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Country rollertown roads ramble with my pal John. This '87 human was having such a blast riding the '87 Bridgestone that I bet by the time the ride was over John was sick 'n tired of seeing me pat the top tube and say, 'Man, I am having such a great time riding this bike today.'
After riding past Locke's Store at least 50 times, maybe a hundred times, I finally stopped in. Glad I did, it's a gastronomic wonderland full of great food, coffee, and people (for the cannibals). Will be back for lunch one day very soon --man, what a gem! PS: I had such a great time riding the Bridgestone today. And no, I have no relation to the store, although I wish I did because The Locke Store is a *wonderful* place, full of the aforementioned good people and snacks. But hey, I've got a bike shop, I can't complain...usually. Been riding slower and social-er lately and really enjoying it. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] Dave DCama, no points for telling me where I am in this picture... [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] The advice in the window seems wise... [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] |
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[QUOTE=Baron Blubba;3423637]Country rollertown roads ramble with my pal John. This '87 human was having such a blast riding the '87 Bridgestone that I bet by the time the ride was over John was sick 'n tired of seeing me pat the top tube and say, 'Man, I am having such a great time riding this bike today.'
After riding past Locke's Store at least 50 times, maybe a hundred times, I finally stopped in. Glad I did, it's a gastronomic wonderland full of great food, coffee, and people (for the cannibals). Will be back for lunch one day very soon --man, what a gem! PS: I had such a great time riding the Bridgestone today. And no, I have no relation to the store, although I wish I did because The Locke Store is a *wonderful* place, full of the aforementioned good people and snacks. But hey, I've got a bike shop, I can't complain...usually. Been riding slower and social-er lately and really enjoying it. [IMG] Michael, great post as usual. Thanks for all of those! My wife and I used to do a metric century on every weekend with good weather from spring to fall and every one of our routes had Locke store as a midpoint rest stop. That was well before I turned 72, her 67, and we had the memorable and intimate relationship with COVID. I never took a pic of the store, but here are a few from our past near there: My wife's Serotta and my Lobster parked in front of the building next to Locke store and across from the mill: Break time on the front porch of Locke store: Super hilly Redgate road on the way to Millwood: Longbranch Plantation so close to Locke store: You know this one: White Post: I am not sure where you are in that pic, but definitely on a back road, headed for Valley Pike, south of Winchester. Give me another hint and I will give it another try. Thanks for all your great posts Michael. Dave Last edited by dcama5; 09-16-2024 at 06:12 PM. |
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Southwest of there is the old family homestead. Now ran as the Shenadoah Germanic Heritage Museum in Mt Olive. I'm 10/11 generations down from George Hottel, the original owner of the place. |
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Was out cruising on the Guv'nor yesterday. Just and easy ride to Huntsville where I chilled for awhile by the lake and then back home. Had some issues with my biking P&S so had to break out my old cellphone for the pictures.
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Dave DCama, no points for telling me where I am in this picture...
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