BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
I thought I'd found my nemesis recently.
Small stature, but looks serious and rides a Knesis Race Light. So bike is no smarter than my Specialized Allez, other than better chainset. Rides out of the saddle away from the lights with crushing acceleration and climbs hills with ease.
Last time I met him, I indulged in some SCR, and got home shattered, gasping for breath and begging for mercy. At the end I watched him turn left as I went right, me heading home along the flat, and him heading up the notorious hill to Kings Heath. Not only faster, but still with legs to climb hills. Oh well, there is always someone faster than you!
Anyway, haven't seen him in ages, but met up again in Digbeth yesterday. I wasn't looking for a lung-busting fitness-improving ride home, but the sight of the light blue heart-crushing machine and its merciless engine sitting on top pricked my ego and my self-improvement sides at the same time.
Only to see them take a different route in Balsall Heath, leaving me nothing to chase for the rest of the trip home. Did my Nemesis chicken out?
Small stature, but looks serious and rides a Knesis Race Light. So bike is no smarter than my Specialized Allez, other than better chainset. Rides out of the saddle away from the lights with crushing acceleration and climbs hills with ease.
Last time I met him, I indulged in some SCR, and got home shattered, gasping for breath and begging for mercy. At the end I watched him turn left as I went right, me heading home along the flat, and him heading up the notorious hill to Kings Heath. Not only faster, but still with legs to climb hills. Oh well, there is always someone faster than you!
Anyway, haven't seen him in ages, but met up again in Digbeth yesterday. I wasn't looking for a lung-busting fitness-improving ride home, but the sight of the light blue heart-crushing machine and its merciless engine sitting on top pricked my ego and my self-improvement sides at the same time.
Only to see them take a different route in Balsall Heath, leaving me nothing to chase for the rest of the trip home. Did my Nemesis chicken out?
If I could get on his wheel I could pass him on the next hill, but when we got back on level ground he would just disappear over the horizon very quickly.