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09-09-23, 03:20 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Saturday in Hodges SC

I set out for Hodges, expecting it to be the usual sleepy place - but they had a town festival going today! I rolled up as a young lady was singing “”The Star Spangled Banner” and stopped to doff my...
07-05-23, 02:06 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I took my teenagers down to the other end of...

I took my teenagers down to the other end of Edisto Beach for the parade yesterday -

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07-02-23, 09:08 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I puttered around here in Edisto Beach. My...

I puttered around here in Edisto Beach. My hindquarters told me this morning that riding 14 miles after a year off the bike is not to their liking, so early on I flipped the wheel ‘round to the...
07-01-23, 06:55 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Actually yesterday - 14 miles noodling around...

Actually yesterday - 14 miles noodling around Edisto Beach, South Carolina, including a stop at a beach access and a close encounter (less than 20 feet!) with deer …

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09-11-21, 06:53 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Just a little 14.7 mile jaunt today. I wasn’t...

Just a little 14.7 mile jaunt today. I wasn’t quick enough to get pix of the two hawks I saw posing near the road, but I did get some photos of people setting up today’s event in scenic downtown...
09-06-21, 08:40 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Not as much riding or as many miles this weekend...

Not as much riding or as many miles this weekend as I had hoped for, but I did manage to squeeze in a favorite 18-mile jaunt this morning, complete with a moment to take a photo of the Forestry...
08-30-21, 08:51 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Delayed reporting - Saturday was my 60th...

Delayed reporting - Saturday was my 60th birthday. No, I did NOT ride my age, but I did go enjoy what has become a favorite loop route. It passes an intersection I have ridden through for more than...
08-11-21, 04:57 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I spent a lot of my formative years as a cyclist...

I spent a lot of my formative years as a cyclist traveling up to Charlottesville from Ferrum while my mother worked on her masters and doctorate. My favorite things c.1974-76 were the bike shops, in...
08-03-21, 08:55 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

belated pix

I rode early Saturday, simultaneously finishing with with the Clunker Challenge and riding the reverse of a favorite loop,

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07-25-21, 07:21 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Took the $50 ‘88 Specialized Sirrus for an...

Took the $50 ‘88 Specialized Sirrus for an out-and-back to scenic Hodges, SC this morning.

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07-13-21, 12:57 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Edisto Beach SC

When there’s hard pack, dirt roads here can be managed on 23s -

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07-06-21, 10:00 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Edisto Beach, SC

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06-17-21, 06:25 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Someone went to a tremendous amount of trouble to...

Someone went to a tremendous amount of trouble to try to transplant Olde-with-an-E Europe to lil ol' Greenwood, SC - they get an E for effort, anyway ...

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06-16-21, 06:51 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Deadfall Road near Clem Road, 6:30-ish today. ...

Deadfall Road near Clem Road, 6:30-ish today.

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06-12-21, 07:58 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I rode out to Hodges, SC and back, with a side...

I rode out to Hodges, SC and back, with a side trip to Jackson Station...
01-03-21, 09:09 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

My ride buddy and I took our Mercian fixed-gears...

My ride buddy and I took our Mercian fixed-gears out for a ramble - but alas, no fresh pix of his KOM and my Vincitore today. We did take in one of the better loops, and on my way home I grabbed pix...
12-30-20, 10:09 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Argh, schedules! Meant to post this yesterday! I...

Argh, schedules! Meant to post this yesterday! I got out on the Mercian for one last ride in 2020 before the projected heavy rains arrive. I rolled on through Hodges and down to Blue Jay Road, where...
12-27-20, 03:24 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Family, schedules and weather have kept me off...

Family, schedules and weather have kept me off the bike for nearly a month - but today’s ramble out to Hodges and back on the Mercian fixed-gear was a delightful return!

On the way home I got a...
11-29-20, 09:00 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Just a little jaunt out to Hodges and back - but...

Just a little jaunt out to Hodges and back - but it was enough to feel good and qualify as a ride.

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11-15-20, 09:28 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

The high for today was 71, so I slipped out and...

The high for today was 71, so I slipped out and got in 27.25 miles on the Mercian Vincitore fixed gear. I was pushed for time so not so many pictures, just views of the paved rail-trail with its...
11-08-20, 08:25 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

T’is true! In this case, I neglected to wipe off...

