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The Cycle Path IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline Treasurer '11 to '18. Trail Chair '12-'18, '20-'21 Posts: 11858 Location: Lake Norman Joined: 08/04/03	Alternatives when you can't ride. 07/02/13 at 8:53pm	Print Post
	Man, I come back from vacation and everyone is up in arms about the trails being closed. Well, let me suggest a few alternatives to blowing up the clubs forums and teh intewebz.... 1. Go for a road ride. Don't even need a road bike. 2. Spend more time with your family, wife, kids, etc. 3. Help out with trail work at the local trails. Helps gain new perspective and is a good work out, too! Yea, we're working at Fisher this Sunday and I'm sure BigBikeMike could use some help at North Meck and LNSP. worker-rider could use some help at BYT, too. Later...
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isitwinteryet Big Ring Offline in soviet russia, bike steal you! Posts: 1072 Joined: 06/18/09	Re: Buncha whining and cryin'! Reply #1 - 07/02/13 at 9:09pm	Print Post
	where did you go on vacation

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The Cycle Path IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline Treasurer '11 to '18. Trail Chair '12-'18, '20-'21 Posts: 11858 Location: Lake Norman Joined: 08/04/03	Re: Buncha whining and cryin'! Reply #2 - 07/02/13 at 9:17pm	Print Post
	isitwinteryet wrote on 07/02/13 at 9:09pm: where did you go on vacation Shenandoah National Park. Go there this time every year. Usually ride at Masanutten or GW National Forest (George Washington) but didn't bring the bike this year. Did get some sweet hikes in, though. And got up close and personal with a 3 1/2 foot timber rattler! I'll post pics of him later.

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worker-rider In The Loop Offline Posts: 962 Location: concord nc Joined: 12/18/04	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #3 - 07/02/13 at 9:20pm	Print Post
	Thanks Mark for fixing entrance drains great. Now quit bitching and go back wherever you just came from and take your dog toto with you!

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isitwinteryet Big Ring Offline in soviet russia, bike steal you! Posts: 1072 Joined: 06/18/09	Re: Buncha whining and cryin'! Reply #4 - 07/02/13 at 9:27pm	Print Post
	The Cycle Path wrote on 07/02/13 at 9:17pm: Shenandoah National Park. Go there this time every year. Usually ride at Masanutten or GW National Forest (George Washington) but didn't bring the bike this year. Did get some sweet hikes in, though. And got up close and personal with a 3 1/2 foot timber rattler! I'll post pics of him later. yep gotta watch out for rattlers there. i grew up shen valley used to come across them up on the mtns chillin in the rocks. nice area

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CLTtrailDude01 Coaster Bike Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 156 Location: CLT Joined: 10/09/12	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #5 - 07/03/13 at 2:23am	Print Post
	The Cycle Path wrote on 07/02/13 at 8:53pm: Man, I come back from vacation and everyone is up in arms about the trails being closed. Well, let me suggest a few alternatives to blowing up the clubs forums and teh intewebz.... 1. Go for a road ride. Don't even need a road bike. 2. Spend more time with your family, wife, kids, etc. 3. Help out with trail work at the local trails. Helps gain new perspective and is a good work out, too! Yea, we're working at Fisher this Sunday and I'm sure BigBikeMike could use some help at North Meck and LNSP. worker-rider could use some help at BYT, too. Later... I did 20 miles of road riding in the time it would take me to do about 8 miles at Sherman. No offense but road riding just simply never did bring up many challenges... might as well run on a treadmill... just sayin...

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FireAnthem Little Ring Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 661 Location: Gastonia Area Joined: 01/26/10	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #6 - 07/03/13 at 4:11am	Print Post
	CLTtrailDude01 wrote on 07/03/13 at 2:23am: I did 20 miles of road riding in the time it would take me to do about 8 miles at Sherman. No offense but road riding just simply never did bring up many challenges... might as well run on a treadmill... just sayin... just means you need to find a harder route

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Yellowduck Big Ring Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1537 Location: Concord Joined: 04/28/10	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #7 - 07/03/13 at 1:51pm	Print Post
	FireAnthem wrote on 07/03/13 at 4:11am: just means you need to find a harder route Or a good group ride. Hitch on to a good A ride and try to keep up. Pretty challenging and quite fun. Way better than riding by yourself.

