So, today was the first day that it was actually decent enough to ride for more than about 20 minutes. Needless to say I took the opportunity to stretch the legs on the orange crush.
Pics are from a nice, secluded area about 30 miles from my house - getting there is all back roads with quite a number of tight turns and sweepers.
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I ended up logging almost 100 miles today - that was all I could bear with vented gloves and once the sun started to go down, so did the temps.
So you actually went for a ride instead of looking for oil leaks on the bike? :flipoff:
Nice photos. Definitely invest in some winter gloves. You can carry both the winter and ventilated on rides so when the weather is in between changes you can swap and still enjoy the ride.
Quote from: Twisted on January 28, 2012, 06:51:45 PM
So you actually went for a ride instead of looking for oil leaks on the bike? :flipoff:
Nice photos. Definitely invest in some winter gloves. You can carry both the winter and ventilated on rides so when the weather is in between changes you can swap and still enjoy the ride.
Thank you. :) I do have a pair of nice Thinsulate gloves, I just didn't bring them. It was somewhat of an impromptu ride, ya know how that is. Spontaneous.
Thanks for sharing the pics of your ride. Like this one the most...
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Michael
Its a serious compliment to my self control that I don't pay you a secret visit and go home with that fairing. What a smart looking bike.
Quote from: mister on January 28, 2012, 10:46:46 PM
Thanks for sharing the pics of your ride. Like this one the most...
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Michael
Thank you. It's a nice place. :)
Quote from: Funderb on January 28, 2012, 10:49:08 PM
Its a serious compliment to my self control that I don't pay you a secret visit and go home with that fairing. What a smart looking bike.
LOL okay then. Come get it. Bring $300 cash and you can have it!
I love that red on your bike. Red bikes usually look the best, unfortunately mine is blue... :dunno_black:
Tuesday and Wednesday are supposed to be 50-52 degrees, so I'm gonna try to squeeze in a ride after work! The worst part about winter weather is even when we happen to get a warm enough day to go riding, it gets dark less than 2 hours after I get home from work anyway.
Quote from: tt_four on January 28, 2012, 11:04:48 PM
I love that red on your bike. Red bikes usually look the best, unfortunately mine is blue... :dunno_black:
Tuesday and Wednesday are supposed to be 50-52 degrees, so I'm gonna try to squeeze in a ride after work! The worst part about winter weather is even when we happen to get a warm enough day to go riding, it gets dark less than 2 hours after I get home from work anyway.
Your monitor is out of adjustment, lol. The bike is orange. 1997/98 model. :P "Orange Crush".
Thank you just the same though!
Also, I just hate that we've gotten so much rain lately. I don't necessarily like riding when it's wet - just 'cause, you know? Today was the first decent day I didn't have to work and was able to ride!
Quote from: Kijona on January 28, 2012, 11:06:55 PM
Your monitor is out of adjustment, lol. The bike is orange. 1997/98 model. :P "Orange Crush".
Thank you just the same though!
Also, I just hate that we've gotten so much rain lately. I don't necessarily like riding when it's wet - just 'cause, you know? Today was the first decent day I didn't have to work and was able to ride!
Haha, I think my brain was out of adjustment, because I saw it as soon as I opened this thread again, and the first thing I thought was "oh no, that bike is orange, I complimented him on it being red, I bet I got called out on it..." haha
I loooove riding in the rain, not sure why, I always have. You've gotta have the right gear for it, it's not good if your feet are soaked and your pants are sticking to your skin, but if you can get yourself waterproofed you can ride around in this little bubble of dryness while it's pouring around you, kind of surreal. I also love driving in the rain, I guess it's the same principle. I don't really like driving in normal conditions, and I hate driving at night, but throw rain into either of those and I'm perfectly happy. :dunno_black:
Quote from: tt_four on January 29, 2012, 10:32:13 PM
Quote from: Kijona on January 28, 2012, 11:06:55 PM
Your monitor is out of adjustment, lol. The bike is orange. 1997/98 model. :P "Orange Crush".
Thank you just the same though!
Also, I just hate that we've gotten so much rain lately. I don't necessarily like riding when it's wet - just 'cause, you know? Today was the first decent day I didn't have to work and was able to ride!
Haha, I think my brain was out of adjustment, because I saw it as soon as I opened this thread again, and the first thing I thought was "oh no, that bike is orange, I complimented him on it being red, I bet I got called out on it..." haha
I loooove riding in the rain, not sure why, I always have. You've gotta have the right gear for it, it's not good if your feet are soaked and your pants are sticking to your skin, but if you can get yourself waterproofed you can ride around in this little bubble of dryness while it's pouring around you, kind of surreal. I also love driving in the rain, I guess it's the same principle. I don't really like driving in normal conditions, and I hate driving at night, but throw rain into either of those and I'm perfectly happy. :dunno_black:
LOL it's okay :)
Also, I don't
mind riding in the rain. I just don't like it...safety wise. Plus, I REALLY don't want to get my prize bike wet if I can help it. :)
I'm sure there is a logical reason for it... why is the bridge covered?
Quote from: mister on January 30, 2012, 04:42:35 AM
I'm sure there is a logical reason for it... why is the bridge covered?
Usually these bridges are made of wood. The roof and walls protect the bridge from the elements so that it will last longer. It's easier to put a new roof on a bridge than to build a whole new bridge. That's my take anyways :dunno_black:
Dmartins is right- They found they would get many decades more longevity out of them versus uncovered bridges.
Man, that front mask looks sweeeeeettt, can't take my eyes off of it!
I WANT ONE!
NOW!
Quote from: Jared on January 30, 2012, 05:20:39 AM
Dmartins is right- They found they would get many decades more longevity out of them versus uncovered bridges.
Is this in areas where is snows?
We have wooden bridges down here and they just replace the hardwood boards as needed. But it doesn't snow on them.
Michael
Quote from: mister on January 30, 2012, 04:42:35 AM
I'm sure there is a logical reason for it... why is the bridge covered?
Because that's how the make covered bridges?? haha it's weird when you're just so used to seeing things that you never bother to question them(as I did in this situation).
Come to think of it...it's the only covered bridge anywhere around here. And no, we hardly get any snow. A foot of snow would shut us down for a week (like it did last year). Atlanta just doesn't have the resources to get the roads cleared off and our drivers...if you can call them that...suck so bad they can't even drive on a little snow.
Winter ~ what winter ? You still have green grass....
What you have is summer, fall, spring and then summer again LOL
Quote from: SAFE-T on January 30, 2012, 03:03:00 PM
Winter ~ what winter ? You still have green grass....
What you have is summer, fall, spring and then summer again LOL
We've had an unusually warm winter this year. One day it'll be 65-75°, the next it will be below freezing. We've had TONS of rain which sucks because it'll get really warm and then right when you think you're able to go for a ride...it starts raining. Then, after that, it gets super cold and the cycle starts all over again. So it's really just deciding whether to risk getting rained on or take the bike out when it's 35-40° F..