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Old 10-17-20, 01:14 PM
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Winter wonderland is over on Lake Minnetonka, for the time being.

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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Oof. Clock cleaned.
???



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Anyone want to play a fun little game called "spot the trail hazard"?
The entire thing is a hazard.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The entire thing is a hazard.
That's what makes it fun!
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Anyone want to play a fun little game called "spot the trail hazard"? (It's not terribly hard since it's not covered in leaves anymore)

There's a round, smooth rock real close, a root that enters one side of the path a little bit farther away But I'm thinking it's whatever the hell this thing is.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
But I'm thinking it's whatever the hell this thing is.
Yep. Looks like a piece of 90° angle steel. Thankfully it's off of the main line.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Yep. Looks like a piece of 90° angle steel. Thankfully it's off of the main line.
Jeezly H. Crow! It looks even worse close up! Plus it looks a lot less removable!
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Yep. Looks like a piece of 90° angle steel. Thankfully it's off of the main line.
Steel is real.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Who asked you?
The public needs to know.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The public needs to know.
Duluth, GA is the Vancouver, WA of Duluths.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Uh oh. Got dropped??
Nothing so drastic. Just got led a bit of a merry chase. Great ride though and enough of a stress load to allow me to go sailing tomorrow without any regrets
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The public needs to know.
Okay, Nardwuar.
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@Velo Vol Pitt also lost 31-19. Sad.
Final now from Kneeland field:

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Velo Vol protip: Riding in the afternoon is warmer than riding in the morning. This little-known fact is provided as a public service at no extra charge.
Amazing.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Anyone want to play a fun little game called "spot the trail hazard"? (It's not terribly hard since it's not covered in leaves anymore)

Do we need to guess who found it?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The public needs to know.
Do they?
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Duluth, GA is the Vancouver, WA of Duluths.
Philadelphia, TN is the Vancouver, WA of Philadelphias.
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<==Rode by the Brown Squirrel twice this evening

0 FlyBys
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Philadelphia, TN is the Vancouver, WA of Philadelphias.
Nawww. It was founded much later than Philadelphia, PA
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<==Rode by the Brown Squirrel twice this evening

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If you ever need to stay at a hotel in Alcoa, I wouldn’t recommend the comfort inn.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
<==Rode by the Brown Squirrel twice this evening

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I didn't get one today either, even though I rode the gravel parallel to the MUP for many miles. Must've ridden by a dozen other riders.

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Originally Posted by velo vol
<==rode by the brown squirrel twice this evening

0 flyby's
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Philadelphia, TN is the Vancouver, WA of Philadelphias.
Incorrect.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
<==Rode by the Brown Squirrel twice this evening

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They're hiding from you.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
If you ever need to stay at a hotel in Alcoa, I wouldn’t recommend the comfort inn.
Have you noticed the bear at the airport?




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I didn't get one today either, even though I rode the gravel parallel to the MUP for many miles. Must've ridden by a dozen other riders.
Why?
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