07-09-2004, 09:48 PM
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| Guest | Re: Longer rides not with husband?
On 9 Jul 2004 19:47:29 -0700, chumpychump@hotmail.com (Chalo) wrote:
>billhinds@aol.comnospam (whinds) wrote:
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>> I'm wondering if maybe there is some kind of loop Say Austin to Hotsprings
>> to Amarillo back to Austin?
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>That sounds like a good ride for the spring or fall. In the summer,
>you'd have to be really well acclimated to the heat.
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>> Was your ride supported or did you do it solo self support?
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>Solo.
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>> What was your total for the Austin, Hot Springs ride?
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>Right around 500 miles in 7 days. I took a fairly direct route via
>Palestine, Longview, Marshall, Jefferson, Texarkana, and Hope. I was
>headed out to Memphis but my bike started to crack up (2 different
>places in the frame) in Hot Springs, so I threw in the towel.
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>Chalo Colina
Uh, so you like hitched home with the pieces of the bike tied to your
backpack? <g> Some people are just hard on their equipment, eh?
-B
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