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Bikey complete. 16? Miles total maybe.

nevermind indeed GRHC.

Just learned that the place we’re staying at for my dad’s 60th birthday is a mere mile away from the GR Subdivision

Also worked at making tomato sauce and canning tomatoes today

Hopefully bikey when I get home

Live from a random soccer practice scrimmage

Never mind.

~Z~ wrote: have you not see some of the youtubers who start their video a good couple minutes before the train is seen, before a horn or engine sound is heard? well, at least before I hear it

the 129th Ave crossing, I was having trouble finding the angle to start recording if I waited a bit longer for the train

~Z~ wrote: to each their own Andy. If I’m going to be at a crossing for 45 mins waiting on a train, much rather use a lightly used road than a busier one and be getting honked at, doesn’t sound peaceful

I have to thank the cars for giving a cool breeze while I waited for 45 minutes tho

SD80MAC wrote:

Andy24 wrote: But I do enjoy filming right when the train is within view of me

maybe I’m not getting it but, when else would you be filming, other than when the train was in view?

I wish there were a better train watching hotspot on the weekends closer to where I live unfortunately there’s not. So I would definitely have to travel a ways in order to go to one of those gatherings. Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time in the summer to do a whole lot of anything but work. Oh and that reminds me this needs to be brought to peoples attention.
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If there’s a place to watch trains and not have to deal with any toxicity, it’s the annual meets

~Z~ wrote: Plenty of others to meet if you ever make a RRFan meet. Durand was a good time this past June.

Durand was tons of fun

Same here

GRHC wrote:

~Z~ wrote: have you not see some of the youtubers who start their video a good couple minutes before the train is seen, before a horn or engine sound is heard? well, at least before I hear it

I don’t watch a lot of train videos but oh my god you’re so right I don’t need to watch one minute and 30 seconds of nothing I just wanna see the train.

~Z~ wrote: have you not see some of the youtubers who start their video a good couple minutes before the train is seen, before a horn or engine sound is heard? well, at least before I hear it

I don’t watch a lot of train videos but oh my god you’re so right I don’t need to watch one minute and 30 seconds of nothing I just wanna see the train.

have you not see some of the youtubers who start their video a good couple minutes before the train is seen, before a horn or engine sound is heard? well, at least before I hear it

Andy24 wrote: But I do enjoy filming right when the train is within view of me

maybe I’m not getting it but, when else would you be filming, other than when the train was in view?

Ill have to try to go to one of those sometime

Plenty of others to meet if you ever make a RRFan meet. Durand was a good time this past June.

Just ran into kd_1014 track side pleasure to meet him

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~Z~ wrote: to each their own Andy. If I’m going to be at a crossing for 45 mins waiting on a train, much rather use a lightly used road than a busier one and be getting honked at, doesn’t sound peaceful

I don’t think he quite understood your point. But yeah, definitely agree with this.

to each their own Andy. If I’m going to be at a crossing for 45 mins waiting on a train, much rather use a lightly used road than a busier one and be getting honked at, doesn’t sound peaceful

couple long days of AARR on his bike, good work dude.

#2 my puppy threw up and woke us up

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But I do enjoy filming right when the train is within view of me

~Z~ wrote: if you are headed towards 129th again, i’d suggest one more crossing south to 128th. Dead end road, quiet, no worries on passing cars

I like being spotted while filming trains, nothing to hide for me

AARR wrote: While riding my bike I was chasing one of those for several miles on the Macomb Orchard Trail and Clinton River Trail and could not catch it! I was biking in the 13-16 mph range so he was going faster than that!

David Collins wrote: I have a friend who has one that has a range of 9 miles, I tried riding it once and actually enjoyed it (minus a fall or two)

iirc they can go up to 25 mph

While riding my bike I was chasing one of those for several miles on the Macomb Orchard Trail and Clinton River Trail and could not catch it! I was biking in the 13-16 mph range so he was going faster than that!

David Collins wrote: I have a friend who has one that has a range of 9 miles, I tried riding it once and actually enjoyed it (minus a fall or two)

I have a friend who has one that has a range of 9 miles, I tried riding it once and actually enjoyed it (minus a fall or two)

One thing lots of people at college have are the one wheel machines that have the wheel in the middle that you ride like a skateboard

Trying to stay out of my highest gear ratio and keep the cadence up. I’m running 2 from the highest and really liking the results. I can't believe how quickly I've adopted that. I switched to my highest gear ratio for a couple of miles and it almost felt awkward.

Started out just cruising along but picked up the pace toward the end. Was hoping just to do a 16 mph average but ended up a little better.

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/7539529861

Main phase: 24.28mi Hybrid Cycling 24.28 Distance(mi) 18.05 Avg Speed(mph) 1:20:44 Duration 1,299 Calories(kcal) 415.7 Elevation Gain(ft)

Bikey complete. 3 phases for a total of about 27 miles.

Gary that runs the bike shop I use says E bikes are super popular and really hot sellers right now.

and for the same reason.

That is great to hear. I think Mrs Jet is thinking of getting one too

Mrs AARR likes her E-Bike. She goes for longer rides more frequently and is joing me more often.

Walked 1 mile with a church group on their Walk for Life at 2.5-2.7 mph. Biked with Mrs. AARR for 6.5 miles. Biked on a path between Utica and Sterling Heights. Going with the windo down hill for 6ish miles at 19-20mph. I was all over the map today.

44.5 miles, biked from Romeo to Sterling Heights and meandered in-between. 3’22"39’", 2283cal, 13.1 mphavg.

if you are headed towards 129th again, i'd suggest one more crossing south to 128th. Dead end road, quiet, no worries on passing cars

Anyways I’ll get GDLK this week if they fit my timeframe

After your post, the train passed 129th Ave at 3:39pm. Hoping they didn’t work at that facility north of where I was

I don’t gamble tho. I enjoy road trips. I was hoping to get Grand Elk while near the Casino

Yep

andy - you saw them at 44th kinda, then again at the casino an hour later sorta? hopefully if you were chasing and not just making a donation to the tribe at Gun Lake, you saw them elsewhere inbetween for a full view

Hmm first time I’ve seen Grand Elk run on a Sunday from Gr to Kzoo

The place where we’re staying is in sawyer, not that far from the GR subdivision…hmmm

I did end up going home for the weekend, definitely needed it. Seeing the family again next weekend at my dads 60th birthday

Watched a young cousin play soccer yesterday morning. Some small 2nd-grade league. 6-0 W first week, 0-6 L yesterday. I for one have no love of the game, but the obviousness, is allowing myself family time, but still enjoying the kids play more than enjoying the game itself

I never really played sports or got much into it. It is really fun though now that my kids play. I always did music-band-choir. Not sports. My kids are all doing both and I think that’s great.

They don’t play quite as well as ruby’s team but they are coming into it nicely.

Asher’s soccer team bested Portland 7-4. Asher scored 1 goal in the second half. He was goal keeper first half and allowed only one on a penalty kick.

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