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2008-06-09 10:06 AM

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Subject: Would riding on this bridge scare you?

it did me... and not because it's simply a bridge... but because there were 30mph gusts of winds that day Surprised.  I thought the wind was going to pick me up and dump me in the river.  At one point I thought of unlocking from my pedals... cause I figured if I got dumped, at least I could swim... but not hooked to my bike.  The 2nd pic is of another bridge we rode earlier that day, which was cool... didn't scare me so much because had lower winds.  Fun ride... Tour Of The Mississippi River Valley (TOMRV) .. it's a super event.  (except for Sunday when we rode 46 miles in pounding rain with 50mph gusts of wind... that's another story).  These pics are from Sat, which was a great ride.  (Last pic... I'm the one in front, blue sleeveless jersey, red helmetYell)



2008-06-09 10:08 AM
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Why is everyong riding in the middle of the second bridge?

That rail is really low, add wind and I would have wet shoes.
2008-06-09 10:11 AM
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Cool bridges. You know, riding over those bridges wouldn't be as scary if you weren't taking pictures the whole time!!! :p

Where are those bridges, by the way?
2008-06-09 10:12 AM
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triguynewbie - 2008-06-09 10:08 AM Why is everyong riding in the middle of the second bridge? That rail is really low, add wind and I would have wet shoes.
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traffic I presume... plus why ride next to the edge if you don't have to!Surprised

not really sure... wasn't a big deal, very low traffic at that point... and I just followedYell

yes, that rail was super low... scary as heck!

2008-06-09 10:14 AM
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I get more freaked out riding over the grated bridges than simply over high/windy ones.  Now, if it was a high bridge, it was windy, and there were giant trucks flying by me, I'd be doing a full-out sprint to get over it as quickly as possible.
2008-06-09 10:14 AM
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If there was a cross-wind coming from my left if I was riding that, then yes.


2008-06-09 10:16 AM
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mr2tony - 2008-06-09 10:11 AM Cool bridges. You know, riding over those bridges wouldn't be as scary if you weren't taking pictures the whole time!!! :p Where are those bridges, by the way?

ha ha... but what's an event without pics!

The bridge with the grated metal road (with the peeps in the middle ) was near Preston, Iowa.  That's where we started the tour.  The other bridge with the low cement rails... was heading into Dubuque, Iowa.. end of the tour... 70 miles later.  Then we stayed at Clark College overnight Sat and headed back, but had no bridges.  Good thing cause the weather was awful on Sun... can't imagine crossing those in pounding rain and 50mph winds!Surprised

2008-06-09 10:29 AM
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A couple of my friends rode on this ride.  Mark and Dan. 
2008-06-09 10:38 AM
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jdwright56 - 2008-06-09 10:29 AM A couple of my friends rode on this ride.  Mark and Dan. 

did they ride this past weekend?  curious what they did and how they handled Sunday in the storm?

2008-06-09 10:41 AM
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pigfinn - 2008-06-09 10:38 AM

jdwright56 - 2008-06-09 10:29 AM A couple of my friends rode on this ride.  Mark and Dan. 

did they ride this past weekend?  curious what they did and how they handled Sunday in the storm?

Yeah - I haven't talked to either of them yet, cause I was going to ask the same question.  They are both outstanding cyclists. 

2008-06-09 10:53 AM
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pigfinn - 2008-06-09 11:16 AM

mr2tony - 2008-06-09 10:11 AM Cool bridges. You know, riding over those bridges wouldn't be as scary if you weren't taking pictures the whole time!!! :p Where are those bridges, by the way?

ha ha... but what's an event without pics!

The bridge with the grated metal road (with the peeps in the middle ) was near Preston, Iowa.  That's where we started the tour.  The other bridge with the low cement rails... was heading into Dubuque, Iowa.. end of the tour... 70 miles later.  Then we stayed at Clark College overnight Sat and headed back, but had no bridges.  Good thing cause the weather was awful on Sun... can't imagine crossing those in pounding rain and 50mph winds!Surprised

 

HOLY COW!!!!   I thought that first picture looked familiar.  You're coming into Dubuque from the Wisconsin side.  I grew up in Dubuque, we used to go down near that bridge (the lock and dam is just north of there) to go fishing as kids all the time.

In fact, did you stop off at the Greyhound Park.   You can see the top of the sign in the picture.

On the bright side, you're much safer with a little wind going over that bridge compared with the Illinois side bridge.

 



2008-06-09 12:00 PM
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condorman - 2008-06-09 10:53 AM

I grew up in Dubuque

I knew you were an Iowegian!
2008-06-09 12:08 PM
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Bripod - 2008-06-09 1:00 PM
condorman - 2008-06-09 10:53 AM I grew up in Dubuque
I knew you were an Iowegian!

I prefer Ioweenie

 

edit : also to note - the Norwegians settled the northern and more agragrian parts of the state - Dubuque is an Irish / German mix...  (great Drinking town! pints and steins!)



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2008-06-09 12:09 PM
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condorman - 2008-06-09 12:08 PM

Bripod - 2008-06-09 1:00 PM
condorman - 2008-06-09 10:53 AM I grew up in Dubuque
I knew you were an Iowegian!

I prefer Ioweenie


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2008-06-09 4:00 PM
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condorman - 2008-06-09 10:53 AM

HOLY COW!!!!   I thought that first picture looked familiar.  You're coming into Dubuque from the Wisconsin side.  I grew up in Dubuque, we used to go down near that bridge (the lock and dam is just north of there) to go fishing as kids all the time.

In fact, did you stop off at the Greyhound Park.   You can see the top of the sign in the picture.

On the bright side, you're much safer with a little wind going over that bridge compared with the Illinois side bridge.

yes, we were on the WI side at that point, I forgot that.  I got turned around from being in Iowa, IL, and WI all within 70 miles, LOL!!  That was my first time in Dubuque and on that bridge, so it was cool.  I also heard later about the lock and the dam... dang, had I known, I would have biked down later to check it out... but didn't.

If you grew up there... you should be doing TOMRV 2009



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2008-06-09 4:19 PM
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What gorgeous photographs! Great ride, and very courageous, esp. in the wind.

You can't get me to drive over a bridge, much less ride. With much trepidation I will allow myself to be a passenger over a bridge so that the poor driver doesn't have to take, like, a 30-mile detour to avoid it (although I would, myself).



2008-06-09 4:30 PM
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TriAya - 2008-06-09 5:19 PM

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You can't get me to drive over a bridge, much less ride. With much trepidation I will allow myself to be a passenger over a bridge so that the poor driver doesn't have to take, like, a 30-mile detour to avoid it (although I would, myself).

this made me laugh because in this case, the bridge is over the Mississippi river.  To avoid the river, your detour would have been just North of Minneapolis. (with noting that you can't go south to avoid the river)

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