tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11146742929621554342024-02-18T18:31:59.591-08:00Fat Guy Ridesmbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-41822761749228815652013-09-11T10:40:00.003-07:002013-09-11T11:14:58.936-07:00I'm OutI regretfully submit to my followers the letter which I just sent to the Commissioner of the MoMiles 2013 Challenge. :-(<br />
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Honorable Commissioner,<br />
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It is with a heavy heart that I am
notifying you of my withdrawal from the 2013 MoMiles Challenge.
Plainly, it is no longer fun. When we initiated this Challenge, I had
envisioned double secret centuries and stealthy commute over Mt Tam. I
imagined weekend rides with my buddies and truly embracing the love of
cycling - stopping to chat over coffee and guzzling down beers after a
long day's work in the saddle. While I have done my part in maintaining
the Purity of the Challenge, it seems that my competitor has another
vision of 'success'. What began so elegantly has deteriorated into a
classless endeavor to accumulate miles for the sake of mileage - riding
in circles in the dark just to keep up. My competitor has destroyed the
spirit of the bet in the name of the letter of the law.<br />
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You may
ask why I would withdraw from the Challenge being ahead in the bet
hundreds of miles. Again, I simply cite that the Challenge has lost its
purpose. It is no longer fun.<br />
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I digress to admit that I, too, once got sucked into this worthless mile
trap. I did the famous 10pm Butterfield ride on the last day of April
2013. This was done to prove the point that a) I, too, can play at this
game and b) I can be equally impure. But with the benefit of
hindsight, I should apologize to the cycling gods for sullying the
purity of the bet. I admit, on April 30th, I had fun and I was pretty
proud of myself. But now I am ashamed.<br />
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I present to you the following two examples of ridiculousness that have led me to take this position:<br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_393_1378831141858_328" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_393_1378831141858_327" style="font-weight: bold;">Exhibit A - The 'Normal' Commute</span></span><br />
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One rider plugs along every morning,
21 miles. Every once in a while, he adds a trip up Hawk Hill or a roll
over Tam. Remember those 50 mile rides to work that included 5,000
feet of climbing over four hours as we chatted and talked smack? Those
days are a distant memory for the other rider. Now, when he leaves
before 5am to ride, it is to ride by himself, in circles, flat as a pancake, just to add a few miles. <br />
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Take today for example:<br />
http://www.strava.com/activities/81714505<br />
Same as always - 21.5 miles (an extra 0.3 miles to meet a friend at his house), 814 feet of climbing. There was even a 45 minute coffee break to socialize with friends.<br />
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versus<br />
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http://www.strava.com/activities/81720554<br />
45.7 miles, 1,024 feet of elevation<br />
The ride starts with 16.2 miles over an hour and twenty minutes ... to
ride in a circle - Peets to Peets. The ride ends with another 12.7
miles past the office, over another 50 minute period, climbing a
mountainous 163 feet of elevation. To top the nonsense off, at mile 40,
he doubles back another mile and a half, just to accumulate 3 more
worthless miles of flat land. Seriously?!?<br />
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Adding insult to
injury, the offending rider has the audacity to comment publicly on
Strava, "My commute more than doubles your miles today and beats your
elevation as well." Are you kidding? You are proud of this? In a ride
more than double the distance, your elevation exceeded mine by less
than 25%?!? You spend three hours riding in the dark to brag about a
trip down 3rd Street in San Francisco?<br />
<br />
<span id="yui_3_7_2_393_1378831141858_370" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_393_1378831141858_369" style="font-weight: bold;">Exhibit B - The Weekend Ride</span></span><br />
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http://www.strava.com/activities/81014918<br />
60.6 miles, 1,338 feet of climbing, 3:33 ride time<br />
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http://www.strava.com/activities/79254437<br />
56.1 miles, 4,193 feet of climbing, 3:49 ride time<br />
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Note
how the two competitors spend a recent weekend ride. One rides with a
friend over a beautiful, car less West Marin road, soaking in the beauty
of nature, attacking one of the steepest climbs (17 plus percent)
stopping to see the waves crash on the the beach. The other rides solo
on the flattest course imaginable, in car traffic on Foothill Expressway
and Stevens Creek Road. Note the thousands of acres of open space
immediately to the west of the urban ride (with hills, I might add)
which go completely ignored. Note the mileage and the ride time of the
two rides within percentage points of the other yet, somehow, they seem to be
two polar opposites of rides.<br />
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In closing, I will continue to
ride my bike and accumulate miles as if nothing has changed. I will
ride with purity. I may yet win this bet, but the bet has lost all
meaning to me. As a man, should I lose the bet - which I won't - I will
fulfill my obligation to the winner. Following the letter of the law,
which my competitor has famously abused, I will take him out to dinner
with his wife and children. But I will not disgrace myself or my family
by being present for the victory celebration. Should my competitor
have more miles - any miles - on Strava than I do, my credit card is as
follows: 5424 1809 2453 1524, exp 08/16, code 729. Have great dinner
on me, You sure earned it. <br />
<br />
I am sorry to take this stance. But I must stay true to myself. I ride with purity and I seek fun at all costs. This bet is neither pure nor fun any longer.<br />
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Respectfully,<br />
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Wheel Destroyer mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-23475069604875509732013-08-13T12:26:00.001-07:002013-08-13T12:27:42.080-07:00On the busGolden Gate Transit is usually the bain of the commuting community. Those guys take up more than their share of the roads (and bike lanes) and are quick to pass a bike, only to cut back in front to halt at the bus stop.<br />
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But sometimes, in the case of fatal bike mechanical issues, Golden Gate is the only way to salvage a commute short of calling home. And today is just one of those days. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remnants of my quick release and my view on the Bridge from the front seat of the bus</td></tr>
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As noted in a previous post, I have been having trouble with the Surly and the rear wheel pulling out of the front facing horizontal drop out. This morning started innocently, with another slip on San Anselmo Avenue. I obviously need some way to tighten down the quick release more efficiently. </div>
