just got back from a brisk 36 mile ride with DH & some of our Redmond Cycling club friends. They were a lot brisker than me.
We got 10 raindrops. then it stopped, and now the sun is coming out again
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04-06-2008, 11:51 AM #1
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04-06-2008, 12:54 PM #2
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Still sunny here in the north end.
Putting up a no-notice bike ride! 3:00. Log Boom. Be there, or be home warm and dry!Last edited by KnottedYet; 04-06-2008 at 12:57 PM.
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04-06-2008, 03:54 PM #3
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Fabulous sunny ride along north Lake Washington! (Burke-Gilman trail)
Perfect riding weather, not too hot, not too cool, sunny with exciting clouds in the sky.
Flowers everywhere!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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04-06-2008, 08:14 PM #4
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Well, Knot, I cannot agree with your description of the weather today, but more power to you...you are in the right climate.
I got in 7 miles from Marymoor in the 20's with a nice tailwind. Got a flat, used my only tube, and discovered I've let my patch kit get iffy. So, with an awful attitude, I turned around and time trialed into the wind back to the park, cursing the cold, the wind, the glass, the dogs, the kids, their parents, and every other thing I could think of. Mean as a snake today.
But, since I was over there, I decided to check out Redmond Cycle. Never been in before. Had a wonderful conversation with a guy there named Chris, and he broke a string of crappy experiences with idiotic comments from men in large bike shops. I really appreciated that guy today, and I will definitely go back. Also, he let me test an Orbea Diva with full Campy Record."The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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04-07-2008, 07:17 AM #5
Tailwinds to you!
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Originally Posted by Starfish
that'd improve my mood in a heartbeat!
Glad that you had that experience...also, I'm not sure where you live, but it's been my experience that it's usually wetter weather if I start at Marymoor or East of the city. A couple of times, I've even met friends in the parking lot there, started to get ready to ride, kept looking at the darkening sky, and we decided to relocate our start to Gas Works Park and stay to the west of the lake for a dry, sunny ride...This is Seattle, so of course it doesn't happen every time - besides, you wouldn't have met Chris or the Diva if you hadn't been there, right?!
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