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I laughed at Death today
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Yes, I went for a bike ride. Outside. By myself, with no lights or reflective clothing, using my sketchy triathlon bike. 61 miles of central NJ roads, most of which were ridden to the left of the white line.

No flat tires, no crashes, no close encounters with cars or wildlife (other than a cat, a chipmunk and an insect that thwacked my ear). One of the very few infractions by a car was a vehicle that turned after the light had changed; ironically, it had a bike on the rear hitch.

Drivers were remarkably polite, all giving me plenty of room. Some even waited until safe to pass me (including a pickup truck that waited until after a blind curve to go by). I managed to avoid some potholes, rode some rough chip seal and some new pavement, too. I even chatted briefly with another fat triathlete on a Cervelo who I happened to catch as he finished his 60 mile ride. I think the masses of cyclists going the other way were part of the Twin Lights charity ride; too many to wave to after a while. Saw some orange tape arrows on a road that is part of tomorrow's Princeton 70.3 bike course (good luck to all doing it). Fought some headwind, had some tailwind for stretches, too.

So I got to enjoy a beautiful early fall day, and perhaps raise some awareness of bicyclists among car drivers. Win.

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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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The New York Post version........."Insect seriously injured in hit and run offense by cyclist".

Find out what it is in life that you don't do well, then don't
do that thing.
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Re: I laughed at Death today [pattersonpaul] [ In reply to ]
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pattersonpaul wrote:
The New York Post version........."Insect seriously injured in hit and run offense by out-of-control reckless cyclist".

LOL.

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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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BAMF...no doubt! ;-)

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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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61 mile ride? What's all this overtraining? I detect an upcoming Kona Qual thread!
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Re: I laughed at Death today [RZ] [ In reply to ]
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The toughest century around is tomorrow:



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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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In southern NJ, Death is still speeding up to pass me and make a sketchy right hand turn every 10 miles.
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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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Sounds like a great ride!!!

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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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Pictures or it didn't happen.
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Re: I laughed at Death today [pattersonpaul] [ In reply to ]
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pattersonpaul wrote:
The New York Post version........."Insect seriously injured in hit and run offense by cyclist".

Golf-clap worthy
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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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Never laugh at death.

Death always has the last laugh.

Stay inside from now on. Clearly, you have used up all your good luck on one ride. Don't risk it again

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Re: I laughed at Death today [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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Well your proper fucked in your next ride aren't you ...
A years worth of good fortune all burned in one ride..... ;)
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