Queen (King) of the Slipstream

Below is an excerpt from The Rouleur Magazine blog.  And we've all had a day like this.  Click on the Sucker link for the full story. 

Sucker


February 10, 2011 by rouleurmagazine

I feel bad. Sat here. Not poorly – guilty. I really should pull my weight but at this time of the year that’s no mean feat. I’m not out of shape so much as not in shape, but I’m most certainly, yet again, tucked in. Sucking. Drafting. Feathering brakes. Concentrating. Wanting to be fitter.

I’m spending more time than seems decent sitting in, sucking wheels. I guess I’m out with stronger riders and it’s a win-win situation if they’re ok on the front. They get a workout and I get one too – clinging on to an alien pace. I’m hoping, as the season progresses, I’ll get to a level where I can do my turns at the front, but I worry that they’ll have only got stronger too and the gap will remain – between their ability and mine, their wheel and mine. I might well suck all year. Where will that get me? Well, I guess, sat here, concentrating on the wheel in front with a part of my head wandering off to ponder the situation; my ride partner’s choice of footwear, tyre choice and gear selection; his hub, his shoes, his calves, his arse; the little rear LED, switched off and pointing heaven knows where. The seat pack, with a spare tube and his emergency (full-fat-coke-and-a-mars-bar) fiver.

Get the rest of the story here.

Now go load Van Morrison - Queen Of The Slipstream on the iPod and set about cruising.

Valentines Card for your Spouse

We all know that we are lying if we gave this to our spouse's, but it will earn us brownie points for doing so, here is your free Valentines Card

High-Fructose Corn Syrup is Killing You

High-Fructose Corn Syrup is Killing You

I found this on Facebook and found it interesting, so I'm re-posting here with their web site and their twitter account.

What You Need To Know About HFCS

Prior to 1966, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was virtually non-existent in Americans' diets. When it came to sweeteners, the number one version on the market was sucrose, or table sugar. But that all changed after the invention of high-fructose corn syrup.

Breast Cancer Awareness

Today ten of us (teamroll:) rode the Breast Cancer Awareness.  We rode the 50 mile route on an absolutely gorgeous fall day in Central Ohio.  It was a brisk start, but quickly warmed to the mid-70s by 11:30 AM.  The skies were crystal clear all morning, basically not wind at all.  It was a great day to ride.

We picked up some of @TeamSperanza along the road to make our peloton a little larger.  Team Speranza had a very strong showing.  I didn't count all of them, but I would guess it was close to 10-15 people.  They are a club our of the Canal Winchester area that ride a number of charity events including Pelotonia.  We have shared training rides and ride with them on a number of charity events through out the year.  Good group of people, so follow them on twitter: @TeamSperanza.

We only averaged 17.8 mph, but a lot of that had to do with missing a couple of turns and back tracking and then taking the all too familiar "yeah we got lost again" shot.  Not that we could actually get lost in Central Ohio, because we ride this area a lot.  But staying on the predefined course, well that is a whole other story all together.  Some say we are directionally challenged.  I prefer to think of it as we are trailblazers and prefer to choose our own path.  Yeah that's it, we're individualists, yeah that's the ticket.

Did I mention it was just a great sunny day with blue skies and no wind?  Check these pictures out.

Rest Stop in Sunbury

Early sunny morning & time to clear the corn fields

Siobhan drafting

There is a tracker in the hoizon

Clearing the fields on a perfect day

teamroll: prepare for winter

We received our final mock up of our winter weight jackets.  This thing is light weight, reasonably thick for cycling wear and ridiculously warm.

Special thanks to VOmax for rockin' a sweet winter jacket with the warmth of an alpaca headed to the high north land on a cold winter's night.

The text around the inside collar: Kickin' My Butt Today to Kick Yours Tomorrow

This is how we roll:

Well there was a change of design and not really for the better.  The second edition has the right number of dots, and the we rock: we roll: etc: More importantly we get to give props to a couple paying sponsors, which is good.  But moving our web site from the bottom back to the collar basically makes it wasted ink and something that no one will every see, which completely sucks. 

This is what the the text around the collar says since you will not be able to read it on the jacket: 

www.teamrollcolumbus.com

Names on a List

http://relaxitsjustme.blogspot.com/2010/09/names-on-list.html

Miracles and Tragedies

http://relaxitsjustme.blogspot.com/2010/09/miracles-and-tragedies.html