Art Deco
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- Selinsgrove Pennsylvania
No, that's just the safest storage positioning of a Corvair.Is the idea that Palm Springs is also unsafe at any speed?
No, that's just the safest storage positioning of a Corvair.Is the idea that Palm Springs is also unsafe at any speed?
It didn't look much like a straw bale house to me.Nope
I cant read the word Warsaw without my my mind popping up Lech Walesa, he was on the telly so much in my youth.So, the Forum was down for a pretty long while?
My ICRI Commutes
Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th of June, 2023
Now, I could use my Vado SL as a commuter e-bike to visit the Industrial Chemistry Research Institute for my professional purposes two times this week! I am a process engineer working in the process simulation business; one of our customers and my first employer company asked for a two-day training in the software we sell and support. As you know, I am reluctant to drive my old car. It is not only about the car but also about the all-day traffic jam in and around Warsaw, and difficulty to find a parking place in Warsaw. (For certain reasons, using public transportation in my case was not practical at all!)
Hint: I would love to commute on my full power Vado (no sweat) but tell me how would you transport a heavy e-bike in a small lift/elevator of an old high-rise?I could put my lightweight Vado SL into that small compartment vertically! And I could carry that e-bike with a single hand downstairs!
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I could afford looking semi-formal during my training sessions: trainers, blue jeans, shirt, and a jacket, and the helmet for the ride, of course(I carried the laptop and everything else I needed for work in a Specialized Tailwind pannier).
No pictures from the training: it was totally successful. The first day was easy for riding: warm, dry, and nice wind to cool me on the ride.
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I completed the afternoon with late lunch in the Milk Bar "Sady". What you can see in the picture, could be well served 40 or 50 years ago!
If you are interested, the "Breton Beans" is the meal only known in Poland; Bretagne has never heard of it! Haha! It is baked beans in tomato sauce with a lot of sausage and bacon in it. (Another Poland's only meal is called "Hungarian Pancakes"; no Hungarian has never heard about it in Hungary!)
- Cold Soup with Egg
- "Breton Beans" strongly seasoned by me with available salt, ground sweet pepper and Herbal Pepper
and a bun
- Cucumber salad
- "Tymbark" apple and peach juice.
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Upon returning home, I found a shipment with my new Specialized Echelon II helmetWhile women buy shoes and hand-bags, I cannot resist buying a new helmet!
The next day started with rain showers. Oh-oh. I just pulled a thin windbreaker onto the jacket, took my Abus helmet with a raincover and I pedalled against the drizzle and headwind. It was cold! I only repeated to myself: "You are setting off for a 160 miler this Saturday! Practise endurance!"Not that hot coffee at a service station and drying my gloves with a hand dryer didn't help a little! The afternoon was dry and sunny; my clothes could dry during the training!
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Another lunch at "Sady": Sorrel Soup with Egg, Pork Meatball with Potato, and a salad. I won't be at "Sady" again for a few months so I had to take the opportunity!
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Whichever way I tried, it was always 50 km return tripI have put several labels for Warsaw. The city is pretty extensive with a big part on the right bank of the Vistula (while the central quarters are located on the left hand bank tall escarpment of the river). I need to mention the history of Warsaw as a big city only dates back to 1916. The historical Warsaw was a really small city by area because it had been surrounded by a ring of Russian fortresses making sure those damn Poles would not start yet another independence uprising again!
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That surface treatment was used alot in VT. where I grew up. We called it Chip and Seal. The windshield installers loved it due to the inspection laws in that state requiring no windshield cracks and if you followed someone too closely you were in the line of fire.....That road is actually what they call oil and chip. I’m lucky most of the roads are paved like that but can be a little rough. I especially like the farm ground at certain times of the year.
The bridge is wider than the road - usually see that the other way around.I rode 18 miles today. I posted a picture a couple days ago looking down a rode, very flat, corn on both sides, and the road seems to disappear into infinity. Not everything is flat open ground around here, lots of smaller hills, gully’s and trees also. A couple pictures looking at the LaMoine River area.
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That’s not uncommon. It’s a newer bridge and there is usually a minimum width they build them per the DOT’s requirements.The bridge is wider than the road - usually see that the other way around.
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While I'm glad you folks still use Imperial measures that I can quickly discern, the numbers quickly put me to shame. Another great account.View attachment 155877
It was time for a recovery ride after Thursdays beast, 53 miles felt like a trip round the block in comparison! I set off at 7am when it was a lovely 15C (59F), its now 27C (84F) and we Scots can't take heat!I picked a route to avoid the Monday traffic and it worked out perfectly, I was never further than 20 miles from home during the ride! The sky had a thundery look about it but thankfully it didn't come to anything, this was just a few miles from home on nice smooth tarmac yet again!
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After the awesome descent down into the valley its straight into a big climb up to the main road from Newhouse to Salsburgh, a road I was only crossing today to join my awesome back roads again!
