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Lancaster Rally, Sat. Apr. 10th, 9AM (Read 3630 times)
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Re: Lancaster Rally, Sat. Apr. 10th, 9AM
Reply #30 - Apr 17th, 2010, 3:06pm
 
Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 10th, 2010, 8:19pm:
Is the V-Rex gray color?  I saw one at the Ferris rest stop, but you guys should have been long past there by then.  I saw Bob McClure at that stop, as well!!!!

 
I didn't see Bob at all this ride which is strange because it's kinda hard to miss him Smiley
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Re: Lancaster Rally, Sat. Apr. 10th, 9AM
Reply #31 - Apr 17th, 2010, 6:41pm
 
Quote from mleuck on Apr 17th, 2010, 3:06pm:
Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 10th, 2010, 8:19pm:
Is the V-Rex gray color?  I saw one at the Ferris rest stop, but you guys should have been long past there by then.  I saw Bob McClure at that stop, as well!!!!


I didn't see Bob at all this ride which is strange because it's kinda hard to miss him Smiley

 
 
John S. and I rode a short distance with him. He's not riding the yellow, faired bike anymore. He was riding a red, Ryan, long wheelbase USS bike.
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Re: Lancaster Rally, Sat. Apr. 10th, 9AM
Reply #32 - Apr 17th, 2010, 8:09pm
 
It was great to meet everyone that I did on the 40 mile route - I had a great time despite the unplanned "stop" about 15 miles from the end.  I had an unplanned rest at a turn when I had the bike slide out from under me in some gravel in a turn.  After the initial shock and pain subsided - I finished the ride.  Ended up bruising my tailbone so I haven't ridden much in the last week.... it has gotten to the point where it doesn't hurt - just is uncomfortable - especially after about 30 minutes or so.  Hope to be back to 100% by next weekend.  
 
Anyway - it was great meeting everyone (I'm terrible with names and faces so I'll probably reintroduce myself again next time I see you).  I plan at being in Cedar Hill for that ride - say hi if you see me.
 
Marion - send me a PM or email if you are still interested in swapping seats for a little while so I can try out the Euromesh.  Probably need to wait a week or two until I am completely better.  Maybe we can meet up and make the swap and go for a ride.  Let me know.
 
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Re: Lancaster Rally, Sat. Apr. 10th, 9AM
Reply #33 - Apr 18th, 2010, 7:04am
 
Tony, can you describe where you went down on the turn?  If it was 15 miles to go, it would have been after the Palmer rest stop, but I don't remember any particularly gravelly turns through that next section -- just tough hills.  I can pass it on to the club rally director to watch for next year -- we try to sweep any bad areas, or have people flagging.    
 
Sorry you went down...
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Re: Lancaster Rally, Sat. Apr. 10th, 9AM
Reply #34 - Apr 18th, 2010, 8:10am
 
it was a hard left turn shortly after the Camel & Zebra - before rest stop #5.  I'm pretty sure it was here:
 
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Left turn from Rutherford onto Smith Cemetary Rd.
 
We were coming down from a good downhill run on Rutherford and had a hard left turn - saw a couple DF riders approaching quickly from behind on my left so I took the turn wide.  There was very little gravel on the inside of the turn - but quite a bit on the outside of the turn.  It was a manned turn - I think the volunteer realized how dangerous it was with the riders coming with speed down that down hill and making that hard turn with the gravel b/c he started telling people to slow down.  When I went by he was on his cell phone....  undecided.  Not his fault though - just glad I was on the recumbent and not the DF - I think it would have been worse.  I think I have noticed it is harder to spot road hazards - maybe it is because I am enjoying all the scenery and not staring at the ground 15 feet in front of me   Cool
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Re: Lancaster Rally, Sat. Apr. 10th, 9AM
Reply #35 - Apr 18th, 2010, 9:50pm
 
Ah, THAT corner... yes... there was apparently a bad crash about 50 feet before that corner just before my group rolled through there -- an ambulance passed us a few minutes before we got there.  So it's definitely on the list for improvement in future years...  Sorry again...
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