Okay, I've been lazy about posting about this, since the pictures aren't on my computer...but...
We went to Jamaica on our cruise last month, and did a downhill mountain biking excursion. (Your imagination is NOT good enough to envision this, unless you've been to Jamaica.) I don't have a picture of this, but a GIGANTIC PIG came out of the jungle on one side of the road, crossed in front of me, and disappeared into the jungle on the other side!
If I had had earplugs on, I wouldn't have heard it squealing at me. I've never laughed so hard in my life! Unfortunately, I was only with the two teenage female guides at that point (not my family or other passengers) and their aplomb about it all lessened my enjoyment!
Karen
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02-22-2008, 09:32 AM #1
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02-22-2008, 11:29 AM #2
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We-e-e-e-ll, no I haven't been to Jamaica, but I doubt that a mountain bike track with pigs running across it has traffic noise exceeding 80 dBA which is what's street legal for a single vehicle at low RPM, never mind illegally modified exhaust systems, revving motors, or the collective noise of hundreds of vehicles at once.
And if you don't protect your hearing when you're in traffic and wind up with severe hearing loss, then you'll hear even less of your surroundings.
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02-22-2008, 02:20 PM #3
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Oak, I was responding to Mr. Silver being afraid of animals running out in front of him. It was all a tongue-in-cheek sidetrack.
A PIG ran out in front of me. It was funny. Sorry you didn't get it.
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02-22-2008, 03:13 PM #4
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Oh, okay, sorry.
I'm used to animals being a big safety issue, all the time. And hearing protection. Comes from the motorcycling side more than bicycling, especially the latter, but deer is probably the #1 thing that scares me on fast descents on the velo.
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02-22-2008, 07:56 PM #5
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It's all good. Was it here that the video of the deer jumping over the guy on the motorcycle was posted?
Oh here it is.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A6VS6qsLJeY
Now, every time I see a deer while in the car I envision this scenario instead of the one where they run smack into me!
Karen
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Oh, okay, sorry. I'm used to animals being a big safety issue, all the time. And hearing protection. Comes from the motorcycling side more than bicycling, especially the latter, but deer is probably the #1 thing that scares me on fast descents on the velo.
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02-22-2008, 04:16 PM #6
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It's been many years, but I have been to Jamacia before. Yes, I can totally picture the pig! No biking for me in those days. But I did climb Dunn's River Falls. Been over 10yrs ago, don't know if you can still do it. OK, the only thing I could think when I was doing it was... you could never do this in the US with the liability/sue factor... this is crazy. But it sure was fun, in a sick sorta way Originally Posted by Tuckervill
. Thx for the thoughts about hearing stuff on rides.
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02-22-2008, 08:00 PM #7
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They still climb Dunn's River Falls. It's a big attraction and from what I heard they shuttle you through like cattle, and try to rip you off in the shops afterwards. I didn't do it because it sounded like it would be crowded, and other passengers said it was. The mountain biking was actually on a road, if you could call it that. Little shacks on either side, people and starving dogs and taverns up and down the road. We even stopped at the elementary school and met some of the children--the guide was very proud of the school. It was fun, especially the pig! But Jamaica itself is bittersweet. Originally Posted by Miranda
It's been many years, but I have been to Jamacia before. Yes, I can totally picture the pig! No biking for me in those days. But I did climb Dunn's River Falls. Been over 10yrs ago, don't know if you can still do it. OK, the only thing I could think when I was doing it was... you could never do this in the US with the liability/sue factor... this is crazy. But it sure was fun, in a sick sorta way. Thx for the thoughts about hearing stuff on rides.
Karen
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