Anyone touring this weekend?

brownelvis

brownelvis

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I have to head up to Ottawa this weekend and was planning to take the bike, but with all the rain I might take the cage.

The rain is forecast to be more or less 10mm/day so it doesn't seem that bad, I could put on my waterproof textile onesie with my heated jacket so I'll just see how I feel tomorrow.
 
I can't decide either...I really want to ride the Wee and have a very cool new Gortex jacket that needs breaking in.
 
Looks okay - nippy but seasonal and it's sunny

 
Was spotty rain ( but horizontal ) and chilly into the wind - nice in the sun when sheltered. Would be cold on the slab.
Have not worked out my cool weather gear yet - need some better socks and I miss my grip heaters.
Tomorrow may be a Burgman day out.
 
Heading to Port Dover from Cambridge with my daughter on Sunday, hope the rain holds off for her sake. I would rather ride in the rain than not ride at all!!
 
Chilly ride in the morning with 4 degrees forecast but looks okay midday. Hmmm Port Dover for perch...too bad the ride is so boring. Still any reason.
Dover is usually a few degrees warmer along the lake this time of year.

If you go down 8 stop at SOSA Soaring club...they should be active around 11 am if the wind is not too high

You can even take a flight..
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http://www.sosaglidingclub.com/gift-certificate.html

Better day I might do my loop to Dover then Fort Erie and Niagara following the water and home but without heated grips......might be too cold too long.


Have fun,
 
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brownelvis said:
I have to head up to Ottawa this weekend and was planning to take the bike, but with all the rain I might take the cage.

The rain is forecast to be more or less 10mm/day so it doesn't seem that bad, I could put on my waterproof textile onesie with my heated jacket so I'll just see how I feel tomorrow.
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I decided to take a quickie over-niter to PA for my "peeper" run - staying at the Williamsport Best Western. Despite the forecast for scattered showers I was not rained on once yesterday (Saturday) but there were enough dark clouds circling to keep me in my rain suit all day, which was fine because I needed it for warmth anyway. But there was lots of blue skies and sun between the dark scattered clouds - typical fall mountain weather.

The foliage was odd - ranging from almost bare to barely turned.

The weather forecast is unsettled again today - just depends on hitting the right area at the right time. My plan is to come back via the Finger Lakes area.

These mini-tours are great with relatively short saddle time gives lots of flexibility.
 
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Starting at Port Dover and heading west along the lake has some pretty nice roads, weather holds we will be on them
 
Yep - there are even a few little twists and it's a very nice ride.
Up to 7 now. Have a client at 10 then will see....kid not even surfaced yet.
 
I chickened out and took the cage to Ottawa...I had to be in good shape when I came back today. Was cold and rainy on the way down saturday so I'm kind of glad I skipped that. This season has felt unusually short so I want to get one more weekend tour in if possible...
 
BeastieGirl said:
I decided to take a quickie over-niter to PA for my "peeper" run - staying at the Williamsport Best Western. Despite the forecast for scattered showers I was not rained on once yesterday (Saturday) but there were enough dark clouds circling to keep me in my rain suit all day, which was fine because I needed it for warmth anyway. But there was lots of blue skies and sun between the dark scattered clouds - typical fall mountain weather.

The foliage was odd - ranging from almost bare to barely turned.

The weather forecast is unsettled again today - just depends on hitting the right area at the right time. My plan is to come back via the Finger Lakes area.

These mini-tours are great with relatively short saddle time gives lots of flexibility.
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how much extra time does that route take compared to shooting back through buffalo on the 219?
 
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