Stupid Snow!!!

Shut up and ride your bike.

Fire up MTB 03

Roger Buchanan <[email hidden]> spake thusly on or about Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:51:09 UTC

-> If only riding wasn't over for the season... -> wtf is riding season? when it snows you change
clothes and tyres. keep on riding.

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I hurt before the ride so fibro gives me a head start on the rest of the pack. silver lining?
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Roger Buchanan said:

Arrrgh!

Doesn't Mother Nature know that she's not supposed to start the snow until *I"M* finished with
riding for the season???

And it happened just a couple of days before a BBQ/Night Ride. I wasn't gonna ride, just enjoy the
BBQ, but still... the indignity of it all. I was hoping that maybe I'd be able to scrounge up a
buddy to go on some tame'ish night rides next year. After all, what better place to meet people
that are interested in night riding than at an actual night ride. I wonder if anybody will
actually even bother to show up, given the snow that is...

Now I'm left with cleaning my hydration packs (does that "green tint" *EVER* really leave the
drinking tube) and doing some clean-up on the bikes and gear. You know, wash gloves, check the
helmet pads (mine are new this year), find the missing socks...etc.

Oh yeah, seeing as how it snowed I guess I might as well start on my "wish list" for Santa.

The one positive thing that I did was take a dozen donuts in to the gang at the lbs. They've been
good to me over the summer/fall.

If only riding wasn't over for the season...

WWWHHHHAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa...<sob>...

Buy studded tires for your mountain bike. You can still ride.

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Bob M in CT Remove 'x.' to reply

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Rog,

Ride anyway. The snow is a hoot to ride in. And you won't need studded tires until it gets packed
into ice. Until then, just run the biggest knobbies you can fit at the lowest pressure you can
(without too many pinch flats).

Hint: Bikeman.com has Ritchey 2.35 Kevlars (One of my all time favorite fat tires) for $24.

Cheers,

-Andrew

Andrew Thorne said:

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Rog,

Ride anyway. The snow is a hoot to ride in. And you won't need studded tires until it gets packed
into ice. Until then, just run the biggest knobbies you can fit at the lowest pressure you can
(without too many pinch flats).

Hint: Bikeman.com has Ritchey 2.35 Kevlars (One of my all time favorite fat tires) for $24.

Cheers,

-Andrew

That's true -- the studs don't help at all on the snow.

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Shut up and ride your bike.

Forgive him, Rog; he knows not who he flames.

Bill "Crazy's kinda karma, kid" S.

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Originally posted by Roger Buchanan

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If only riding wasn't over for the season...

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WWWHHHHAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa...<sob>...

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- Rog

Winter riding can be cool (no pun intended). It's just wet and muddy as hell around here (OR). The change in conditions brings about an opportunity to gain new skills (read: balance and cornering). Now that I've said that I'm truthfully on my snowboard so much once there's snow at the Pass or Bachelor I don't have much time for my poor neglected bikes. I do love the riding this time of year (and spring) though when there is little to no snow at the boarding areas, but the rains are in effect and the masses are huddled by their fireplaces. Anyway, good luck making it through this rough patch for you.

K.

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Hint: Bikeman.com has Ritchey 2.35 Kevlars (One of my all time favorite

fat

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tires) for $24.

Cambria has MutanoRaptor 2.4s for $12 each in a pack of 4... $16 up to 3.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

ireman_1 said:

Winter riding can be cool (no pun intended). It's just wet and muddy as hell around here (OR). The
change in conditions brings about an opportunity to gain new skills (read: balance and cornering).

Give a little thought to what you're doing to your trails. Every spring the more newbie-friendly
trails around here are totally ripped to [censored] because people ride them wet.

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-BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) "It's a shallow life that
doesn't give a person a few scars" - Garrison Keillor

[quote="Quoted message"]Originally posted by Bb
[B]On 30 Oct 2003 15:11:58 +1050, ireman_1 wrote:[/quote]

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Winter riding can be cool (no pun intended). It's just wet and muddy as hell around here (OR). The
change in conditions brings about an opportunity to gain new skills (read: balance and cornering).

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Give a little thought to what you're doing to your trails. Every >spring the more newbie-friendly
trails around here are totally ripped to **** because people ride >them wet.

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doesn't give a person a few scars" - Garrison Keillor

BB said:

Give a little thought to what you're doing to your trails. Every spring the more newbie-friendly
trails around here are totally ripped to [censored] because people ride them wet.