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On the hill up Alexander, I stood up and pulled the wheel out for a second time. Annoyed, I tightened the quick release pin extra tight, so tight that I couldn't get it all the way closed by hand. So I laid the bike down and finished the closing with my foot by standing on the pin. Well ... that may not have been the best idea. After only a single revolution of the cranks, the quick release pin snapped under all the tension. </div>
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Now I'm truly screwed. No amount of gherry-rigging will be able to properly secure a wheel to the frame. Fatal Mechanical. Luckily, I was only a few hundred yards from the Sausalito Golden Gate Transit by stop. So on board I go. </div>
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Half a bike is better than none at all, I guess. </div>
mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-50832903169375256372013-08-01T09:38:00.001-07:002013-08-01T09:38:33.802-07:00I can break anything ...It is a given that after a mountain bike ride, I will be either a) bleeding or b) heading to the bike shop to fix something that I broke on the bike. Sunday's ride earned me teh bonus plan with both a bloody knee and a broken bike.<br />
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I was pretty cautious riding the China Camp back-side dodging roots and rocks and cliffs around every turn. China Camp is especially daunting with tight trees to navigate, switchbacks and 30 foot drops down the mountain side. But I am pleased to report that I made it out of the technical stuff unscathed.<br />
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However, upon hitting the fire trails, the path seemed to be 'groomed' to the point where gravel was added for traction or water issues or something. This is where the blood comes in ... I got a little cocky and picked up the pace a bit. I was chasing the guy in front of me through a slight left turn. I leaned into the turn doing my best to keep momentum. But the front wheel did not seem to like the angle of the turn combined with the looseness of the gravel below. I hydroplaned (if you can hydroplane on rock) for a few feet as teh bike just slid out from underneath me. Hence, the bloody knee and scraped up chest. When I caught up to the guys I was with - 45 seconds later - Britt, noticing the dusted jersey, just looked at me quizzically and said, "Hey ... you went down". Yup. As usual, I went down.<br />
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Then for the mechanical issues ... As we were climbing back over the hill, I kept bumping my pedals on rocks. This was not so much painful as it just interrupted any rhythm that I could maintain in climbing. On the single track downhill, I was, again, feeling more confident and started leaning into the turns again. Somehow, I leaned too hard to the right into a rock or bush or something, and I bumped the derailleur into the bike spokes. As you can imagine, the spokes grabbed hold of the derailleur and tore it completely off of teh bike. The derailleur hangar snapped completely and the chain dragged the rear derailleur with us.<br />
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Luckily, we were at the end of the road. I was able to get myself to the paved part to coast downhill back to the car. But, again, straight to the bike shop for some not-inexpensive repairs.<br />
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I have noticed that my commute times have been inching
slower over the last few months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Given the
lack of rest and my prioritizing miles over speed, my ride which used to be a
steady 1 hour 21 minutes has crept into a more standard 1 hour 24 minute
pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure, I can still get sub 1.20
with the Raiders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But a casual five-day-commute
week pace makes me a happier person.</div>
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As a result, I seem to be getting passed a little bit more
these days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generally getting passed
doesn’t bother me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially from the matchy
matchy backpack-less guys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I have
taken notice of people that like to ride fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And sometimes I jump on their wheel for an easier spin.</div>
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This morning, I was riding a respectable 20 miles per hour
on the MV bike trail when I got dropped by a chick in a Team Red kit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She seemed to be working extra hard to get in
front of me, so I let her go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course,
as they always do, upon getting in front of me, she immediately slowed down and
interrupted my pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought about
passing her again, but I could tell that she had it in her keep the pace
going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I eased up and enjoyed her
slipstream (and by slipstream, I mean staring at her ass).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also didn’t want to get in a yo-yp battle
with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to brake on the Mollie
Stones downhill to stay in back but her cadence immediately picked up by the
time we gotto Poggios.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, as
predicted, she was gone once we hit Golden Gate Market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I reached the top of South Street, she
had already passed the next hill on Alexander, never to be seen again.</div>
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Damn those matchy-matchies … </div>
mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-68772241169133489222013-07-18T16:29:00.001-07:002013-07-18T16:29:31.257-07:00Ahoy, mateySee all those gaps in the stacks of containers? How many do you think fell off during rough seas?<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUlM4B-PP179eidj1ENbGMcCci2FjMfSKEhKwdo7Z2xbfapgnWarbIFlLhIvFiVyfcga_YaNIz2-tNbjc-P3FDjTH0F_aQNYS3-ON_XOOjfXzf12eO4n6yuYV6a4FFaODquhfsHLhlYS2/s640/blogger-image-1447548915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUlM4B-PP179eidj1ENbGMcCci2FjMfSKEhKwdo7Z2xbfapgnWarbIFlLhIvFiVyfcga_YaNIz2-tNbjc-P3FDjTH0F_aQNYS3-ON_XOOjfXzf12eO4n6yuYV6a4FFaODquhfsHLhlYS2/s640/blogger-image-1447548915.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-42940043128343913332013-07-16T15:44:00.002-07:002013-07-16T15:44:48.199-07:00Breaking bikes in new and exciting waysI tend to learn about things by hands on experience. The same applies to bikes in that I learn the mechanics of a bike usually only when something breaks and I have to fix it on the spot. On this morning's commute, I got to get my hands dirty and learn a few tid bits about wheels and dropouts. <br />
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The new Surly Cross Check is my ultimate commuter bike. It is a steel frame with lugs and eye bolts everywhere. I can add panniers, baskets and all sorts of other fun parts. I put beefy 28mm tires on my monster 36 hole Deep V Velocity wheels. This allows me to just up and down curbs, roll on path or dirt, whatever my heart desires.</div>
