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07-14-03, 11:18 PM
i like to ride a few loops around a hilly local park because it is relatively car free, very scenic, and is a great work out
getting there on a busy 5 lane road (4mi) is usually my only worry..until this week
started out with a truck carrying a bunch of portapotties going up a big hill the wrong way (almost the entire park is one-way as it is one lane and very curvy)
unfortunately i am coming down a blind curve at 30mph and almost end up plastered to the front end of the truck...just the way i wanted to go...plastered to the front end of the poop-mobile
the driver yells at me for almost running into him
i remind him that he is going the wrong way on a one way road in a park...and after threatening to call the police...he politely goes in reverse back down the hill to turn around
later on the same ride i see a fellow with his rottweiler unleashed coming down the same big hill i am riding up....unfortunately his dog hates bikes and makes 8-9 lunges at my bike....finally grabbing on to my rear wheel. the fellow apologizes that his dog hates bikes but not people (small comfort) and finally gets control after about 3 minutes. too bad the fellow is obviously illiterate as there are "dogs must be leashed" signs everywhere
if i had carried my oc spray that day fido would have had a nasty suprise ...even more if ccw was allowed in the park.
my wheel looked ok and cujo and his owner went their own way.
my next ride a spoke on the same wheel broke and i ended up with a fubar wheel and a ruined ride
the good news is that i got to go gawk at some of the new bikes at my lbs while it was getting fixed
getting there on a busy 5 lane road (4mi) is usually my only worry..until this week
started out with a truck carrying a bunch of portapotties going up a big hill the wrong way (almost the entire park is one-way as it is one lane and very curvy)
unfortunately i am coming down a blind curve at 30mph and almost end up plastered to the front end of the truck...just the way i wanted to go...plastered to the front end of the poop-mobile
the driver yells at me for almost running into him
i remind him that he is going the wrong way on a one way road in a park...and after threatening to call the police...he politely goes in reverse back down the hill to turn around
later on the same ride i see a fellow with his rottweiler unleashed coming down the same big hill i am riding up....unfortunately his dog hates bikes and makes 8-9 lunges at my bike....finally grabbing on to my rear wheel. the fellow apologizes that his dog hates bikes but not people (small comfort) and finally gets control after about 3 minutes. too bad the fellow is obviously illiterate as there are "dogs must be leashed" signs everywhere
if i had carried my oc spray that day fido would have had a nasty suprise ...even more if ccw was allowed in the park.
my wheel looked ok and cujo and his owner went their own way.
my next ride a spoke on the same wheel broke and i ended up with a fubar wheel and a ruined ride
the good news is that i got to go gawk at some of the new bikes at my lbs while it was getting fixed