I know I'm old and set in my ways, but I just can't wrap my mind around the silly looking clothes that serious bike riders wear.
Or the helmets.
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Or the helmets.
Makes you ask yourself why grown up people think they have to get dressed up like that and it's not even Halloween?
I never got into the riding gear, including the helmet. Until I took a spill riding in an unfamiliar area. Taking a turn and hit some loose gravel. Jerked my head up at the last minute to avoid my melon hitting the ground. My melon did not hit the ground, but by pulling up so hard I pulled some muscles in my neck and side. Took over a month to heal up. Better pulled muscles than a concussion or worse. No riding gear for me, just a helmet.
When I use to ride my bike I never wore a helmet or any of those fancy tight clothes. I did wear sweats more than I would normally though as it allowed me to workout on the bike to make it go. Jeans can be a bit uncomfortable when riding. Good shoes are a must also and those padded bike gloves, but I use those for shooting magnum gun's anymore too to soak up the recoil. I am hoping to get some riding time back in this summer but don't know if work is going to make that possible yet...
Riding into the wind will burn carbs right now.... All those fancy riding clothes come into play when your fighting a 40 mph wind but otherwise it is just flashy clothing....
Riding into the wind will burn carbs right now.... All those fancy riding clothes come into play when your fighting a 40 mph wind but otherwise it is just flashy clothing....
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All this talk of food has brought you this to ponder. I say the next eat we pick some place Mexican. So any suggestions for a place as I've seen a few would be great. Anywhere that can handle roughly 20 people as that seems to be the ave so far for the eats.
All this talk of food has brought you this to ponder. I say the next eat we pick some place Mexican. So any suggestions for a place as I've seen a few would be great. Anywhere that can handle roughly 20 people as that seems to be the ave so far for the eats.
If it is Mexican food then I am out.
I love Spanish food but absolutely dislike 90% of the commonly available Mexican food. Unless you are thinking about someplace that has things like goat meat or some of the seafood dishes from Baja, etc. The normal crap like tacos, burritos, fajitas, etc can all take a flying leap...
When the thread comes out for a place to go voice your opinion and it will be voted on.
I HATE MOTORCYCLISTS.....
I know some of you have one and maybe you can clarify this for me...
So, I left my in laws today heading down 85th by Dan's house, and these 2 F-in guys were riding side by side which is stupid imo. The one guy was literally riding on the double yellow lines. This road is fairly narrow to begin with. Wtf makes him think he can do this and have on coming motorist swerve damn near off the road to avoid hitting him? I stood my ground and he damn near hit me.(I'm not gonna wreck my car because of some idiot) Im sorry but if ur stupid enough to ride ur bike like an idiot then you deserve to get hit. Im so sick of these kinda people thinking they own the road and we have to yeild to them. Another for instance is, we saw a big group one time, prolly 10-12 of em and they made a left turn from a stop sign.... Why do they think they can do this? They all together are not one vehicle! They should all stop and turn separately right? When there is a group of Classic cars driving in a pack, they obey the laws like they are supposed to.
Sorry for the rant.... Just pisses me off
I know some of you have one and maybe you can clarify this for me...
So, I left my in laws today heading down 85th by Dan's house, and these 2 F-in guys were riding side by side which is stupid imo. The one guy was literally riding on the double yellow lines. This road is fairly narrow to begin with. Wtf makes him think he can do this and have on coming motorist swerve damn near off the road to avoid hitting him? I stood my ground and he damn near hit me.(I'm not gonna wreck my car because of some idiot) Im sorry but if ur stupid enough to ride ur bike like an idiot then you deserve to get hit. Im so sick of these kinda people thinking they own the road and we have to yeild to them. Another for instance is, we saw a big group one time, prolly 10-12 of em and they made a left turn from a stop sign.... Why do they think they can do this? They all together are not one vehicle! They should all stop and turn separately right? When there is a group of Classic cars driving in a pack, they obey the laws like they are supposed to.
Sorry for the rant.... Just pisses me off
So I have this rifle I posted a couple days ago and no action. Figured I give the NWI group a heads up to the new price of $500 before I change the posted price.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...otguns/383811-hk-416-22lr-red-dot-extras.html
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It's all good till they go down and get a good case of road rash.
The shorts are normally padded with a chamois on the inside to help absorb the sweat. They are a GODSEND if you are doing any sort of mileage and not on a beach cruiser with an 8" padded seat. The jerseys are handy with the pockets in the back to hold a couple tools, tire patch kit, pump, keys, etc. I haven't gotten a helmet yet, but after doing 20 miles on LSD on Sat I have decided that I need one because I can't control what OTHER people do. The shoes I have clip into the pedals and have stiff soles in order to transfer the most power possible....helps a lot. As for the gloves, mostly an amenity and I haven't even looked into any yet as my hands don't get sore while riding.
Oh I understand the function, but I just don't get all the bizarre logos and crap. Can't they make some more normal looking (no flames, no lighting bolts, no corporate/team logos) clothes that still have the features you describe?
Nothing like sitting through a 20 min. intermission for 45 sec. of OT. Backs against the wall now!
What's with all the alligator sightings around here!? Now Wolf Lake? Choot 'em! Choot 'em!
Illinoisans claim to have seen alligator in Lake Wolf - FOX 32 News Chicago
Illinoisans claim to have seen alligator in Lake Wolf - FOX 32 News Chicago
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