Quote Originally Posted by Toni
I'm at work, but was laughing so hard I had to find this (I see WAY too many of these in Houston)..
http://bullsballs.com/
No way... I thought Kano was joking, but I should have realized that someone, somewhere, would have actually created such a thing. Ladies, I promise you, I will not be riding around with fake balls attached to my saddle. Thanks anyway, Toni.

I love driving the area of your Routeslip, divingbiker, those are some very fun roads for a car. As a matter of fact, as I was cruising (ok, flying) along the backroads yesterday on my way to a hike along the Seneca Greenway near Riley's Lock, I passed a group of about 6-7 male riders on Montevideo Rd. That's a seriously narrow road, and these guys were all in the middle of the lane as they headed up a hill and around a bend. I ended up driving along behind them at 10-15mph because there was no room to pass. That's my concern: On some of these roads that are so narrow that there's no center line, what do you do if a driver comes up behind you who's not as considerate of road riders as I am? With all the hunters who drive those roads, I'm sure there's a chance of some dude in a pickup getting impatient to pass. Or, as in the situation yesterday, what if a car came around that bend at normal speed and suddenly found a bunch of riders in the middle of the narrow road, going half the driver's speed?

I know I sound paranoid, but I've heard drivers complain about bikes on the road (my own father has threatened to run over bikers who ignore the stop signs at road crossings along bike trails), and I don't wanna be the one they decide to get their frustrations out on. There are parts of that route I'd consider riding, but other parts I would just not be comfortable on. I think I'm going to stick to the C&O and rail-trails for the rest of this season, and make road riding my goal for next year.