Topic: good weather

[tramp]

rode to work two days in a row !!!!!
45 degrees in the morning 85 in the afternoon
god i love michigan weather

[merc2dogs]

great weather!

 hasn't been warm long enough to get too humid, so it's great riding.working in Kzoo for the next week or so.

 The guys I'm working with were complaining about the long drive home, with the AC not working in the truck.
  I just looked at my bike and grinned.
 
Ken.

[Chris Schneiter]

Ok, has anybody had this experience? Ok, Michigan guys (Merc, do you want in on the SOHC4 mailing list? Email me!)....I'm in the process of moving from Grand Rapids to Spring Lake..the other day, I rode in (about 30 miles) for the first time...riding in was nice..cool and relaxing...by the time I rode around town all day and rode back, I was trashed! My back hurt, and I've always had a problem with my legs cramping, and when I got off in Spring Lake, My hips felt splayed out, as if they were coming out of joint! I put a windshield and highway pegs on, and that's helped some...I'm willing to put up with it when I'm going on a real ride, but does anybody else have these problems?  Are these bikes that uncomfortable, or is it just me?
A friend with a shadow has really been giving me crap when I don't ride every day!

[merc2dogs]

sounds like winter freeze up.

 The bikes are actually pretty comfortable all the time if you're taller, I'm short and normally pretty comfortable except at stops

 I normally put 100 to 150 miles a week on my bicycle, but pretty much put it away in the winter, except on realy nice days. first ride I go on in spring it's like what the hells the matter with this bike!

 same thing with the motorcycle, when I  rode year round (owned 8 bikes before I ever bought a car)  I never had a problem, but since moving to michigan with it's snow and crap, I get a stiff back and sore hips on the first two or three real rides.

Ken.



 

[tramp]

sounds like old age
justkidding
just got to ride and get your body used to it
the only time i'm stiff is when it's about 45 or lower

[merc2dogs]

I put a windshield and highway pegs on,

 Don't like highway bars/pegs, wind blowing up your pants leg.
   
 Had a very nasty experience with them once, after that took them off any bike I'd buy that had them. they almost made me get real intimate with a semi's rear tires.

Ken.