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04-13-09, 08:50 AM
Did a decent ride yesterday through countryside in northern Indiana and had a couple comments / observations regarding the Amish (decent size amish community here abouts).
went past a farmhouse / barn with a bunch of buggies outside (no horses...guess they were pastured) and a ~30-40 bikes out front...msut have been a large easter meal / service of some sort. Intersting how many of the bikes were Raleighs...probably 2/3 of them...typically hybrid / utility types...most fairly new looking...couple more touring / commuting style road bikes (think i even saw a Surly LHT!)...just got me wondering why the bias to raleighs...maybe its just the brand of the local amish bike store (which i havent been to yet). Interesting though there were some pretty good machines there...for some reason i picture them more on a Danish style black / dark green cruiser than some of those bikes...seemed like a little too much color and style for the amish!
Why is it that if i walk my dog and he craps on sidewalk / road I am expected to pick it up but its apparently ok for Amish people / horse riders to leave massive pile of horse dung in road! :lol: damn...was like a minefield out there...makes me feel better to have fenders on the bike though!
Last observation...nothing beats a nice ride on mostly empty streets through the country side...others might like going to church / mosques / synagogues...but for me a nice long ride through the countryside is good for the soul
went past a farmhouse / barn with a bunch of buggies outside (no horses...guess they were pastured) and a ~30-40 bikes out front...msut have been a large easter meal / service of some sort. Intersting how many of the bikes were Raleighs...probably 2/3 of them...typically hybrid / utility types...most fairly new looking...couple more touring / commuting style road bikes (think i even saw a Surly LHT!)...just got me wondering why the bias to raleighs...maybe its just the brand of the local amish bike store (which i havent been to yet). Interesting though there were some pretty good machines there...for some reason i picture them more on a Danish style black / dark green cruiser than some of those bikes...seemed like a little too much color and style for the amish!
Why is it that if i walk my dog and he craps on sidewalk / road I am expected to pick it up but its apparently ok for Amish people / horse riders to leave massive pile of horse dung in road! :lol: damn...was like a minefield out there...makes me feel better to have fenders on the bike though!
Last observation...nothing beats a nice ride on mostly empty streets through the country side...others might like going to church / mosques / synagogues...but for me a nice long ride through the countryside is good for the soul