tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.comments2023-06-02T11:06:50.174-04:00Iron RiderIron Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009140265170387540noreply@blogger.comBlogger960125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-18012868929462789792022-12-11T09:42:26.471-05:002022-12-11T09:42:26.471-05:00as often as it does, the bicycle (combined with de...as often as it does, the bicycle (combined with dear friends) proves a muse for contemplation, reflection, and gratefulness. thanks for sharing. - JacobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-45187106690999732232022-12-10T19:57:42.605-05:002022-12-10T19:57:42.605-05:00Yes, good stuff, Nigel. -eric pedersenYes, good stuff, Nigel. -eric pedersenejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910632224309159936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-12644294346515731232022-12-10T18:15:35.743-05:002022-12-10T18:15:35.743-05:00I love the rhythm of your ride and your prose. 10 ...I love the rhythm of your ride and your prose. 10 years indeed. Lovely. JayneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-52196976170578708102022-12-10T17:37:29.367-05:002022-12-10T17:37:29.367-05:00Lovely reflections Nigel. Bravo.Lovely reflections Nigel. Bravo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-54357150010500873772022-07-04T04:58:58.430-04:002022-07-04T04:58:58.430-04:00"Ride until riding disappears, becomes silent..."Ride until riding disappears, becomes silent like a heartbeat, thoughtless like breathing." OOOOo. Good plan. Just don't ride like Sally. (stupid joke emoji.) Good luck!!!!!!!!estherislahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122655746539975417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-26291543975781448622022-07-03T12:28:33.533-04:002022-07-03T12:28:33.533-04:00Best of luck to you. Bonne Route!Best of luck to you. Bonne Route!mike w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10317710564489321690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-64080595483231171532021-10-19T20:32:29.332-04:002021-10-19T20:32:29.332-04:00BeautifulBeautifulmike w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10317710564489321690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-39080634625699470572021-06-03T10:17:32.049-04:002021-06-03T10:17:32.049-04:00Thanks Annie.Thanks Annie.Iron Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009140265170387540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-40542720549619597512021-06-03T10:16:11.432-04:002021-06-03T10:16:11.432-04:00Terry,
Thanks for the note. Sorry to hear about th...Terry,<br />Thanks for the note. Sorry to hear about the spill and surgery. Dealing with unexpected setbacks has become one of the realities of this phase of life. Your advice to "Get back at it, enjoy every moment, deal with the pain, and be thankful for wherever it takes you" are wise words indeed.Iron Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009140265170387540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-66807049039643290492021-06-02T20:50:21.784-04:002021-06-02T20:50:21.784-04:00Thanks for your honesty, losing a mom is definitel...Thanks for your honesty, losing a mom is definitely a low point. 2020 was tough for everyone, so glad to hear you're emerging and taking care of yourself. Pedal onward.anniebikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737989268380822651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-70703317958620592292021-06-02T18:56:48.829-04:002021-06-02T18:56:48.829-04:00Wise words, indeed. I feel like my head is still s...Wise words, indeed. I feel like my head is still spinning from the past 15 months or so. I have so many things I want to do and learn, yet it's so hard to start no matter how motivated I might feel.<br />After a year of race cancellations, 2021 started out strong and I had epic plans for the fall. I ran four shortish races in six weeks, and all seemed right with the world again until I took aTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006321454965871261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-88802848447512677192020-08-29T17:42:49.422-04:002020-08-29T17:42:49.422-04:00Thank you Thank you Iron Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009140265170387540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-5455004229919775122019-12-27T16:14:05.563-05:002019-12-27T16:14:05.563-05:00Beautiful bike! Just like you were prior to getti...Beautiful bike! Just like you were prior to getting this bike, I too am saving for one and have been considering the AHH for long distance riding. Are you still using this for randonneuring? Is this what you used for PBP? just came across your blogs BTW, great stuff!Salvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-49281249386449917292019-08-27T20:32:54.578-04:002019-08-27T20:32:54.578-04:00Chapeau!Chapeau!mike w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10317710564489321690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-73393280056719559232019-08-25T21:26:13.130-04:002019-08-25T21:26:13.130-04:00Awesome post, Nigel, this really captures the esse...Awesome post, Nigel, this really captures the essence of randonneuring and the need for perseverance. It was an honor to ride with you on Paris Brest Paris 2019 and I shared your good wishes with Lois Springsteen and Bill Bryant!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692136191997716900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-6199878513925087142019-08-21T03:22:30.741-04:002019-08-21T03:22:30.741-04:00Wowwww, Super inspirational
