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Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on May 5, 2008, 6:13 pm
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> > > Thanks for the road tip off Skyline. That was a very cool "paved"
> > > road through the redwoods. I am not sure if I should kiss you or
> > > curse you. :)
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> > If you were out riding yesterday, you picked the worst
> > afternoon in a month or two.
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> No kidding. Dense fog, cold, howling wind, I was glad to get off
> Skyline and into the trees. And yet Saratoga Gap was nice and sunny.
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> >Surprised you could even
> > find the road in the frikkin fog, but glad if you enjoyed it.
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> Due to the fog I wasn't going very fast so it was easy to find.
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> > I'm always kinda fond of badly paved goatpaths and that
> > one's at the top of my list.
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> What kind of bike do you ride on that road? I think a Motard or Duc
> Monster would work better than the bike I was on.
BMW R100GS. I would have figured a sporty would
be reasonably OK on that kind of road. Not too heavy,
upright riding position and a fair amount of torque.
Probably about the same weight/displacement as mine.
Sorry I missed you. I finally got to Alices about
4pm when the last few diehards were getting
froze out.
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