T’is true! In this case, I neglected to wipe off the lens of my iPhone when I whipped it out of the center jersey pocket - I need to carry a vapor shield between me and my phone!
11-08-20, 08:07 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Got in a pre-breakfast ride this morning that...

Got in a pre-breakfast ride this morning that included both of the local rail-trail conversions as well as cutting through the parking lots of a Waffle House and a shopping mall after passing trailer...
11-07-20, 02:00 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I got up early and decided my busy day allowed me...

I got up early and decided my busy day allowed me enough time to ride to Hodges and back, and 14 miles beats no miles any day! I got a pic of the Mercian in front of the long-gone People’s Bank and...
10-24-20, 08:29 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

First I had an new expression handed to me - “You...

First I had an new expression handed to me - “You look like Death on a tire swing, go get some sleep!”
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10-05-20, 07:10 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

How had I missed John Robert Young's article? ...

How had I missed John Robert Young's article? Thank YOU for finding that!

Here's a ride account from 14 years ago that includes the Rock House...
10-04-20, 09:46 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Took a 26.7 mile ramble today on the ‘74 Allegro...

Took a 26.7 mile ramble today on the ‘74 Allegro that included some sketchier neighborhoods, a roll past my workplace that included a jaunt on the only marked bike lane in Greenwood County, thence...
09-26-20, 12:32 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

New routes, old routes

Today I tried out what could be my commute to work on days I don’t need to take children to school. I strung together cutting through two neighborhoods, crossing two major thoroughfares, an unpaved...
09-19-20, 01:07 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Much cooler today than it has been, and about to...

Much cooler today than it has been, and about to get cooler! Today may be my last early morning ride of the year - I may have to wait till the day starts warming up, that or wear a lot more clothes!...
09-13-20, 12:07 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Shortened Sunday ramble

Got off to a late start, lost time thinking I had a mechanical that turned out to be a saddlebag buckle rattling on my seatpost, then stopped to talk bikes for a few when I unexpectedly ran up in an...
09-06-20, 09:40 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Same bike as yesterday but going through Hodges...

Same bike as yesterday but going through Hodges first and taking Klugh Road through to where it becomes Mill, then riding an old Greenwood Cycling Club route until it was time to take Deadfall back...
09-05-20, 06:47 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Back home

After a year of not riding my beloved Mercian Vincitore fixed-gear, I set it back up the way it had been for years - 28 mm tires, SKS fenders, 16 and 18T fixed cogs. This morning I set out to put...
08-09-20, 11:41 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Took my 13-year-old son out for some...

Took my 13-year-old son out for some mixed-surface fun. He rode the 24-in wheeled Trek mtb with dropped bars and brifters, I rode my newly-built ‘73 Raleigh Competition running a 17/19T Surly Dingle...
09-11-19, 07:05 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

No pix, but I got up at 5:00 and put on a...

No pix, but I got up at 5:00 and put on a reflective vest and switched on my lights and got in 8.5 miles in the dark around my neighborhood circuit. Between the hours of 5:00 and 6:00 I am the only...
07-27-19, 07:35 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I’ve cycled past Ross Road for nearly 20 years....

I’ve cycled past Ross Road for nearly 20 years. Today on a whim I turned down it and was rewarded with a very quiet and peaceful 3 1/2 miles of gravel and hardpack. This is the sort of ride I had in...
07-22-19, 05:59 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I went out for a Dawn Patrol ride this morning on...

I went out for a Dawn Patrol ride this morning on the '71 Gitane TdF converted to fixed-gear. I realized I hadn't cycled the loop that includes Deadfall and Clem roads for two years, so I corrected...
07-17-19, 09:06 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I've been rediscovering my '02 Mercian Vincitore;...

I've been rediscovering my '02 Mercian Vincitore; Monday night I swapped out the 18T fixed cog I use for dirt roads for a gently-used White Industries Dos Eno 17/19T freewheel. Yesterday I rode laps...
06-25-17, 02:56 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

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04-17-17, 04:09 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

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08-08-16, 09:55 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I got in 21 kms on my battered Motobecane Grand...

I got in 21 kms on my battered Motobecane Grand Touring, riding out to scenic Hodges, SC and back home again before work -
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