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ODSC Orangeville - Collingwood Ride, April 13, 2002
ODSC rides tend to be primarily off-road trails, with road sections
used to interconnect the trails. This ride was intended for those who prefer
riding back roads - both paved and dirt - rather than trails, but it appears
there aren't many club members interested in this type of ride. The list
of possibles dwindled to 2 by the start time, and the rainy forecast reduced
this to one for the ride! Glad I decided to go - apparently it rained
all day at home but was totally dry north from Georgetown, and even the
sun showed up in late afternoon. The goods news was that there were
no line ups for pizza in Creemore!
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The gear shifting was strange on my bike all day - the lever kept bending
and just after I left Collingwood, it fell off. 3000 Km on a new
bike and the lever completely fractured just as I was shifting into 2nd
gear. After several miles at 20 mph I found a friendly farmer with
a welder that kindly obliged by welding it back together. Later, I checked
the KLR mailing list on Yahoo Groups and found lots of guys have had this
occur - guess this confirms "Shift Happens".
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This page last updated on Apr 14, 2002