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I know these roads like the back of my hand and after riding them for over 50 years I still love them and probably always will, I'm so lucky to have quiet roads like this a matter of minutes from my doorstep! I continued on with not even a single car in sight for miles, I was passing this field and this youngster wanted to say hello!
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Eventually I had to join one of the main roads but it was past 9am now and the traffic wasn't too bad! I stopped at the Leavenseat recycling centre for a short break and a snack after the climb up to just over 1000ft!
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Thankfully its just a gradual climb and the road is also in really good condition here!
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Just after this its the big descent down towards Breich where the road isn't in the best condition but still pretty awesome, it undulates all the way down!
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This is looking back up the road to the south!
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Looking north now at all of the undulations, I used to love this part on my motorbike where you really get to enjoy these ups and downs at high speed! I remember my older brother telling me about the time he took his then 11 year old daughter on the back of his bike and he looked back to see her with her arms out like wings pretending to fly!
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At the bottom of the road there are traffic signals which is a real shame as the road plunges down into the valley before yet another steep climb up to Longridge and then its downhill all the way to Whitburn where I took the new cycle path to Armadale!
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From there I joined the back roads again towards Westfield, taking the big climb at Bridgehouse to enjoy the brilliant fast descents back down to Armadale at the far side of the town! Then its a straight road home passing the Hillend Loch which was pretty calm today due to the light winds!
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I actually joined the cycle path round the loch here but decided to turn back as there was some kind of school outing going on with kids walking along the path, I let them enjoy their walk! One final photo of the loch from the road!
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It was getting rather warm now so I was glad I was close to home, I had a lovely cool shower as soon as I got there! Another lovely ride on my local roads, I will have a break for a couple of days now and might be taking the bike in the car on Thursday for a change of scenery! I have a couple of places in mind and will decide on the day which one to choose...
@Readytoride I don't blame you for cutting your ride short in that heat, what a turnout you guys had!I'm sure the charity will be very happy with all of your efforts!
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"I will admit to feeling a touch out of place in that swelled ocean of testosterone,"Yeah, the revenue from this ride alone is amazing, and a substantial portion goes towards the gravel roads preservation efforts. A very good cause to support. The organizations and sponsors hosting the ride are top notch and the professional setup - including a massive start and finish arch - is designed to make all the riders feel really special. The venue is a private school with stunning grounds, and they even have a DJ to keep the atmosphere upbeat and lively. The aid stations are well stocked and each has a bike repair station set up, just in case. I have noticed those guys are always busy! Several photographers are stationed enroute as well.
Not surprising the number of riders, quite a lot coming from several states away, are happy to enter this event.
I will admit to feeling a touch out of place in that swelled ocean of testosterone, but once we were out on the roads my bike more than made up for any shortcomings I felt personally. I did spot one other ebike with it's lady rider, but that was it. Had my shoulder ceased complaining, I might have continued on for the next 20 mile loop as I don't often ride on the gravel roads chosen for that loop. I had swapped out to a fully charged battery, too, in anticipation. But even with an Advil taken just before I set off for the ride, precautionary self medication, the shoulder wasn't about to cry Uncle. Ah, well. Maybe next year I'll complete the 60!
I am going to look into possibly volunteering next year to help with the day-before setup since I live so close.
We call it "chip seal" and they lay down a thin coat of asphalt (or maybe just oil) and toss gravel allowing cars and traffic to blend the two but leaving bikes with waves of this loose crap along the shoulders. Real fun on bikes, particularly narrower road bike tires.That road is actually what they call oil and chip. I’m lucky most of the roads are paved like that but can be a little rough. I especially like the farm ground at certain times of the year.
You make Everett look nice!Had a choice on Monday evening whether to spend an extra 75 minutes driving with 25 minutes on the couch or take the bike with me to my son's practice and have 90 minutes to ride. Not really a tough choice.
Got in a little over 27 miles altogether headed from Everett down to the town of Snohomish and back and around Marine View Drive around the perimeter of downtown Everett.
The park at the bend of the river in Lowell is really pleasant this is looking up and downstream
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After getting to Snohomish I came back down the other side of the river, watched the swallows catching flies for a few minutes at this spot.
Spotted this shaggy donkey who decided I wasn't very interesting.
From there it was back over the trestle into Everett
And a quick loop around Everett, just enough time to snap a picture above the waterfront before heading back for the end of practice
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That's just @RAB and a very few others doing the mega miles , plenty of casual riders on EBR won't clock anywhere near that many miles ... I don't even put that many miles on a car in a year.While I'm glad you folks still use Imperial measures that I can quickly discern, the numbers quickly put me to shame. Another great account.
As long as you enjoy it, thats all that counts!While I'm glad you folks still use Imperial measures that I can quickly discern, the numbers quickly put me to shame. Another great account.
I'm convinced that @RabH is a space alien from an advanced ebiking civilization.While I'm glad you folks still use Imperial measures that I can quickly discern, the numbers quickly put me to shame. Another great account.