Thursday, June 11, 2015

OK is ok but HOT

We are visiting Sherry and Ben in Piedmont OK the last couple of days.  We noticed quite a few cyclists out and about this semi-rural area and thought yesterday we'd like to un-rack the Tandem Terratrike from the roof of the "Toad" Explorer and go for a  ride.  Being so hot  and muggy, we decided to try a ride this morning instead "Before it Got Too Hot".
It was an enjoyable ride, and drivers  around here  are very courteous and give  us wide berths, but boy was it hot even at  nine-ish in the morning.We rode around and got in some country shopping and rubbernecking in several places, including the local Williams  Grocery, the Dollar Store, the Sonic Drive-in, and the  local attraction called "The Old Store" which is an old building that has been quasi-occupied since 1903 with  various business enterprises and is now filled  with all kinds of odd and antique junk for sale.

This antique looking garden  tractor was actually built by hobbyists in the early 1980's.  It used real tractor wheels and  tires on the rear, motorcycle wheels  on the front, auto parts for the  steering box and mechanism, a large 4-cycle single cylinder engine for power, and even has usable hydraulic control for the rear hitch scraper blade, via a power steering pump mounted next to the  engine. The tractor frame is steel water pipe, as you can clearly see. Evidently it's not for sale but for display only.
We bought a local postcard and then rode home after only  a bit over 3 miles.... very hot out here in the heartland.

Ride Started: 9:58 AM    Ride Ended:  12:03 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage:   13.2   Ending Voltage: 13.2  Lowest:  13.0
Lowest Temp  87 F      Highest Temp:  92 F 
Stats from the GPS:    Total Miles:  3.05
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  2.5 MPH                              5.8 MPH                  18.1 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
1 hour 13 minutes                  31 minutes                 46  minutes 

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