First, a distraction
and that's how you carry your salsa.
**Weather Report
**Fun Fact
**Bike Pron
**Club the Week
**Free-Range Rides
**Helpful tip
**Helpful product
**Recipe/Food
**Weather Report from the Austin-American Statesman weather blog
Central Texas is in for a hot and muggy day, but another cold front expected to move through this evening will bring cooler, dryer air, National Weather meteorologist Cory Vanpelt said. “These clouds and the fog are going to burn off in late morning,” Vanpelt said. “Then we’ll get some sun and it will heat up pretty quick.” The highs for Thursday and Friday will be near 80 with overnight lows near 60, which are closer to the normal temperatures for this time of year, Vanpelt said. However, things will warm up again this weekend to the mid-80s and with more humidity, Vanpelt said. Sunny weather is expected until Sunday when some clouds are expected to move in, according to the National Weather Service. “I’m sure we’ll have another cold front next week and then a stronger one later in the month,” Vanpelt said.Alpaca
and you'd understand. I've never met Vanpelt or Honey Boo Boo.
All I can say.
FUN FACT:
Did you know this existed, http://www.campotexas.org/**Bike Pron, to get you in the mood.
Hetchins Magnum Opus 2 (1956). [gallery]
Stunning example of a top-end Hetchins touring bicycle. Ornate lugwork, beautiful decals, those crazy-curved wheel stays, and the two-toned handlebar tape wrap. Pro Level 10.
And here are pics of a sharp green Schwinn Racer 3-speed (1956). [gallery]
This has super clean paint, decals, the winged badge, and hand-painted pinstriping on the fork, sweet! Anyone know the history of Schwinn's Hat-in-the-Ring decal found on the seat tube? Here's a pic of Eddie Rickenbacker and the hat on his plane
**Club the Week, Weekly Club Rides
RIDE PUSHED UP TO 6:30PM TO ALLOW FOR MORE SUNLIGHT! This is a fun, club-paced spin around NW Austin. Always the same course so you don’t get lost. I may go tonite, seeing as how we have only 3 more of these for the year. PLEASE, before daylight savings time on Nov 4, do this fun, scenic scoot around NW Austin. Nelo's shop is open so you can loiter before the ride. Here's details, http://neloscycles.com/
2) Thursday, 4pm to 10pm Pure Austin Fitness Driveway Series hosted by Holland
Fitness. 8400 Delwau Lane.
Here are details: http://drivewayaustin.com. This is organized racing, not club
riding. And it costs a little money. This is a fun way to experience bike racing so
everyone is encouraged to go! This series ends at the conclusion of October. Hmm,
wonder if any of the pro's in town for the LiveStrong Challenge will be racing this week....
3) Friday, 2:30pm to 5pm.
The Friday Truancy Ride at MJ's leaves the shop at 2:30pm for a 30mi spin
around the city. Is always fun, fun, fun! Here’s what MJ’s website says
about the ride, http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
modified route last week due to the ACL festival. I hope to be there this week
and I beg that EVERYONE show up! Probably will have nice crowds since so many
people are visiting for LiveStrong.
Here’s a link to Lovely Bicycle's visit to Old Spokes
Home in Burlington, Vermont, http://goo.gl/EG73n. It goes on and on and on . .
. . Yes, this is my Quiet Place. ahh . . . . .
5) Saturday 8:30am to 12noon.
MOTR this week goes to Beautastic Buda, Texas. Here's details,
http://goo.gl/ppXdV. Will Jens Voigt be yelling, "Shut up, Paulie!" on our
ride? I dunno but the request for him to ride will be placed! BTW, please
'Like' our new Middle Of The Road (MOTR) Rides page,
http://www.facebook.com/
as I learn what a FaceBook is....
Here're pics of last week's MOTR cruise through Elroy, Texas as well as a
couple luscious and kinda blurry shots of MJ's new Pinarello Dogma 2
downstairs, http://goo.gl/lstsa. Angus was making hero pulls at the front of the
break--check out the action shots of him and the other MOTR regulars! And we
had a sag car again, nice! Please come out to help with lead or sag. We need to discuss ride
responsibilities BEFORE the ride (but after the espresso, and that's hard).
I'll be wearing a Pissei jersey or bibs and/or socks again this week. Please
check this stuff out, as Pissei is interested in providing a complete line of
kit to Texas trade and collegiate cycling clubs, www.pissei.com. I really don't
know much (hence, the new kit) but they compete with Giordana, Castelli, Capo,
Hincapie and others. Anyone have an opinion about their clothing already? Come
by and cop a feel (Pissei only, unless you ask nicely). They'll give good deals
to the first team/club orders!
And hey, back at the shop, please be sure to stop by to say 'Thank you' to the
ever-amicable and suuper-supportive MJ's staff Stephanie, Julie and Allison!
They help set up and break down the new ride registration table with the swag
(stuff we all get such as gels, electrolytes, samples), the water jug, and the
sign-in sheets, as well as making weekly updates to the MJ's website.
JUST SAY THANKS!!
6) Sunday 8:30am to 12noon.
