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"RonSonic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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So I leave the shop at 3:30, light occasional sprinkling. I don't know
about
this, but let's see. Get out to the trailhead and use the restroom to
change. I
would've changed at the shop if I were any more optimistic.

So I come out of the restroom and the skies have cleared and the sun is
shining
brightly. I begin what is planned to be a two hour loop.

By the time I'm half through the weather has deteriorated to the point I
decided
to cut things short and take a more direct route back than the heavily
wooded,
switchbacked trails I'd planned. It's raining consistently, and my glasses
are
fogging. So a 30 minute return instead of an hour. By the time I'm within
a half
mile of the trailhead, hail. Freaking HAIL. What's up with that. Hail,
little
pea sized stuff. Anyway then the weather really turned ugly. Don't know if
anyone saw, but they must've LAO to see me hosing off my bike in a pouring
rain.

Well, I got my ride and the bike's doing great. And Tampa weather's what
it's
always been.

Count your blessings. We've got a dusting of snow on the ground this
morning.

--
'Do you really think any part of this
should come to the attention of the authorities?'
-malcom's dad

"RonSonic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've been looking forward to getting the new bike back into the woods all

week.

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After work today was gonna be the first good opportunity - I'm off at 3 on

the

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Saturdays I work and a half hour drive gets me to a trailhead. Bike all

loaded,

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alas, it is raining off and on. Three o'clock comes and it's raining

pretty

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hard. Finish the amp I'm working on and give it a few.

So I leave the shop at 3:30, light occasional sprinkling. I don't know

about

Quoted message said:

this, but let's see. Get out to the trailhead and use the restroom to

change. I

Quoted message said:

would've changed at the shop if I were any more optimistic.

So I come out of the restroom and the skies have cleared and the sun is

shining

Quoted message said:

brightly. I begin what is planned to be a two hour loop.

By the time I'm half through the weather has deteriorated to the point I

decided

Quoted message said:

to cut things short and take a more direct route back than the heavily

wooded,

Quoted message said:

switchbacked trails I'd planned. It's raining consistently, and my glasses

are

Quoted message said:

fogging. So a 30 minute return instead of an hour. By the time I'm within

a half

Quoted message said:

mile of the trailhead, hail. Freaking HAIL. What's up with that. Hail,

little

Quoted message said:

pea sized stuff. Anyway then the weather really turned ugly. Don't know if
anyone saw, but they must've LAO to see me hosing off my bike in a pouring

rain.

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Well, I got my ride and the bike's doing great. And Tampa weather's what

it's

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always been.

Ron

AH you got caught in all that nice Florida weather! I was going to go riding
here in Sarasota, then I saw the tornado watch and said "Hell NO"!
Ken

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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:17:38 -0400, "Ken" <[email hidden]>

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"RonSonic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've been looking forward to getting the new bike back into the woods all

week.

Quoted message said:

After work today was gonna be the first good opportunity - I'm off at 3 on

the

Quoted message said:

Saturdays I work and a half hour drive gets me to a trailhead. Bike all

loaded,

Quoted message said:

alas, it is raining off and on. Three o'clock comes and it's raining

pretty

Quoted message said:

hard. Finish the amp I'm working on and give it a few.

So I leave the shop at 3:30, light occasional sprinkling. I don't know

about

Quoted message said:

this, but let's see. Get out to the trailhead and use the restroom to

change. I

Quoted message said:

would've changed at the shop if I were any more optimistic.

So I come out of the restroom and the skies have cleared and the sun is

shining

Quoted message said:

brightly. I begin what is planned to be a two hour loop.

By the time I'm half through the weather has deteriorated to the point I

decided

Quoted message said:

to cut things short and take a more direct route back than the heavily

wooded,

Quoted message said:

switchbacked trails I'd planned. It's raining consistently, and my glasses

are

Quoted message said:

fogging. So a 30 minute return instead of an hour. By the time I'm within

a half

Quoted message said:

mile of the trailhead, hail. Freaking HAIL. What's up with that. Hail,

little

Quoted message said:

pea sized stuff. Anyway then the weather really turned ugly. Don't know if
anyone saw, but they must've LAO to see me hosing off my bike in a pouring

rain.

Quoted message said:

Well, I got my ride and the bike's doing great. And Tampa weather's what

it's

Quoted message said:

always been.

Ron

AH you got caught in all that nice Florida weather! I was going to go riding
here in Sarasota, then I saw the tornado watch and said "Hell NO"!

Well I spoke too soon about the bike doing great. The back brake pads have
completely given up all semblence of friction. I can roll the bike along while
clamping the lever as hard I'd ever nomally grip it. Something more to fix.

Completely ruined today's riding was going to be doing some more technical
trails at Boyette and just kept wiping out before I figured out it simply isn't
possible to do this [censored] with one brake.

Ron