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The Surly frame is outfitted with horizontal, front-facing drop-outs for the wheels (unlike the more traditional vertical drop-out). These drop-outs are intended for either geared bikes (like mine) or single speed bikes. The horizontal nature of the drop out allows easy access to the wheel in order to loosen or tighten the chain tension around a fixed gear (I learned this today on the internet, after the fact). </div>
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So today's lesson revolved around the physics of pedaling and the stresses that are placed on the chain, cassette and wheel. In pedaling forward, tension comes from the pedals, runs through/around the chain, which then turns the cassette attached to the rear wheel and propels the rear wheel around. Even so, the pedaling places tension that squeezes the rear wheel towards the pedals. In a vertical drop-out, that squeezing is dispersed through the frame of the bike and the wheel is held in place partly by the frame, partly by the lawyers tabs (future lesson) and partly by the quick release pin. However, with a horizontal drop-out, the squeezing tension is focused mainly on the quick release pin which takes the majority of responsibility in holding the wheel to the frame.</div>
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Being the Wheel Destroyer Fat Guy that I am, I produce an enormous amount of torque when I hit the gas. Combined with a climb, all gravitational forces conspire against me to create massive pressure/tension/squeezing on the bike frame. This is how I broke both carbon bike frames in 2012 - torque passed from the pedals snapping the chain stays. Well, with a steel bike, all of my force was transferred into the quick release pin. Today, succumbing to the power that is the Wheel Destroyer, the pin slipped inwards, pulling the entire wheel out of the drop-out.</div>
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As I was only going 6-8 MPH, the bike did not crash, but just came to an abrupt stop with the wheel/tire pressed up against the down tube and chain stays. Lucky for the 'Fatties Fit Fine' wide clearance between the chain stays that allowed me to keep my balance with the cockeyed wheel.</div>
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I figured out the issue pretty quickly, placed the wheel back in the drop-out, and tightened the quick release in even tighter than before. I will do my best to adjust the set screw on the drop-out a bit deeper as to get 'more grab' of the quick release onto the bike frame. </div>
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Cool lesson and no damage done. What can I break next?</div>
mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-1299725592501805502013-07-16T07:56:00.004-07:002013-07-16T07:56:59.017-07:00Col de la Bon AireThere is a great segment just made for the FatGuy behind Bon Aire Shopping Center. It is a quick 65 foot rise over less than 0.1 mile at an 8% grade. It is the most annoying part of every commute home from the Larkspur Ferry as it is impossible to get over the steepness sitting down in the saddle. Every once in a while, however, I am inspired me to hit it hard to try and get the KOM. Last night, I got 21 seconds which ties by
best attempt. I have four attempts at 21 seconds, one at 22 seconds and seven at
23 seconds - and dozens north of 45 seconds. The KOM was 19 seconds until a fishy ride showed up
last month at 17 seconds (on top of several other top 10s on other
segments). Long story short. No KOM love yesterday. I am waiting for the unicorn tailwind to get me sub 20. Stay tuned.mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-13963399900722533702013-07-07T21:58:00.001-07:002013-07-07T22:01:19.800-07:00GatorskinsSomebody has been riding. Knock on wood ... I wore through a whole rear tire without getting a flat. Love my Gatorskins. The Breezer has 4,159 mies on her. Lets keep track of the miles at the next change. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMARuyjLLlC_DmkeGeR4KmPVgc6f7e7jjX8sP1mRo7ZH0OYolpZgo2GSHcTdK90JBpnYEFswbHW3CIuYdcEDCybT7tcbMT23jgS4vhUvE7Dl3nwKPyPLA3yJw5g7ko3UXOcAqSeGs7HKq/s640/blogger-image-408036908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMARuyjLLlC_DmkeGeR4KmPVgc6f7e7jjX8sP1mRo7ZH0OYolpZgo2GSHcTdK90JBpnYEFswbHW3CIuYdcEDCybT7tcbMT23jgS4vhUvE7Dl3nwKPyPLA3yJw5g7ko3UXOcAqSeGs7HKq/s640/blogger-image-408036908.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-11354026756279277222013-07-01T12:17:00.000-07:002013-07-01T12:28:46.768-07:00MoMiles Challenge - JuneHo hum ... another month and another victory for this FatGuy. The Davis Double has done me well, giving me a 230 mile lead over Mo at June's end - 4,002 to 3,771. Obviously, I also made it to the 4,000 mile market first, as well.<br />
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Earlier in the year, I was comfortable maintaining a 100 mile lead as a reasonable cushion. But a recent 24 hour perios for Mo peaked my attention and caused reason for a bit of concern. Mo did a morning commute, starting at his house in Novato, south to Corte Madera then looping north to Downtown Fairfax, back to Peets, through Golden Gate Park and into work. While not the most efficient way around, Mo succeeded turning a 37 mile ride into a 61 mile ride. He backed that up with a 40 mile commute home. All in all, a Century day of commuting. He then came out of nowhere to do a maiden voyage to The Bovine in Pt Reyes Station the following morning. Again, kinda sad to ride in circles just to accumulate miles, and totally pathetic to do so by himself in the dark rather than working or hanging out with buddies ... but also scary to see what this guy is capable of to stay in the bet - an incognito 150 miles in 24 hours.<br />
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Its going to be a fun second half of the year ... trying to keep Mo in my rear view mirror. My only regret is that, back in February, Mo did beat me to the 1,000 mile marker. The only blemish on my otherwise sterling record year-to-date. mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-61370087988842809772013-06-18T09:08:00.003-07:002013-06-18T09:08:57.402-07:00His legend grows<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I was doing my best this morning to hold onto Tuck’s wheel
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This morning’s Strava log was blessed with an early morning
attack by Marin’s strongest cyclists attempting to break the KOM northbound up
Camino Alto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The standing record of 4:09
has been official since July 8<sup>th</sup> of 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today at 5.15am, a crew of nine guys provided
the lead out Marin’s newest super star, Mr. Bingo McKenzie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The powerhouse peloton shaved 14 seconds off
the KOM to an impressive 3 minutes 55 seconds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But the ride itself was only half of the entertainment.</div>
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The first comment on Strava congratulating Bingo was from the
former KOM himself, Peter Cracknell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bingo thanked Peter for his humbleness and also gave props to the
lead-out which got him to the apex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
smack talk ensued with a challenge to Chris Phipps, another of the Bay Area’s
most riders and owner of hundreds of well traveled KOMs, about targeting Chris’
