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Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

16.0. "January Thaw" by NEPTUN::DEHAHN () Mon Jan 20 1986 02:54

	Saturday was quite a day! It almost hit 60 degrees. We rode out
of Hopkinton up to the Wachusett Reservoir and back for 40 F/G miles.
Only saw one other rider, which was a surprise. Maybe if we headed more
toards Concord we would have seen more.
	Anyone else get out?

CdH
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16.1EUCLID::PAULHUSMon Jan 20 1986 18:276
 Just a few miles on Ft. Devens roads.  There were so many puddles that I
 didn't try for any distance, and I'm really getting out of shape what with
 no X-country sking so far. The ride made me wish I still had a front fender.
 Re. sking: wasn't this the winter that we were going to buried in white
 stuff?   I'm leading a X-country trip to Northfield Mt. for Nashoba on Sun.,
 2/2.  Bikefile readers are invited.  I'll post an invitation note. Chris
16.2JETSAM::HANAUERWed Jan 22 1986 12:029
Well, as long as you asked:

Yes, I went out on Saturday - only the weather was beautiful.
Did about 30 miles around boston, had the usual knee fatigue,
and BROKE MY REAR AXLE.  Don't understand this.  Was even a solid
axle and I only weigh 135.  I've never even broken a spoke (in many
thousands of miles of touring).		Should have stayed home.

	Mike
16.3NEPTUN::DEHAHNWed Jan 22 1986 19:0615
	Most broken axles are caused by a combination of:

1) Misaligned dropouts, which put a bending-type stress on the axle

2) Loose axle cones

3) Repeated, severe pounding stress from road hazards

	Of course, this is much more common on hollow, quick release style
axles, but I've seen plenty of broken solid ones too. 
                                                
CdH
16.4CURIUM::HARRISFri Mar 07 1986 16:307
Wow, this response is late, but yes! What a day! 

Chris, a teammate of mine and I rode the W. reservoir a couple of laps and
didn't see any one else on two wheels. Too bad. Maybe we'll catch you out
there some other time.

Jim Harris,  BRC