Fwd: Post Yom Kippur Ride

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From: Oriel Mor <oriel61@gmail.com>

Date: September 19, 2010 11:42:44 PM EDT

To: Arthur Finkel <quasiguru@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Post Yom Kippur Ride

I did refer to him as Locomotive Bob a number of times in the past. He's pulled me along for countless miles over the years. Loco it is.

Hey, "loco" also means "crazy" in Spanish. I think we have a winner.

On Sep 19, 2010, at 11:29 PM, Arthur Finkel wrote:

oops - locomotive?

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Oriel Mor <oriel61@gmail.com> wrote:

Perhaps, if the train were to ride backwards.

On Sep 19, 2010, at 10:41 PM, Arthur Finkel wrote:

bob = caboose

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Oriel Mor <oriel61@gmail.com> wrote:

Fabulous ride today. It was as if, being cleansed of our sins, we rode lighter and swifter... or perhaps it was just the great weather.

Five of us met up at Base Camp: Bob, Stitches, Dubyah, Afterburner and Beast. The company could hardly have been better. Bob remains, as yet, nickname-less. Any suggestions?

We took the LIE to the wall and West Hills. Along the LIE hooked up with a very strong couple. The woman wore a black Brickwell jersey and rode a Felt TT. It was interesting — as well as amusing— to note how we all quietly took turns drafting behind her. She was an awe-inspiring sight, and not just for her riding prowess.

While we were struggling to keep up with her we blew past a very stretched out group of about half a dozen Wheelmen. Big A and Greg were with them. We told both of them to join us. Greg eventually did, even though he kept complaining that he was sick and didn't want to go too hard. As expected, he and Dubyah kept dropping most of us the entire way, especially on the climbs. Never believe Greg when he says he's not feeling strong enough. It's all relative... or a lie.

Later yet, still on the LIE, we were caught by a very strong Triangle group of about 15-20 guys, even though it was still before 8:00. Turned out they had started early and were riding all the way to Montauk. I thought I heard one of them say that they were planning to ride back as well. Perhaps he was kidding, but I wouldn't put it past these guys. Regardless, considering how many miles they still had ahead of them, I couldn't believe how fast they were riding already. We could barely keep up with them.

After West Hills we hit Lawrence. Greg, again, predictably, bitched about that climb, just before he proceeded to drop us unceremoniously. We then came back to 25A for Moore's, Oyster Bay and Sandy. In Syosset we only took a very short stop for some fluids and headed back to the campus and the LIE. Guess who pulled off the front in the campus loop. The return leg was also fast, yet uneventful. We were temporarily joined by a few 8:30 riders on their way back as well.

We covered about 55 miles at an average of 17.7 (my computer). Others were, no doubt, faster than me.

Next Sunday is the Tour of the Hamptons. Check your bikes during the week if you can. Anyone planning to ride the day before, as well as the century, try not to go to hard on Saturday. I'll be checking the weather forecast and issue my less-than-perfect prediction for the weekend.

Beast

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