The way you penned is...Wowwww, Super inspirational <br />The way you penned is simply great. I felt as if I am riding along<br />Thank you manjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06789030231520601935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-38638572339432322752019-06-19T09:40:38.471-04:002019-06-19T09:40:38.471-04:00Nigel,
As always a great read-with 9 days to the...Nigel, <br /><br />As always a great read-with 9 days to the Englewood 400K-in 2019. I will use the lesson of spin up the hills/climbs. Can you post the great bread recipe for a snack for me a non-climber to have?<br />:) Thomas Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206830009312417431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-21355005500561408792019-05-12T15:56:05.314-04:002019-05-12T15:56:05.314-04:00Reset button indeed! I was experiencing my own &qu...Reset button indeed! I was experiencing my own "finish the damn ride" moments in the Berkshires yesterday while as thinking of you and friends in the Pinelands. 100 days?!? Time to get down to business!George Swainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469251514006965677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-57027183562066899332019-05-12T08:26:37.515-04:002019-05-12T08:26:37.515-04:00In the modern, i-phone, PC, flat screen littered w...In the modern, i-phone, PC, flat screen littered world, randonneuring does indeed hit some hidden, dusty primordial button buried deep inside us-the reset button. Nice post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887217074235896873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-78901987771317790002019-04-24T23:39:37.153-04:002019-04-24T23:39:37.153-04:00One lux realy is not a light intensity of full moo...One lux realy is not a light intensity of full moon night, full moon night can have luminous emitance between 0.1 - 1.0 lux.<br /><br />1 lux is 1 lumen per square meter, or 100 cd luminous intensiti at a defined point. If you have 20 lux guaranted luminous emitance on StVZO (germany approved) light, this mean you have 2,000 cd @ 10 m from the light, in strictly defined points.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938367045184026642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-71050015440278885472018-10-24T20:07:08.534-04:002018-10-24T20:07:08.534-04:00Thanks for reading and commenting, I'm surpris...Thanks for reading and commenting, I'm surprised you've never heard of this description of bridging the gap. I was not a bike racer but using "bridging the gap" to mean catching up to those ahead is a fairly common description both in an outside of cycling. (FWIW, e.g., that definition even appears in Wikipedia;s cycling glossary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009140265170387540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-80456631591776474742018-10-24T19:56:06.361-04:002018-10-24T19:56:06.361-04:00I found that strength training really complements ...I found that strength training really complements the riding. Truthfully, biking is not a great form of overall exercise. Balancing it with other activities makes for better all around fitness.Iron Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009140265170387540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-23784181985553433682018-10-23T08:00:59.728-04:002018-10-23T08:00:59.728-04:00Interesting summary of your 2018 riding progress. ...Interesting summary of your 2018 riding progress. I've never heard of "bridging the gap" described the way you interpreted it. Back in my racing days almost 40 years ago bridging the gap meant you pedaled hard to leave the peleton to catch the leaders who were "off the front" of the peleton. Congratulations on earning a second RUSA Cup this year. I consider that to be the Jlippinbikehttps://jlippinbike.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-57300554464130330912018-10-22T13:46:46.891-04:002018-10-22T13:46:46.891-04:00Sometimes it is good to step away from our main at...Sometimes it is good to step away from our main athletic activity and do something different, especially if we have spent years doing the same thing. If nothing else, I think mixing up my activities a bit more will ensure that I do not hate my bike come the spring. I am seriously thinking about returning more to my running roots and balancing my body a bit more with more consistent weight jbithacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576779137986398480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394915007936833307.post-78778370965466329692018-03-20T07:26:38.930-04:002018-03-20T07:26:38.930-04:00Really Nice & Inspirational Story.... Wish to ...Really Nice & Inspirational Story.... Wish to see you at PBP 2019<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187139052252944374noreply@blogger.com