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San Antonio, TX | Tomorrow it will be 40F in the morning and I told the wife I am not riding to work.
It is too cold to pedal that 29er.....so I am riding the Vision!
Heated grips and seat here I come.
Ride Safe!
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Visionary
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| I saw the pic and thought of Ben Heck making heated grips for a girls bicycle she rides all winter in WI. Give her credit. She asked for heated pedals next. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | go RT!!! |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | I saw a pair of heated grips for bicycles but rather then buying them I figured I would ride the Vision.
RedRider - 2014-03-17 4:35 AM
I saw the pic and thought of Ben Heck making heated grips for a girls bicycle she rides all winter in WI. Give her credit. She asked for heated pedals next. |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | In that picture I am at maximum output while climbing a dam in a local park for a timed run. I came in 68th out of 77. I am proud to say that I was not the last one in!!!!
varyder - 2014-03-17 5:35 AM
go RT!!! |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | This mornings ride was bright and clear about 41F riding right into the sunrise. In other words.....beautiful.
Ride Safe
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | radioteacher - 2014-03-17 3:45 PM In that picture I am at maximum output while climbing a dam in a local park for a timed run. I came in 68th out of 77. I am proud to say that I was not the last one in!!!! varyder - 2014-03-17 5:35 AM go RT!!! that's my goal, not to be last. If you're first, they make a big fuss and you have to hang around long after everyone else went home. What was your time? |
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Iron Butt
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Perry Hall, MD | Wish that I had your level of determination. Then again there really isn't a safe route or enough time in the day for me to do the one-way30 mile commute on a bicycle.
You go RT!! |
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Tourer
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Central Illinois | RT forget that pedal monster. Ride your Vision instead. I have ridden my Vision this winter down to 19F. With the heated grips on "low" I found that even light weight jersey gloves were enough for my hands. I never did find a value that required my heated seats be turned on. When starting your Vision be sure to hold the starter switch until you are sure it is running right. When I was a bit too careful about letting off my starter, I managed to damage my starter clutch. Now I am a bit older and wiser and hold that switch until I am sure the engine is running instead.
Only ride that pedal monster when the Vision is not needed, at least that is my perspective. |
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Visionary
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| Wish I would of been thinking Oldman I would of ask you to get the old starter clutch. Could of sent it to some one to see if they had a match and other wouldn't have to pay $155 bucks |
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Tourer
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Central Illinois | JV, that clutch failed me. Why would anyone really want it? The bike is working just fine now and all that has changed is that clutch has been replaced. |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | varyder,
My time was 54:00 minutes for 8.3 miles. This is riding 8.3 on dirt, rocks and muddy ditches that are hardly wider than my peddles in some areas. Dodging deer, cactus and pedestrians are just part of the fun.
The same rules apply to riding the Vision or any motorcycle. LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!!! Do not look at the tree...or you will hit it.
Notes: Starting at 2:30 is nothing but roots and rocks....its like being pounded by hammers. 4:29 more roots and rocks with a cactus edge. 7:07 starts a lovely narrow straight section. 7:21 shows a nice cactus right on the outside of a turn....don't go wide. 9:47 shows the gully with mud. Falling around 10:40 would mean being pounded by fist sized rocks. Watch 10:40 until 11:27.
11:44 shows a bike stopped at the top of a limestone drop off. That day was the one and only time I ever did that part of the run.
When I did the drop off I hit the loose rocks in the middle and almost did not turn before hitting the first big tree on the left. I did not look at the tree...I looked at the clear path near the tree that I could use to continue without hitting the tree. I missed it by about 6 inches and yelped with joy at my success!!
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