-ALL OF YOU NOW HAVE A SUNDAY UT CLUB RIDE, wooo! Here's details of the new
"Sunday Mellow Ride meets MOTR", http://goo.gl/aMP3z. It's pretty much the same
pace as the Saturday MOTR but we'll try new routes and distances. Ultimately,
the goal is to have the same people that ride the Saturday MOTR also ride the
Sunday MOTR. Be sure to 'Like' the new FaceBook page,
http://www.facebook.com/
our very second ride this past Sunday to Buda and the lollipop,
http://goo.gl/OM5d0.
-The 787 Team ride leaves MJ's on Sunday at 9am. Nice guys who hammer, hammer,
hammer.
-Violet Crown ride leaves Freewheeling on 24th Street at 8am on Sunday. A
growing number of our MOTR riders are finding this to be a pleasant compliment
to our Saturday ride. Of course, I now find it utterly disgusting. (I'm
kidding!)
-Any other regular Sunday rides I'm missing? No, because everyone's now doing
the MJ's Sunday MOTR, woo!
7) Sunday 9am to 12noon -- 787Cycling Team Weekend Ride **NEW START TIME**
From the MJ's webpage, "These rides are designed just for that…training for
racing. These advanced weekly rides vary in routes and distances; and you can
bet the pace is fast averaging 22-24 mph with speeds up to 25-26 mph. These are
not “no drop" rides. So, having the condition, strength and speed to keep up
with the pack is a must! Riders are expected to handle their own mechanicals,
and have experience in group riding skills such as rotating pace
lines/echelons, etc."
8) Various rides posted by you, the reader, throughout the week. Right? Please!
**Free-Range Rides and Events
1) Wed (tonite!) -- Triangle Farmer's Market from 3pm to 7pm (new hours!),homepage: http://goo.gl/EHlXq. FB page: http://goo.gl/bCewC. good food makes
for good bikers.
2) Wed (tonite!) -- Mellow Johnny's Weekly Maintenance Classes – Flat
Changing 6pm to 7pm, http://goo.gl/ZzuRj. "Spend an hour in Mellow Johnny's
service department learning the fundamentals of caring for your bike. Tonight's
class focuses on flat changing and basic cleaning."
3) Oct 20 all day -- Tour de Fat includes a bike parade! http://goo.gl/Rwb7n
New Belgium Brewing’s cycling circus, Tour de Fat, is returning to town for
one day on Saturday, October 20 at the West End of Fiesta Garden. Tour de Fat
rookies and veterans alike are encouraged to grab a bike and join us for a
whimsical day of entertainment and two-wheeled revelry, all while raising money
for Austin Cycling Association and Austin Ridge Riders. For those who haven’t
experienced Tour de Fat, it is a thrilling rite of passage that includes an
unparalleled costumed bicycle parade, New Belgium beer, eccentric
entertainment, local food, unusual bike contests and much more.
4) Oct 21 all day -- The Hyde Park Fire Station Festival at Fire Station #9,
43rd St and Speedway from 4pm to 6pm,
http://www.austinhydepark.org/
store more bikes!
5) October 19-21 LiveStrong weekend, http://goo.gl/SoQhw. This year the rides
are hosted by the Austin Flyers women's cycling club but there's no reason we
can't join along! Let Jake know if you're interested in volunteering.
6) Oct 27 -- Shiv and SRAM Demo Day at Bicycle Sports Shop, 11am - 3pm,
http://bicyclesportshop.com/
7) Oct 28 -- The Sweatin' Burnt Orange Bike Tour starts/ends at Blanco High
School, www.utexascycling.org. Benefit ride for UT Cycling.
8) Oct 30 -- Trailer Food Tuesdays at The Long Center last Tuesday of October
and November, http://www.facebook.com/
9) Nov 2 thru 4 -- Fun Fun Fun Fest, http://www.funfunfunfest.com
because...ohh, I dunno. It's fun, fun, fun!
9) Nov 3 -- Mellow Johnny's Annual Swap Meet, http://goo.gl/GxiNq Serious-good
deals!! Cheap jerseys, bibs, shorts, discontinued stuff, old team stuff....
10) Nov 10 -- Tour Das Hugel 2012 -- Everyone must do this once in their lives,
http://www.facebook.com/
11) Nov 10 -- The Wurst Ride, www.wurstride.com. Comal River area of Central
Texas. Start/End at Comal County Fairground. New route this year.
12) Nov 27 -- Trailer Food Tuesdays at The Long Center,
http://www.facebook.com/
13) Sometime during several evenings after Thanksgiving and before Christmas,
Bikes For Kids. Build bikes that're given to kids all around Austin. And eat
pizza. And meet other people. And hang out downtown. And stuff. Details to
come!
14) anyone use www.meetup.com to find bike rides or to post rides? I'm thinking
of adding our MOTR to the list....
OMG, could there possibly be anything else?
