[Bent] Bent Digest, Vol 54, Issue 16

[Burton Rothberg]

cool!

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <bent-request at list.marsride.org> wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 22:44:37 -0400
> From: dogzndrumz at aol.com
> Subject: [Bent] Fwd: This Evenings Time Trail
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>  From my friend Dave on The Vineyard!
> He rides the Quest VeloMobile
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shelly mossey <shelly.urmo1 at gmail.com>
> To: dogzndrumz at aol.com
> Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 10:42 pm
> Subject: Fwd: This Evenings Time Trail
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> From: Shelly mossey <shelly.urmo1 at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: This Evenings Time Trail
> To: David Whitmon <whitmon at vineyard.net>
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> Wow !!
> Great to be in condition like that and having a 70lb bike to go along with
> it!
> Heavy bikes make you strong!
> Haulin the kids around must have preserved you well!
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> 55 and still goin strong!
> Get Bent!
> Shelly))))
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> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:47 PM, David Whitmon <whitmon at vineyard.net>
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> We had 9 riders including myself who showed up to race against the clock
> this evening. Some of these guys have been racing for many years. Serious
> kick a$$ riders.
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> I was thinking that I was going to be blown away.
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> There were some of the sweetest DF road and Time Trial bikes I have ever
> seen.
> Some of the most feather weight machines I have ever hefted.
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> It turned out that the course wasn't 6 miles but rather 5.4 miles. It was a
> big triangle with two 90 degree right hand turns and one 180 degree right
> hand turn.
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> Sent out in 1 minute intervals I was given the last place at the start, the
> slowest riders going out first. I figured that 180 degree turn would be my
> undoing.
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> They were right on with the starts except the third from the last to start
> gained 2 second on the second to the last.
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> I came in 28 seconds ahead of second place and 30 seconds ahead of third.
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> I FREAKING WON!!!!!!.........
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> 5.4 miles (8.69 km) in 12 minutes and 54 seconds. My top speed was 29 mph
> (46.67 km). My average was 25.12 mph (40.43 km).
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> I'm pretty happy with how I did...........
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> No bad for an old fart in a little yellow pedal car.
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> I had a blast.
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> David
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> Shelly Mossey,
> Urban Mobility Project
> 917 295 1954
> http://urbanmobilityproject.blogspot.com/
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> Shelly Mossey,
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> 917 295 1954
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