No riding in DFW today
02-01-11 | 12:32 PM
#4
I'm planning to take the Worksman cargo trike out for a spin this evening. Advantages using it are stability on slick surfaces and the ability to use my hiking boots and mittens instead of gloves and riding shoes. We shall see how it goes.
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02-01-11 | 03:00 PM
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I moved away from Dallas 2 1/2 years ago to lovely Raleigh NC. Today we are having mid 50's , the air is calm and there are a few high clouds but definitely riding weather. During the 30 years that I lived in Dallas before coming here I experienced a few cold days like what everyone is currently going thru. Hopefully by next weekend it may be in the 50's or low 60's. With road racing season here it is really tough to go out in this type of weather.
02-01-11 | 03:13 PM
#9
Not entirely. We spent five years in Colorado (Fort Collins, the north side fo the state). You have snow, but you don't normally have ice storms and sleet. Basically, anything that falls out of the sky between October and about April is frozen.
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"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
02-01-11 | 04:56 PM
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I tried to get out the door today and go for a ride but some places the snow was about a foot and a half high, so I thought better of it. We have a shot at getting 20 inches here in mid-Missouri. We've already gotten around 8-10 inches and the storm is only halfway done.
02-01-11 | 06:12 PM
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7 miles. "It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how!" Video coming up shortly.
And here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbIG1FUB2o
And here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbIG1FUB2o
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02-01-11 | 07:25 PM
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02-01-11 | 09:23 PM
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I moved away from Dallas 2 1/2 years ago to lovely Raleigh NC. Today we are having mid 50's , the air is calm and there are a few high clouds but definitely riding weather. During the 30 years that I lived in Dallas before coming here I experienced a few cold days like what everyone is currently going thru. Hopefully by next weekend it may be in the 50's or low 60's. With road racing season here it is really tough to go out in this type of weather.
02-01-11 | 10:02 PM
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29 degrees with heavy freezing rain here. Just took the dogs out for last call and slid down the driveway. Wheeee, I'm Alex Ovechkin!
02-01-11 | 10:32 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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Check out this clip starting just after the 2:30 mark. Those are the guys I ride with at night.
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02-02-11 | 09:10 AM
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You gonna eat that?
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Yeah... I was out in the backyard yesterday cleaning up dog bombs in a pair of sweats, a t-shirt and a flannel shirt... and slippers.
Dangerous
Dangerous
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
02-02-11 | 02:41 PM
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Getting a clue
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Dallas, 17F
Green Bay, 19F
Pittsburgh, 34F
So Steelers and Packers fan thought they be somewhere warmer?