White’s Hill record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A dozen or so other
cycling studs chimed in to congratulate Bingo or throw in a jab or two.</div>
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Then, Mr. Pancakes threw down the gauntlet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He dared to introduce the age-old postulate
that a KOM on Strava is not actually a KOM unless it is done in a solo
effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This comment set off the masses
in a debate of Bingo’s effort and, furthermore, the validity of any KOM on Strava
given the various conditions present at the time of the ride.</div>
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As one commenter suggested, at a minimum, Bingo set the KOM
for the number of comments received on a single ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do enjoy the comment string yourselves, <a href="http://app.strava.com/activities/60093099#">http://app.strava.com/activities/60093099#</a>.</div>
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Most importantly, this KOM and subsequent commentary proves that
Strava is here to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If nothing else,
Strava is the conduit for the community to come together, creating another
layer of enjoyment for its users.</div>
mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-23609183267948564452013-06-01T08:47:00.000-07:002013-06-03T08:49:33.694-07:00MoMiles Challenge - MayAnother month and another victory for this FatGuy<br />
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I can't really figure Mo out. He talks a good game, and he backs it up with some crazy stuff. But then he falls off the wagon and forgets about his bike for a week or two at a time. In April, we had the Battle Royale that made this bet so much fun. Mo put down 912 miles in April, more than any month I have ever done. But then he followed it up with a whimpering - I got a new bike but it doesn't fit right and my knee hurts - 566 mile May. I am guessing he has 1,000 miles in his target for June.mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-86227573212048456152013-05-15T08:40:00.000-07:002013-05-25T07:13:05.873-07:00MoMiles - Road to 3,000<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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With all the excitement of the April 30<sup>th</sup> marker,
the 3,000 mile marker came and went with a boring thump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mo and I were within 5 miles of each other on
May 13<sup>th</sup> at about 2,900 miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I announced to Mo publicly that I would be riding in and out both Monday
and Tuesday, and cross 3,000 miles on Wednesday morning, the 15<sup>th</sup> on
my way into work.</div>
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As predicted, Mo did a round trip on Monday, but took the
whole day off on Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was a bit
anxious all day Tuesday that a big number would pop up for Mo at the end of the
day, but nothing showed up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I woke
on Wednesday, still no Tuesday data from Mo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So my ride to work on Wednesday was uneventful and I won the title with
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This is a good thing as I really did not want to go hard the
week of the 13<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More on
this later …</div>
mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-39572600223066075982013-05-01T10:32:00.000-07:002013-05-01T10:32:46.663-07:00Liar's Dice - Confirmation and What's NextThe world is good. Mo conceded the April title with little fanfare. My 18 mile effort last night caught everyone by surprise, and it sealed the deal. Mo was a gentleman in his defeat, and I have been rubbing it in his face all morning none-the-less (I have very low self esteem and I take pleasure in other's failures).<br />
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Mo and I both agree that we are excited not to ride home this afternoon and are anxiously anticipating the Ferry commute across the Bay.<br />
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God only knows what antics will be in store for the next milestone. Since we are both at 2600ish miles (I lead by 2 miles if anyone is counting), we are both riding a century this weekend (Mo claims to be doing extra) and we both did north of 800 miles in April, it appears that the next trophy will be the 3,000 mile marker. The only question is when? Doing a little math in my head, watch for some more fireworks around May 10th.mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-32347629927129791882013-04-30T23:52:00.003-07:002013-05-01T10:20:35.492-07:00Liar's Dice - April CulminationMo is a worthy opponent. To no one's surprise, there were some fun schenanigans to end the Mo Miles April cumulative title. <br />
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I opted for the full ride home plus a little sum-sum and posted a 29 mile ride home to Strava this afternoon. I posted a comment to Mo, "<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px;">Uploaded 5.21pm: WD - 2,575.5 - Mo 2,572.3. Your move, Mo" </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.796875px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">knowing full well that my 3 mile lead was only the beginning of the fun.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">Mo responded at 7.01pm by posting the 9 mile ride </span></span><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">that</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;"> he did at 12.12pm. This was a clear violation of the rules (the rules which are unwritten and being made up as we go along) posting a ride on tally day more than 60 minutes after the ride's completion. He then almost immediately followed up with another download of a 10 mile ride that he started at 5.48pm (completely rule abiding). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">These two rides gave Mo a formidable lead of 16 miles - 2,591.5 to 2,575.5 - with only five hours left in the day. Furthermore, Amy was at work and I had no way to get on the bike as I was on Daddy duty. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">I made the executive decision to make a much-needed appointment to have my car serviced. And I decided to drop the car at the dealership as soon as Amy got home from work. I threw my bike in the back of the truck and waited patiently for Amy to return home.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">At about 9.15pm, Amy returned home, I slapped her a high five and I ran out the door - lights, fluorescent jersey and iPod in hand. From the dealership in San Rafael, I headed back home (4 miles), blew by the house and continued to Butterfield Drive. This is the straightest and flattest route that I could think of - a two mile, one-way road, slightly uphill heading north and equally gentle slopping downward heading south. Three laps of Butterfield, 4 miles each, and I had my 16 miles in the bag. Another couple of miles and I was home in about an hour ten of riding and 18 total miles.10.52pm. Up by 2 miles!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">I anxiously went to the computer to see if Mo had logged any additional miles since our few texts and emails earlier. Nope. None. I jumped in the shower and then sat down to my computer. As I write this post, it is 11.40pm and I have to upload the ride data to Strava within 60 minutes of finishing the ride, 11.52. I don't want to upload too early, just in case that Mo sees the rides, jumps on his bike, and gets the 2 miles in before midnight.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">Wish me luck. I will report the final results tomorrow. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">Mo, if you outsmart me on this one, you truly deserve the win. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.796875px;">As of 11.51pm:</span></span></span><br />
