Scuffing Tires in Ride

X1rider · 10-28-2007, 10:08 PM

I live about 35 miles East of Atlanta, GA. This is a good 120 mile loop to a neat little town. It's where Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed. Lots of fast sweepers. I went south from Montiello on Hwy.11 (which is a Ga. Scenic Byway) to Round Oak through the Piedmont Nature Preserve into Juliette. This weekend is the annual Fried Green Tomato Festival. Funnel cakes too!
I went North on Hwy. 23 to Jackson, picked up Hwy. 36 North tho Hwy 162, and then Hwy 212 home.

When I say fast sweepers, there are dozens of 80-90+ rights and lefts connected by l-o-n-g straightaways. Blew the carbon out today with an indicated 137mph once!

Didn't see a single LEO either!

X1rider · 10-28-2007, 10:08 PM

D'oh! Monticello!

PJNXX · 10-29-2007, 1:17 PM

Sounds like a great ride. Good way to blow out the carbon.

nrfleming · 10-29-2007, 1:27 PM

X1,
a small group is going to the dragons tail on the 5th of Nov. you are welcome to come with us if you want. we are leaving Dahlonega at 9 going up 129 to the gap then back down to the cherohala skyway. across to telico plains then back down to Daholnega.

flblackbird · 10-29-2007, 1:50 PM

Nice X1, rub it in nr

nrfleming · 10-29-2007, 2:08 PM

hey, your are welcome to come too! its going to be a little cool but i went last year at this time. i enjoy the skyway the most. we'll be over a mile high for some f the ride.

redxxrdr · 10-29-2007, 2:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nrfleming

X1,
a small group is going to the dragons tail on the 5th of Nov. you are welcome to come with us if you want. we are leaving Dahlonega at 9 going up 129 to the gap then back down to the cherohala skyway. across to telico plains then back down to Daholnega.

Had a nice shrimp lunch in Telico Plains last week. The leaves on Cherohala are great right now.

How are you getting back to Daholenga? 68 to 39 to 315 into Reliance, then 30 to 64 to 68/60 into Suches would be my route. ( OK Oldgeezer showed it to me).

I wish I had the time for another trip. I need to scrub off a little more chicken stripe.

Take pictures and enjoy.

nrfleming · 10-29-2007, 3:02 PM

we usually go 60/68 all the way, i will look at the map for the route you posted.
i will take pics and post them.

flblackbird · 10-29-2007, 4:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nrfleming

hey, your are welcome to come too! its going to be a little cool but i went last year at this time. i enjoy the skyway the most. we'll be over a mile high for some f the ride.

Thanks, I'd LOVE to go back up, but $$$ wouldn't allow a trip up right now. I got laid off a couple of weeks ago & I'm on the job hunt right now, besides, my back tire wouldn't allow it either, money's going to more important things right now.