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Arkansas is a no helmet and no silencer state so I feel like a cross between the Michigan Man and boy in a bubble among the raw hides and heads [& boobs & legs] exposed on the crowds and clots of cycler's here. I don't go to mail box w/o jacket, boots, helmet and glove. It took 3x's with me telling myself I've finally got the last palm injury healed enough its not snagging or catching and bleeding anymore and that will be that as I'm being so careful >>>a few heart beats later the hand is reopened in spades but so minor compared to the rest of me its just an ironic humor annoyance making untangling a stinging slippery red mess. Had un-tightened good fitting glove snatched off once when fingers ends dragged an instant >>> before palm planting. Had bounces lift helmet off unstrapped and rib/hip rash from un-zipped jacket with extra waist padding - when zipped enough. I actually feel safer going a bit hot for conditons as less chances of stuff over coming the pure ballistic momentum before recovery of a dodge or a knock. Creeped away form mail box once w/o armor, made a 5 mph sharp turn over cattle grate telling self how disciplined safe just as deer blasts out the brush right over front fender. 5 mph plus deer impact onto the side could whip lash head to mush. Another trip to mail box w/o much on, saw deer running form 100 yd away aimed to converge in my general future location, so began slowing from 25 mph on loose stuff while beepping and SNort-ing, deer still on purpose, rocks slipping sounds under tires now, deer still on dead run, 20 yd off, I'm now on last ditch effort to stop and not fall down on locked tires on top of marbles/arrowheads 5 mph - deer leaps over fence right where I'm about to stop- SCREAMFEARANGER in helmet as deer mis judged and rear leg snagged fence flipping deer on its neck right at my front tire and struck tire/fender in its terror to leave d/t its not as experienced on THE Gravel as me so fell on its butt and tire but didn't knock me over as had my feet down by then. This is why I want blunderblusts to get deer moving and off their asses before I get there with them going every which way. Recently sewed construction worker knee pads on chaps - got to test em twice now going about 25 mph d/t dance with a rock in the mud under water in a puddle. Just for fun and a flip at fate I've rode out 1/2 mile and back on moon lit night in my under ware and moccasins feeling as free as a lunatic skinning dipping with a shark pack around poisonous jelly fish reef. Uggh-ly image.
Kieth Codes says the good riders always have nice looking leathers, so show us what ya got on as mine are ugh-ly all over.
Kieth Codes says the good riders always have nice looking leathers, so show us what ya got on as mine are ugh-ly all over.
