Century

Oswald Cycle Works

The Oswald cycle works first century was a big success. The folks that showed up this Sunday were a stellar bunch. Several of the usual Oswald yahoos showed up to ride the 100 miles through parts of Bradford and Tioga counties. We were also graced by the company of some very nice young ladies from way down south in the Williamsport area. I should also mention that these women are tough. They seemed to have no problem with the ride. We started with 15 riders and after 30 miles three of our compadres split off for a more time and body friendly 50-mile ride. Thanks a bunch Sheila for volunteering to lead that group. After a few more miles one of the others split off to make it back for afternoon engagements. The rest forged ahead. The ride was great. Well…. there was one crappy part…. literally, I got pooped on by some malicious fowl. All I can say is thank goodness for shaved legs, because with no hair, rinsing off bird poop becomes much much easier. A few lessons learned during the ride 1) don’t forget sun screen 2) don’t fill your bottles from the tap at convenience stores (especially if the water taste a lot like eggs) 3) The body can only drink so much Gatorade laced with soy protein before it starts to rebel 4) shammy salt margarita jokes are really funny after 90 miles 5) old broken toes get really really numb 6) a long, straight, slightly downhill is a good way to end a long ride 7) and next time Jared loses his money on the road don’t give it back or say anything it might be the closest I’ll ever get to being paid to ride my bike.