Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:25:49 -0500
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From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Way OT or NVC Re: Was!! now that it's Friday! Now: Rant!!
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Joe,
I was just on Vegas. You can ride a bike for 50
miles and not hit a hill. Here in PA, you have a hard
time finding flat land. Why did you move there,
anyway?
Eric
Joseph Fortino wrote:
>I just moved from Calif to Las Vegas, I train and ride on the roads here and have always
>rode a bike to work and around the places i live, Las Vegas it is diffrent becuase the
>hit and runs here are HIGH kinda sad the motorist takes its not my fault if somehting happens.
>get out of my way method!
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>( I put more miles on my bike then van ) Race for a Team here and train on the roads, group
>and alone.
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>Anyway I ride on a sometime 24inch wide area and thats it, cars blast past yell cr%P out the
>window speed by with the side mirrors almost hitting me. ITS ALL a part of the game they play
>and traffic planners sometimes don't want to or can't do anything ( hands are tied )?
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>I will always ride have since i was 5 years old.
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>Take care.
>Joe
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
>Sent: Feb 27, 2004 10:55 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Was!! now that it's Friday! Now: Rant!!
>
>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, John Rodgers wrote:
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>>Here where I live there is a nice commuity park within 1/2 mile of where
>>I live. The parke has an excellent walking trail. Not big, but big
>>enough, trail is 0.6 miles long through the woods, down a hill, through
>>some nice hardwoods, along a stream, then up into the kiddy area with
>>the kiddy toys, then back to the start. If one walks around the parking
>>lot, one adds 0.1 mile. Five laps yields 2.8 miles, Do two more laps on
>>the parking lot and you have 3 miles. I do this almost every day. Three
>>miles. It makes me feel good, keeps my circulation up, lowers my blood
>>pressure. It is a safe walk, no vehicular traffic. But guess what? I
>>have to drive the half mile to get there.
>>
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>Boy, does that sound familiar. There are some lovely bike trails in my
>area, within a few miles of my apartment. How do I get to them? Well, I
>throw my bike on the roof rack and *drive* to one of the trails. Absurd,
>but it's the only safe way to do it.
>
>
>David Brodbeck, N8SRE
>'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
>'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
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