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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Get in the Groove!
CONTACT:Mark (usually seen on a tall bike)
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled\, double booked my time... Rescheduled for 9/7\nThis
  isn't much of a ride\, but this is scheduled so we can go to Tee En Are 
 (T N R (Thursday night ride)) once we are done...\n\n   Do you 
 intentionally avoid putting the tires of your bicycle in the steel grooves
  of the streetcar tracks because it seems dangerous to do so? Me too! \n\n
    But that will come to an end by me offering up some virtually valueless
  prizes!\n\n   Just to be clear\, what will be coming to an end will be 
 people’s choice to not put their tires in the groove\, the previously 
 mentioned danger resulting from putting one’s tires in the groove and the 
 loss of steering capability that results will still be very real\, these 
 prizes won’t make it undangerous to put your tires in the groove!\n\n   
 Both your tires must be in the groove when you pass a “starting line”\, 
 you can get in the groove at any speed of your choosing\, you then ride as
  far as possible in the groove\, and then you have to get your tires back 
 out of the groove and ride away without touching the ground with a foot\, 
 where your front tire leaves the groove is your distance/score.\n\n\n   
 Does it sound scary? There are only two kinds of liars in this world\, 
 those who say this isn’t scary and those who say they don’t want to try 
 it. \n\n   Speaking of scary things\, when I was a kid\, I was scared that
  snakes would pour out of the bathtub faucet when I turned it on\, but at 
 some point I had turned on the bathtub faucet enough times that I realized
  my fears were unfounded\, exposure to the scary thing makes it not scary!
  \n\n   I’ve also always been scared of getting hit by cars when on my 
 bike\, and a couple of months ago I got cleaned off my bike by a honda 
 civic\, I ended up on the hood\, she nailed the brakes\, I flew off the 
 hood\, and landed on my feet\, I got really lucky\, my flip flops even 
 stayed on\, but the flip flops staying on was not luck\, that was all me\,
  THAT\, was skill. \n\n   I’ll clarify that me getting cleaned off my bike
  was my fault\, I didn’t realize there were 4 lanes of traffic on weidler 
 by I5\, I had picked my way through 3 lanes of stopped cars to go to bike 
 farm and entered the 4th lane\, which was empty\, without looking to see 
 if cars were coming because I thought it was a parking lane? I dunno\, it 
 didn’t register as a traffic lane\, I think there is trolly tracks there 
 which is irrefutable evidence that is not street parking\, but\, uhhh… 
 Ohhhh! We could hold the contest where I got hit! All the scary stuff in 
 one place?!? Except for the bathtub faucet? But yea\, I was in a hurry and
  POW! Hello honda! But to be honest I’m not any less scared of getting hit
  by cars on my bike now that I’ve been hit by one\, so maybe exposure 
 therapy doesn’t work for everything. But I think putting your tires in the
  groove might make them less scary.\n\n   Your tire must fit in the groove
  to be able to compete\, I haven’t measured the tracks yet\, but I’m 
 betting that anything over a 32mm tire will not fit and you won’t be 
 allowed to compete. Don’t show up with the wrong equipment and expect to 
 compete\, it’d weird for both of us. I did measure the track groove and it
  is right at 38mm\, so 38mm is the max tire size.\n\n  I actually don't 
 think this is very scary or dangerous\, but people kinda freak out about 
 it when I talk of doing it\, so to placate their anxiety there will be 
 some guaze wrap and chew spit on hand for medical emergencies if needed\, 
 note\; I don't chew so hopefully somebody else will be able to spit chew 
 spit on any wounds before they are dressed with the gauze wrap.\n\n  And 
 you are correct\, this ride description is not as good as “the drop ride” 
 ride description\, I doubt I’ll ever top that one.\n\n  The event will be 
 on sw 1st just north of Morisson\, on the downhill section of tracks 
 there.\nabout an hour\nEnds at salmon street fountain\, Tee En 
 Are!\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-17790
LOCATION:close in SW\nSW Morrison and SW 1st\nJust north of the 
 intersection on the downhill section of street car tracks.
STATUS:CANCELLED
DTSTART:20230901T013000Z
DTEND:20230901T023000Z
CREATED:20230820T232156Z
DTSTAMP:20230820T232156Z
SEQUENCE:6
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