I feel lucky
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nathansnider at 04.8.09 - 8:40 pm
I missed the last train home from Santa Barbara. I'm about to ride back to LA carrying 15 lbs in my messenger bag.
The reason I missed the train is that I stopped to buy a sandwich, and after paying, I dropped my debit card through a crack at the edge of the counter and spent 5 minutes with the shop owner fishing it out. He said "you could try to drop a card through that crack a hundred times and never make it." And I said "well, now I feel lucky!" And I do.
Sometimes it's good to to extraordinary things just to remind yourself that you can. Other times, it's good to just say "feckit, why not?" I haven't quite figured out yet what kind of time
this one is. My Centurion is about to live up to its name. Wish us good moonlight.
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its nice to see the positive things from a negative situation.
only one problem, any time spent writing things on MR is time not spent riding your bike so HTFU its 100 miles to go!!!!
_iJunes04.8.09 - 8:41 pm
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I haven't quite figured out yet what kind of time this one is
I think it's both!
Cool runnings, Mr. Snider.
la duderina04.8.09 - 8:58 pm
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this supposed to be "problem" for Nathan? godspeed.
HANDBONE04.8.09 - 9:06 pm
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"HTFU"?
Hit the fucking ________? Universe? Ulock? Unicycle?
Anyway, like Syoma said. Godspeed, Nathan.
I hope you're well prepared.
imachynna04.8.09 - 9:08 pm
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HTFU = Hurry up.
JB04.8.09 - 9:10 pm
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100 miles from there to the LA Basin???!!!!??
I'm guessing that particular route-age is more bike-friendly in most places.
The Pass on the other hand is a literal, gauntlet.
bentstrider04.8.09 - 9:28 pm
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Agh, bad luck good luck!
Accidental ALC training ride!
katiepoche04.8.09 - 9:39 pm
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Success! I'm beginning to think that I should miss trains more often. Point Mugu by the full moon was fucking surreal.
Distance: 107.5 miles
Travel time: 10 hours, 45 minutes
Maximum bag weight: 23 lbs
Fluids consumed: 2 gallons
Calories consumed: 3500
Free donuts consumed: 2
Strangers giving me funny looks: 7
Strangers wishing me good luck: 6
Broken spokes at start of ride: 2
Broken spokes at end of ride: 3
When I'm going to get that fixed: real soon now, honest.
Thanks, all, for the well-wishes.
nathansnider04.9.09 - 4:23 pm
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Snider Of The Week!
PC04.9.09 - 4:31 pm
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wow Nathan! That's must have been one awesome experience... that's a major accomplishment!
Apparently you win when it comes to making the best lemonade.
canadienne04.9.09 - 6:26 pm
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NSNIDER IS EPIC RIDER
(someone please make that into a movie poster?)
ephemerae04.10.09 - 8:58 am
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I am backing this 100%.
It was all worth it for that surreal feel you got by riding past point mugu in the moonlight.
July05.4.09 - 5:21 pm
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