Triple Nickel (Route 555 in S.E. Ohio)

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#21 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:05 am

*UPDATE*

Here are some pics of the ride Loonette and I took yesterday (6/20/'06) to the Triple-Nickel and elsewhere:

CentralOzzy · Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:44 pm

Look Great!!

Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:41 pm

I wish we had more intresting roads like that around here. Hope you guys had a good time.

#24 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:03 pm

Sweet Tooth wrote:Hope you guys had a good time.

About 400 miles worth!

It was my second trip to the 555 and, all I have to say is, that road is downright treacherous!. Steep hills concealing blind, peg-scraping turns covered in loose gravel always make the day more interesting!

Loonette · #25 Unread post by **Loonette** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:52 am

Woo-hoo - 400 miles baby!! It was quite a blast. I have to say, it was my sloppiest riding ever. I must have locked up my rear brake a 1/2 dozen times. The blind hills were the scariest part for me. ZooTech is quite masterful on those sorts of roads - VERY IMPRESSIVE RIDING on his part. The only reason he was able to get a photo of me riding was because he had enough time to stop and wait around for me to catch up! Taking that route has really inspired me to brush up on my skills. We just don't have those sorts of roads very close to home. It took us about two hours just to get to that route.

We also managed to get in some high-energy, rush-hour traffic riding both on the highway and in the city. Always good practice!!

The most bizarre part of the ride - seeing ZooTech with a protective jacket on as well as a helmet...

Cheers,
Loonette

Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:11 am

Glad you dug up the Sept pics (think I missed them the first time) - that looked like a lot of fun.

The ride the other day sounds like/looks like you had a great time!

Loonette wrote:... The most bizarre part of the ride - seeing ZooTech with a protective jacket on as well as a helmet... ...

What?? No pictures of that event??

Loonette · #27 Unread post by **Loonette** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:15 am

KarateChick wrote:
Loonette wrote:... The most bizarre part of the ride - seeing ZooTech with a protective jacket on as well as a helmet... ...
What?? No pictures of that event??

I KNOW!! My husband ("ScanEvalExec") was out of town with the kids and the camera. I had thought about taking my SLR along, but really - it's so big and would have been a bit of a hassle to unload for photo-ops. I will, however, attempt to get a shot of this anomaly in the future.

Cheers,
Loonette

#28 Unread post by **t_bonee** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:08 am

Just getting a picture of the elusive Zootech in general is a challenge. I have one such picture. but it is low quality and fuzzy. It's thought not to be authentic by photo experts. I try to tell them thats what happens with cellphone cameras, but they still don't believe.

#29 Unread post by **zarakand** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:24 pm

Wow does that road look great. There's nothing the least bit like it around here. I just mapquested it 434 miles from home to there. Hmm, it sounding like a real possibility in August when I have a week off.

KingRobb · #30 Unread post by **KingRobb** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:44 pm

zarakand wrote:Wow does that road look great. There's nothing the least bit like it around here. I just mapquested it 434 miles from home to there. Hmm, it sounding like a real possibility in August when I have a week off.

While not quite that level there are sure to be some decent roads in southern illinois....46 and 45 across southern indiana are a lot of fun...and southern ill is pretty similar in terrain.

After getting back from running the dragon, 28, the blue ridge parkway and half of kentucky i am growing most envious of mountainous places