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Old 01-30-08 | 09:32 AM
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sumguy
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From: nw ohio

Bikes: 08 Novara Safari; 06 Schwinn Super Sport DBX

Had to cheat - put the bike in the back of a coworkers pickup and got a ride home this morning. The ride to work last night was rainy, 40F and 20+mph winds. Mostly good with a tail wind. During the night, temps dropped to 12F with 30+mph winds gusting to 50mph. I think the wind chill was -11F. Really wanted to try out some new gear but 30-50mph headwinds on the way home would've taken forever. The NEOS villager overshoes worked fine in the rain even with a couple foot drag stops because of wet brakes. It was probably a good idea to get the ride but now I keep wondering would it really have been that bad and what are my limits and my gear's limits? Will have to test them another time.
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