Quote from JS on Apr 15^th, 2009, 5:42pm:

Thanks for the info and your encouragement.
 
Even though I have ridden bikes most of my life, before a few months ago I had never even entertained the thought of doing any kind of bike racing, much less ultra races. Then these crazy people - Larry, George and Hank started telling me I could do it. I wouldn't normally listen to such apparent nonsense but I knew these people knew what they were talking about so I decided I needed to listen. And I am so glad I did. Thanks to all of you. I know I have a long ways to go and it's hard to get out of South Texas for these events, but I think maybe I'm hooked.
 
Wish I could have been there to greet you when you were at the foot of my hill, but my daughter and I were in Florida hoping to see you and the rest of the Bacchetta crew there. Was really great to meet you.
 
Katy and I are planning on riding to Long Island starting the end of May. Looks like about a 2000 mile ride. We're shooting to average 120 mile days. Want to ride along with us a ways? :^)  I'm hoping that new CA2.0 frame will be at Hank's when we get back. Katy said that would be my reward for pedalling to Long Island with her! And yes, she gets the Corsa.
 

Quote from Killer Bee on Apr 15^th, 2009, 7:47pm:

Ok. Stone-Leigh road just south of 1341. It's been about 16 years since I was there and I can't remember how steep that is. Was the road surface in good condition? We used to ride 1341 a few times a year - plus most of the way down 473 to 281 and back but there's getting to be a lot of traffic on 473 these days so don't go very far east on it much anymore.
 
We rode up to Waring last Saturday and will probably again in a couple of weeks. I'll see if I can talk the group into taking a side trip to check out the top end of Stone-Leigh. I've been trying to get the group to ride up Old No 9 to the bat cave (old Fred'burg railroad tunnel) but am having trouble getting them to go that far. Maybe I can trick 'em into it...  I suspected the other one was Bear Creek. Thanks

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Well spoken Fartacus!    

Quote from bikerteam on Apr 16^th, 2009, 7:08am:

Yes. I've been riding those roads around there for 20 years. My favorite place to ride. Back in about '95 or so I was riding with a friend on #9. We came flying around a corner, surprised a wild turkey who took off into him, just high enough so he ducked his head so his helmet slid under the turkey's left wing. This of course prevented the wing from generating lift so the turkey was stuck to the helmet going the same speed flailing its wings, beating the guy like crazy. I was laughing so hard I almost fell off my bike. He of course slowed down and the turkey finally slid of the front and took off.
 
BTW, 1376 from 290 to Sisterdale, while a great road, now has a lot of high-speed traffic on it like 473, so if you ride it, please be careful. 1376 south of 473 has long been problematic, but is really bad now. We used to own land just south of the Guadalupe off of 1376. Suggest you take Welfare-Waring, 474 or swing over to 289 if you want to head south from there, though it's new boulder-seal for a ways on 289. Welfare-Waring is fun - 'bowling green road' - drop off into the gutter there and you have trouble getting back out. :^)

Nicely done on the Heart of the South race, John...  Riding in that rain must have been brutal -- any near slip-downs?  I assume the water is what caused Goggins's accident -- or wasn't it an accident, just self-damage?

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 16^th, 2009, 11:47am:

 
Paul, we had no rain for the 300 this year, I think the 500 might of got nailed the last couple of hours but I did not see any mention by the two man recumbent team of rain.
 
I heard it was a hamstring injury, how he did it I do not know! (on a bike?)
 
JS

Quote from JS on Apr 16^th, 2009, 2:03pm:
I sure wish Goggins a good recovery. We had a lot of fun talking with him and his crew. His mom was pretty funny but obviously a remarkable person herself. Hamstring injuries can be very frustrating and often require a very long recovery time. That's what finally forced me off of road bikes.