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jcsadowski

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The clowns ride again
Dec 9^th, 2008, 2:01pm

Despite the storm line passing over and the promise of 40 mile hour winds. I started out at 7:30 a.m. riding down the trail keeping an eye open for open water.
Despite the rain last night there were only a few muddy spots and just one real slick spot.
But I can say neither the trail or the lake was real crowded today. Usually I see almost a dozen commuters going the other way. Today only two.

I met a second benter at the lake and we rode to Barbec's to meet the third clown. On the way the lake was mirror smooth. A half hour later the wind was up and the water was getting choppy.
After twice around the lake it was time to face the 30 mph headwind and head up stream.
When I got home I noticed the temperature had dropped 10 degrees since I had left.

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Re: The clowns ride again
Reply #1 - Dec 9^th, 2008, 3:33pm

Sounds like you had some nice fun before it got too bad out. I saw some nice lightning far off during my commute this morning.\

Hm wind.. My evening commute that meanders northwest should be fun fun.

Well at least I'm on the hurricane instead of the giro so the bridges over the highways won't be so troublesome. The lower the better when there is only a 3ft wall seperating you from dropping onto 114/161/635 Cool

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jcsadowski Five Star Member Clown #1 Posts: 1199	Re: The clowns ride again Reply #2 - Dec 9^th, 2008, 4:18pm The lightning must have been from the squall line that passed over earlier. At 8:00 a.m. the sky was clear and there was no wind My Giro took the wind okay, although there were a few times it wanted to head south when I didn't want to.
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: The clowns ride again Reply #3 - Dec 9^th, 2008, 6:07pm I don't envy anybody commuting home to the northwest tonight!!!
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evblazer Five Star Member Restricted from Riding Long Distance or Hills Posts: 908	Re: The clowns ride again Reply #4 - Dec 9^th, 2008, 8:29pm Ah it was a wonderful day to commute into that bitter headwind. Reminded me that I can take the temp but that funny thing called windchill shiver When I ride the Giro that wind is brutal but today on the hurricane I could feel it but it didn't toss me around so much.
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jcsadowski Five Star Member Clown #1 Posts: 1199	Just too cold Reply #5 - Dec 11^th, 2008, 8:09am This morning 28 degrees seemed just a bit too cold for a ride. We will try again next tuesday.
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Richard rbent member Posts: 480	Re: The clowns ride again Reply #6 - Dec 11^th, 2008, 7:24pm White caps, 30 mph wind, lightening, clowns, Barbecs...man did I miss this one? Hang in there John. I guess I will start night riding after the new year. RichardC
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jcsadowski Five Star Member Clown #1 Posts: 1199	Re: The clowns ride again Reply #7 - Dec 11^th, 2008, 8:26pm Richard, Any idea where you are going to ride?
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Friday Brrrrrrr
Reply #8 - Dec 12^th, 2008, 2:33pm

Well Thursday looked too cold so we opted for Friday.
When I got up the temperature was 40degrees. fifteen minutes later it was 37 degrees.
I have an old thermometer I can Velcro on the bike. I haven't used to a long while and maybe I should have waited just a little longer because as I rode down he trail it read a low as 32.2 degrees.
The temperature climbed up to a toasty 38 degrees when I reached the lake.
Never the less, the three clown had breakfast at Barbec's and rode around the lake.
I got in 35 miles and was almost an hour late for work.

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Re: The clowns ride again
Reply #9 - Dec 12^th, 2008, 5:14pm

I, on the other hand, while taking a "snow day," went out at 2PM when it was nice and warm, to do my "Home to Sachse" loop -- and wound up traveling in front of Sachse HS and Jr. High, mixing it up with the school buses and teenage drivers... Had a lot of "cool bike" shoutouts, and raced other vehicles through the 20mph school zones...

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jcsadowski Five Star Member Clown #1 Posts: 1199	Snow day Reply #10 - Dec 12^th, 2008, 5:21pm Thats really pushing it to take a snow day.
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Reply #11 - Dec 13^th, 2008, 6:46pm

I left my wife home with three screaming grand kids and went out to brave the 30 mph winds.
The winds were still light as I started down the trail but picked up by the time I got to the lake. Even though the thermometer read 10 degrees warmer that yesterday it seemed colder because of the wind. I still managed another 35 miles before rushing hone to catch a piano recital.
All around the lake you could see preparations for tomorrows White Rock Marathon.
I have a daughter doing the half marathon and a daughter-in-law doing the full.
Their husbands are going down to cheer them on. I get to stay home with the three kids.
Back to the lake.

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Re: Saturday
Reply #12 - Dec 14^th, 2008, 12:38am

Quote from jcsadowski on Dec 13^th, 2008, 6:46pm:

I left my wife home with three screaming grand kids and went out to brave the 30 mph winds.
The winds were still light as I started down the trail but picked up by the time I got to the lake. Even though the thermometer read 10 degrees warmer that yesterday it seemed colder because of the wind. I still managed another 35 miles before rushing hone to catch a piano recital.
All around the lake you could see preparations for tomorrows White Rock Marathon.
I have a daughter doing the half marathon and a daughter-in-law doing the full.
Their husbands are going down to cheer them on. I get to stay home with the three kids.
Back to the lake.

That wind was indeed brutal although it made for fast riding on the west side

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jcsadowski Five Star Member Clown #1 Posts: 1199	Re: The clowns ride again Reply #13 - Dec 28^th, 2008, 9:11pm We are still riding. Rode Friday 12/26 again in some very nasty gusting winds. 34 miles Skipped Saturday and rode again Sunday 12/28 - 35 miles
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MrOverdressed Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 569	Re: The clowns ride again Reply #14 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 2:55pm I spotted our beloved Clowns riding at White Rock last Saturday. It was around noon and they where heading up East Lawther away from the lake. Terry
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