Speaking of hostile wildlife, a couple of mornings ago, it was a Doberman for me....no antlers, but lotsa teeth. I would have put Tom Boonen to shame for about 100 yards before I collapsed!
**Slide, I enjoyed your "heave to" comment. Makes me wonder if anyone here is a fan of Charles Obrien's Aubrey/Materin series of novels (Master&Commander, etc.)? (Turn this forum into the the Gentlemen's Cycling and LIterary Society.)
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..... "I renewed my youth, to outward appearance, by mounting a bicycle for the first time." Mark Twain, Speeches
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