Re: Maybe spring

On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:15:25 -0500,
  Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

 Today the first real day that I can say in Central Illinois
 spring is upon us for riding. Wind was down early and I am
 still in long pants riding. I have some running pants I wear
 and find that they are a good option even if warm can protect
 skin. Cold does rob the overall speed average but these days I
 take any turns with caution,

We had temps in the 70s, here in the Lafayette, IN area.  First
short sleeve ride of the year, yay!

 

 One thing that for me is relatively harder is a 180 degree turn
 on the 2 lane chip seal that I mostly ride. I try to find
 intersections to do the turn if I want to go back the opposite
 direction. Two things throw me and one is the small gravel that
 can accumulate on edges and intersections you can slide. THe
 other is my riding skills probably leave much to worked on.
 Sometimes a tight turn it is easy to spill a bike. Probably
 should unclip the inside leg I am turning on, mostly the left
 leg. I don't the best way.

Ugh,  I avoid chip and seal as much as possible.  Not only hard to
do 180s on (especially on the tandem!), they are somewhat dicey
just going straight--risk being proportional to freshness.

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Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA