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I do a lot of bike riding, year round pretty much regardless of weather.
Rode over 10,000 miles in 2019, back down to just over 6,000 in 2020.
Here's some pics...
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[url=https://flic.kr/p/2jwWU7L][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50233320616_e9f8f499f6_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2jwWU7L]August 16, 2020[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/156678813@N02/]SPP™ SlowPokePete[/url], on Flickr
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I rode maybe a couple of hundred in 2020, doesn't look like I'll even see a bicycle before August!
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SlowPokePete,
Thanks for the photos! I remember seeing your 'introduction' post about your ST/GS where you mentioned riding bicycles a lot.
Michelle and I have participated in the Farmer's Daughter gravel grinder which is in Chatham, just north of you. Terrific event. We were registered to do it last year but, you know. We erroneously thought that the entry was deferred to this year and ended up missing out. I sure hope it can happen.
My other favorite event/race, the Black Fly Challenge, in the Adirondacks just announced that it is cancelled for 2021. The announcement hit me like a punch in the gut. I was all for 'flattening the curve' last year. I'm not exactly sure what we are doing now, however. I'm not getting any younger.
I'm glad to see another Lynskey owner. We own 4 (and I have an old Litespeed that was designed under the Lynskey influence). I really like Ti and steel for durability and the ability to make custom frame sizes fairly easily. I understand racing on carbon (lightweight and aero), but I don't race.
Below is a picture from last weekend. This is a ride around Oneida Lake. It is a fairly flat route that turned out to be about 90 miles. At the end of the ride is was over 80 degrees! In April. Wow.
Kurt
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Oh, I meant to ask: where is that waterfall? I need to go there.
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[QUOTE=kurtr11s;1245690]Oh, I meant to ask: where is that waterfall? I need to go there.[/QUOTE]
That's the Croton Dam, in Croton, NY...Westchester County.
[url]https://parks.westchestergov.com/croton-gorge-park[/url]
There's picnic tables at the bottom, and you can walk (or ride a bicycle) across the now closed road over the top of the dam.
Before I moved to Hillsdale it was part of my regular cycling route.
Is B'ville = Bronxville?
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Thanks.
B’ville is Baldwinsville, near Syracuse.
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Bit of a trip, then...
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I want to do the Empire trail from Albany to NYC. We’ve ridden around Lake Champlain, from Albany to Glens Falls and Albany to Buffalo. Maybe this is the year we explore the Hudson Valley.
There was a MOA national in Rhinebeck in ‘99. I thought that was one of the best I’ve been to. Great area. We also used to go to the Gummikuh Fahr rally which was in the eastern Catskills. There was a time when BMW riders weren’t all that tame.
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[QUOTE=kurtr11s;1245746]I want to do the Empire trail from Albany to NYC. We’ve ridden around Lake Champlain, from Albany to Glens Falls and Albany to Buffalo. Maybe this is the year we explore the Hudson Valley.
There was a MOA national in Rhinebeck in ‘98. I thought that was one of the best I’ve been to. Great area. We also used to go to the Gummikuh Fahr rally which was in the eastern Catskills. There was a time when BMW riders weren’t all that tame.[/QUOTE]
Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck........ very accommodating. :thumb
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Funny you would bring up Rhinebeck, OM, just did a bike ride out of there two weeks ago with some friends.
On a motorcycle related note, Max BMW should have my R80ST done early next week and I can't wait to get it back.
Now, If it would just stop snowing (Yes, it's the middle of April!)...
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I had not seen this thread previously. What better place than to post a photo from last summer riding Tail of the Dragon. Day before was Mt Mitchell from Marion.
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I haven't ridden a bicycle more than a block or two in the past 50 years, so take this with a grain of salt. But I would think that riding the Tail of the Dragon on a bicycle would scare me nearly to death. No shoulders to speak of; narrow driving lanes; limited sight distance for drivers; too many Ricky Racers; etc.
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[QUOTE=PGlaves;1248133]I haven't ridden a bicycle more than a block or two in the past 50 years, so take this with a grain of salt. But I would think that riding the Tail of the Dragon on a bicycle would scare me nearly to death. No shoulders to speak of; narrow driving lanes; limited sight distance for drivers; too many Ricky Racers; etc.[/QUOTE]
Yep, cycling the TTD on a weekend would not be advisable. Frankly, I wouldn't even take the car or motorbike there on a weekend. When I'm cycling tough mountain passes or know there are going to be really technical descents, I go to great lengths to plan such rides for when there will be the least amount of traffic possible.
