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On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2
metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. -- JS |
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James
wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? -- Cheers, John B. |
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On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 7:01:07 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. -- JS I had to look up echinda. Dang, that will puncture your tires. Do you have Schwalbe Marathon Echinda-Guard tires? -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote:
On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! -- JS |
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On 22/08/17 13:46, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 7:01:07 PM UTC-7, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. I had to look up echinda. Dang, that will puncture your tires. Do you have Schwalbe Marathon Echinda-Guard tires? Yes, if you ran over one it would be bad for your tyres I suspect. I can't say for sure, never having tried. -- JS |
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:54:56 +1000, James
wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Perhaps you could have an encounter with a Cassowary to regale us with. Never mind the lions ya'll got snails that can kill people. -- Cheers, John B. |
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On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 10:01:07 PM UTC-4, James wrote:
On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. I once had a groundhog - or maybe a woodchuck* - run along beside me as I was on a ~25 mph downhill. He'd come out from my right & turned parallel to me just a foot or so from my path as I passed him. I was very worried he'd turn left under my wheels, but he somehow gathered the sense to turn right again. (* or maybe a whistle pig.) - Frank Krygowski |
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On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote:
On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me.* I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol |
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On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote:
On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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