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<tr style="background-color: #f7f7f7; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding: 5px 10px;">Avg Time / Week</td><td class="viewing" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; width: 70px;">14<abbr class="unit" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 0.846em; margin-left: 2px;" title="hours">hr</abbr> 2<abbr class="unit" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 0.846em; margin-left: 2px;" title="minutes">m</abbr></td><td class="viewer" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; width: 70px;">13<abbr class="unit" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 0.846em; margin-left: 2px;" title="hours">hr</abbr> 33<abbr class="unit" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 0.846em; margin-left: 2px;" title="minutes">m</abbr></td></tr>
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<tr style="background-color: #f7f7f7; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding: 5px 10px;">Distance</td><td class="viewing" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; width: 70px;">2,591.5mi</td><td class="viewer" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; width: 70px;">2,593.6mi</td></tr>
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mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-68479716404531727322013-04-30T10:14:00.000-07:002013-04-30T10:14:21.761-07:00Liar's Dice - UpdateAs predicted, Mo turned a 4 mile bike ride getting his kids to school into a 12 mile jaunt around town. 10am update has Mo up by 26 miles for the day. The ball is in my court. Do I ride home (21 miles) and lose April? Nope that would be silly. Do I ferry home (6 miles), concede April but save my weary legs? That makes some sense - I neglected to mention that the first Century of the year is this weekend. Do I add a few miles to the commute home to take the 6pm lead? Maybe. But if I do that, mo is certain to ride to the grocery store at 8pm to grab a few extra miles. Let the game playing continue. Catch up in the morning.mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-2563463261858671242013-04-30T09:06:00.002-07:002013-05-01T10:16:34.235-07:00Liar's DiceThis mileage bet with Mo has taken a life of its own. It is damn fun to compete with Mo, and even more fun to talk smack about it. Some of the email chains are hilarious.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1367331030177_10049" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 11.0pt;">From Mo - "I
signed up for (Death Ride). Gonna be painful and boring since I know no one who’s
doing it. And I’m also going
to OR at some point this summer. But I’m going to leave before my
family does, and they’ll pick me up about 600 miles north of Sacramento
to vacation. And for (Waves to Wine) I plan on riding Saturday only, but starting
out with a pre Mt Tam assault before hand. And if you believe any of those prior statements ...</span></span></i></div>
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On top of the 'total mileage for 2013' bet, we have also added a few new wrinkles. We are also keeping track of who gets to each 1,000 mile marker and who leads on the last day of each month. These middle markers create a fun 'game-within-the-game' of the jousting for the final days of each month.<br />
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For example, at the time of this publishing, the morning of the last day of April, Mo leads me by 13 miles. Mo and I both know that my normal ride home - 21 miles - will get me the April title should he not ride at all today (Mo works from home and does not commute on Tuesdays). Of course, there is no chance that I will take the Ferry home tonight, getting only 6 miles, and let Mo win April without a fight. But knowing that I will take the lead this afternoon by riding all the way home, it is a given that Mo will do something to try to maintain his lead.<br />
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For the record, Mo won the January title and 1,000 mile mark (he
invented the titles on the fly, without me even knowing that we were
competing for these middle marks) and I have since won the February and
March cumulative titles and the race to 2,000 miles. <br />
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Again, Mo leads by 13 miles as of this morning. My ride home is 21 miles. So Mo will probably drop at least 10 random miles to maintain his April lead. But maybe I will ride a bit farther than just my normal 21 miles home. Maybe Mo will ride 15 miles to get himself a buffer, but I may do an extra 10 on my commute home in anticipation of the fact that I know Mo is watching. Or maybe Mo will not ride at all (conceding the April victory to me unknowingly), but still make me ride home (or a little extra), just to rub it in (not likely). Or maybe I will concede April without telling Mo (just to f&$k with him), take the Ferry, and hope that Mo does something crazy in anticipation of my doing a big ride home.<br />
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Good fun, Mo.mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-7568945480493653292013-04-29T09:42:00.001-07:002013-04-29T09:42:27.271-07:00All right, stop whatcha doin', cuz I'm about to ruin, the image and the style that ya used toMy natural tendency is to get into the big ring and power up short little hills. This minimizes the pain and time required to push the FatGuy up elevation. But to prepare for long distances, I am focusing on gearing down, using the little ring, and just spinning up hills. <br />
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With this in mind, I was poking along on my commute home when I got in a little bunny hopping action with three guys along Bridgeway. I would pass them in the flats and they would catch me on a rise. Then I would pass them on a downhill or the flats and repeat. I committed to myself that I would let them go passed me for good on Camino Alto, northbound. As I made the turn onto Camino Alto, ahead of the other three guys by a few hundred yards, Digital Underground took over my headphones. <br />
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I was groovin' to 'Humpty Dance', spinning in my smallest gear. Having forgotten about the guys behind me, I started singing out loud, another technique I use to calm down my pedaling, keep a steady pace, and not push too hard that I start panting. At the perfectly opportune time, I was feelin' the beat and busted at the top of my lungs the lyric "I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom, I'm crazy" ... just as the guys were passing me on my left. The lead guy did all he could to stop from laughing, but I managed to get a chuckle as they rode past.<br />
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Having provided my comic relief for the day, I continued on my merry way up and down Camino Alto. Reaching the bottom, I caught up with the crew of three. I got a triple thumbs up as I passed them for the last time. <br />