The trails that I ride are all XC-ski trails once the snow falls. The non-XC trails I don't ride
in the summer anyways... so no point in riding them in the snow... not that I could
anyway...<weak grin>

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- Rog

ireman_1 said:

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Give a little thought to what you're doing to your trails. Every

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spring the more newbie-friendly trails around here are totally ripped

to **** because people ride >them wet.

Ummmm, we don't really ride newbie trails and there are plenty of trails that drain well enough to
have riding on them, plenty, look around. You could say we give more than a little thought to our
actions as a general rule, but I have seen trail "excessive" trail damage during the wet season.

As long as you're giving thought to how the trail is affected by your use, you probably aren't
tearing up the trails and its probably not an issue. I just see a lot of evidence of people up here
who don't.

Back to the topic of snow (a non-issue for us web-footed ones).

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doesn't give a person a few scars" - Garrison Keillor

ireman-child_1 <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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How about posting those "terrible things" you alleged that I have done? Nameless and faceless
chickenshit.

JD

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Originally posted by Jd
ireman-child_1 <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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How about posting those "terrible things" you alleged that I have done? Nameless and faceless
chicken****.

JD

Boofreakinhoo. Grow-up and be a father/positive role model. We can go on, but I suggest you take care of your own junk first. You are the self-appointed ruler of CO, so what's to worry about? Other than someone not impressed by your language or threats. I thought nothing bothered you cyber pros.

K.

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Back to the topic of snow (a non-issue for us web-footed ones).

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-BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, >at least) "It's a shallow life that
doesn't give a person a few scars" - Garrison Keillor [/B

They told me I would be getting the webbing after a few years here, but so far no new skin. It's only been 5 years though, maybe I have to wait longer. It sure didn't take that long for my tolerance for high altitudes to leave me. 9 or 10K feet didn't always sound too high, but now it's waayyy up there!

K.

"In the news toay: 'Snow has low I.Q. Says recent study.' "

Shaun aRe

Shaun R says:

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"In the news toay: 'Snow has low I.Q. Says recent study.' "

Reminds me of one of Winston's (Churchill, that is ) better insults.

"We know that he has, more than any other man, the gift of compressing the largest amount of words
into the smallest amount of thought."

No prizes for the identity of the insultee, but you're allowed to guess

ireman_1 <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Jd said:

ireman-child_1 <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>... <snip> How about posting those "terrible things"
you alleged that I have done? Nameless and faceless chicken****. JD

Boofreakinhoo. Grow-up and be a father/positive role model.

So, what can some anonymous USENET tough guy offer as advice? Gotta get your digs in, huh? Geez,
man, just get over yourself already.

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We can go on, but I suggest you take care of your own junk first.

Good advice. Why don't *you* take it, hmmm?

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Other than someone not impressed by your language or threats.

Which is very easy when you hide behind your monitor. Anybody can be a tough guy on the 'net.

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I thought nothing bothered you cyber pros.

It's a "put up or shut up" challenge. So far, you have flapped your virtual yap and not produced
anything of substance. You're nobody, and nobody cares at all what your problem is. Next time
you're in E. WA state, give me a call. I'd love to see how tough you talk when you're not crouched
over a keyboard.

Is the picture brightening, dimbulb, or do you need more clarification?
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Jonesy

E-mail me: rfjonesy *at* hotmail *dot* com.

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Jd said:

ireman-child_1 <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>... <snip> How about posting those "terrible things"
you alleged that I have done? Nameless and faceless chicken****. JD

Boofreakinhoo. Grow-up and be a father/positive role model.

Of course you went there, scumbag. A place where you have no idea or business for that matter.

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We can go on, but I suggest you take care of your own junk first.

Please, tell us all about the "junk" to which you refer.

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You are the self-appointed ruler of CO, so what's to worry about?

I have no worries scumbag, which is why I have repeatedly asked you to back up your accusations. You
sure do seem to be worried about me, what I do, or have to say. Your unsubstantiated claim that I
have done "terrible things" here is nothing more than an attribute of your true nature.

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Other than someone not impressed by your language or threats.

Please, share with us all of the "threats" I have issued here or elsewhere. You do know how to use
Google, don't you? Again, back up your accusations or shut the hell up.

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I thought nothing bothered you cyber pros.

Everyone gets irritated by a pesky fly once in a while. Back up your [censored] or buzz off.

JD