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We used to go there some in the early to mid-nineties during March. Seems they had a parade in the Quarter every evening and they were tossing candy and necklaces and condoms off the floats (my oldest who was about 4 at the time loved it). Lotta history and good food. We’d get a bigass frozen daiquiri and just walk around. I remember going to a big open space/park by the zoo and there was a marker there that said they used to have duels out there. Even went to the SHOT Show there. I like it for a few days or so, then I’m ready to bounce.
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Very cool. Interesting account of your 31 mile weekend morning loop, and thanks for all the pix to bring it to life. Probably be May before I get my bike out due to this weather phenomenon known as winter. Here on the south side of the great lakes we have this international weather sharing agreement with southern Canada but when spring really does arrive the bike will be ready. Those pictures got me thinking spring, tomorrow's gonna be March, which ain't spring yet around here but it's one month closer.
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Cool! Looks like you're making the best out of living there.
Nice bike!
I try. The fishing is some of the best on the planet. I need to do more of it. How did the fish fare through the latest Vortex, Paul?
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Bike riders are the vegans of the road.
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Cool! Looks like you're making the best out of living there.
Nice bike!
I try. The fishing is some of the best on the planet. I need to do more of it. How did the fish fare through the latest Vortex, Paul? No problem at all. It stacked them up in deep water and made them easy to catch.
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Paul, you're killin me. Waiting on the spring thaw here in western PA. I live in a mixed farming/residential area that is still asleep on most Saturday and Sunday mornings. I have a 25 mile loop on roads with great sight lines and very little traffic. Some mornings I might only see 20 or so vehicles counting both directions throughout the 25 miles. I've never been run off the road and everyone gives me a safe space. The worst thing to ever happen is a dog off leash now and then but have never been attacked.
Oh and for those who poke fun at riding shorts, you see most bicyclists are so well endowed that they need to keep things intact whilst on the little seat. Your area sounds like where my camp is. There are very few autos. Bikes are so common on weekend mornings and riders so friendly that a great harmony exists between cyclists and motorists. Any kind of problem is very rare.
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This is my bike the day I started building it. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/pV1t0ZJ0/IMG-20180815-152014240.jpg) Lynskey bikes are built here in the city I live in. They were Litespeed before selling and waiting 3 years(NCC) and starting Lynskey. I have 2 Lynskeys and a Litespeed. I visited the Litespeed factory. It was pretty cool. There is another Litespeed on my radar. One to keep at the camp.
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Very cool pictures. Coincidentally, I just ordered a Lynskey the other day. Which one did you get? They normally run a 20-30% off sale each spring. I want to build a Lynskey gravel bike or order a Litespeed Gravel bike. I am going to sit back and wait though.
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Very cool. Interesting account of your 31 mile weekend morning loop, and thanks for all the pix to bring it to life. Probably be May before I get my bike out due to this weather phenomenon known as winter. Here on the south side of the great lakes we have this international weather sharing agreement with southern Canada but when spring really does arrive the bike will be ready. Those pictures got me thinking spring, tomorrow's gonna be March, which ain't spring yet around here but it's one month closer. As many have mentioned, NOLA isn't a great place to live, but we don't have to complain about winter. We don't have a boating or a cycling season.
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Thanx for wearing a shirt where you can be seen.
On our local twisty/hilly roads the dumba$$ riders wear all black and rid early dark, or late dark and are VERY hard to see.
Yes I ride to, but not as far on smoothies on a MTN bike.
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GR300 with a couple upgrades and 20% off. It ended up being one of the least expensive gravel bikes I was looking at.
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Thanks for the ride Paul. I got to visit New Orleans in January 2010. My oldest Son did a 5 month externship at the Marriot on Canal St. and I went down to help him move back. He took me around to a bunch of hole in the wall places to eat. The food was fantastic! I'd like to return some day just for the food.
Wag more, bark less.
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GR300 with a couple upgrades and 20% off. It ended up being one of the least expensive gravel bikes I was looking at. That's the one I want to build. They had some GR300 external cable frames on closeout last year with a higher polish finish and blue graphics I could have grabbed for $1300. I hesitated like a dumbazz. If this is your first Ti bike, I think you are going to love it.
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Thanks for the ride Paul. I got to visit New Orleans in January 2010. My oldest Son did a 5 month externship at the Marriot on Canal St. and I went down to help him move back. He took me around to a bunch of hole in the wall places to eat. The food was fantastic! I'd like to return some day just for the food. Man, the food really is good. Sometimes I joke that I ride to eat, and it's not far from the truth.
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My wife and I went to NOLA on our honeymoon. Great place for stay for a few days. Really enjoyed the plantations, swamp tour, the food, and the WWII museum. From what I can remember, we watched some A’s playoff baseball game at a bar a little off the beaten path. Not sure why I didn’t remember it... ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/BZkzc6dG/12749-DBE-1-A3-D-4-A0-C-AC92-C569-F714-A285.jpg)
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My wife and I went to NOLA on our honeymoon. Great place for stay for a few days. Really enjoyed the plantations, swamp tour, the food, and the WWII museum. From what I can remember, we watched some A’s playoff baseball game at a bar a little off the beaten path. Not sure why I didn’t remember it... lololol. Gotta have the wings and loaded fries. Club Decatur.
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Very cool pictures. Coincidentally, I just ordered a Lynskey the other day. Which one did you get? They normally run a 20-30% off sale each spring. I want to build a Lynskey gravel bike or order a Litespeed Gravel bike. I am going to sit back and wait though. What is a gravel bike? Fat tire?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Very cool pictures. Coincidentally, I just ordered a Lynskey the other day. Which one did you get? They normally run a 20-30% off sale each spring. I want to build a Lynskey gravel bike or order a Litespeed Gravel bike. I am going to sit back and wait though. What is a gravel bike? Fat tire? It's a drop bar road bike with relaxed geometry and wider tires. Pretty good for the area near my camp where miles of gravel forest service roads are connected by stretches of tarmac.
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A gravel bike is essentially a road bike with more aggressive tires. The tires are lower pressure, have more sidewall and treads that allow them to go over broken pavement, dirt, gravel, etc.
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