ran into something odd yesterday on the road ride...
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No but Cletus ran into an owl on the road once and it clamped down on his bars. Funny ass story.
That's cool that you didn't get stung! Man that would have sucked! Other than occasionally getting run off the road, nothing particularly exciting has happened to me on road rides.
I have had bees suck in my helmet before while riding my motorcycle. Riding along and ziiiiiiiiiiip buzz-buzz-buzzin the ear channel
*Rhino freaking out trying to stop frantically while unstrapping helmet and srying a little bit*
I must have this phobia of getting stung in the ear *shiver*
*Rhino freaking out trying to stop frantically while unstrapping helmet and srying a little bit*
I must have this phobia of getting stung in the ear *shiver*
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because im a gear nerd- just got a giro atmos in postal colors. and the lightspeed looked lonely.LordOpie said:
oh- ive also almost ran into a porcupine in colorado. that would have sucked.
anyone ever had to bunny hop a rattle snake on the roadie at a good clip?
Cletus??? CLETUS? You actually know someone named Cletus? Hick...loco-gringo said:
I just let him pass...I had just rounded a switchback and the big bastard was laying across the trail...ewwwwslowSSer said:
I hate youSkaredShtles said:
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I've never come close to anything interesting on my roadie, but on mtb... I've nearly been bitten, hit and/or run into by a rattler, 4' tall black bear, elk, and big horn sheep. I love living hereslowSSer said:
porcupine flats... that'd be a cool story.
yes, it would be cool to get flats from porcupine quills.LordOpie said:I hate you
I've never come close to anything interesting on my roadie, but on mtb... I've nearly been bitten, hit and/or run into by a rattler, 4' tall black bear, elk, and big horn sheep. I love living here
porcupine flats... that'd be a cool story.
btw- what's with the roadie hate?
Hit Deer at N* last week.
WHAT? are you serious? Where???dhtahoe said:
I had a bat once fly into the hood of the hoodie I was wearing. I was dancing around like St. Vitus clawing at my back trying to get it out, but that only succeeded in making it flap its wings more vigorously. I had to finally just pull the damn thing over my head with the bat still flapping around in order to dislodge it.
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Clay is his name. Kind of like you are Lisa. Welcome to the pretend world of the Internet.dh girlie said:
Wanna ride Indian Creek this w/e?LordOpie said:I hate you
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dh girlie said:
Please pay attention to thread titles.LordOpie said:
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dh girlie said:
North*???? I thought they said that.
I ride road a lot more than dirt, so people tease me... just being pro-activeslowSSer said:
Really? The cool kids want the fat slow one to hang with 'em?SkaredShtles said:
Maybe, thanks! When ya doing it?
I've got two road rides this weekend planned. One is from I.S. up Loveland Pass. My buddy's like, "nah, the traffic's not that bad", but if I don't post next week, it's cuz someone drove me off the friggin' mountain.
Plus, SNIAGRAB starts this weekend and we're going to check out the bargains. Might grab me some K2 Axis
Driving from Crater Lake to Bend OR....
I was trying to keep up with traffic (you Oregonians drive FAST
) doing about 85-90mph and had the windows down on my truck. A bee came in the window and hit me almost square in the forehead. My head actually bounced off the head rest and I felt kind of dizzy....dazed and confused.
My fiance was in the passenger seat, looking at me in confussion because she wasn't sure what had happened. She heard it something, but did not see it.
I told her something had hit me, but I didn't know what it was. I pulled over to find a freshly dead bee on my trucks floor and a bee shaped welt forming on my forehead. It was kind of funny. Stung like hell....but we laughed so much I could drive for a good 15 minutes. I still had the welt while we ate at some restaraunt in Bend OR....some 2 hours later. Waitress kinda looked at me funny. 
Though the welt was no longer shaped like the bee it was kinda hard to miss.
I hate bees....:angry: but I like honey so what is a brotha to do?
