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From: rick@rochester.UUCP (Rick Floyd)
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Subject: If you think dogs are bad... (and a book recommendation)
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Date: Sun, 25-Mar-84 00:08:41 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 25 00:08:41 1984
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>From "Bicycle Camping" by Diana Armstrong:

	"On the first day of a long trip, at the bottom of the first big
	hill, stood a bull. His horns spanned both lanes from his firm
	position in the middle of the road. Enormous, black, wide-eyed,
	he stared while I wrestled with the surprising and suddenly
	unwieldy bulk of me and my bike with its load. It was also the
	first day that I had ever carried panniers. My back wheel began
	to skid. I eased up on the brakes, deciding that being close to
	the possibly peaceful bull was better than a sure dump on the
	asphalt. By the time I stopped, I coiuld see the whites of his
	eyes. Straddling the bike, I stared back. What else to do?
	Tap him with my tire pump? Both of us were wondering who would
	make the next move and what it would be. He flicked his tail and
	magnanimously trotted off the right-of-way, staring over his
	shoulder as I pedaled by, as fast as I considered to be polite."

And I thought that the two 130lb St. Bernards that once ambushed me were
bad...

Anyway, this is a great book. I've never read anything that transmitted the
flavor of long distance bike touring quite as well as "Bicycle Camping"
does. It's intended primarily for the beginning tourist, who is trying to
decide what what kind of bike to buy and what to carry on a trip, but it's
also fun for the experienced tourista to read. Along with the text are lots
of pictures that will make you wish you were on the road instead of sitting
at a terminal reading this review.

	rick floyd
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	arpa: rick@rochester 

[note: The above quote used without permission of the publisher, but for
review purposes only.]