On 02/09/14 12:16, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, September 1, 2014 5:26:47 PM UTC-7, Clive George wrote:
On 02/09/2014 01:05, jbeattie wrote:



I drag raced this one kid just because I can't help myself.



But did you win?

He was pulling away on a hill but then blew a gasket. We rolled over
the top together, and we chatted over the next set of rollers. He
didn't know where he was going, so I gave him directions. Nice
Bohemian kid -- really hairy legs and cut-offs (but with SPDs)riding
something Soma-ish. No helmet (don't worry Frank, I didn't scold
him). He was clearly over-powered and making a point of flying by the
guys in Lycra. As I become older and even more decrepit, I'm going to
have to learn to just let people ride by -- which I do nw, but
usually after getting dropped.


I caught a young gun at a pedestrian light last week. I got going again
after the lights went green and thought I was going ok at about
35-38km/h. He had a backpack on, so I didn't expect him to blast by me
at near 45km/h to do a turn... but he did.

I was fine sitting on, but wasn't looking forward to doing a comparable
turn of pace. Then lady luck smiled on me. As he stood up for a small
rise, a banana leapt from his back pack and he stopped to go back for it.

I kept going and put some distance between us. Thankfully he never
caught up to me.

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JS