Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Geesh Tory, that sounds scary.. going down such a steep hill..something I did as a kid, but don't think I could do a VERY steep one now...I guess that first time doing it is the hardest..and hoping no cars are coming huh! Yikes, I got the shivers just thinking about it.... have fun now...Kallie ----------------------------------------------------------------- In Serious-Weight-Watchers , " Tory Klementsen " <msteechur@e...> wrote: > > Congrats on the three-sport day, Tory. Question for you - > > what prevented you from climbing the hill - could you not > > gear down far enough? How many gears does your bicycle have? > > It is an EXTREMELY steep hill and two things prevented me: the fact that > it is a very VERY steep hill and my quads just weren't quite up to it, > at least that afternoon, and the fear of going back down at about 40 mph > if I made it. I haven't had a chance to try it since as it's been > raining almost constantly since then! I was hoping to get a god ride in > today, I even have my bike shorts on, but it's cold and rainy and I > don't like riding in the cold rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 It is at first, but the more confident I get on my bike the more I feel I can control certain things. I wasn't feeling very confident that day, though! > Tory../Re: Run Bike Swim > > > Geesh Tory, that sounds scary.. going down such a steep > hill..something I did as a kid, but don't think I could do a VERY > steep one now...I guess that first time doing it is the hardest..and > hoping no cars are coming huh! Yikes, I got the shivers just thinking > about it.... > have fun now...Kallie > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > In Serious-Weight-Watchers , " Tory Klementsen " > <msteechur@e...> wrote: > > > Congrats on the three-sport day, Tory. Question for you - > > > what prevented you from climbing the hill - could you not > > > gear down far enough? How many gears does your bicycle have? > > > > It is an EXTREMELY steep hill and two things prevented me: the fact > that > > it is a very VERY steep hill and my quads just weren't quite up to > it, > > at least that afternoon, and the fear of going back down at about > 40 mph > > if I made it. I haven't had a chance to try it since as it's been > > raining almost constantly since then! I was hoping to get a god > ride in > > today, I even have my bike shorts on, but it's cold and rainy and I > > don't like riding in the cold rain. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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