In Memory of One Cool Cat
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From: Charlottesville, VA
Bikes: Lemond Victoire, Cannondale.Mountain Bike, two 1980s lugged steel Treks, ancient 1980-something Giant mountain bike converted into a slick tired commuter with mustache handlebars, 1960-something Raleigh Sports
Originally Posted by chroot
I sometimes ride a short training loop over here on Bay Farm Island, and I hit the same little pothole on every single lap. I know exactly where it is, and have hit it hundreds of times now. I plot and plan for this pothole for half of each lap, mentally preparing myself to deftly dodge it. I still hit it every single frigging time.
- Warren
You can do what I did. Get a can of yellow spray paint and paint a circle around the pothole. That way, when you hit it again (and again) you can tell yourself, "I should have seen it coming."
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