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ntappin
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It's simple, I hate black ice. Here is part of the story behind it.
I had to go to a presentation I was giving at my school tonight, so
what a perfect chance to ride my big wheel again. It was cold and a
little icy so I was happy there was a good tire under me. I got to
school with no problem, in fact it was one of the best rides I have had
so far. After the presentation I get changed and walk down the stairs
to the main door. What do I see as I walk down the stairs? A sheet of
ice covering the window. Just wonderful!
I get outside and it actualy isn't nearly as bad as I thought. It's
warmer than it was earlier (surprisingly) and the ice isn't unridable,
infact its pretty non existant in some places. I get about 1k of the
way home (about a 3k ride) and I'm going quite fast, probably about
15-20 kph. SPEED WOBBLE TIME. Just one little tiny wobble and the
entire unicycle goes flying out from under me. I regain my senses about
7 feet from my unicycle. My arm is definatly sprained at this point and
my fingers are bleeding, my leg is bruised badly but it still seems to
move fine. I get back on the unicycle and ride most of the other way,
although more carefully and more slowly, without insident while using
my left arm as a sling for my right. I finaly come to a point in the
road where I need to turn, knowing the road I slow down to the speed I
would cruise at on my trials uni to make the turn. Bam Black Ice
Strikes Again!! Once again I am lying in the middle of the road with my
unicycle a few feet behind me only the time I wasn't in a position to
brace myself and now my arm is definatly sprained in at least two
places and my right leg isn't doing so hot either. This fall was bad so
bad that the bike lock I had on my backpack, which is a really really
good lock, now has it's case shattered all over the ground. The house
is now only about half a Km away so I just walk the rest of the way as
this street is clearly unrideable. So now I am sitting with an arm
sprained at the wrist, elbow and shoulder, a bloody pinky and ring
finger, and a leg that takes much pain to move and with a bruise the
size of my palm at the hip
let me reiterate, I HATE BLACK ICE.
On the plus side I have found the limits of the Kenda Klaw and I'm now
thinking of getting another 700c Tire to put some spikes into.
Thanks for listening to me complain and hopefully you learned something
about the wonders of Green House Effect in Canada.
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I had to go to a presentation I was giving at my school tonight, so
what a perfect chance to ride my big wheel again. It was cold and a
little icy so I was happy there was a good tire under me. I got to
school with no problem, in fact it was one of the best rides I have had
so far. After the presentation I get changed and walk down the stairs
to the main door. What do I see as I walk down the stairs? A sheet of
ice covering the window. Just wonderful!
I get outside and it actualy isn't nearly as bad as I thought. It's
warmer than it was earlier (surprisingly) and the ice isn't unridable,
infact its pretty non existant in some places. I get about 1k of the
way home (about a 3k ride) and I'm going quite fast, probably about
15-20 kph. SPEED WOBBLE TIME. Just one little tiny wobble and the
entire unicycle goes flying out from under me. I regain my senses about
7 feet from my unicycle. My arm is definatly sprained at this point and
my fingers are bleeding, my leg is bruised badly but it still seems to
move fine. I get back on the unicycle and ride most of the other way,
although more carefully and more slowly, without insident while using
my left arm as a sling for my right. I finaly come to a point in the
road where I need to turn, knowing the road I slow down to the speed I
would cruise at on my trials uni to make the turn. Bam Black Ice
Strikes Again!! Once again I am lying in the middle of the road with my
unicycle a few feet behind me only the time I wasn't in a position to
brace myself and now my arm is definatly sprained in at least two
places and my right leg isn't doing so hot either. This fall was bad so
bad that the bike lock I had on my backpack, which is a really really
good lock, now has it's case shattered all over the ground. The house
is now only about half a Km away so I just walk the rest of the way as
this street is clearly unrideable. So now I am sitting with an arm
sprained at the wrist, elbow and shoulder, a bloody pinky and ring
finger, and a leg that takes much pain to move and with a bruise the
size of my palm at the hip
let me reiterate, I HATE BLACK ICE.
On the plus side I have found the limits of the Kenda Klaw and I'm now
thinking of getting another 700c Tire to put some spikes into.
Thanks for listening to me complain and hopefully you learned something
about the wonders of Green House Effect in Canada.
--
ntappin
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