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Making America into Amsterdam
On 7/16/2018 1:41 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-07-16 10:23, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 7/16/2018 1:19 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2018-07-16 09:08, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 7:56:37 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-07-15 15:01, jbeattie wrote: [...] We met at a coffee shop this morning, but I didn't partake. Got up to 95F, and I ran out of water, so I stopped at a market with my cohorts.Â* Also stopped for a little ferry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfIcrKZesw&t=3s What a beautiful day it was. No pubs. Yesterday was a death ride with my son, and no pubs -- although I did have a beer at home, and Tylenol. Obviously two no-fun rides because they didn't involve a pub of any kind. Somewhere between 95-100F yesterday, did a 20-miler after church. http://mikebikehike.com/wp-content/u...6/IMG_0140.jpg No, this ain't my bike. In contrast to some here who find that "unusual" lots of people in our area ride with panniers. For longer rides in hilly terrain without water spigots there is no alternative other that schlepping a hydration pack which will result in profuse sweating. Or drink American River water and get E-Coli. Oh, and I had an IPA on the way back 8-) Again, you're mixing road and trail.Â* That's a road bike with panniers with probably 28mm tires and, gasp, ordinary rim brakes. It's not going trail riding any time soon. I have Nashbar Daytrekker panniers on both my road bike and my MTB. I don't think it's unusual to see road bikes with panniers.Â* I probably saw 20-30 cyclists with panniers on the way to work this morning. I think its unusual to need panniers with tons of junk in them for a recreational weekend ride with friends, and in your case, drinking at a pub. It is when you find another rider bleeding and in need of something to stop that. Because riding a bike is so damned dangerous, one comes across bleeding riders nearly every day!! A few times a year. They aren't always cyclists. Well, at least ALL your "Danger! Danger!" isn't applied to cyclists. Is that not worth it in your opinion? You'd just bid them a good day and leave? I sure don't. As the scouts say, be prepared, always. I've seen only a tiny amount of bleeding in over 45 years of adult cycling. And the "bleeding" I've seen would be better described as seeping - specifically, the little bit of blood that comes from minor road rash. What do I carry on my bike to prepare for that? Precisely nothing. My wife tends to worry a bit more than I do, and when attending a certain medical seminar she was once given a tiny, near useless first aid kit. She carried it in her bike bag for years and never used it. She finally ditched it. But we have no mountain lions around here, and our coyotes seem quite timid. You would not believe how often my "excess baggage" has saved the day for others with serious signs of dehydration and zero ounces in their bottles. You're right about that: I would not believe. Unless, that is, you're going to give us a very, very low number. One guy (on a hike in Yosemite) would most likely not have made it if it wasn't for a large excess stash of water and food in our backpacks. ... A Chinese tourist in Grand Canyon ran out of water and gave up on the trail, in the glistening sun. Just wanted to "stay there". I have her a lot of water and food until she perked up. Oh, silly me. I thought we were talking about bicycling! -- - Frank Krygowski |
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