as I'm 6'0 on a good day.

Really? How big is the frame? You may be riding a frame that's too big. Looks like a 62 or 63cm (27"). I'm 6'6" and ride a 62 and the length of that head tube looks about the same as mine.

[Langnam]

I'll check out the measurement tonight. Maybe that's why I never made Cat.1!

[charles]

nice pix!