Hey folks, Well, I got in a ride the other day and as the Subject indicates it was a challenge. I decided to keep it simple and rode the Piney Run loop near my house. This loop is really more of an out and back with some minor hills and a few small stream crossings. You start out by heading in at Hollenberry Rd (off Obrect if anybody cares) and drop into the woods. Then you bear right and come to a 60 or 70 foot drop. I can usually ride this but not this day. Nope. The seat is in my stomach and I start down. I soon realize that the frozen ground I expected is about 1/2 inch below the surface and the top is mud. I lasted about 10 feet before the front tire went one way and I went another!! No harm done but it made me VERY careful the rest of the ride. The whole thing was about 8 miles but it was just what the doctor ordered. Marty
On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 16:28:19 -0500, "Martees" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hey folks, > > Well, I got in a ride the other day and as the Subject indicates it was a challenge. I decided to > keep it simple and rode the Piney Run loop near my house. This loop is really more of an out and > back with some minor hills and a few small stream crossings. You start out by heading in at > Hollenberry Rd (off Obrect if anybody cares) and drop into the woods. Then you bear right and > come to a 60 or 70 foot drop. I can usually ride this but not this day. Nope. The seat is in my > stomach and I start down. I soon realize that the frozen ground I expected is about 1/2 inch > below the surface and the top is mud. I lasted about 10 feet before the front tire went one way > and I went another!! No harm done but it made me VERY careful the rest of the ride. > >The whole thing was about 8 miles but it was just what the doctor ordered. > >Marty > > Keep riding Marty, Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world. :-]