have had some very fun excursions on rail trails , disused railways turned into pedestrian/bike paths. The trails typically go through very beautiful areas and rarely do you have to concern yourself with motorized traffic of any kind. Reader Will appears to be interested in rails as well, but he wants to ride on them - literally. Check it out - Will included the following text - A rail-bike is a bicycle that has been modified to be able to ride on the rails of a railroad. The front wheel has a device attached to it so that the bike won’t steer off the rail while an outrigger is used to support the bike using the other rail. I used conduit, cut up “razor” scooters parts, one bike fork two bits of steel and numerous nuts, bolts, washers and retaining pins. Nothing is welded. The hardest part is getting the spacing right so that friction and play are minimized. A lot of person hours certainly went in to this working model and the details are pretty amazing. [Keep re
Is there a way to contact Mr. George and get electronic copies of a few of his pictures? I would like to post some that I was in to my Facebook page.
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This is the last ROS I will attend in Columbus, unless an alternate ride is held. The self-aggrandizement of the leader and his organization sickened me. What should be a somber memorial was a pep rally. Shame on them.
ReplyDeleteLast Ride Of Silence for me in Columbus too. Sadly, when the point should have been to reverently honor and remember riders hurt and killed, Stephens and Coleman were feeding each others egos on the podium and making a sales pitch for Consider Biking.
ReplyDeleteNo one notified Andrew Starinchek's relatives of the ride, and they arrived late with only a few riders to recognize the memory of their lost son.