Was that a slow walk, or a slow talk?
The Retirement Thread
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12boy
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- Casper WY USA
Sunny and warm today with little wind. This is doctor day and I always go so as to take notes and be a pain in the butt for the doc. Apparently during Covid they don't allow the spouse but they never stop me. So no ride today.
On yesterday's ride I met a nice woman riding a Catrike, about my age and she enjoyed telling me all about it. I 've always been curious about tadpole trikes and she insisted I give her $4900.00 trike a spin. Her legs are an inch or so longer than mine so the reach was a little too much for me, but it was very interesting with amazingly quick steering. I enjoyed it and would have even more so had it fit better and I became used to it. It would never fit in my bike sheds though. I've seen her many times on the bike path and it was a pleasure to meet her.
Dirk, you wondered about eye of round and there's a pic for you. It was 3.8 lbs raw.
Mo, your mention of wearing a beanie made me smile. We calls em stocking caps, a beanie being more like what Jughead or the Pope wears. Being totally bald I rarely go without a cap of some sort outside and it isn't long in the season before I have a
two-tone noggin...tan below the ears and white above. Then Mrs 12 makes me get sun on the cabeza.
On yesterday's ride I met a nice woman riding a Catrike, about my age and she enjoyed telling me all about it. I 've always been curious about tadpole trikes and she insisted I give her $4900.00 trike a spin. Her legs are an inch or so longer than mine so the reach was a little too much for me, but it was very interesting with amazingly quick steering. I enjoyed it and would have even more so had it fit better and I became used to it. It would never fit in my bike sheds though. I've seen her many times on the bike path and it was a pleasure to meet her.
Dirk, you wondered about eye of round and there's a pic for you. It was 3.8 lbs raw.
Mo, your mention of wearing a beanie made me smile. We calls em stocking caps, a beanie being more like what Jughead or the Pope wears. Being totally bald I rarely go without a cap of some sort outside and it isn't long in the season before I have a
two-tone noggin...tan below the ears and white above. Then Mrs 12 makes me get sun on the cabeza.
On a less tongue in cheek note regarding pedals, I’ve been doing a fair bit on the Turbo trainer since the lockdown began. I usually wore my running shoes (Hoka’s) as they have a very grippy sole so the pedal sinks in. I’d started getting a few knee niggles and it was only when I glanced down when on the turbo that I noticed that the outside of my feet were hanging off the pedals at an angle thus: \ ( that’s exaggerated but you get my drift)
I switched to a stiffer soled walking shoe and all was well.
I switched to a stiffer soled walking shoe and all was well.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
@12boy sounds as though he’s a bit of a Dapper dresser. I’m proposing the following headwear would lend him a certain elan
A good peaky blinders flat cap. I have one of these. Very stylish. Very comfortable
A good peaky blinders flat cap. I have one of these. Very stylish. Very comfortable
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I didn’t realise you were mates with one of the Hairy Bikers ! 😁
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
All you needed was a medallion and your ensemble would have been complete Dave.
Ahhhh but which one is meAll you needed was a medallion and your ensemble would have been complete Dave.
?You want to see him now, he looks like a hobbit..
12boy
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- Casper WY USA
I have been accused of many things but dapper, never. I like flat caps but I feel they require regular shoes, not bike or tennis shoes or sandals. Those require a billed cap, but not a baseball cap which I do not like. Some here favor baseball caps that are a hemisphere or like to have the bill sideways both of which I think are unacceptable. It is common here to wear caps and hats inside restaurants and bars which is a bit uncouth, but here in the West couth aint abundant.
