Originally Posted by
Gavush
yes, carrying a camera totally changes how you ride. (it did or me anyway) makes you constantly scan / appreciate your surroundings while trying to find that perfect shot vs chasing down the white line
I did 28 miles yesterday... picked out a route looking at google maps, jotted down the turns I needed to make and headed out at about 5:30pm. It was a great ride, about 80% new roads but all in all within a 10mile radius of home. I live in a pretty small town and want to get to know all the back roads so I can make longer rides without going too far from home. After living here for almost 10 years you would think I would know them by now but there are only 2 or 3 roads I frequent and have never needed to go elsewhere...
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When I first started riding I used to have a couple of routes I would take that were around my house so to speak. I live out in the sticks/woods and there are a few paved roads that go way back in the subdivision. I rode the same loop 5 times a week for a couple of years (or variations of the loop). Until I just got tired of the DOGS..... We have leash laws here but I guess a LOT of the people figure that they don't really apply because we live out in the sticks. Back then all I owned was a mountain bike so I would have to ride about a 1/2 mile to get to pavement. I got chased and bit by a dog on that half mile... right by my house. Tried out running it, but the dirt roads around here are mostly sand. It ran out from the side of the road chased me and bit me in the calf let go and ran off. I got on the cell called for a ride back to the house (that was about 3 blocks away). Got home called the police (cus I dunno if this dog has had its shots or anything). Blood running down my leg into my sock.... The neighbor (who still lives there BTW .. who i still an IDIOT.... living there with NO electricity for like 2 years now...) told the cops he had NO idea who's dog it was, even though it ran out of his yard. I described the dog and the cop went around a couple of blocks, called me on my cell and asked me to come look at a dog... Sure enough it was the dog...... AND ... The neighbor who said he did NOT know who's dog it was..... Was there at the house where the dog was found..... Anyway..... That was the only time I got bit..... but I got chased almost once a week..... got tired of it and quit riding around here. It kind of sucks too, because in the past year they paved another road that would make a GREAT 20 mile loop... Sorry for the rant..... DOH!!!
Yep..... I still need to get a cheap camera to mount on the bike..... Very nice pictures btw.....