We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
Yes the weather was scary and got my seat quite wet Tuesday afternoon. Then, at Lynn Miller's urging, I rode to Sports Mart and got wicking underwear and over shorts. And I decided to test them by riding home. It was a beautiful evening for a ride. Total for the day is 55.3 miles. 1 miles for lunch, about 7 miles to sports mart, and the rest going home.
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We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
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Nope, not this Ed as I don't believe I have ever said anything about getting insects in your mouth while riding your bike, but it happens. What I really hate is getting insects in my eyes. Many is the time I have had to stop to rub my eyes because of it. But the absolute worst experience is to ride your bike in August when the May Flies finally come out here in Minnesota and they are flying about in their billions. It is total splatter time. Good Grief! What a mess!
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We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
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Nope, not this Ed as I don't believe I have ever said anything about getting insects in your mouth while riding your bike, but it happens. What I really hate is getting insects in my eyes. Many is the time I have had to stop to rub my eyes because of it. But the absolute worst experience is to ride your bike in August when the May Flies finally come out here in Minnesota and they are flying about in their billions. It is total splatter time. Good Grief! What a mess!
Try riding the I&M Canal (LaSalle-Peru, IL to Rockdale, IL) at night during the summer for maximizing bug inhalation.
We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
Maybe it was Ben Fox. 😉
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Yes the weather was scary and got my seat quite wet Tuesday afternoon. Then, at Lynn Miller's urging, I rode to Sports Mart and got wicking underwear and over shorts. And I decided to test them by riding home. It was a beautiful evening for a ride. Total for the day is 55.3 miles. 1 miles for lunch, about 7 miles to sports mart, and the rest going home.
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We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
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they are flying about in their billions. It is total splatter time. Good Grief! What a mess!
Try riding the I&M Canal (LaSalle-Peru, IL to Rockdale, IL) at night during the summer for maximizing bug inhalation.
-- Tom Sherman – Quad City Area
I have got all the state bike maps for Illinois and it appears that some day that northern Illinois loop will be one of the greatest bike tours in the entire country.
Damn it all to hell, I need to know what specific city you are a resident of. That "Quad City Area" designation is driving me stark raving mad. I am now guessing East Moline from your most recent post, but I also think it could be Rock Island from your past posts. Have mercy on me and give me a clue at least. I can't get to sleep for thinking on this quandary
Actually, it is the "surf-and-UCSC flies" who never stop at stop signs and rear-end someone like me who does, or people who ride on the wrong side of the road, etc., etc., etc., isn't it!?! ;-) This Bike To Work nonsense is getting to me. Then 358 normal riding days...
Chris Jordan Santa Cruz, CA.
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Nope, not this Ed as I don't believe I have ever said anything about getting insects in your mouth while riding your bike, but it happens. What I really hate is getting insects in my eyes. Many is the time I have had to stop to rub my eyes because of it. But the absolute worst experience is to ride your bike in August when the May Flies finally come out here in Minnesota and they are flying about in their billions. It is total splatter time. Good Grief! What a mess!
... Damn it all to hell, I need to know what specific city you are a resident of. That "Quad City Area" designation is driving me stark raving mad. I am now guessing East Moline from your most recent post, but I also think it could be Rock Island from your past posts. Have mercy on me and give me a clue at least. I can't get to sleep for thinking on this quandary
I was in EM for work reasons (construction at the Harvester Works).
A few months ago, Tom wrote he lives near the Quad Cities airport. From memory of my visit a few years ago, This is South of the Mississippi River near the central interstate bridge. Unless you are stopping by, what do you need more accuracy for?
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"Mike Schwab" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... A few months ago, Tom wrote he lives near the Quad Cities airport. From memory of my visit a few years ago, This is South of the Mississippi River near the central interstate bridge. Unless you are stopping by, what do you need more accuracy for?
Curiosity pure and simple. If I lived in the Quad Cities, I would want to say which one of those cities I was from. I would have at least that much pride in the city in which I lived and paid taxes. But apparently, that is not how it works with Mr. Sherman and many others on this newsgroup.
For instance, I am from a small town in SW Minnesota. No one needs to know the exact town because that is a sufficient identification to give others some sense of where I am coming from. None of those Quad Cities are small places. They are all quite large. If I wanted to tell people something about where I was from, why not just say Rock Island or Moline? Why say Quad Cities? However, now I notice he is saying Quad City Area which is even worse. If that is the way he is, then why not just say Illinois and be done with it. The ways of Mr. Sherman are mysterious indeed!
I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
Insects are nutritious. They are a good source of fats, carbohydrates and protein. The Paiutes of the Great Basin ate fly larva as a staple of their diet. Pah-ute meant 'fly eater' in a Shoshone dialect I believe. These are the fly larva found around the salt sinks at the edge of the water, of the brine fly. Dip em out, dry em, pound them into a (tasty?) nutritous flour. Toss a couple of Lace Wings in for a more pungent, spicy experience. Serve with a chilled white wine.
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I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
Insects are nutritious. They are a good source of fats, carbohydrates and protein. The Paiutes of the Great Basin ate fly larva as a staple of their diet. Pah-ute meant 'fly eater' in a Shoshone dialect I believe. These are the fly larva found around the salt sinks at the edge of the water, of the brine fly. Dip em out, dry em, pound them into a (tasty?) nutritous flour. Toss a couple of Lace Wings in for a more pungent, spicy experience. Serve with a chilled white wine.
