Return-Path: From: sjgarnie@eos.ncsu.edu Subject: TestAndRCR Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 16:33:00 -0400 (EDT) To: [TriDoD] Subject: Test and RCR Andy wrote: >>BestShaft: Steve Garnier. Somehow I thought it would be bigger. No wonder >>he went out and got a new one:-) Good to see the Lard have his revenge! Martyn responded: >Good indeed. Revenge is a dish best served greasy. :-) The Lard believes that lipids and 3% Molybdenum Disulfide in a Lithium Base are indeed adequate for smooth reboring of certain individuals who would dare to insult the Most Magnificent Mount, YoMaha! Vengeance is Mine!!! Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! >A summary: >-- All in all, 1100 miles, including a dirt loop that I would not >have taken if I'd have known all VA "circle-sign" roads go for 10 >miles of dirt before saying "road ends 0.3 miles." Why couldn't they >tell us sooner? You're kidding, aren't you? This is Virginia we're talking about, right? The same place that festers F'burg. I know why they do it, Martyn. They do it because it irritates the crap out of PeopleWhoActuallyThink. (i.e. High Taxes = No Street Lights) >-- Steve Garnier rides a little quicker than I am comfortable >with, necessitating passes at speeds that with the right (wrong) wind >conditions can cause a *major* headshake. He may have a small shaft, >but he compensates well for it. ;-) I guess experience and technique does make a difference after all, eh? To be honest, I would've been just as comfortable riding a quicker pace than I ended up using. I had intended on riding a slower pace, but *felt* that the riders in our group prefered an increased pace, particularly after surveying many of the faces at certain brief stops. I saw only smiles. Sorry about misinterpreting your wishes, Martyn. I guess I wasn't listening when you mentioned the headshakes. Of course, my speedo could be way off, but I never went above 65 mph in the straights. This brings up another point. Martyn, I've had a bias against fork/ handlebar mounted windscreens for a *long* time, and you experienced the reason why. You might not want this advice, but IMO, you should replace that windscreen with something you can fasten to the frame. The frequency of headshake occurrence plummets when you decouple the forces on the windscreen from the steering control. >Some time I'll have time for a long version, or maybe it'll just have >to be oral tradition at BS on Thursday. Do you mean "BS on Wednesday" or has it been switched? Steve DoD #00000005 KotFlame Lard of the Fries "Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lard, but the Lard wonders what Mike Beavington will dream up for RCR-VI. After all, he's got a whole year to stew about it."