Or so they tell us. Following on the heels of the 6th snowiest winter in Seattle in recorded weather history, we are having a chilly wet spring. Poor old croci are battered flat by the rains. The moss, however, is thriving.
We've had one ride since Wrex came home and I froze on that ride. But I did go out in spite of the cold. We went up to Red Line Burgers (yum, yum) in Lynnwood and got to show off the bikes to the owner, who is a biker himself. HE needs to replace tires and do some other stuff to get his bike ready and so he was jealous that we were out and about on our bikes.
Ray has ordered a new helmet, a Nolan. Nolans are very pricy, but it's got stuff he wants and it fits him well. His original helmet is now several years old and is starting to feel loose. So it's time, but goodness, biking is an expensive proposition even after you pay for the bike.
I need some heavier gloves and some warmer pants for spring and fall riding and a new mesh jacket. The fairing on my bike sends all the air right over my thighs and I get frozen thigh syndrome in no time. And because of all those fairings, I get no heat benefit from the engine, like Ray does on his Silver.
We are discussing the purchase of an enclosed trailer for the bikes so that we can go somewhere for a week and have day rides in new areas. We need to be able to take the dog and Ray never goes anywhere without excess baggage. We also have weeks at Thousand Trails parks to use up. That gives us the "base camp" but we can't drive the van full of stuff and groceries and take the dog and ride 2 bikes at the same time, so Ray wants a trailer. I'm happy to separate the two activities for a while until the whole economy thing settles down, but Ray's not so good with delayed gratification when it comes to wheeled things. The discussion goes on...
Justin continues to ready himself and bike for his own Grand Tour.
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So, you are talking about a trailer to haul the bikes in, not a trailer to haul behind the bikes, right?
Yes, a trailer to haul the bikes behind the mini-van. I am not in favor of towing to the ride generally, but we need to bring the dog. Can't afford to board him. The only solution is the trailer, but I don't want to spend the money either. It's a conundrum.
In your situation I think a trailer makes a lot of sense. Especially if you camp!
And what of Jason's Grand Tour? And on that topic, what of your Grand Tour?
Camp?? My idea of camping does not involve tents. As long as you are talking about cabins or even travel trailers, then ok, I'll camp.
Jason, like his parents before him, cannot Grand Tour at this time.
Well then you need to get one of those trailers that's part RV and part Garage. The best of both worlds!
Ah, so you two are not making the Grand Tour this year. Then there's no need to plan to meet you in Minnie.
What are Justi's plans for his Grand Tour?
Other than couch surfing down the coast to San Diego and over to Tucson, he has no plans. He'll ride til he's out of money. He's going to camp when he runs out of couches. At one point he talked about going to Elgin, but who knows which way that frog will jump? E-mail him and ask.
We've talked about one of those toy haulers, but we can afford to buy only one motorhome and the toy haulers don't have the residential room/facilities we want long term.
Unlike Justin, being older and wiser, and more in need of hotel rooms and restaurants, we don't feel we can afford the trip this year, having spent most of the saved up money on enlarging our Thousand Trails membership.
An enlarged what? Gosh, does it hurt?
Only hurt when we paid for it!
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