**Helpful club riding tips (from bicycling.com).
We have a pretty big collegiate club. This means we have a wide range ofcycling abilities from the novice up to seasoned racers. For the newbies in our
happy group, here are some ideas for your next club ride, brought to you by
bicycling.com. BTW, you get pretty neat emails and online content with your
affordable subscription to Bicycling. Here goes:
1. Stay in the front third of the group. Think of the slipstream as an inverted
V: riding directly behind the front riders gives you the maximum advantage,
while farther back, the pull-you-along effect is diluted. Also, riding towards
the front allows quicker reactions when somebody surges. Unless, of course,
you’re new to group riding. Toward the back, you have a little more mental
breathing room and space to maneuver.
2. In fact, try to lead. If you begin in the back third on an uphill (not as
draft-friendly as the flats), the stronger riders book up it and gain distance
down the other side by the time you crest. If you start close to the front, you
may still be passed, but you’re more likely to see the top before the last
rider rockets away.
3. On downhills, shift into a big gear and pedal so you can be in the heart of
the group when things even out. You can rest after you return to the safety of
the draft. Often after a hard effort, the group will chill on the descent and
for a few more minutes post-climb to give everybody a chance to catch their
breath.
4. “If you get dropped, shift into a hard gear, get as aero as you can and
give it everything you have,” says Abby Ruby, a senior coach at Carmichael
Training Systems, based in Colorado Springs. “You typically have one or two
superhard efforts like that in you per ride, so pick your blastoff point
wisely.” Look for times when the group is slow, such as in a town or on a
stretch of road with many stoplights. If the pack continues to disappear into
the horizon, don’t burn out your legs. Shift to plan B: ride alone.
5. Eating and drinking tend to become afterthoughts when you’re hanging on
for dear life—which is a mistake. “If you don’t take in calories and
fluids, you’ll be at the back, with plenty of time to eat and drink,” says
Ruby. Smooth the hand-to-mouth process by tucking a gel or two into your shorts
legs for easy access, and open wrappers and bottles before your ride.
6. While drafting on flat terrain, shift into a slightly bigger gear, slow your
cadence and pedal minimally. Your muscles will provide enough power to pull you
along, but your heart rate won’t rocket.
7. If you can’t hold onto the wheel in front of you any longer, don’t make
the group riders behind you pay. “Yell ‘gap’ and move over,” says Ruby.
Let the person behind you catch the wheel while you integrate yourself back
into the group.
8. "Be completely willing to do as little work as possible,” says Hart.
“Everybody knows what it feels like to be the slowest, so no one will give
you a hard time for not taking a turn up front.” If you do end up leading, do
so for only a short bit—25 to 50 pedal strokes is fine—and exit gracefully
by saying something like, “That’s all my legs have today.”
9. “If there’s a little voice in you saying, ‘You can’t hang on,’ you
probably won’t,” says Kristin Dieffenbach, PhD, an assistant professor of
athletic coaching education at West Virginia University, in Morgantown.
Negative self-talk poisons any chance of success.” Instead, she suggests,
embrace the challenge. “When it gets tough, tell yourself you’re going to
hold on until you count to 10. By the time you get there, the group may have
slowed or your body may have adapted.”
10. “People tend to have a distorted sense of how much their bodies can
handle,” says Dieffenbach. Don’t redline for an entire ride, but realize
that going fast has some pain associated with it. The more you hurt now, the
faster you’ll be on future rides.”
11. When, not if, you do lose the group, don’t start calling yourself a loser
or a slacker. “Every cyclist has been dropped at some point,” says
Dieffenbach, “and if they tell you otherwise, they’re lying. After you’re
spit out, process the ride positively. Ask yourself, “Why didn’t it work
today?” Maybe it’s because you didn’t eat a good dinner last night, or
that work this week demanded 60 hours of your time. It’s not always your
legs, says Dieffenbach.
And don't do this and calling it 'biking', http://goo.gl/uFC2r.
12. Help lead or sag on your weekly MOTR rides. Okay, this one's mine. But
really, come on along! :)
**Helpful product.
Arctic Cooling P311 Bluetooth Headset, http://amzn.com/B005I2VWCU. Bestbluetooth headphones I've found. Super price. Durable. Great sound. Fits snugly
over ears. For Winter trainer riding, jogging, doing dishes, stretching, but
not for riding in traffic.
**Recipe/Food.
Yogi Lemon Ginger, Herbal Tea Supplement, 16-Count Tea Bags (Pack of 6),http://amzn.com/B0009F3SD2
What is wrong with you-people?! I'm lookin' at you, Ben! Everyone's getting
sick, whatwith the sneezing, and the hacking, and the coughing, and the mucus,
eww. You need to get lemon ginger tea, STAT! decaffeinated, warm, soothing,
ginger, lemon. heck, add some honey and you're half-way to letting your pits
loose and joining a commune, right? (answer: no). But really, this stuff works
great after a long night of drinking diuretics, like coffee, when you know you
need to be on your bike early the next morning. boil some water, steep some
tea, take a shower, and by the time you're done, it's done! Drink it and allow
yourself to be carried away to that commune with the hairy pits. ahhh....And
remember, surf on amazon.com, buy from your local grocery co-op.
So, there you go for another week. What am I missing?....
And one more time, please 'Like' our new Middle Of The Road (MOTR) Rides page,
http://www.facebook.com/
:)
BikePaulie
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