Sunday, February 1, 2009

Lots of Fun Between Your Legs

What's Been Cooking











Hi, everybody, Robert Dole Velocity President here. We've been cooking up all kinds of good stuff here at Velocity Cycling, and I'm here to tell y'all all about it. First off, earlier this month Daniel, Frank, Bob, Stanton, and I got together for dinner to plan out a training series and some talk about our upcoming retreat. That's Frank's hands working over the pork shoulder he roasted in his BBQ. It was a really good meal, and we had a pleasant time visiting with Stanton and his wife Susie. (Might I add that the Lubriderm pictured in the above photo really does work. Frank does have seriously senisitive hands.)



The plan is this: we will have a training event once month until April. These events are open to all Velocity, Inc. members. Recently, we've been getting some negative feedback that we are an elite (elitist) cycling club. "We're all about the races," some folks say. To be honest a small number of us actually race. I will race a few races this year, but we welcome all comers. Mainly we seek folks who enjoy riding bikes as much as we do. Other clubs whose focus is primarily racing the large majority of members race. Not so with Velocity Cycling.



We call ourselves a developmental cycling club. We are about supporting and imparting skills that promote safe riding in groups. Most of us are on the purposeful side of bike riding; however, none of us takes ourselves very seriously.



Today was the first in our training series. We held it in the parking lot of Bowie High School in lovely South Austin. Today's drills were about bike handling. Stanton created a course in the parking lot which included slalom courses and a small obstacle. The goal was to practice, at speed, riding in a group through the various obstacles. We also practiced cornering. It was fantastic practice, and really help me see areas I need to work on bike handling. Afterwards we headed over to the Veloway to ride there. It was a great time, and there was a lot of laughing during the day. Here's a pic from this morning:






Do these people look like threats to the peleton? I don't think so. Mainly because our strongest rider was at a race this morning.

So if you been thinking about joining, join in. Part with your 30.00, and you too can enjoy our training series.

Thanks for reading. Ride safe.

8 comments:

Frank Irwin said...

I thought that watch looked familiar.

Robert said...

It's true. Only the most seriously sensitive hands would have a seriously sensitive watch such as that.

Terpsichore, Confusia said...

If I moved fast enough on a bike to be in danger, and if I lived in Austin, I would join up. Sadly, the only obstacles I would have to practice avoiding would be the turtles speeding past me.
-Confusia

Samsmama said...

FRANK! I love reading your comments and contributions on LOTD! I'm trying out this whole blogging thing myself. Check me out. I'm fancy!

Samsmama said...

Hmmm...pork shoulder, lubriderm, sensitive hands...my mind is reeling.

And you thought noone from LOTD would check you out!

Frank Irwin said...

Whoa! Sorry, Confusia and Samsmama, I just now saw that your comments were waiting to be approved.

Confusia, the next time you're in Austin (will you ever be coming to Austin?) bring Terpsichore along and we'll go for a ride. I know a place that's turtle-free.

As you know, Samsmama, I've been to your blog. :-)

Samsmama said...

WHOA! Look how long ago I sent that! And, for the record, do not recall it one bit.

Frank Irwin said...

The comments were going to the a club e-mail address for moderation. I've fixed that...