tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post1240811376095611611..comments2023-09-08T06:31:18.925-05:00Comments on Belgium Knee Warmers™: The Blue Sky TauntRadio Freddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07419506761098758178noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-48671538235385199442008-12-15T09:48:00.000-06:002008-12-15T09:48:00.000-06:00Watch less TV, get up earlier.Ta-da!, you can ride...Watch less TV, get up earlier.<BR/>Ta-da!, you can ride again.Daddohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480986278217089758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-70275041942519750552008-12-08T17:34:00.000-06:002008-12-08T17:34:00.000-06:00I completely agree. For me, it's chasing the peak ...I completely agree. For me, it's chasing the peak of ski season while all my friends are racking up the miles in February. <BR/><BR/>By the time the Ronde comes around, I've got a decent base and have been longing to be on my bike for a couple of months. It's a sweet, sweet thing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481747994639401451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-10255059051197190452008-12-08T06:14:00.000-06:002008-12-08T06:14:00.000-06:00Thanks! I needed this right now. This is a "sticky...Thanks! I needed this right now. This is a "sticky" classic for all of us 9 to 5-er cyclists. <BR/><BR/>Not mention the line "offering my mental backwash to my maker" is one of the best.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931403291668582311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-80598855048373671112008-12-07T01:03:00.000-06:002008-12-07T01:03:00.000-06:00nice, i feel this every blue sky,non raining day. ...nice, i feel this every blue sky,non raining day. thank god for every time i can ride.fixedgeardadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246055238595106213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-42243786236835554692008-12-06T11:16:00.000-06:002008-12-06T11:16:00.000-06:00Amen, Brother... Amen.I have some suffering on tap...Amen, Brother... Amen.<BR/><BR/>I have some suffering on tap for this afternoon that I'll be thinking about in May.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17485365330266807170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-13961697888444419002008-12-05T19:41:00.000-06:002008-12-05T19:41:00.000-06:00Thank you, a wonderfully inspiring piece. Finals n...Thank you, a wonderfully inspiring piece. Finals next week have left me in a library ruin, I am itching badly for the cold Montana air and my bike.Nathan Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244026531465837966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-54061921958678570872008-12-05T19:40:00.000-06:002008-12-05T19:40:00.000-06:00I'm in an odd place with my cycling, where I am ac...I'm in an odd place with my cycling, where I am actively seeking the suffering. I don't quite understand it. I mean, I enjoy an easy roll by the river (the Charles in Boston), but climbing in rain and wind feels so much more thrilling lately.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I'm just glad to be on the bike, what with the job, wife, dog and kids...Da Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726631064230013191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-18955457843927383282008-12-05T17:09:00.000-06:002008-12-05T17:09:00.000-06:00All: Thanks for the compliments. Glad you are enjo...All: Thanks for the compliments. Glad you are enjoying the reading.<BR/><BR/>Touriste-Routier: That bike path offers one of my favorite stretches of blue sky in the world.<BR/><BR/>TX/NC Cyclist: Grad school is the most fun you'll never want to repeat.Padraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806791547912750107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-45459253240079589822008-12-05T16:34:00.000-06:002008-12-05T16:34:00.000-06:00Unreal!http://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-CLASSICS-PRO-Tubu...Unreal!<BR/>http://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-CLASSICS-PRO-Tubular-Shimano-9-Sp-Wheelset-NEW_W0QQitemZ160301661323QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item160301661323&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-43185150453079829042008-12-05T15:00:00.000-06:002008-12-05T15:00:00.000-06:00Brilliant.Brilliant.Heidi Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084475251032530180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-33335348901771000182008-12-05T11:28:00.000-06:002008-12-05T11:28:00.000-06:00Amen. It's all about priorities. I must add the nu...Amen. It's all about priorities. I must add the nuns were right, God will listen to you too.Carphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085286858247308301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-36601714997589401922008-12-05T09:32:00.000-06:002008-12-05T09:32:00.000-06:00Wow you nailed it. Sitting at home working on writ...Wow you nailed it. Sitting at home working on writing research articles so that I can get a good job after grad school is tough with the clear sky and low wind today.<BR/><BR/>Then again I will remember days like today when I am about to get dropped next time and dig a little harder. Thanks for the inspirationtx/nc cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308241255105214337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-17287239283802034662008-12-05T08:07:00.000-06:002008-12-05T08:07:00.000-06:00Clean clothes needed for a 21 year old? I think yo...Clean clothes needed for a 21 year old? I think you overestimate 21 year olds! :)<BR/><BR/>OBE = Order of the British Empire? ;)<BR/><BR/>All very true though. I miss having the schedule flexibility of a research student - the hard-and-fast 9 to 5 is my biggest foil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-81034311003127728022008-12-05T07:20:00.000-06:002008-12-05T07:20:00.000-06:00The words ring true, as does the photo, which I be...The words ring true, as does the photo, which I believe to be the bike path along the Ballona Creek separating Playa del Rey & Marina del Rey (Los Angeles); home to my former life. The blue sky looks incredibly inviting compared with the overcast sky and temperature in the 30s that I face today. Time to cash in a chip.Touriste-Routierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259672669676155538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-6083996370407538322008-12-05T04:57:00.000-06:002008-12-05T04:57:00.000-06:00Excellent! As a husband, father, and a teacher yo...Excellent! As a husband, father, and a teacher you hit the nail right on the head again!<BR/><BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com