Let's me recap the week:
- Thursday nite ride 11m and brenda get flat tire
- Saturday morning John, Terry, Shannon and myself leave Panera for a 30 m ride but at 14 m mark Terry broke a spoke! So after a road-side repair we removed Terry's spoke and brake pads so the tire would turn freely.
We started to limp back to Panera and all of a sudden PAPOW ®*
!! Shannon was down!!! Looking Back to see if Terry was up and running, she turned around and she was down just a little blood from her left knee. As we continue riding back, we all take turns riding and talking to Terry. I keep telling him he had a pair of Zipp wheels in his future. All he could say was I paid alot for this Trek Postal bike!! Hello? Terry its got 5000 miles on it, why do you think he sold it?!! It's nickel and dime time!!
As we come up to Bogey Hill's, John and Shannon are behind us about a 1/2 m. So Shannon didn't know where the turn was - but John did and as he turned Shannon was going straight!! You guessed it PAPOW ® ! Shannon down again this time she got the right knee bloody and got some road rash on her helmet!! But all in all she was fine and vowed still to get 30 m in that day!! Great job Shannon on getting 30 yesterday!! Okay Brenda do you see the importance of a helmet?? While Beth decided on a Zumba class, Dodie decided on a Cubs game in Chi!!
Let me remind all you non-riders there are only 40 days left till the ride!!!!! Let's ramp up and get some miles this week!!!!
Lastly I spoke to the Tour De Farms folks and ask if they would have sag wagon follow Team Copaxone because right now we cant go 10 miles without a breakdown!!!
Happy Mother's Day to all!
*PAPOW is a registered trademark of Ray Larson
1 comment:
Terry's bike is all fixed and in riding condition yet again. New rims and new tires.
My knees and hands are doing better. I feel like someone beat me with a baseball bat. LOL. Dude could I have been more of a spaz rider yesterday. Spending more time on the pavement than on the bike.
Being token female is one thing - damsel in distress is SOOOO not my style. LOL.
Didn't quite make the 30 miler - 26. Next week I hope and pray we can ALL stay upright of a good distance.
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