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Message started by aikigreg on Jul 26^th, 2009, 11:55pm

Title: Why do I do this to myself????
Post by aikigreg on Jul 26^th, 2009, 11:55pm

[smiley=grin.gif] Steve Barlow came by today - he's thinking about going bent again to get rid of the sore behind. Fit him on the corsa and a couple minutes around the parking lot and we're gone.

We rode 50 miles on my "Big Cow Bent" loop, which has a couple serious hills - 18% at one point, whith all kinds of terrain. Steve never fell once, only had a couple times where he tried to start in too big a gear, and by the time we were halfway through we'd basically reclined him fully. He just kept getting stronger and faster as the miles went by. I bonked 8 miles from home thanks to the new diet and Steve rescued me with a clif-bar. We chatted a bunch and had a great lunch afterwards.

So now I've taken a guy who was faster than me anyway and given him a real taste at bent life. I keep creating my own worst competition! But Steve's a great guy and once he's converted to the dark side it'll be fun to watch him go.

Title: Re: Why do I do this to myself????
Post by Killer Bee on Jul 27^th, 2009, 3:04am

Greg, Steve mentioned to me at the the Italy night brevet that he was seriously looking at riding a recumbent, specifically a high racer(Corsa model). He was looking over the SS pretty good.

He said he just likes to have something a little different. AGreed ,he's a good guy & will be a beast on a 'bent.