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Old 06-09-09 | 06:37 AM
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

Something unusual today. I saw a large bird standing some distance in front of me and, judging by its posture, I decided it wasn't a goose. So as I approached, I slowed down. On closer inspection it was a turkey. I was almost stopped when it started walking away from me, so I sped up again; then it started running, so I sped up some more; then it started flying (laboriously!) so I pedaled as fast as I could (also a lot of effort), and was still gaining on it when it turned off the road and disappeared. No worries, I wasn't planning to catch it or anything, just wanted a better look....
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