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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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Just a friendly reminder as I look out the window and watch the leaves coming down with a vengence! It's like the gravel on the road in the spring here in the Northeast - the leaves are one of those cyclical (no pun intended) hazzards that we sometimes forget about this time of the year. A little leaf action, a little drizzle - not good.

So - for all of us that live in a place where the colors change, then drop... WATCH IT!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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+1, especially those nasty wet ones!!!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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Yes sir so true. My driveway is steep and long and completely covered with leaves. The mornings are a little hairy going out. Light touch on those brakes.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Great reminder lost a friend some yrs ago in Oct. due to wet leaves and losing control of his bike.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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You ain't kidding!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Precisely why I rode south enjoyed the foilage and my bike will winter in the south where I can use it later.
 
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Thanks for the reminder.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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another reminder...... watch where you are on your bike when backing up. The wrong shoes/soles on those wet or dry leaves and you will slip and down you go, Also watch for little twigs. Get one of those under foot as you push back and your going down too ! Ask me how I know about those little twigs.
 
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