[DVBC] Ride Report

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Great ride report, Adam!  I hope you'll consider submitting some content for our club newsletter.  

Dom

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From: "Adam Levine" <aelrvpa at hotmail.com>
> Sorry I missed the KK ride this am -- too early for me and I wanted to wait 
> until it got REALLY WARM, so I left Media at noon and headed out for 33 
> miles around Westtown and back.
> 
> News to Report:
> 
> 1. I sighted the Mad Russian twice, chugging as usual in high gear, going 
> for the hardest hills he could find.  I was surprised to see him wearing a 
> shirt on a day like this. Maybe he was afraid of getting a sunburn.
> 
> 2. The bridge near 926 on Westtown-Thornbury Road (the right turn at the top 
> of the Dilworthtown climb) which has been closed for years, is now almost 
> rebuilt. I was told by a workmen today, as I trudged through the mud to 
> cross the construction sight, that it should be finished by the end of this 
> month. So we will soon have another option for riding out there.
> 
> 3. The wind was strong today, as those of you who rode in Jersey must have 
> been very aware. It didn't help that I also broke a spoke and had the brake 
> pad rubbing most of the ride. Other than a few weekend rides, my exercise 
> recently has consisted mostly of walking downstairs to the Christmas cookie 
> stash, so I was worn out by the time I turned back towards home near 
> Westtown. Then, of course, with the wind at my back I felt as if I was 
> sailing along. I'm curious if Drew completed his century, and if he managed 
> to find a 100 miles that kept the wind at his back the whole way.
> 
> 4. I saw lots of other riders out today, as amazed by the weather as I was. 
> In Ridley Creek State Park, there seemed to be about 5000 creatures (4000 
> humans, 1000 dogs) and about a zillion little kids on bicycles out enjoying 
> the day as well. At the top of the park road, where the only option to get 
> around the gate is to either open it or ride through the muck, I braved the 
> muck but forgot to free one foot and managed to fall over into a patch of 
> wild roses. So besides the people and trikes and dogs, I had the added 
> distraction while riding through the park of picking rose thorns out of my 
> side.
> 
> For those worried about me, I have a nasty scrape at my waist and about 20 
> superficial wounds from the thorns, but they should heal up nicely.
> 
> For those worried about my Colnago (the majority of you, I'm afraid) it 
> seemed to come through the mishap unscathed. Somehow, in all my slow-motion 
> falls, I manage to hit the ground first, softening the fall for the bike, 
> which I suppose is as it should be.
> 
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