I was trying to keep up with traffic (you Oregonians drive FAST
) doing about 85-90mph and had the windows down on my truck. A bee came in the window and hit me almost square in the forehead. My head actually bounced off the head rest and I felt kind of dizzy....dazed and confused.My fiance was in the passenger seat, looking at me in confussion because she wasn't sure what had happened. She heard it something, but did not see it.
I told her something had hit me, but I didn't know what it was. I pulled over to find a freshly dead bee on my trucks floor and a bee shaped welt forming on my forehead. It was kind of funny.
Stung like hell....but we laughed so much I could drive for a good 15 minutes. I still had the welt while we ate at some restaraunt in Bend OR....some 2 hours later. Waitress kinda looked at me funny. Though the welt was no longer shaped like the bee it was kinda hard to miss. I hate bees....:angry: but I like honey so what is a brotha to do?
I dunno. Some morning. Maybe Saturday. I'll post over in the Colorado forum and see if anybody else is interested........LordOpie said:
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It must be a Georgia thing.indieboy said:
Buddy of mine found some polaroids on the side of a dirt road down in Ga. The pictures were of this chick completely nekkid posing with shotguns and large revolvers. We call her the Georgia mountain girl. I scanned/printed the best photo and she now resides as pin up art on the top tubes of several bikes. I must post photos someday.
I personally have found a few bags of weed along with other parafanalia including a 3' red plastic bong on the side of the road. Worse thing I saw though was what was obviously the site of what had been an accident the night before, broken glass, burnt up flares and what seemed to be a large blood stain.
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I still wanna know if you really know someone named Cletus...
Friggen awesome, I thought I was the only one attacked by bats mid-ride. I had one plow into my helmet mid-corner while I was going 20+llkoolkeg said:
It was at night and I didn't know what it was, I just heard a smack and then flapping
I rode with that bat knocked out and clinging to the vents for another mile!
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dh girlie said:
Clay. His friggin name is Clay.
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ok well...you did say cletus and you ARE a hick and you DO live in a hick place...*shrug*
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dh girlie said:
I know a guy who knows a guy who can send a guy to see you lady. :eviltongu
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just make sure he's hot...I deal with enough tools all day long...
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dh girlie said:
I think if you re-read this a few times you'll realize it makes little to no sense.
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You're right...I still have another thread on my mind in reference to a coworker and the reaction the fellas here at work had to her top today...I retract my statement Mr. Perfect.
There's a trail in Okinawa called "spider loop.' Of course, you'll ask why...
See, bannana spiders can get to 6-8" long in the body and as big around as Michael Moore's thumb, and the legspan is maybe a foot and a half on a big one, and they like to build webs across this trail. So, on your first ride, you're wondering why it's called Spider Loop, when you see a leaf or something suspended in air, like a wierd smudge on your vision...as you get close, and realize it's just a huge friggin' spider on a huge friggin' web, you think many obscenities and invariably duck face-down as you plow into it. At this point, the justifiably upset spider will try to skitter down the back of your shirt, as it's the only cave-like retreat it can see...so you crash with both hands behind your back trying to pull it off you. Happens every time.
And I took my g/f on her first mtb ride and we found 2 porn vids in the sand on a dirt road.
See, bannana spiders can get to 6-8" long in the body and as big around as Michael Moore's thumb, and the legspan is maybe a foot and a half on a big one, and they like to build webs across this trail. So, on your first ride, you're wondering why it's called Spider Loop, when you see a leaf or something suspended in air, like a wierd smudge on your vision...as you get close, and realize it's just a huge friggin' spider on a huge friggin' web, you think many obscenities and invariably duck face-down as you plow into it. At this point, the justifiably upset spider will try to skitter down the back of your shirt, as it's the only cave-like retreat it can see...so you crash with both hands behind your back trying to pull it off you. Happens every time.
And I took my g/f on her first mtb ride and we found 2 porn vids in the sand on a dirt road.
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Jebus! I would NEVER EVER ride there...that is just sick...big spiders not the porn
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dh girlie said:
But I really do know a guy that knows a guy.
yeah? well I'm eating some grapes I picked off the vine in my yard just this morning!loco-gringo said:
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dh girlie said:
So - I had poison ivy I got off the vine.