Mid-70's here this week. Couldn't get better weather if your name were Zeus.
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A new addition to the bicycling stable
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This is a good article about cycling during the current crisis:
https://www.bicyclecolorado.org/bike-news/covid/
https://www.bicyclecolorado.org/bike-news/covid/
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Took a ride yesterday afternoon, it was nice out. 
My tires call for 60 - 80 lbs so I was running them at 80 since I'm a lardass 
As an experiment I dropped them down to 60 and now the bike has acceptable bump absorption with no noticeable increase in rolling resistance. :encouragement: The bike is a Trek Verve with an aluminum frame. by the way.
My tires call for 60 - 80 lbs so I was running them at 80 since I'm a lardass As an experiment I dropped them down to 60 and now the bike has acceptable bump absorption with no noticeable increase in rolling resistance. :encouragement: The bike is a Trek Verve with an aluminum frame. by the way.
Nice bike, the Verve. I've been running 29er wheels on the fat bike for road and gravel rides.
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Cut off the dork disk and switched to ball bearing pedals, oughta be good for at least another 5 mph. :wink-new:
Got my then 14 y/o son a nice bike on his birthday and in 15 months he has transformed from a slightly pudgy kid to a whippet that does 25-50 mile days, huge climbs, 6K' regularly. He has a YT Capra CF pro 29er now and I ride a Canyon Spectral. He wheelies up hills that have me sucking air but I'm smiling at his progress and being out with him when I can. All the elements are there - fitness, adventure, tech, travel, friendship and nature. I modified my old '94 Cannondale to look a bit old school, & that's the GS1100E frame next to the Ducati. Now he wants a gravel bike and I told him to use the Cannodale and stop browsing bike sites. This is more expensive than a drug habit!
Years ago i was emptying the pockets on Gary Fisher stuff.
Sugar 3, 4 and a Superfly. Just a different kind of drug habit.
Sugar 3, 4 and a Superfly. Just a different kind of drug habit.
A healthy habit. I have a few thousand in the fat bike and it never stops delivering that hit.
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Get on Pat Smage youtoob if you want to see a guy make a make a fat bike dance.
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60s and sunny yesterday, 40s and rainy today. *grumble* *grumble*
I bet Jedz is out on his Triumph, anyway. :encouragement:
I bet Jedz is out on his Triumph, anyway. :encouragement:
Just trying some social distancing yesterday. Managed to actually get out for nice leisurely ride by myself. Weather was a little flakey and others jammed out so I ended up having a great day exploring some back roads through the grasslands on a plateau in what's known as the Rocky Mountain Trench. I spooked an elk herd and about 15 minutes later spotted them again so I left the bike and manage to sneak through trees a few hundred metres before they got suspicious so I took this and left.
Bike - Elk Herd by soates50, on Flickr
Bike - Elk Herd by soates50, on Flickr
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What does the gang think of e bikes?
GROSS unless you are using one to commute on.
Funny that you bring that up now. We just bought a Giant/Liv hybrid e-bike for my wife. I balked at first but now figure it's was a great choice because it will get her out more even if it is on improved trails and not single track, which is what I prefer. We went out yesterday on some rails to trails and did the trail to the neighbouring ski town (50 km return) and she was just beaming when we got back. Even though I've not ridden it I love it. It'll let her enjoy getting out more and allow me to ride at my pace and distance instead of hers. Also she can go with a couple her friends that also have e-bikes so it frees me up to go exploring more. Win-win situation for both of us. One day it might even break down and try it. LOL.
Sun finally came out in the afternoon so i managed to get a lovely two hour ride.
Would have been better except my favourite Thermos water bottle slipped out my hand and skittered across the road under the wheels of a truck heading in the other direction.
Flat as a pancake. Nuts.
Would have been better except my favourite Thermos water bottle slipped out my hand and skittered across the road under the wheels of a truck heading in the other direction.
Flat as a pancake. Nuts.
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Headed out on a ride tomorrow. I'll take some photos and report back!
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Have you ever heard the saying " Don't ride or drive it if you aren't prepared to buy"? Well, at the bike shop the salesman says " Wanna try this e bike?" and I said "Sure"...
........and?
Where are those pics?
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