Yes, I am the local legend of Settle Nipple. Nothing else to say.
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Is there anything else to achieve?
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The Obelisk
These are freaky rocks. 15 to 20 feet high. Katharina and I stumbled upon them shortly after sampling Timothy Taylors drawn from the wood.
Cool rocks, let me take a picture and google their story.
Google says, what rocks? I had hoped to at least find the name. Pretty sure it’s a glacial erratic and the top rock was dumped there after riding along on a glacier a few years ago.
Top of the hill out of Arncliffe Cote.
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Wheel Sucker or Protected Rider?
Although essentially the same, protected rider status is a position of pride. Your team loves you and works for you. Hence my musketeer domestiques. On the other hand, wheel suckers can be despised for their despicable use and abuse tactics. Thankfully, I have a great bunch of domestiques and I like to reward then with ample cafe stops, scones and occasional cinnamon buns.
Domestique bliss
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The longest Oktober
What is it with cyclists and Oktoberfest…i once had the good fortune to visit Berlin in early October. Oktoberfest? Already over, replaced by the anticlimactic festival of light. So why have we been chasing Oktoberfest beer since Sept 1 to October 31? I guess it just doesn’t matter. Cos we’re cyclists and we love the stuff…
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For the love of cycling…
Well, not really. Perhaps a few stale endorphins make you think the ride was great. A real bro kicker. But lets face it, cycling sucks.
The real reasons to ride? Cafes, banter and a few social beers.
Hence wheelsucking. One of the techniques recruited in getting to the cafe with as little effort as possible. (see also amtrak, bosch etc)
As Scotty says, “use your arm hair to sense the least wind resistance”…among other things.
Studies suggest that the thrill of the perfect cafe stop can mask the pain of the last 90 minutes ..
Meanwhile…a random casual cyclist pretends to actual enjoy cycling. I think we know what’s really goin on here…
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Tour de Femme and some thoughts.
Sadly, this weekends Tour de Femme charity ride was cancelled due to 7 inches of rain in short order.
On the plus side, there were chances to reflect on the role of the charity ride sweeper. Could this be enforced wheelsucking with free food at the end? Perhaps volunteer next year….
Anyway, at least I had chance to draft my fine family femmes and watch the water drip from my bottom bracket. Life is good.
Cycling with your partner is a dangerous situation that can have huge ramifications. In short, you must protect the illusion of your cycling mastery or you may end up doing dishes or dropping the kids at the pool instead of your Saturday warrior ride with the musketeers.
Here I am drafting mine, saying things like – I think I’ll retire or – we’re out of eggs. Distracting techniques that allow me to wheel suck 80% of the time and even choose the coffee stop location.
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When drafting is harder than pulling
Here I am drafting that musketeer wheel sucker. Since he pulls 50% harder than me it’s actually easier to be on the front. A bad situation that forces a late coffee stop.
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