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Bicycling

Hoyt

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3. Used to be big into cycling. Lived in Macon, Ga for awhile and road all over. Bottles, watermelons,

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 09:04 PM

Apr 2019

trash, etc., were thrown at me all the time. Or, they'd see how close they could come to you. A few were surprised when I caught them a couple of miles down the road.

Even the dang police tried to arrest me for riding on the very edge of the highway, not impeding anyone. They told me I was supposed to ride AGAINST traffic, said, " I'm not riding 25/35 MPH toward autos." He had to call the supervisor and backup. The supervisor cursed him out, after having the check the rules himself.

I guess the inbred locals didn't like my tight bicycle pants. If I'd worn overalls, it probably would have been OK with them.

To be fair to Macon, Atlanta really wasn't much better.

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