<br />mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-50088134524025138242013-02-12T08:20:00.002-08:002013-02-12T08:20:37.982-08:00Mo Chronicles - Bunny HoppingThe bet with StravaMo has become a fun additive to my cycling. We can each, on a daily basis, look at each other's stats and see who does what and who leads the bet. As of Monday last week, I was comfortably 100+ miles up on Mo, and I was enjoying watching him try to catch up. However, with my little Fender Destroyer incident on Wednesday, I had to take off a few days (two commutes and the FOG ride - probably 100 miles of riding) to recover. Mo jumped at the opportunity to attack while I was down (Contador/Schleck?!?) and went for a few bonus rides - over 100 miles from Thursday through Sunday - and recorded his biggest week of miles (203 miles) in the last 52 weeks. Well done, Mo. ((You are still going to lose)).<br />
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Now for the fun part. I have been meaning to buy a little trophy that Mo or I an keep on our office desk as a symbol of who leads the bet. I suggested that the trophy needed to be relinquished on demand should the Strava data lead change. The demand for the trophy could be made at any time, on any day, so long as the leader showed up in person to collect the goods. So for all of January, that trophy would have been safely on my desk. But Mo took the lead yesterday with his commute to work. I took it back this morning as of about 7.30am when I logged in my commute. If Mo rode to work today, however, he would take back the lead. This bunny hopping should continue for a short while until either a) one of us is able to get a long ride in or b) one of us takes a little break. It is for these situations that the trophy would be a new facet to the bet.<br />
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My knees hurt too much for me to take on any big rides, so the window is still open for you, Mo. Take the opportunity while it exists. Kick me while I am down. I won't hold it against you. And it will only hurt you more, come December, when I am comfortably in the lead. We can then look back and reminisce about how you tried to take advantage of a paraplegic. <br />
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<br />mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-82612156624163712492013-02-06T23:49:00.000-08:002013-02-11T22:52:13.021-08:00FatGuy - Fender Destroyer<br />
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It could have been so much worse. But I think I am going to live … although it
hurts to type this … I survived my first bike versus car incident. That’s the good news. I have begun to type this from my hospital
room at 11.49pm. But I will rewind to
about seven hours ago.</div>
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It seemed like another normal commute home. I did the 4.25pm Ferry and planned my normal 6
mile bike ride home. I talked a bunch of
smack with StravaMo about how I was going to own him on our bet this year. In fact, I had planned for Mo to do another
wacky 50 mile morning, plus 10 mile “errand” plus 17 mile day – gaining 50
miles on our totals. But his presence on
the boat got me excited when I learned that he aborted this morning and just
got in a normal 17 mile day. Sweet!! I gained a few miles on him today.</div>
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After getting off of the boat, a crew of about 5 guys jetted
off. I stayed behind to chat with another
buddy for a maximum of 30 seconds. I
accelerated to get out of the parking lot, then slowed as I made my left onto
the bike path westbound parallel to Sir Francis Drake. I slowed in the normal spot, looking left up
the driveway into the Wood Island Office Complex, clear. I accelerated a bit as I got back on the path
– which, by the way, doubles as the sidewalk. I looked left in driveway number one, clear,
and the same in driveway number two when all of a sudden a Toyota Tacoma pulled
out from the offices into the bike lane.
There was another bicyclist immediately on my right, so I couldn’t veer
into SFD (he did). So braking was my
only option. Unfortunately, my reflexes
and my FatGuy inertia won the battle. I
T-Boned the Tacoma right in front of its front, passenger-side wheel.</div>
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I’m not sure exactly how it all went down. But I remember looking down at my handlebars
and squeezing the brakes as hard as I could.
Next thing I knew, I was on my butt, on the driver’s side of the Tacoma,
in the east bound bike lane on SFD, not quite in the lane of traffic (not to be
confused with the west bound bike path where I started). I sat there for a bit, making sure that all
my facilities were generally intact. The
cyclist next to me grabbed my bike and moved it to safety (I think). Then the driver of the car approached. I still had my hands on my helmet and my face
in my lap. All I heard was something to
the effect of, “Wow, Man, that was an impressive flip you did over my
hood.” By that point, I was pretty sure
that I wasn’t dead. My right hand was
throbbing but I felt capable of getting myself up and off of the street. I stood to an incredible pain in both
knees. Oh crap. I sat back down on the ledge and just sat
quietly, staying silent and wiggling all of my extremities.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
Finally I came to and started to chat with the people that
stood around. There was me, the cyclist
from next to me, the driver and one other guy.
Everyone was really calm and careful to see whether I was all
right. My most pain remained in my right
hand. But my knees were starting to hurt
more, too. The driver started to chat us
up about what happened. He was careful
to not point any fingers (yet) and say how that intersection is so
dangerous. “I see bikers flying through
here every day, nearly missing cars”, he said.
He rambled on about how it wasn't his fault and how “we both were kind
of at fault” and how it wasn’t fair that “bikes always got the benefit of the
doubt when cars and bikes collide”. </div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
When the pain got more manageable, within a couple of
minutes, I stood up and started talking a bit myself. I took out my camera and took a few pictures
of the white scuff marks on his fender and the FatGuy marks on his hood. According to the driver, he looked left (away
from my direction) to check the traffic and when he turned his head back, he
saw me flying over the hood of his car.
He claimed to never have seen me coming.
More interesting, he said that he saw me fly over the hood, do a
complete mid-air flip, land on my feet on the other side of his car, and then
do a somersault on the concrete, landing on my butt. It truly all happened so fast that I have no
clue what really happened. The driver
was really cool, albeit a bit evasive, though. And I could tell that he was equally
traumatized. The cyclist next to me
spoke up and said to the driver, “Well, you did come out a little too fast and
too far into the bike path”, but the driver wasn't having it. I snapped a few more pictures, we exchanged a
few more pleasantries, the cyclist gave both of us his contact info, the driver
texted me his name and phone number, and we all went our separate ways.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I rode home pretty gingerly, continuing to assess the
situation, adrenaline still pumping. My knees and right hand hurt
the most but I was, again, going to live.
