Re: 1972 Legnano in the news

Am Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:28:17 +0700 schrieb John B.
<slocombjb@gmail.com>:

On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:58:59 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 11/13/2024 11:44 PM, John B. wrote:

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I also remember two different club members who crashed on a different
local bike trail due to slippery, slimy mud that had washed across the
trail where it had a significant side-to-side slope. One of those guys
suffered a dislocated shoulder in the crash.
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Those things are all hazards that almost never occur on a normal road.
Car tires tend to remove debris, and road maintenance people don't allow
things like sharp ridges to remain in the pavement. Motorists would not
put up with those.

That's my experience too and a reason to avoid local or remote bike
trails, because ordinary roads are available.

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You are simply repeating the same thing, over and over,  an
obstruction on the path and the rider doesn't see it or ignores it and
the trail is at fault.

Some people like to drive their car on freeways like this
<https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/30/44/32/23217837/3/1200x0.jpg>, many
prefer those
<https://pixnio.com/free-images/2018/12/11/2018-12-11-12-32-31.jpg>

Why don't take these many people their cars to unpaved roads littered
with potholes and loose stones, for driving there? Road construction
would be much cheaper if asphalting were dispensed with.


Personally, I like riding my bikes on ordinary smaller roads, like those
<https://www.mystrobl.de/ws/pic/fahrrad/luberon/fruehjahr2022/a_003.jpg>
<https://www.mystrobl.de/ws/pic/fahrrad/20221030/P1067923.jpg>
<https://www.mystrobl.de/ws/pic/fahrrad/20220417/20220417_153807a.jpg>
<https://www.mystrobl.de/ws/pic/fahrrad/20220223/P1066091.jpg>
<https://www.mystrobl.de/ws/pic/fahrrad/20230707/20230707_120117.jpg>

If you're looking for challenges and prefer to ride something like this:
<https://www.bicycling.com/rides/g23509318/trails-near-me/>,
what's stopping you?

But what should motivate people like me, who use the bike as a means of
transportation and appreciate it as a pleasant way to explore the area
at home or on vacation, to seek out places where you can ride over hill
and dale in the dirt?


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