Sunday Ride....Austin !!!

Gone Ape · January 14, 2009, 08:30:46 PM

Austin ride Redoux Part II.....if at first you don't succeed, try try again.....

Weather should be nice on Sunday (any bets?)

Jo's Coffee Shop. 1300 S. Congress 10 am Kickstands up @ 10:30

Greg · January 15, 2009, 03:36:17 PM

Where do you guys head out to?

Maybe one of these days some of the San Antonio riders can meet up with you some place

Gone Ape · January 15, 2009, 05:34:43 PM

Hey SA !! Wel, we'll head out southwest of Austin, fiddle fart around 1826/150/3233/circle Canyon Lake/Blanco area/etc.......usually about 4-5 hours in this weather....Man it would be great to meet up w/you guys....As soon as it gets a little warmer, we want to day trip to 3 Sisters and definately will call you in on that one..

Paul

gh0stie · January 15, 2009, 11:00:05 PM

I'm a strong "maybe".............

just got another fancy 2-wheel toy (shiny new Mountain bike) and haven't gotten a chance to break it in yet, so I'll be a game time decision as to which bike I'll be riding...............woe is me

thanks for putting this together though!

ivobivo · January 16, 2009, 01:04:01 AM

I'll be there.

Greg · January 16, 2009, 06:58:55 AM

Quote from: Gone Ape on January 15, 2009, 05:34:43 PM
Hey SA !! Wel, we'll head out southwest of Austin, fiddle fart around 1826/150/3233/circle Canyon Lake/Blanco area/etc.......usually about 4-5 hours in this weather....Man it would be great to meet up w/you guys....As soon as it gets a little warmer, we want to day trip to 3 Sisters and definately will call you in on that one..

Paul

I'll try and make Sunday, and I'm definitly up for 3 Sisters in the Spring/Summer

gh0stie · January 18, 2009, 07:11:31 AM

Quote from: Gone Ape on January 14, 2009, 08:30:46 PM
Austin ride Redoux Part II.....if at first you don't succeed, try try again.....

Weather should be nice on Sunday (any bets?)

Jo's Coffee Shop. 1300 S. Congress 10 am Kickstands up @ 10:30

got a route in mind?

yotogi · January 18, 2009, 11:59:32 AM

Made it home in one piece... man my foot hurts. Headed to the doctor here in a minute. I will let you all know what they say.

ivobivo · January 18, 2009, 02:31:06 PM

I hope it's not broken. I was a fun ride while it lasted though.

IZ · January 18, 2009, 02:50:59 PM

OK guys..you gotta spill the beans here!! I assume Yo went down?!

ARGH..I was all set to go there this morning but when I woke up..major teeth grinding caused the whole side of my face major pain!! I had to take Vicadin so no ride for me. $:-\$

yotogi · January 18, 2009, 03:12:16 PM

So yup, I went down but once again I consider myself really lucky. Paul had warned everyone that "the first turn is a doozy" and I went in too hot. I realized soon enough though and got the bike straight up to try and get it stopped. I ended up off the road and right as I got the bike stopped, it tipped over on me. My cheap-o bar end mirror was toast and a couple of very VERY small scratches on my tank, but other than that I don't think there is anything else wrong. I rode home which took about an hour and by the time I got home, I couldn't put any weight on my foot.

Urgent care, 3 x-rays, nothing appears broken. The meds are barely cutting the pain so I am laid up on the couch. What kills me about the whole thing is that I looked at the corner as I first came up on it and thought, "this is that corner Paul mentioned" but somehow that didn't save me.

Paul, don't beat yourself up about it. The bike is fine. I will heal and have fantastic insurance. My wonderful wife is taking good care of me (which I hate, but appreciate more that I can say) and I will be back on 2 wheels just as soon as I am off crutches.

And I did have a great ride, even when I was heading home sans-twisties the ride was fantastic. I hope that you guys had a great rest of the ride.

txduc · January 18, 2009, 03:27:42 PM

Glad to hear you suffered no broken bones and made it back home safely

I'm sure you'll be up and around in no time but in the mean time milk all of the sympathy you can get from the wife...

spaceghost65 · January 18, 2009, 03:48:20 PM

Quote from: txduc on January 18, 2009, 03:27:42 PM
Glad to hear you suffered no broken bones and made it back home safely

Take care and hope to ride w/ you again soon.

Gone Ape · January 18, 2009, 04:24:23 PM

Aaron, very positive news indeed....as the initial prognosis wasn't very pretty.......

Good thing you did not take your boot off......

I think I speak for all of us in that "heal quickly" so we can go out again......

I agree completely with TxDuc....Play that sympathy card, brother !!! You've earned it!!!!

Lorenzo · January 18, 2009, 05:01:13 PM

which turn, what road? Man, you guys are tight lipped... Were all friends here no?

Hope you feel better Sir.

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