 |
 Our
Equinox tour has been going on, it seems like, forever. Year after
year, usually in marginal weather, this ride tests bodies and
bikes by way of an unsupported 50 mile ride across the
wind-swept farmlands of Northwest Ohio. Last year the weather was
unseasonably nice; this year it was unseasonably awful. 29ºF and
a SW gale wind!
Good
thing Steve Sams brought hot coffee, GatorAid and cookies. The 22
die-hards who showed up are used to having breakfast in the middle
of their winter ride - but not today. Those grey photos on the
left (click them for enlargements) don't do justice to the
miserable conditions. Every once in a while there was a complete
whiteout from snow showers.
The
guys rode off companionably at 11:00, but that only lasted until
the hot shots warmed up. A group of 10 roared into McClure
(absolutely Nowhere, Ohio) and paused to pee and use some of
Steve's goodies. They were followed 10 minutes later by a second
group (last photo) who never bothered to stop - "just get me
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