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The Cycle Path IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline Treasurer '11 to '18. Trail Chair '12-'18, '20-'21 Posts: 11858 Location: Lake Norman Joined: 08/04/03	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #8 - 07/03/13 at 2:11pm	Print Post
	One word....URBAN. Oh, and here's a picture of that lovely Timber Rattler. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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sager Big Ring Offline Waiting for my next ride! Posts: 1343 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/02/08	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #9 - 07/03/13 at 3:26pm	Print Post
	Yellowduck wrote on 07/03/13 at 1:51pm: Or a good group ride. Hitch on to a good A ride and try to keep up. Pretty challenging and quite fun. Way better than riding by yourself. Yeah, keeping a 20 mph+ pace for 3-4 hours in hilly terrain is quite enough challenge for me. I wouldn't say more than I ever faced on a mountain bike, but different. and fun.

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bleekness Coaster Bike Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 108 Joined: 11/05/12	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #10 - 07/03/13 at 3:33pm	Print Post
	Snake looks friendly, you should have tried to pet it.

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The Cycle Path IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline Treasurer '11 to '18. Trail Chair '12-'18, '20-'21 Posts: 11858 Location: Lake Norman Joined: 08/04/03	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #11 - 07/03/13 at 3:45pm	Print Post
	bleekness wrote on 07/03/13 at 3:33pm: Snake looks friendly, you should have tried to pet it. I was close to picking it up but knew the wife would probably make me sleep with it if I did. Seriously, I did consider doing a Steve Irwin impersonation. "Krikey, she's cranky!" (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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isitwinteryet Big Ring Offline in soviet russia, bike steal you! Posts: 1072 Joined: 06/18/09	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #12 - 07/03/13 at 5:20pm	Print Post
	WHOA@!

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Captain Awesome Small Cog Offline Work, Ride, Repeat Posts: 453 Location: HHI, SC Joined: 07/22/12	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #13 - 07/03/13 at 6:04pm	Print Post
	The Cycle Path wrote on 07/03/13 at 2:11pm: Oh, and here's a picture of that lovely Timber Rattler. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) You caught this with your hands or a snare, peeled off it's skin like a ladies stocking, ate the meat, and then used the skin as a bladder for your drinking water right? Ala Bear Grylls

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deucedeuce Coaster Bike Offline Posts: 138 Joined: 01/24/13	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #14 - 07/03/13 at 7:37pm	Print Post
	cycle path's a ripper, not a poser. KNOW DIS.

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The Cycle Path IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline Treasurer '11 to '18. Trail Chair '12-'18, '20-'21 Posts: 11858 Location: Lake Norman Joined: 08/04/03	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #15 - 07/03/13 at 9:26pm	Print Post
	deucedeuce wrote on 07/03/13 at 7:37pm: cycle path's a ripper, not a poser. KNOW DIS. Says Bizarro, Dickie.

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isitwinteryet Big Ring Offline in soviet russia, bike steal you! Posts: 1072 Joined: 06/18/09	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #16 - 07/03/13 at 9:38pm	Print Post
	The Cycle Path wrote on 07/03/13 at 9:26pm: Says Bizarro, Dickie. 9000 poasts congrats !

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MountainCycle Big Ring Offline Unelite p***^. Heartbreak lover. Posts: 1062 Joined: 02/05/09	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #17 - 07/03/13 at 10:12pm	Print Post
	The Cycle Path wrote on 07/03/13 at 2:11pm: One word....URBAN. Oh, and here's a picture of that lovely Timber Rattler. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Righteous snake. Would that be urban ass halt riding you mention?

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Specialist Little Ring Offline The rider formerly known as "Trekker1" Posts: 694 Location: Charlotte Joined: 05/11/12	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #18 - 07/03/13 at 10:37pm	Print Post
	Just went for a ride on wet surface streets in rush hour to stop the atrophy of muscles related to all things bicycle. Things get a little hairy but if you look out for yourself rather than worry about legalities like traffic "laws" and who technically has the right of way you can actually get a good workout. Still, not nearly as fun as riding the trails.

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deucedeuce Coaster Bike Offline Posts: 138 Joined: 01/24/13	Re: Alternatives when you can't ride. Reply #19 - 07/03/13 at 11:05pm	Print Post
	i cannot wrap my undersized brain around the idea of riding for a "workout". but ok.

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