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Nice country dirt road riding...
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Got out for a short ride today. 65 and sunny.
Tomorrow we head for Virginia on the motorcycles.
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I’ll keep up with Lee with today’s cow stop :laugh
Humidity up there from all the last few days rain
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re-upping a good thread...
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A lot of Crop Dusters over our house this time of year. Rode out to the airport to ask what they're spraying.
A couple weeks ago was dry fertilizer and now they are spraying corn for fungus.
This is a Thrush. I have not seen one of these before. Normally in this area you see Air Tractors, Radial engine and Turbo Props.
The Thrush just showed up yesterday.
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The guy working on his Air Tractor is from New Jersey.
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There's 2 or 3 local guys who live here in Creston who own Air Tractors and they only work locally.
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We haven't been on bicycles for the last month - because we've been on motorcycles. Just(ish) got back from a 6500 mile walkabout including the national rally in Montana. Now we are outfitting our 'gravel' bikes for touring. Attached is my setup: Altura handlebar bag w/ Klikit release, Ortlieb panniers, titanium rack w/ built in bottle opener. Normally we use a large saddlebag along with a handlebar bag but we now require more comfort while camping. Tent. Sheesh.
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While I'm here...
We adapted one of our VW Sportwagens to be a micro RV. I know this is getting pretty far away from motorcycle talk, but we want to travel AND ride bicycles. So we're going to mix up motorcycle travel with 'RV' travel.
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The rooftop tent is from RoofNest (the Sparrow model). Car gets about 30mpg with it on top. Just a little bit more wind noise (but less than bikes on a roof rack).
I made up a couple of racks to put our folding bicycles securely on the rear seat. The idea stemmed from my attempt at making a bike rack for my motorcycle (documented here last spring).
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Finally, here is the bike in action at Hector Falls - near Watkins Glen, the site of the Finger Lakes Rally. This was in June before we headed out to Montana on the scooters.
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[QUOTE=kurtr11s;1255614] I know this is getting pretty far away from motorcycle talk, but we want to travel AND ride bicycles. ][/QUOTE]
Nice setup. I like seeing different ideas people come up with.
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Not your average bicycle ride -
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJgMObLsUdE[/url]
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I remember that, the weight/HP ratio difference against the Ferrari makes me smile... but not enough to give that a try these days!
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A rocket propelled two wheeled vehicle is not a bicycle.
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The first thing I noticed was the ambulance on standby.
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BMW electric bike
From Motorrad division
[url]https://electrek.co/2021/09/06/bmw-unveils-high-speed-electric-bicycle-with-300-km-of-range-plus-an-electric-motorcycle/[/url]
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100k early Labor Day morning...
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Good day,
Great stories. I too ride both bikes and motorcycles. My Univega touring cycle, procured during my first year of college in 1983, is still my current ride! Of course, I also have "old" cycles, a 1996 R850R and 2006 F650 GS dakar - the "youngest" and an 84 Mercedes 300D diesel. I guess I just like old machines.
Be well, ride safely.
RK
[QUOTE=powwow;1144609]That Cannondale Synapse is a LOT of bike for the $$$.[/QUOTE]
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Ohio To Erie
My fully loaded Trek 520 Touring Bike on the way to Cleveland from Cincinnati
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Taken near the 1/2 way point in Columbus
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[QUOTE=rtford;1260850]My fully loaded Trek 520 Touring Bike on the way to Cleveland from Cincinnati
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Taken near the 1/2 way point in Columbus[/QUOTE]
Afe you taking the railroad trails?
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My Cycling these days
I thought I would post my experiences with my "old geezer cycling".
I'm 73 years old and years of use and abuse have resulted in both Achilles tendon ruptures, knee and hip replacement, chronic neck and shoulder arthritis. Two wheeled riding position had become an uncomfortable experience. The Achilles issues wouldn't allow me to get out of the saddle and stand on the peddles, leading to aching butt and shoulders/neck. A life long passion was no longer any fun.
I had always been curious about recumbent trikes and decided it was time to give it a try. Long story made short... it was the answer to ALL my problems. No more of all the above aches and pains. No longer spending me rides looking down at the pavement. Neck and shoulders are relaxed and I spend my time admiring the scenery. It was fun again.
