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- January, 2000
Here are
your comments and suggestions sent into RePete. Thanks for
sending these to me and keep them coming!
Endorsements
Amy & Michael Dittman
Thursday, December 17, 1998 7:37 PM
june '98 tours
Nice site. I thought Mt. Cadiliac in ME was the highest point on
the
Atlantic Seacoast. (No I don't have anything better to spend my
time
doing :)
Michael
Larry Hobbs
Tuesday, June 22, 1999 10:37 PM
Re: Freewheel'n - July, 1999
Good job, Pete! Usually I just delete this thing but didn't this
time. Glad I took the time to browse. Enjoyable as well as
somewhat informative. Thanks : )
Hope to see you on the road sometime this Summer.
Larry
Dominic Gullo
Monday, July 05, 1999 5:40 PM
Nice site
Pete, Your site keeps getting better all the time. Sorry Martha
and I
have not hooked up to ride with you. We have been busy, she goes
to
school two nights a week. We also have been going on the Terry
rides
which seem to fall on the same days as some of your rides.
We did buy a tandem bike from Mel and we are learning how to ride
it.
Our goal would be to use the tandem for the MS ride. Your MS ride
comments were very funny as well as helpful to us. We hope to do
100
down and 75 back.
So, any luck on the job market yet?
Take care, Jim Gullo
Kolman M. Kleinbord
Monday, October 18, 1999 7:11 PM
your freewheelin is outstanding
Pete
what a neat concept! your freewheeling the history and the recall
of people and events past what a very nice touch!! thank you for
sharing it with me!! kolman
Tour Reports
Steve Justice
Monday, October 18, 1999 6:41 PM
Savage
RePete,
I rode the Savage Century on Saturday, 10-16. This has got to be
one of the toughest rides in the area. We ( my friend Mark &
I )
completed only the 80 miler for our first time into the hills. We
both
were hard headed and chose to ignore the suggestion for low gears
and
went ahead with the South Jersey set up, 39-21. What a mistake.
Next
year it's a 30 cassette. We did complete two of the largest
climbs, the
#3 ( Bald Eagle hill, 246 ft, .56 miles and 11% grade) & #2
(Fishing
Creek Hill, 366 ft, .77 miles and 16% grade) and decided not to
take on
the entire 100 miles which would have included the #4 & #1
climbs. To
those who have rode in the hills this may not seem like much, but
to us
who are not experienced at this it was long and brutal. The ride
is
sponsored by the White Clay Bicycle Club. The route was great and
the
scenery was beautiful. The morning started out cool, at about 45
degrees, but as the day went on the temperature became enjoyable.
We
were spent but will return next year. There is something about
surviving such a physical endeavor that makes it all worth while.
I though you might like a ride report.
See you later, Steve
Humor
Art Schalick
Friday, November 19, 1999 8:29 PM
A man decided that he was going to ride a 10 speed bike from
Phoenix to Flagstaff. He got as far as Black Canyon City before
the mountains just became too much and he could go no farther.
He stuck his thumb out but after 3 hours, hadn't gotten a single
person to stop. Finally a guy in a Corvette pulled over and
offered him a ride. Of course, the bike wouldn't fit in the car.
The owner of the Corvette found a piece of rope lying by the
highway and tied it to his bumper. He tied the other end to the
bike and told the man that if he got to going too fast, to honk
the horn on his bike and that he would slow down.
Everything went fine for the first 30 miles. Suddenly, another
Corvette blew past them. Not to be outdone, the Corvette pulling
the bike took off after the other. A short distance down the
road, the Corvettes, both going well over 120 mph, blew through a
speed trap. The police officer noted the speeds from his radar
gun and radioed to the other officer that 2 Corvettes were headed
his way at over 120 mph. He then relayed, "and you're not
going to believe this, but there's a guy on a 10 speed bike
honking to pass".
Survey - Difficult Situation
RePete is reaching out to the bicycling community for their
riding knowledge
and experience. After all the years of cycling, situations still
develop
that require your perceptions or recommendations.
A group was recently on a 50 mile tour with approximately 15
cyclists of
mixed skills. Near the end, the route required the group to ride
on a busy
multiple lane highway. The shoulder was very wide. There were
many
shopping malls and businesses along the route which allowed the
vehicles to
pull off or enter the roadway and pass through the shoulder the
group was
using. The weather was clear and sunny.
Once on the shoulder of the highway, the group had a left turn to
that
required crossing through the traveled traffic lanes. The group
needed to
make a choice in order to complete the tour.
A) They could ride a short distance on the highway until reaching
an
intersection controlled by a traffic light. There they could then
cross
over with the light and cycle on a lightly traveled service road.
This
would require the group to cycle through a small parking area,
cross over a
short sidewalk with �wheel chair� accessible curbs and
then through a gas
station before re-entering and crossing on to a less traveled
secondary
road.
B) Continue traveling on the highway shoulder past the
intersection for
approximately another mile. This is a �Y� intersection.
Traffic is
controlled by a traffic light with left-hand turn lanes. This
would require
the cyclist to cross through 3 lanes of traffic to access the
left turn
lanes. The group would then travel on the same secondary road
mentioned in
�A.�
C) Continue even further on the highway shoulder past the �Y�
intersection.
This would require the group to cross over a bridge with a narrow
shoulder
and ride in the traffic lane. Once on the other side of the
bridge, the
group would exit right and cross under the highway.
Given these 3 choices, which on these would you elect to take.
May I also
have the reason you chose the selection and possibly any riding
experiences
you may have had similar to this situation.
RePete
MikeYankee
Monday, October 25, 1999 9:54 AM
Re: Survey: Difficult Riding Situation
A seems be best for a single rider and may also be the best
option for a large
group, although C is probably better for the group.
Since this was an organized ride, one should wonder why such a
diffficult area
was included in the route.
Ryan Saylor
Tuesday, October 26, 1999 1:27 AM
Re: Survey: Difficult Riding Situation
B. It's the safest.
Amber Smith
Wednesday, October 27, 1999 4:59 PM
Re: Survey: Difficult Riding Situation
>C) Continue even further on the highway shoulder past the
�Y�
intersection.
>This would require the group to cross over a bridge with a
narrow shoulder
>and ride in the traffic lane. Once on the other side of the
bridge, the
>group would exit right and cross under the highway.
>
How long is the bridge in option C?
Thanks,
Amber Smith
www.geocities.com/repete_bike
Email: [email protected]
12/15/99
:-)