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Redslut's 4 Day Trip - Lessons Learned - Picture Heavy

12 posts Started 6 May 2015 Last recovered post 29 May 2015 Wayback Machine snapshot 9 Jul 2025

#1

Lesson #1

After rain

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comes sunshine

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Lesson #2

Shimming the rear shock makes the rear mudguard a bit less effective

(and my top box needs to be move forward a bit)

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I could stop riding them 1 car wide mountain roads..... but they are simply too nice!

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Lesson #3

In Belgique, this is "sauce americaine"

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Lesson #4

Gerhard Thurn in Germany will climb to great height to satisfy his customers...

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Lesson #5

Timmythecop is no American,nor Welsh, but a German speaking Belgian from the eastern part of the country...

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Them Steffes' such a bad crowd that even the police set up shop outside town... :goofy:

Lesson #6

Speyer has a lovely Dom church

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but apparently so many cops that they are bored out of their skull.

As I was taking this picture, a car pulled up, window down.

"You are not allowed to park there"

"I am not parking, merely holding briefly"

"ok"

and off he went...

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During my 4 days trip I saw 4 police cars..... all in Speyer... :wacko:

Lesson #7

Rape seed flowers smell lovely and look beautiful!

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(last) Lesson #8

One cannot 100% rely on Garmin's restaurant POI's....

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But then there is always "Strawberry World" :goofy:

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Yes folks a (asparagus, ham and strawberry green) salad, what is the world coming too eh?

#2

:fing02: Nice to see you had a good trip to! :beer:

#3

Great pic's and but a dirty bike ..

#4

England is slowly turning yellow too as the rapeseed blossoms.

Glad you enjoyed your trip.

I'd really like to visit Mr Thurn's place.

#7
BCmcrider
marriedman

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lol, this picture is priceless!

Yes, I just hope he brought some paper with him.

Out our way we call that stuff Canola and yes he does appear to be fertilizing the field?

#8
Switchblade

Great pic's and but a dirty bike ..

Sorted....

#10

Another lesson:

Michael is a skilled modifier/lets make this fit... :-)

#11
Dutchy

But then there is always "Strawberry World" :goofy:

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Yes folks a (asparagus, ham and strawberry green) salad, what is the world coming too eh?

Your machine is blocking Hansel & Gretel. Move it.

#12
BCmcrider
marriedman

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lol, this picture is priceless!

Yes, I just hope he brought some paper with him.

Plenty of leaves and green vegetation to replace paper.

C

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