Contrast: Frazz is wearing full on biking armor, but is whining about how hard his ride was. She is comfortable in short sleeves without even a scarf or wrap. The dolt is the one on wheels who acts as if he is somehow superior. Typical Mallet.
I’ve been riding for years and this the first I’ve heard or read about tire punctures in rainy weather. I thought I’d have a hard time finding anything related to this on the Web. Wrong…. There are entire theses on the topic. https://cyclingtips.com/2016/07/examining-the-myth-punctures-in-the-rain/
I’m back on a bike at 77. Years in NCal, avoiding owning a car, working at jobs that interested me or not at all….having very little except happiness and joy in my own health and good humor. Hated punctures, had very few of them. Around here we have puncture thorns locals call ‘goatheads’. I think in California they were called bullheads. Fortunately around here the land is mostly flat with low-grade highway hills. Probably I should never have gotten off….
Frazz’s name is Frazier, so the shirt is a close match. There’s a Fraser, Michigan, and a quick search shows that there’s a Mat Fraser who is a Crossfit champion.
Mrs Olsen is a pragmatist. If you come to her complaining about problems you made for yourself – you don’t get sympathy. She doesn’t change herself to suit you – it’s kind of reassuring in a way.
No one would dream of seeing Mrs. Olsen on a long ride on a bicycle in adverse conditions. Frazz is now able to be thankful for his health and hardiness. It’s a blessing to be able to say, “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” He doesn’t disparage Mrs. Olsen’s choice; it just amplifies his happiness at his own good fortune.
Frazz felt down in the dumps after his ordeal. Then by seeing someone who chose to take it easy, he gets to feel smug and sanctimonious. I hope he gets even more flat tires, the next time out. (Of course, so does he, since that will let him boost his feelings of moral superiority even further.)
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Since Frazz is bringing it up, let’s talk sufferfests. Earlier this week I swam the Motor City Mile, a terrific (latex hats off to awesome swim shop and very skilled race directors Different Strokes) annual swim in the Detroit River. I’ve done it four or five years now, and I always do the eponymous mile (they have half-mile and 5K events, too), and even though I’ve done plenty of far longer swims, this one kicks my butt. See, I’ve gotten pretty good at stubborn, but I’m still working on fast, and when the final third of the race is very much into the current, fast matters.
The good news: I improved on last year’s time by 21 minutes. Before you get impressed, note that the fastest swimmers finished the whole thing in less than 21 minutes, and that I’d have to take another 21 minutes off my time to keep up with them. I’ll save you the story problem: I finished in 42:09. That’s not a very fast mile. Which means last year’s 1:02:58 was really a disaster. Off course, bad currents, all the wrong lines, whatever it was, it was a mess and not that hard to improve upon. Not even that hard to improve upon by 21 minutes. Maybe even easy — mathematically
Ignatz Premium Member almost 7 years ago
What is the message here? That we should have disdain for people who relax and enjoy their lives?
Kroykali almost 7 years ago
I think, in a round-about way, that Frazz now feels better after his problematic ride, by making Mrs. Olsen feel better.
sandpiper almost 7 years ago
Contrast: Frazz is wearing full on biking armor, but is whining about how hard his ride was. She is comfortable in short sleeves without even a scarf or wrap. The dolt is the one on wheels who acts as if he is somehow superior. Typical Mallet.
cervelo almost 7 years ago
I’ve been riding for years and this the first I’ve heard or read about tire punctures in rainy weather. I thought I’d have a hard time finding anything related to this on the Web. Wrong…. There are entire theses on the topic. https://cyclingtips.com/2016/07/examining-the-myth-punctures-in-the-rain/
tigre1again almost 7 years ago
I’m back on a bike at 77. Years in NCal, avoiding owning a car, working at jobs that interested me or not at all….having very little except happiness and joy in my own health and good humor. Hated punctures, had very few of them. Around here we have puncture thorns locals call ‘goatheads’. I think in California they were called bullheads. Fortunately around here the land is mostly flat with low-grade highway hills. Probably I should never have gotten off….
Arianne almost 7 years ago
Frazz’s name is Frazier, so the shirt is a close match. There’s a Fraser, Michigan, and a quick search shows that there’s a Mat Fraser who is a Crossfit champion.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Ever been to The Netherlands? Flat as a pancake (mainly reclaimed sea bottom, you know), and bicycles everywhere!
caring55 almost 7 years ago
Mrs Olsen is a pragmatist. If you come to her complaining about problems you made for yourself – you don’t get sympathy. She doesn’t change herself to suit you – it’s kind of reassuring in a way.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
And that is why I pack 3 spare tubes and use a frame pump
Kind&Kinder almost 7 years ago
No one would dream of seeing Mrs. Olsen on a long ride on a bicycle in adverse conditions. Frazz is now able to be thankful for his health and hardiness. It’s a blessing to be able to say, “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” He doesn’t disparage Mrs. Olsen’s choice; it just amplifies his happiness at his own good fortune.
seismic-2 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Frazz felt down in the dumps after his ordeal. Then by seeing someone who chose to take it easy, he gets to feel smug and sanctimonious. I hope he gets even more flat tires, the next time out. (Of course, so does he, since that will let him boost his feelings of moral superiority even further.)
Seed_drill almost 7 years ago
Had to bail on an organized century today after I broke a spoke, which warped the wheel.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 7 years ago
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Since Frazz is bringing it up, let’s talk sufferfests. Earlier this week I swam the Motor City Mile, a terrific (latex hats off to awesome swim shop and very skilled race directors Different Strokes) annual swim in the Detroit River. I’ve done it four or five years now, and I always do the eponymous mile (they have half-mile and 5K events, too), and even though I’ve done plenty of far longer swims, this one kicks my butt. See, I’ve gotten pretty good at stubborn, but I’m still working on fast, and when the final third of the race is very much into the current, fast matters.
The good news: I improved on last year’s time by 21 minutes. Before you get impressed, note that the fastest swimmers finished the whole thing in less than 21 minutes, and that I’d have to take another 21 minutes off my time to keep up with them. I’ll save you the story problem: I finished in 42:09. That’s not a very fast mile. Which means last year’s 1:02:58 was really a disaster. Off course, bad currents, all the wrong lines, whatever it was, it was a mess and not that hard to improve upon. Not even that hard to improve upon by 21 minutes. Maybe even easy — mathematically
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 7 years ago
I saw nothing here attacking anyone for any reason. Looks like Puma is seeing it through his own distorted lens again.