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Re: Wind chill factor on a bike
Reply #15 - 03/25/05 at 00:08:39

Color you green? As in, with envy? Riding in So.Cal. isn't that bad is it? Sanat Barbara to San Diego is an awfully nice ride on the coast highway. When I first got to the south, I thought I'd moved to a compost pit. Takes awhile to get used to the sub-tropical smells. But the riding, oh the riding. I used to live a block and a half off the beach, on the Gulf of Mexico. Fall, winter and spring the riding is great. Too hot in the summer though. 100 degrees and 100% humidity will take it right out of you. Still miss it when the winter kicks in. Snow- NO!!!!!! Even though it only takes 15-20 minutes to turn the bike into a snowmobile...
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Reply #16 - 03/25/05 at 06:18:04

Got a digital camera and am planning to take it. The biggest problem will be convincing my wife that I'm not going to end up as road kill on the trip. She is totally against the entire idea. The snow melted thanks to heavy rains that are forcasted till mid next week. Will be putting some miles on the bike when the weather breaks. The bike is ready but I'm not, got lazy over the winter and need to get back into shape. Sad

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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Wind chill factor on a bike Reply #17 - 03/25/05 at 14:44:58 WD wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: Color you green? As in, with envy? Riding in So.Cal. isn't that bad is it?.... It is not as enjoyable as elsewhere -- too many people, too much traffic. Staying untouched and alive is a full time job which means no time to rubberneck and enjoy the scenery.
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Gitarzan Serious Thumper 2004 No Login Offline ! Posts: 827 Columbus, Oh, Earth, Solar Sys Gender:	Re: Wind chill factor on a bike Reply #18 - 03/25/05 at 16:59:36 It's gonna hit 70 here Weds, and I gotta be in a training session. I gotta be there, I'm the host.
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Re: Wind chill factor on a bike
Reply #19 - 03/28/05 at 06:45:01

Ed L. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

Will be down below Daytona...

Hi Ed, will you be around Port Orange? I think a far-away relative lives there.... Wink

oh.. I still owe you a couple of wine bottles, Shocked

I have not forgotten, just been too busy to shop and pack... Angry

Once you get down there, I'll try to send them to you...
Take care when riding South, and keep us posted on this saga, as as Greg did with his...

KTRSD,

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Re: Wind chill factor on a bike
Reply #20 - 03/28/05 at 11:45:21

Red, I'll be just south of Port Orange, hoping to get something around New Syrmna Beach. Planning to head down there in about two weeks with a camper. From then on it is all up in the air, with my luck I'll be moving in the heat of the summer. Grin

. Still trying to talk my wife into letting me ride the bike down, almost had to duck a coffee cup last time I mentioned it. Undecided

. Keep telling her that after five or so trips up and down 95 from Philadelphia to Florida it will seem like just a quick ride around the block. Still have a couple of months to convince her. If I can't convince her I'll just forget to load the bike on the last trip then make some lame excuse so I'll have to come back up to get it. bus fare is cheap and I'll have the bike packed and ready to go. Looking forward to Biketoberfest in the fall and hope to meet some riders there. Ride Safe

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