Re: [RBW] Re: New Year's Day Ride Report

2016-01-02 Thread cyclotourist
What's left of it!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/23487118214/
Lack of common sense knows no boundaries!

On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 5:29 AM, JohnS  wrote:

>  Very nice report David, love the sign, "Pavement Ends".
>
> On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 4:29:40 PM UTC-5, JohnS wrote:
>>
>> Happy New Years Everyone! Hope you were able to get a ride in today. I
>> was able to get a 41 miler in on the QB, which is a good way to start the
>> year. The temp was in the high 30's, with winds out of the west creating a
>> real feel just bellow freezing. I was comfortable in my usual cool weather
>> kit, but this time I added my MUSA pants and Riv wool gloves. An old neck
>> gator was very helpful as well. The first 1/3 of the ride was into the
>> wind, so I used the lower gear of the Bendix hub more than usual. I was
>> just glad to be out riding even though it was more cloudy than sunny. The
>> highlight of the ride was while I was riding on a gravel road through a
>> farm field, fighting the head wind and looking up to see a red tail hawk
>> fighting the same head wind. It would flap it's wings, glide for a second
>> or two and then repeat. Kind of one of those in tune with nature moments
>> that rarely happen. Truly special!
>>
>> How was you're New Year's Day ride?
>> JohnS
>>
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[RBW] Re: New Year's Day Ride Report

2016-01-02 Thread JohnS
 Very nice report David, love the sign, "Pavement Ends". 

On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 4:29:40 PM UTC-5, JohnS wrote:
>
> Happy New Years Everyone! Hope you were able to get a ride in today. I was 
> able to get a 41 miler in on the QB, which is a good way to start the year. 
> The temp was in the high 30's, with winds out of the west creating a real 
> feel just bellow freezing. I was comfortable in my usual cool weather kit, 
> but this time I added my MUSA pants and Riv wool gloves. An old neck gator 
> was very helpful as well. The first 1/3 of the ride was into the wind, so I 
> used the lower gear of the Bendix hub more than usual. I was just glad to 
> be out riding even though it was more cloudy than sunny. The highlight of 
> the ride was while I was riding on a gravel road through a farm field, 
> fighting the head wind and looking up to see a red tail hawk fighting the 
> same head wind. It would flap it's wings, glide for a second or two and 
> then repeat. Kind of one of those in tune with nature moments that rarely 
> happen. Truly special!
>
> How was you're New Year's Day ride?
> JohnS
>
>

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