This is my Catrike Villiager on the hill to NCAR facility in Boulder.
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Cool looking bike :thumb
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Really nice bikes. Extra credit for the Lynskey with the Brooks saddle. That's how it's done.
[QUOTE=slowpokepete;1255012]re-upping a good thread...
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Thanks, although it's not a Brooks, it's a Rivet.
There's a black one on the Ahearne as well.
Looking back at the pics sure is making me miss summer!
Today, the last day of Fall, I rode 37 miles (about 3 hours), 3,300' of climbing, and temps in the 20's.
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[QUOTE=slowpokepete;1267872]Thanks, although it's not a Brooks, it's a Rivet.
There's a black one on the Ahearne as well.
Looking back at the pics sure is making me miss summer!
Today, the last day of Fall, I rode 37 miles (about 3 hours), 3,300' of climbing, and temps in the 20's.
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Ooops. My eyes went a little too quick on the saddle.
Good job getting out there. I used to live in Boston and would bike commute through the winters. Great fun! Then I moved to CA for 10 years, and now that I find myself in Vegas I'm finding the Vegas winter too cold in my first winter here after being spoiled in CA. I'll get tougher eventually.
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When I lived in Ohio one of the popular bicycle rides was TOSRV (Tour of the Scioto River Valley). This ride is held on Mother's Day weekend and roughly follows the Scioto River from Columbus to the Ohio River in Portsmouth Ohio. The southward leg is on Saturday with an overnight in Portsmouth. Sunday's ride is back to Columbus. This is not a race and there are numerous food and rest stops along the way. The overnight stay is "camping" indoors in local gyms and churches or outdoors. A few times I camped on the local high school's football field (a great camping spot - level, great grass, no rocks; but cold showers!!)
[url]https://tosrv.org/[/url]
[url]http://www.touringohio.com/day-trips/tosrv.html[/url]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOSRV[/url]
The first photo below was taken at about the half-way point from Columbus to Portsmouth (about 50 miles). The second photo is taken at the end in Portsmouth near the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers. These photos were taken in the early 1980s.
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Yep, TOSRV is a great ride. I rode it 10 times, with my last time in the mid-80's. The last 15 miles back to the Statehouse seemed more like 50 miles, as you could see the Columbus skyline for miles before you actually arrived in town. On my last 3 times, I snagged space in one of the few hotel rooms in Portsmouth. Hot showers, with no lines. All though I still pedal about 3000 miles/year, I'll probably never have the opportunity (or desire) to do TOSRV again. No bad experiences, I just enjoy shorter rides these days (at age 71). For some reason, 40-50 miles just seem more enjoyable to me these days.
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It's been a while
I'm not sure I can even remember how to post pictures.
In 2021, during the 'lull', we were able to get back out on the road - so I got out of the habit of posting in this thread. We didn't stop riding but we did scale back a bit: only about 5000 miles in 2021. But that was offset by a huge increase in motorcycle miles. A highlight of our year was a month on the road to get to the Montana MOA Rally and back. It was so great to see old friends at the rally. 2020 made me realize how much I take rally socialization for granted - you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone. I won't say anymore about that here except: OMG, the heat. Stayed with friends in Boise after the rally and the heatwave was crazy.
When we got back, we missed the travel so we devised another cross country trip - a car trip where we would take our bicycles to places that we have always wanted to ride. We realized that we wouldn't be able to spend as much time as we wanted at each place, so this was going to be more of a 'sampler platter' with the intention of going back to some of locations for a real tour.
We started the tour in Central New York and headed toward the GAP (greater allegheny passage) trail in Ohio Pyle. Our first night was spent at the park where the 4 Winds Rally is held! Here is a picture of our rig at the rally site:
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The next day we rode on the GAP around the Ohio Pyle area:
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Ran into a festival/car show in Confluence. Enjoyed their bike shop:
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Here is a photo of my Bike Friday travel bike on the High Bridge. Spectacular:
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The Bike Fridays were great travel companions. I made up wood contraptions that allowed the bikes to be easily stowed on the rear seat. It takes us about 10 minutes to get the bikes ready to ride. We also use a WolfWise pop up shelter to change into our bike kit. In Ohio Pyle, we changed right in the middle of a busy parking lot :).
I'm going to post this to see if the photos work and the format is OK...
