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Thread: Woohoo! First real hill ride
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03-13-2009, 05:12 PM #1
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03-13-2009, 05:45 PM #2
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she loves hills NOT
Originally Posted by Zen
LOL no I managed npt to fall, but came very close riding up the hill at about 1mph and trying to get unclipped before I fell. I debated trying to just turn across the road and go DOWN so I could get off the bike but with the hills and curves there was sure to be a car coming as soon as I attempted a manuever like that.
The next hill (and the next 5 I think) I got to a certain point and got off the bike BEFORE I fell. Walked 'em all.
Not too proud to walk
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03-15-2009, 01:56 PM #3
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Well done! What part of NZ are you in?
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03-15-2009, 02:13 PM #4
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LOL. Think I need a t-shirt with 'she loves hills' on one side and 'not too proud to walk' on the other Originally Posted by withm
Not too proud to walk
McMinn - near Dunedin. You?
Thanks for the encouragement everyone
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03-15-2009, 02:16 PM #5
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AKL. Hey, nobody is perfect
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