Old courier buddy Simon Foster Moan visited this week, and got rather excited by the roads and scenery. Known as 'Nana-Four' to his friends, we spent the weekend riding the local routes, while Simon commented constantly on the smoothness of the asphalt. On Sunday, we took on the RC Hallein club run up to Werfenweng, a ski resort about 1000m above sea level, reachable after a 40km ride through the Pass Lueg.
Snapping a spoke on the ascent, Simon was almost ready to pack it in and take the train home. Luckily he had recently discovered the Radler - a local type of shandy popular with cyclists who can't resist the taste of beer mid-ride - and the thought of missing out kept him going to the top.He had his camera out, and I cobbled together a short video from the stuff he filmed. There's also a short post and photos written by Dietmar on the RC Hallein site.
2 comments:
Nanna-Four... if you had turned around for a broken spoke I would have laid you down on that smooth as silk asphalt and tickled you until you got back on your beast and pedaled to the top!
he got over his little grump about the spoke quite quick, especially after he started bashing the wheel on the ground trying to straighten it. Although that didn't really do anything other than freaking out the rest of the guys.
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