[DVBC] Ride Report

[Drew Knox]

Great report, Adam, but please save those pratfalls for Bob LaDrew's videos.
Bonus points for landing in roses. I think the pincushion look says you are
so much tougher than shirtless Russians.

Lewis and I did complete a TOPA-type century today; in other words it was in
New Jersey. Fortunately our ride had almost no wind and bright sunshine all
day. It was so mellow Eric could have pedaled along and played his guitar.
David Cunicelli decided we also needed some cross-training, so we stopped
periodically to pump up his tires and occasionally pry off his weird tires.
That resulted in some extremely painful thumb cramping, like the throbbing
digit that George Jetson gets at the end of a hard work day. No bonus points
for that though, David.


On 1/6/07, Adam Levine <aelrvpa at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry I missed the KK ride this am -- too early for me and I wanted to
> wait
> until it got REALLY WARM, so I left Media at noon and headed out for 33
> miles around Westtown and back.
>
> News to Report:
>
> 1. I sighted the Mad Russian twice, chugging as usual in high gear, going
> for the hardest hills he could find.  I was surprised to see him wearing a
> shirt on a day like this. Maybe he was afraid of getting a sunburn.
>
> 2. The bridge near 926 on Westtown-Thornbury Road (the right turn at the
> top
> of the Dilworthtown climb) which has been closed for years, is now almost
> rebuilt. I was told by a workmen today, as I trudged through the mud to
> cross the construction sight, that it should be finished by the end of
> this
> month. So we will soon have another option for riding out there.
>
> 3. The wind was strong today, as those of you who rode in Jersey must have
> been very aware. It didn't help that I also broke a spoke and had the
> brake
> pad rubbing most of the ride. Other than a few weekend rides, my exercise
> recently has consisted mostly of walking downstairs to the Christmas
> cookie
> stash, so I was worn out by the time I turned back towards home near
> Westtown. Then, of course, with the wind at my back I felt as if I was
> sailing along. I'm curious if Drew completed his century, and if he
> managed
> to find a 100 miles that kept the wind at his back the whole way.
>
> 4. I saw lots of other riders out today, as amazed by the weather as I
> was.
> In Ridley Creek State Park, there seemed to be about 5000 creatures (4000
> humans, 1000 dogs) and about a zillion little kids on bicycles out
> enjoying
> the day as well. At the top of the park road, where the only option to get
> around the gate is to either open it or ride through the muck, I braved
> the
> muck but forgot to free one foot and managed to fall over into a patch of
> wild roses. So besides the people and trikes and dogs, I had the added
> distraction while riding through the park of picking rose thorns out of my
> side.
>
> For those worried about me, I have a nasty scrape at my waist and about 20
> superficial wounds from the thorns, but they should heal up nicely.
>
> For those worried about my Colnago (the majority of you, I'm afraid) it
> seemed to come through the mishap unscathed. Somehow, in all my
> slow-motion
> falls, I manage to hit the ground first, softening the fall for the bike,
> which I suppose is as it should be.
>
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