Feb 20, 2013 at 06:18 PM
I'll be there Norm!
Group Ride (Sat & Sun)
Feb 21, 2013 at 01:38 AM
What's the word on kit-less new members on the weekend rides?
If I'm not in the Orange and Blue would I be run off the road? 
Feb 21, 2013 at 03:44 AM
All Kissenas are welcome, even those without pants. So long as your blood runs orange & blue, you are one of usJohn Kelly said:What's the word on kit-less new members on the weekend rides?If I'm not in the Orange and Blue would I be run off the road?
Feb 21, 2013 at 02:06 PM
indeed, Kissena riders frequently forego pants to reduce weight and increase aerodynamic efficiency. these benefits come at the cost of increased expenditures on chamois butter and, all too frequently, citations for public indecency. but only if one rides slow enough to be caught. the technique is particularly effective on race days, where it diminishes the free-riding wheel-sucker effect through sheer unwillingness to stare into another rider's exposed buttocks. no pants, no pulls.
i also don't have any kit and they haven't kicked me off the group rides yet! yet.
Feb 22, 2013 at 02:22 PM
Jules said:All Kissenas are welcome, even those without pants. So long as your blood runs orange & blue, you are one of usJohn Kelly said:What's the word on kit-less new members on the weekend rides?If I'm not in the Orange and Blue would I be run off the road?
Feb 22, 2013 at 02:25 PM
tomorrow looks like it might rain in the morning . . . typical for my first group ride of the year
anyone want to do some laps in CP to hedge against being stuck far away in cold rain?
Feb 22, 2013 at 02:55 PM
WDC,
Join us on Sunday for the big convocation of Kissena rouleurs.
I might be down for some cold, wet miles in Central Park. It has to be cold enough though.
Feb 22, 2013 at 03:26 PM
lol
i know how you have a certain Misery Quotient that must be met before you leave your apartment.
unfortunately, i won't be in the city on Sunday, although i really do need some KCC bro-down time.
any other takers for tomorrow in CP?
Feb 22, 2013 at 04:03 PM
Im in pa....whats a gwb rally point in case i can make it
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Feb 22, 2013 at 06:13 PM
Im in pa too. Where you at Myles?
Feb 22, 2013 at 08:13 PM
Meh - I borrowed a trainer from the shop just for this purpose. No reason to suffer in the wet when I can suffer while watching Battlestar Galactica.WilliamDC said:tomorrow looks like it might rain in the morning . . . typical for my first group ride of the yearanyone want to do some laps in CP to hedge against being stuck far away in cold rain?
but...ol' Willy rides again! Huzzah!
Feb 22, 2013 at 08:49 PM
uh, anybody got some spare wheels I can borrow for the Sunday ride? Shimano. A cassette installed is fine, or I have cassettes if not.
email me: normswygert@gmail.com
Feb 23, 2013 at 02:16 AM
there are probably other options closer to your house, but i have a wheels for you.
if the furniture pick-up works out tomorrow, i can drop them off.
you have my number!
Feb 23, 2013 at 02:36 AM
Thanks WDC --I think I gotta solution to my revolutionary impass.
Feb 23, 2013 at 04:39 AM
WDC, I think I may be ready to roll Saturday a bit after 9 for a few hours.
Feb 23, 2013 at 05:36 AM
Thanks WDC --I think I gotta solution to my revolutionary impass.Stuff we might not miss as much
Feb 23, 2013 at 03:31 PM
dangmugwump said:WDC, I think I may be ready to roll Saturday a bit after 9 for a few hours.
sorry 'wump
just saw this
Feb 23, 2013 at 05:56 PM
i look fwd to joining you on my first group ride tomorrow. two quick questions:
- can i join you at the brooklyn bridge on the manhattan side. i'll be waiting there at 8am (i live in tribeca)
- given the weather are you riding with winterbike & fenders tomorrow or regular bikes?
thanks
Feb 23, 2013 at 09:48 PM
The meetup is 8am on the Brooklyn side of the BB - but if you just wait on the Manhattan side for the sea of Kissenas crossing and join in, that should work.i look fwd to joining you on my first group ride tomorrow. two quick questions:
- can i join you at the brooklyn bridge on the manhattan side. i'll be waiting there at 8am (i live in tribeca)
- given the weather are you riding with winterbike & fenders tomorrow or regular bikes?
thanks
Winter bike regular bike, up to you. Bring fenders if you have them, the roads will probably be wet. And if they are dry, even better (bring your fenders anyway).
Feb 23, 2013 at 10:45 PM
What Josh said.
I'll be at the jersey side of the GWB at 9am rain or shine.
WDC, we could have done your one-day training camp in CP.
Feb 23, 2013 at 11:01 PM
Im likely out but will be riding
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Feb 24, 2013 at 05:43 AM
thanks for joining in for the fare-the-well beers fellas --sorry the knife show-down didn't go as planned.
Feb 24, 2013 at 01:00 PM
Coming from bb. Might take a second to get over gwb as i don't know way through wash heights
Feb 24, 2013 at 02:15 PM
ouch. norm's farewell beers snuck up on me. slept through 2 alarms. I'm heading out to prospect for some steady riding, if you are in the same boat as me feel free to come out and grab my wheel.
Feb 24, 2013 at 10:47 PM
Ah, nap accomplished.
Thanks to JP, Marc, Eric, and David for taking us out to Rockleigh school this morn. Last time I went out for this ride it was too icy to practice crit skills, but today, although wet (and with the sudden appearance of a doped-up speed bump on the back side of the course) we had a good time going at some laps. And the guys were very kind to offer me the win on the mock crit race so that I could say farewell on a high note. Or did you guys hear how long Portland winters are and decided to help me get the Kissena sock prize the better to keep my feet warm? Either way, you fellas are sweet mates!
David took the cat 4 and 5 crowd home and kept us rotating nicely on rte9. The upper ranks stayed out for a longer ride with JP, Marc, and Eric and probably practiced some intricate echelon patterns. But they'll have to provide the intel on their activities.
It was a fun day and it was nice to see a few new (and newish) Kissenas out there.
I'll be here on the boards from time to time and look forward to you guys visiting and riding with me in PDX. Thanks again and farewell to all you dudes --I've enjoyed pedalling around the region with you guys and, well, I will miss you!
Cheers,
Norm
Feb 24, 2013 at 11:01 PM
Sniff. Gonna miss you too Norm.
Feb 24, 2013 at 11:08 PM
@Norm- Take care. Good luck out there. Let us know if it really is like any of those Portlandia episodes.
Feb 25, 2013 at 12:17 AM
YO Norm!
sorry i was not in town to send you off: rockleigh ride/crit clinic, knife fight, beers, hugs, etc...ALL the best in PDX, hear there is plenty good&interesting riding&racing out there, will definately visit you some time(sister lives in Eugene). i've been stuck in the temperate climes of SouthernCarolina...ur old homePlace.
stay in touch &keep climbing champ!!!!!
-harryB ;-) btw: 864-675-6172mobile
sorry i was not in town to send you off: rockleigh ride/crit clinic, knife fight, beers, hugs, etc...ALL the best in PDX, hear there is plenty good&interesting riding&racing out there, will definately visit you some time(sister lives in Eugene). i've been stuck in the temperate climes of SouthernCarolina...ur old homePlace.
stay in touch &keep climbing champ!!!!!
-harryB ;-) btw: 864-675-6172mobile
Feb 25, 2013 at 12:18 AM
&cheer!
Feb 25, 2013 at 01:56 AM
Norm I will miss the 6am wednesday TTs in the summer. Have fun in PDX