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A couple of co-workers and myself plan to leave for Loveland, CO early on the 17th. Ride Colorado for a couple days and return home on the 20th.
Anyone else interested?
I hope anyone available for the weekend will be participating in the KS VRCC outing. If I had not committed to this CO ride the day before I learned of JDW's event, I would be meeting up with everyone in Wilson.
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KSDragonRider
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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2014, 08:29:28 AM » |
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oh, why did i click on this? Oh how i want a vacation, and Shay and i have been talking of taking one before the end of the month... to paint the house.
I hope you have a super great super safe trip. Think of me while on the road!
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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2014, 08:38:54 AM » |
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I'll be thinking of all my Valkyrie brethern having a grand event of their own. 
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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2014, 11:15:35 AM » |
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We have a 4th. This will keep our lodging cost down. Thanks and enjoy the KS VRCC event.
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« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2014, 07:13:18 PM » |
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Enjoy Jerry!
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Bark2
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« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2014, 03:20:16 PM » |
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John, below are the routes we intend to ride each day. No particular reason these routes were picked. Do you have any comments/suggestions? http://goo.gl/maps/HLwHg http://goo.gl/maps/IFdpeThanks....
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2014, 11:32:05 AM » |
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I'm kinda sorta on this ride with Bark2. Well my right brake lever is in service on his bike so does that count???? 
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« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2014, 01:16:49 PM » |
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I'm in Fort Collins, I wish I didn't have relatives in town this week. I'd love to tag along with you guys. Sounds like a fun trip! Ride safe. Tom
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2014, 10:32:49 AM » |
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So Jerry did you make it home and did you have a good time?
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« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2014, 01:20:19 PM » |
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Got home around 6 pm yesterday. Four of us went. The other 3 had not been on a trip like this before. It was a learning experience.
We arrived in Loveland around 6 Thursday evening local time. Friday am was spent riding to Ft. Collins and waiting for a new rear tire to be installed on one of the bikes.
Left Ft. Collins headed back to Loveland and Hwy 34 West for Rocky Mtn National Park. Awesome scenic ride. Took 40 hwy at Granby to Kremmlin and then south on 9 to I70 and overnighted in Frisco.
Saturday am rode I70 west to 191 South through Leadville to Hwy 50. West to Monarch Pass, then back east on 50 to Canon City and the narrow Skyline Drive.
From Canon City we took 115 north to Colorado Springs and over to Limon for the night.
Short but fun trip.
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« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2014, 02:06:36 PM » |
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How come the new tire?
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« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2014, 04:57:26 PM » |
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Glad your back safely, sounds like you had a good time!
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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2014, 10:32:30 AM » |
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How come the new tire?
I didn't need a new tire..........but one of the others went out there with a worn out leaky tire.
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« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2014, 11:00:05 AM » |
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that is the second colorado trip this month that i have heard of that had someone with a tire that was junk when they left the house.
I have thrown tires away that have more tread on them than some guys use. But i dont use them past the wear bars. Touch the wear bar, and its out. If it is going to get to the bars on that 1500 mile trip, it comes off at home.
just strange to me...
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« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2014, 08:12:40 PM » |
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that is the second colorado trip this month that i have heard of that had someone with a tire that was junk when they left the house.
I have thrown tires away that have more tread on them than some guys use. But i dont use them past the wear bars. Touch the wear bar, and its out. If it is going to get to the bars on that 1500 mile trip, it comes off at home.
just strange to me...
I'm with ya on this one. I changed out a Falken Ziex 512 that probably had 3-4000 miles on it before Inzane this year. Just because I knew I was going to be riding ~4000 miles in the mountains of NC, Tenn., and Virginia with my wife on board. We only have 2 tires, I want the best one I can get. Nuff said. Hay  JImmyt
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