huckleberry
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| 06/04/2015 10:40 AM |
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| Thanks, Donna - I think I could have done without the instant karma story ; ) |
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LouM
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| 06/04/2015 12:29 PM |
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Can he possibly use his Strava data to show location in addition to DMo's suggestion?
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vtguy
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| 06/04/2015 02:51 PM |
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Glad your friend wasn't more seriously hurt.
Zoot -- I hit a squirrel last week. Thank god I was on my mt. bike. |
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Orange Crush
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| 06/04/2015 04:33 PM |
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That is a ton of damage. And his helmet looks to be as old as mine...antique :-)
Back in Santa Cruz days a friend hit a skunk ripping down the hill from campus at night. It stunk for a really long time. All the research papers he had borrowed from his supervisor had to be destroyed. |
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Dale
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| 06/04/2015 10:44 PM |
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I've got my Strava data that shows the location, speed and time stopped. His attorney contacted the homeowners insurance company and they've seen the light.
I know you guys and gals don't know him but your concern and well wishes are pretty cool. Much appreciated. |
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Nick A
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| 06/05/2015 08:07 AM |
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Huck: Guilty as charged. I almost always listen to music on my phone when I ride. However, it's at a volume that I can hear car engines, people talking on the bike path, etc.
And on dogs. I love pets. I have three dogs. However, not all dogs are so nice. I've been lucky in that a shout or a water bottle squirt is enough to get some distance. Also, I think where I ride, there aren't many loose dogs. Once though, a dog did get a chomp on a slow hill. Luckily with today's shoes, he got a mouth full of hard plastic Sidi Genius heal cup, and let go looking very confused. LOL.
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longslowdistance
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| 06/05/2015 07:12 PM |
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Italian cuisine is just not for everyone (everydog). No accounting for taste.
Or maybe it's because so much Sidi stuff is made in Bulgaria or whatever now, the discerning dog knew it was not up to par. |
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thinline
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| 06/08/2015 08:26 AM |
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Donna,
I was on a ride a few years back that went form one Harpoon brewery (Boston, MA) to their other brewery in Vermont. About 90 miles in there is a climb of about 4 miles so we're taking our time as we still have a ways to go. I'm about 100 yards ahead of my buddy and a black bear ambles into the road. Being from Vermont, I know bears are afraid of people . . . most of the time . . . so I figure he'll bolt back into the woods. Nope, stares straight at me and just stops in his tracks. I, of course, turned around to keep my friend that was behind me company. By that time, another rider had joined him so there were three of us. We started yelling as we (slowly) rode up the hill. The bear thought better of it and ambled across the rest of the way and into the woods. That was my second bear encounter while cycling. The first, also while climbing a long hill, went as it should. The poor bear was more startled than I was and he boogied out of there I hardly realized what was happening until it was over. |
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Nick A
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| 06/08/2015 12:46 PM |
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Never encountered a bear, but a bob cat. Was riding up a steep winding paved road that dead ends at a trail head. It was fall, so there weren't a lot of people using the area. All of a sudden I'm several feet from it, going about 4 mph. That pregnant pause was us both looking at each other, him scooting away, and me be surprised to see it, excited, then scared. Overall a net positive. :-)
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huckleberry
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| 06/08/2015 01:46 PM |
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I've seen quite a few bobcats on my rides here in Marin and up in Washington. Very cool!
When I lived in LA, I would ride early on Sunday mornings because everyone was still hungover and sleeping. It was great - as I would ride up to via Mulholland various routes, and about halfway up Benedict Canyon I had a bobcat run right across the front of my bike - with breakfast in its jaws, a dead bunny rabbit. |
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longslowdistance
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| 06/09/2015 12:48 AM |
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| Thinline, I see bears on the Blue Ridge Parkway from time to time. Usually super shy, but sometimes not so much. One pretty good sized male sauntering diagonally across the pavement gave me a look that said "F you. I'll move on when I feel like it." So I waited until he did. |
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Gonzo Cyclist
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| 06/17/2015 04:15 PM |
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| holy crap Dale, that bike is hammered, glad he's OK for the most part |
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