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Hodag
03-13-2005, 06:20 PM
Took "Big Blue" for a shake down ride around the block after mounting the new tires from yesterday. had to check a rubbing issue that turned out to be much ado about nothing.
A Balmy 22 degrees (near zero with wind chill) road was a little icy in avoidable spots.

Some would point out I should have put the front calipers back on first (don't worry they were strapped up tight out of the way), and seat, and side covers. (and maybe grabbed a jacket,helmet, and gloves)

Grinning ear to ear...... :twirl

in rounder tallying that was like a 200 miles ride in 70 degree weather (actually 1st ride of winter, but who's counting)

:thumb
RebeccaV
03-13-2005, 07:56 PM
So it's Spring now, is it??? :brow

Isn't it scary when 22 feels balmy?
Hodag
03-13-2005, 08:35 PM
So it's Spring now, is it???

they got shamrock shakes out so it must be?
BradfordBenn
03-13-2005, 08:36 PM
So did you use the center or the side of the tires?
hurricane
03-13-2005, 09:13 PM
Just got in from checking the orange blossoms and having a hard time understanding this 22 degrees thing.

If the front calipers were off for a test drive it really wouldn't matter would it? How would you pull on the brake lever if your fingers were frozen? :dunno
lorazepam
03-13-2005, 09:31 PM
Just got in from checking the orange blossoms and having a hard time understanding this 22 degrees thing.

If the front calipers were off for a test drive it really wouldn't matter would it? How would you pull on the brake lever if your fingers were frozen? :dunno

Brakes dont help on ice anyway.
Cliffy777
03-13-2005, 09:42 PM
good for you mark! round on, my man.
got a few miles in today myself, of course it was a lot warmer on this side of the lake....high of 27. but the forcast is looking good for the week......not much snow and highs in the mid-30's. whoo-hooo, spring is sprung. (must be, just got my new license tabs in the mail.)

BTW - one secret to riding in the cold is to totally ignore "wind chill". what does it matter when you are creating a 50-60 mph + wind chill by going down the road. (course it is a little different for some people. i read about something called a fairing....guess it blocks the wind or something. hmmm, might look into that. think they will catch on??)