I figured out that when I was ejected from the bike, my knees must have
somehow hit my handlebars. The front
wheel was riding straight, but the bars were tilted probably 10-15 degrees to
the left. I had to bend the front wheel back into shape from the broken spokes and bent rim, bent the left shifter back into place and I tightened up the front fork. The
weirdest thing of all is that my bottle cage was completely bent and pulled
from the frame.</div>
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<br /></div>
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I made it home safely and was greeted, as usual, by my happy
kids. We went straight up to the shower
where I could get my clothes off and take a further look. My knees were both bruised and my right thumb and pinkie was
swollen pretty nicely. I had little
scratches on my left elbow, right ankle, and right pec - just above my nipple. </div>
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<br />
Putting the kids to bed, I rested on the couch until the Missus returned home. I told her this story and she insisted that I get some x-rays on my hand and knees. Unlike usual, I agreed and headed to the ER. So here I sit, waiting for the doctors to see me.<br />
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That’s the game day report.
More to follow. Did I mention
that I am not dead? I think that is the
most positive thing can state for right
now.</div>
mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-40570772503531665662013-02-05T22:29:00.002-08:002013-02-05T22:30:28.557-08:00Wicked Witch of the WestThis morning, I felt like sleeping in and didn't get out of the house until after 7am. This opened me up to a whole new crowd. I guess those that sleep in are a bit on the cranky side. You would think that the extra sleep would solve some of the drama.<br />
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I will share the story via an email chain with one of my commute friends, <<PAL>>. I have removed the names to protect the guilty ...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">An email to my pal ...</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:38 AM, <<WHEEL DESTROYER>> wrote:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">OK … I have a mission for you. I need to identify a couple riders. A male and female combo, she is in her early to mid 40s, he is mid to high 40s. She had short blonde hair and a bit of a fuzzy face. Him brown hair with no facial hair. Both were wearing <<FANCY>> Jerseys. He had a <<BIKE CLUB>> shorts/pants on (hence my email to you). NOTE: MY PAL IS A MEMBER OF THE SAME CLUB He rode a red <<HIGH END>> road bike. She had a titanium road frame, looked like Motobecane, but probably fancier. They passed me on Shady Lane (the first time) and she commuted all the way into the City (she was wearing a backpack). He peeled off after the GGB and headed south towards the Park (he did not have a backpack on). My guess is that they started in the San Anselmo/Ross area. They certainly knew eachother and ride together frequently – by the way they were chatting. He led most of the way and she rode his wheel. How’s that for starters?</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>From:</b> <<PAL>></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Date:</b> February 5, 2013, 5:46:23 PM PST</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>To:</b> <<WHEEL DESTROYER>><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">OK so the guy must have been <<PROTECTED>> and the girl <<WITCHY WITCH>> who I think you know from the ferry. If fact, as I read your email again I'm almost sure it was <<WITCHY WITCH>> on his wheel. I'm surprised you saw them as she usually goes in much later than you do. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 6:28 PM, <<WHEEL DESTROYER>> wrote:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ding, ding, ding. I did some Facebook stalking and you nailed <<PROTECTED>> and <<WITCHY WITCH>>. I knew I could count on you. I don't think that I have met either of them before, though. I can tell you, and I'm sure that it was a case of 'someone-woke-up-on-the-wrong-<wbr></wbr>side-of-the-bed', but your pal <<WITCHY WITCH>> was a complete jerk to me this morning on the commute (you are right, by the way, I left way late today, and that it how we crossed paths). As I mentioned, they passed me on Shady lane. And we did a little bunny hopping back and forth up to Camino Alto. Not surprisingly, they schooled me up the hill, but I caught up to them on the bike path in Mill Valley. Rather than keeping up the passing back and forth, I just settled in on <<WITCHY WITCH>>'s wheel and enjoyed the pull. I gave her a 'rider back' and coughed and spit a few times so she would know that I was on her wheel. I was certain that she knew I was there as she nodded her head a few times, but she made it clear, later, that I was mistaken. When we slowed at a stop sign, she made a point to scream at me with some less than nice stuff. I had my headphones on so I didn't get the exact message. Rather than incite her further, I tried to just ride past the two of them. But she pulled out in front of me, blocking my path, and proceeded to yell a bit more and complain to her riding partner, <<PROTECTED>>. Trying further to not instigate, I just looked at the guy and apologized again for interrupting their ride. I apologized the same to her, but she was having none of it. So I just kept riding on as she yelled at me. They passed me one last time on Bridgeway and I just decided to ignore them. I rode more slowly and went on with my day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you happen to see her in the near future, you may want to mention to her that she came down on the wrong guy for absolutely the wrong reason (riding her wheel). Life is too short for me to cause a scene, but she did her damnedest in trying to push my buttons. You might further relay to her that the biking community in Marin is pretty small. When she is wearing <<FANCY>> kit and/or a <<CLUB>> kit, she should think twice before acting the fool and potentially embarrassing her 'sponsors'. Just food for thought. Long story short, no harm done. She is lucky that it was me and not one of my less patient buddies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 7:27 PM, WHEEL DESTROYER wrote:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In rereading my email, I don't want you to misconstrue one phrase. When I said, "... she messed with the wrong guy ..." what I meant was "... she messed with one of the good guys ...". I'm not trying to make a threat or a big deal. But she really made an arse of herself today for no reason. Ok, enough negativity. Thanks for letting me vent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>From:</b> <<PAL>></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Date:</b> February 5, 2013, 8:01 PM PST</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">To:</b><span style="background-color: transparent;"> <<WHEEL DESTROYER>></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I see you received your <<WITCHY WITCH>> initiation attack! You are one of many, my friend. I have known her for many years, and she has always been this way. It's sad because she obviously has some "things" to deal with, but I find that I have to keep my distance as far as friendship is concerned because you never know when she will go completely ballistic. Plus I don't want to deal with all the bullshit. You should tell this story to <<OTHER PAL>>, she will get a kick out of it. Not that she would be laughing at you, but because that type of incident is so common with <<WITCHY WITCH>>.</span></div>
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Miss <<WITCHY WITCH>>, careful who you f&*k with ... You are now about to feel the wrath of the full <<WHEEL DESTROYER>> mafia.</div>
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mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-32117696409000429782013-02-05T21:12:00.002-08:002013-02-05T21:12:48.565-08:002012 Recap and 9,000 mile updateI logged my first miles on Strava in August of 2011. That month I ripped two mountain bike rides for a cumulative total of 14 miles. A lot has passed in the last 18 months.<br />
<br />
My 2012 final stats are as follows:<br />
7,141.4 total miles<br />
5,558.9 commuting miles<br />
209 GGB crossings<br />
2 organized centuries (one with the NearNakedMan suit)<br />
<br />
Today, February 4, 2013, I crossed the 9,000 mile mark on Strava. Five figures, here I come. Time to break some more frames.<br />
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<br />mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-91236007270555208502013-01-22T13:23:00.004-08:002013-01-22T13:23:54.570-08:00Fishy updateFrom my buddy, Kim - a marine biologist, phenominal outdoorsman, Marin Native and general good guy:<br />
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<span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][1]"> </span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0].[0]">"Dude,
this happens every year, from about Nov to Jan...the fish are Herring,
who lay their eggs on the Sausalito waterfront rip rap rocks (and other
locations in the bay), which in turn attracts amazing amount of wildlife
(birds, fish, rodents) and the</span></span><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[3]"><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[3].0"><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[3].0.[0]">
seasonal commercial and private Herring fisherman...it's quite a sight
to see...it's also a good time to fish for Sturgeon, as these pre
historic fish come close to shore to suck the eggs off the rocks."</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[3]"><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[3].0"><span id=".reactRoot[75].[1][2][1]{comment10152180626837925_30325185}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[3].0.[0]"> </span></span></span></span></span>mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-32748601256627153472013-01-22T08:46:00.001-08:002013-01-22T08:46:27.850-08:00Something fishy going on<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Having stopped for a quick picture of the sunrise and some
geese in Mill Valley this morning, I was wholly unprepared to stop for
additional footage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the excitement
in Sausalito was something that I have never seen in my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I stopped, annoyed by the stop light on
Bridgeway by the Starbucks, there was obviously some commotion ahead with lots
of birds and what sounded a bit like gunshots (maybe the gunshots was the Metallica
– One playing in my head phones, anyways).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I pulled my bike to the side and grabbed my phone to snap
some footage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I would have gotten
this conversation on tape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Imagine the
gnarliest Irish fisherman you have ever seen and a Philippine, toothless
fisherman tossing the net from the shoreline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Phillipine was literally throwing an empty net into the Bay,
counting to ten, and then pulling a net full of hundreds of little fish onto
shore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His partner in crime would take
the orange bucket to the truck, and repeat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to mention the millions of
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In my best Fat Bastard Accent, “Jesus fu&*ing Christ,
man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What the f&*k is going on
here?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been fishing the Bay for
going on thirty years, Man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I have
never seen anything like this in my entire life! What the f&*k are those things?”</div>
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In my best broken Asian English the Philippine raises up
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FB:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Three days?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What the hell are they?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smelt?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anchovies?”</div>
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FB:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Holy sh!t,
Man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wait until I show these pictures to
my kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What the f&*k?!?”</div>
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And that was it .. the Phillipine dude just went back to
hauling fish from the Bay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surreal on so
many levels.</div>
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mbraslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908345033071548556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114674292962155434.post-90584567324617456122013-01-20T18:17:00.000-08:002013-01-20T18:17:21.110-08:00Alpine God-Damn-ItI wasn't in the mood for Bovine, nor really pushing that hard this morning. We have a 4-year-old birthday party to attend at 10am, so I was looking for a quick (short, not fast) spin to loosen up the legs. I debated whether to leave a little early or a little late from the normal 7am Sunday departure as to avoid the FOG Dwellers, but opted for camaraderie over efficiency. Luckily, the FOG group was thin this morning, only Murray and Scotty B, and I was able to convince them into the Alpine climb to Ridgecrest and back. <br />
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About 100 feet into the Bolinas/Fairfax climb, I let the boys know that the pace needed to slow and we could ease into the 35 degree weather. No complaints were issued and we spun up to the golf course. We were treated with two big, black-bushy-tailed coyotes and more than a few deer, one with an enormous rack (I love big racks). Scotty B gets the award for the eagle-eye, spotting a coyote from 100 yards away at the top of the hill.<br />
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The climb to Azalea Hill was pleasant, with lots of chatter and the elevation warmed us up nicely. As we rolled over the summit, I proclaimed, "Take it easy on the downhill. We are on the wrong side of the hill and may see some ice." No sooner did I finish my sentence when we hit one of the 180 degree S-turns and my rear wheel slid out from under me. Thankfully, decades of being a clutz has trained me to fall like a champion. I stuck out my fat rump, broke the fall, and then slid - still clipped in - chest first. My hip took the brunt and the Breezer came out unscathed. I lucked out to slide on the non-derailleur side, too. I'll have a sweet bruise on my left hip, but I popped right up and pedaled the hematoma into a proper strawberry.<br />
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The water at the Dam was flat as a mirror. And it was strange to hear the water running so strongly through the falls. We skipped Ridgecrest due to time limitations and fear of further ice. And I was homeby 8.40am with 2,000 feet of elevation under my belt. Good day.<br />
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